Friday Finds for Writers

by Erika Dreifus on
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Treasure ChestWriting-related resources, news, and reflections to read over the weekend.

  • This week brought a new NYT “Draft” column, in which Carol Kaufmann recommends writing outside.
  • There is also sad news about the passing of Ann Crispin, who, as Brian Klems phrased it, was “an advocate of writers’ rights.”
  • Fascinating developments in the quest to identify the author of The Bondwoman’s Narrative.
  • On the Ploughshares blog: litmag submission tips from Ian Stansel.
  • I recommended it once on Twitter this week already, but if you’re looking for some good weekend reading online, check out the latest issue of Brevity.
  • And from the Poetry Foundation: a reminder of the free resources they offer to help teach poetry.

    • Have a good weekend, everyone!

    Jewish Literary Links for Shabbat

    by Erika Dreifus on
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    Photo Credit: Reut Miryam Cohen
    Every Friday morning My Machberet presents an assortment of Jewish-interest links, primarily of the literary variety.

  • Up for a challenge? Try to absorb Tablet magazine’s list of “101 Great Jewish Books.”
  • Rebecca Klempner prepared a play for children to perform at her synagogue over Yom Kippur. On her blog, she shares some lessons learned.
  • You thought the Holy Days came “early”? Well, Chanukah will, too. The Jewish Book Council’s new children’s book reviews are helping me plan gift purchases.
  • I noticed several commentaries online after Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” Israel episode aired on Sunday; I’ll recommend one from New Jersey Jewish News‘s Andrew Silow-Carroll.
  • New Yorkers still have two chances to meet Israeli graphic novelist Rutu Modan this weekend.

    • Shabbat shalom.

    Wednesday’s WIP: Market Season!

    by Erika Dreifus on
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    Way back when–in the 1980s–I was an ambitious teenage writer who really, really wanted to start seeing some of her work published. And by the time I applied to colleges, I was able to declare myself a published writer–thanks, in part, to the Writer’s Market, which helped me identify the journals that first published my poetry. (I’m hoping, though, that many other journals simply did away with my inappropriate submissions rather than pin them up on a bulletin board for lasting mockery. Live and learn, as they say.)

    Fast forward to September 2013. (more…)