It’s the 15th of the month! You know what that means! Time for the latest Jewish Book Carnival.
My Machberet is a proud participant (and future host) for this fab project. Check out this month’s carnival offerings over on the Jewish Publication Society blog. Happy reading!
Over the past several days I’ve learned about some current anthology projects on Jewish-related subjects, and they’re all seeking submissions.
First, if you’re from St. Louis, you may be interested in Winter Harvest, which “will feature writings which enhance and enrich Jewish life, submitted by members of the St. Louis Jewish community, including present and former St. Louisans. The types of works to be included will be fiction, poetry, folklore, life stories, essays, modern midrashim and art.” Submission deadline is September 30, 2010; publication will be spring 2011. Contributing writers “will receive one copy of the publication and additional copies may be purchased at a 50% discount. We are planning a reception and reading in the spring of 2011 at which all published contributors will be invited to participate.” (via CRWROPPS-B)
Next, A Midsummer Night’s Press is planning two anthologies celebrating queer Jewish poetry: Flamboyant: A Celebration of Jewish Gay Poetry, edited by Lawrence Schimel; and Milk and Honey: A Celebration of Jewish Lesbian Poetry, edited by Julie R. Enszer. Both books are slated for spring 2011 publication. “We are looking for poems that celebrate and question, meditate and intimate, argue and reconcile contemporary queer Jewish identity. What is queer Jewish experience in the twenty-first century? What poetry expresses queer Jewishness today?” The submission deadline is November 30, 2010, and payment will be three copies of the anthology per contributor.
Happy New Year to all of My Machberet’s friends. We’re going to take a brief break for the holiday, and skip Friday’s Shabbat lit links this week. We’ll be sure to post again before Yom Kippur. L’shanah tovah!
You know how some people threaten to cancel magazine subscriptions because of the covers that greet them (and their families) when they take the new issue out from the mailbox? Well, right now I’m seriously considering canceling my TIME subscription. Not because the cover (issue date: September 13, 2010) was lewd or inappropriate for young eyes. But rather, because the cover was coyly outrageous, unfair, offensive, and inappropriate for any eyes.
And so I share with you some wise words from Phyllis Chesler, motivated by this cover story.
I hope that people more fully understand that TIME Magazine as well as countless other media in the Western world, can no longer be trusted to tell the truth.
So sad. But so true.
“The Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists, the leading supporter of emerging artists creating new Jewish culture, has a part-time opportunity for an Associate Director based in Los Angeles. We are looking for a self-motivated, resourceful and detail-oriented person to join the Six Points team. Working under the supervision of the fellowship’s New York-based Director, the Associate Director administers the day-to-day operations of the Los Angeles-based program. The Associate Director will work collaboratively with the Six Points Fellowship Director, who will play a significant role in devising and implementing the long-term strategy for the Los Angeles Fellowship Program.” For more information, check the Idealist.org listing.