Monday Markets for Writers
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…)
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…)
I Just Hit “Send”
This week I uttered a major “Hallelujah.” Because a project that I’ve been working on (and struggling with) for a long time finally reached a milestone stage: I sent a complete draft to my editor. For me, this is tantamount to crossing a finish line.
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Writing-related resources, news, and reflections to enjoy over the weekend. (more…)
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.”
Of barley, one can say this: it is versatile.
Source: Rachel Hall’s “La Poussette,” winner of the latest Lilith magazine short-fiction contest; “La Poussette” is part of Heirlooms, a collection of linked stories to be published in the fall by BkMk Press.
Great Start to a New Class
Last week brought the first session (of three that I’ll be offering) in a seminar series titled “Telling Their Grandparents’ Stories: Writings by Grandchildren of Holocaust Refugees and Survivors.” Since the seminar is limited to members of the New York Society Library, I haven’t “advertised” it much.
The group that convened last week was really wonderful, and the conversation, which focused on fiction by Eduardo Halfon and Rachel Hall, went very well. (At least, that’s my opinion!)