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Jewish Literary Links for Shabbat

by on Friday, April 19, 2013 (0) Comments

Photo Credit: Reut Miryam Cohen

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

  • Can you describe your Jewish mom in six words? The Forward would like you to try.
  • “This is a complicated story, but here goes.” So begins Joan Acocella’s (The New Yorker) tale of book-reviewing, Primo Levi, and Israel.
  • This month’s Jewish Book Carnival is hosted by the Jewish Book Council, and there are some real goodies included.
  • A fascinating glimpse into Albert Einstein’s last speech.
  • Finally, I wish I could attend the “Holocaust Lives” panel at this weekend’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Panelists include Jonathan Kirsch, Jewish Journal Books Editor and author of a book I’m especially eager to read: The Short, Strange Life of Herschel Grynszpan. (See Michael Berenbaum’s review.)

    • Shabbat shalom.

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    Wednesday’s Work-in-Progress: Playwriting 101

    by on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 (8) Comments

    OrphansLast weekend, and thanks to my TDF membership, I had the opportunity to see a performance of Orphans, a new play starring Alec Baldwin that is currently in previews on Broadway. And I was reminded, as I am nearly every time I go to watch a play, that I’d really like to learn how to write a play of my own.

    So this post is more a request for resources than anything else. I’d love to receive suggestions regarding:

    1) online introductory playwriting courses that you might recommend;
    2) “how-to” books on playwriting that you have found to be useful; and/or
    3) any other suggestions on how I might incorporate playwriting into my writing practice (for instance, I’m guessing that reading actual play scripts would be helpful, and I actually have a script or two on hand, but I’d be grateful for recommendations of scripts that have worked especially well for you, whether you’ve been teaching or studying playwriting).

    Thank you all in advance!

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    Monday Markets for Writers

    by on Monday, April 15, 2013 (0) Comments

    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). Continue reading ›

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    Friday Finds for Writers

    by on Friday, April 12, 2013 (6) Comments

    Treasure ChestWriting-related resources, news, and reflections to read over the weekend.

  • Another reality check for aspiring freelance writers, courtesy of Carol Tice.
  • Warning: You might want to avoid using these words and phrases in your work.
  • “Which publishing option is right for you?” This quiz may help you figure that out.
  • If you’re contemplating an event proposal for the 2014 conference of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP), you have until May 1 to get that proposal in.
  • Some tips on finding free, quality photos for your blog. (via Lisa Romeo)

    • Have a great weekend, everyone. See you back here on Monday!

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    Jewish Literary Links for Shabbat

    by on Friday, April 12, 2013 (0) Comments

    Photo Credit: Reut Miryam Cohen

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

  • A new issue of JewishFiction.net is always a cause for celebration.
  • Some background on the Sophie Brody Medal for outstanding achievement in Jewish literature (includes a shout-out to Quiet Americans!).
  • Mazel tov to Francesca Segal, winner of the 2013 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for her novel The Innocents.
  • Some context for how I discovered Atar Hadari’s stories “about how a man loses pieces of his life on a religious kibbutz in Israel.”
  • This weekend, BookTV will air coverage from the “Roth@80″ conference that was held last month to honor Philip Roth.

    • Shabbat shalom.

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