Finds for Writers
Most Fridays the Practicing Writing blog shares writing and publishing resources, news, and reflections to peruse over the weekend. But it’s been an excruciating week for so many of us. And frankly, I’ve paid next-to-no attention to garden-variety news from the writing and publishing spheres.
On Wednesday, however, I received an email from Facing History and Ourselves, a Boston-based global nonprofit organization that I’ve admired for many years. The email introduced a “mini-lesson” titled “Processing Attacks in Israel and the Outbreak of War in the Region.”
The resource isn’t perfect. (What resource is?) But one of its segments impressed me as something that, though intended for educators and students, could be clarifying for writers as well, in our work and in the rest of our lives. It’s a section titled “Avoiding Antisemitic and Islamophobic Tropes in Discussing Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.”
- Particularly on the heels of Short Story Month, Rebecca Makkai’s “Why You Aren’t Reading Short Stories, and Why You Should” is worth a read (and a share!).
- As the beginning of the piece makes clear, it couldn’t have been easy for Lainy Carslaw to write and publish “Red Flags for Writers: When Publishing Goes All Wrong,” but we should be grateful that she did (and that the Brevity blog has posted it.)
- In which, for Writer’s Digest, Emily Stoddard describes the journey to a debut poetry collection (and recommends useful resources to consult along the way).
- If book reviewing is part of your writing practice, you may wish to take note of the earlier-than-usual release of Publishers Weekly‘s fall 2023 announcements issue to gather info on forthcoming books for adults.
- And don’t miss the latest Jewish-lit links over on My Machberet.
You know what else you shouldn’t miss? The June newsletter (including 70+ fee-free and paying opportunities, another batch of subscriber success stories, a featured resource from Electric Literature, and more.)
Have a great weekend.