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Monday Markets for Writers: No Fees, Paying Gigs

by Erika Dreifus on July 21, 2014

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Monday brings the weekly batch of no-fee competitions/contests, paying submission calls, and jobs for those of us who write (especially those of us who write fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction). (more…)

Sunday Sentence

by Erika Dreifus on July 20, 2014

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In which I participate in David Abrams’s “Sunday Sentence” project, sharing the best sentence I’ve read during the past week, “out of context and without commentary.”

“That’s what you want to hear when someone is photographing your heart: beautiful shot.”

Source: Robin Rinaldi, “The Mystery in the Machine”

Friday Finds for Writers

by Erika Dreifus on July 18, 2014

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Writing-related resources, news, and reflections to enjoy over the weekend.

I’m sorry that I missed Monday’s online chat with Karen Joy Fowler about We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, but grateful for the report and archived discussion. (I *loved* the book.)

Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer passed away this week. The Literary Saloon rounds up some obituaries and a link to Gordimer’s “Art of Fiction” interview in The Paris Review.

“It’s fair to say that there is precisely zero anticipation in the larger world for the book, with the possible exception of my mother, who is my biggest booster….” So writes John Warner about his forthcoming story collection Tough Day for the Army. Frankly, after reading this essay, I’m with Warner mère–I’m anticipating the book eagerly.

From the department of social media: Becky Gaylord’s “12 Most Basic Ways for Beginners to Rock Twitter.” (h/t @TweetSmarter)

I bookmarked this piece listing memorable quotations from Maya Angelou several weeks ago–I keep thinking, especially, about this line.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Pre-Shabbat Jewish Literary Links

by Erika Dreifus on July 18, 2014

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Sabbath Candles — Photo Credit: Reut Miryam Cohen

Every Friday morning My Machberet presents an assortment of Jewish-interest links, primarily of the literary variety.

A part-time job is available for an individual to “to staff and take responsibility for the small mobile branch of the Jewish Community Library at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto.”

A delightful–if daunting–photo of the book-review decision table at Lilith magazine.

Famed author Nadine Gordimer passed away on Sunday; here’s Benjamin Ivry’s excellent post on Gordimer’s “Jewish life and times.”

Helen Epstein explores the “Jewish Lives” biography series from Yale University Press.

This week I ran across some remarkable Jewish poetry by Rachel Mennies and Yael Massen.

Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner on The New York Met, the Death of Leon Klinghoffer, and Today’s Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: “I am calling on people to be smart and vote with your feet: Don’t be a party to moral equivalency masquerading as art.”

Shabbat shalom.

Jewish Newspaper for the SF Bay Area Seeks Local Writers’ Fiction and Poetry

by Erika Dreifus on July 17, 2014

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This just in via email:

J, the weekly Jewish newspaper for the SF Bay Area, is seeking fiction by Northern California Jewish writers for its monthly Lit page. Work can be unpublished or recently published, short stories or novel excerpts. We can run 800 words in our print edition and an (optional) longer version of up to 3,000 words in our online edition. The work does not have to have a Jewish theme, although that is a plus. We are unfortunately not able to offer payment but will provide copies. Our readership is about 40,000. Our general web site is www.jweekly.com, and while we prepare for a much needed web site upgrade, past Lit selections can be found at http://jweeklylit.wordpress.com. To submit your work or get more information, email Ilana DeBare at debare(at)well(dot)com.

We also welcome poetry by Northern California Jewish writers. Send poems to poetry(at)jweekly(dot)com.

Reminder: You can find similar opportunities with other publications listed here.