Friday Finds for Writers
The weekly collection of writing-related resources, news, and reflections to read over the weekend.
Have a great weekend, everyone. See you back here on Monday for the final post of 2012!
The weekly collection of writing-related resources, news, and reflections to read over the weekend.
Have a great weekend, everyone. See you back here on Monday for the final post of 2012!
I’m back at the day job today. (Not every university job comes with an automatic and lengthy “winter break.”) But I had a lovely long weekend. Got a lot done, and managed to relax, too. And I have another four-day weekend to look forward to just around the corner, so I’m pretty happy.
Among the projects I worked on during the past few days: the January issue of The Practicing Writer, our free monthly e-newsletter. The new issue will go out to subscribers just before the new year, and I happen to think it’s a pretty good one. It’s never too late to subscribe – or to recommend it to your writing friends and colleagues!
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).
Merry Christmas to everyone who is celebrating!
The weekly collection of writing-related resources, news, and reflections to read over the weekend.
Have a great weekend, everyone. See you back here on Monday!
There are lots of ways to be a good literary citizen. I like to think that when I share news of opportunities for writers, I’m being a good literary citizen. When I “talk” about books and stories and essays and poems that I’ve read and admired–whether in a “real” conversation, in a blog post, on Twitter, or on Goodreads–I’m being a good literary citizen. And when I participate in the monthly Jewish Book Carnival, “a monthly event where bloggers who blog about Jewish books can meet, read, and comment on each others’ posts,” I’m also being a good literary citizen. Especially when I volunteer to serve as Carnival host.
You see, each month, Jewish Book Carnival posts are curated on one of the participant’s sites. A Carnival post typically publishes on the 15th of the month. Last Saturday evening, after sundown and the end of the Jewish Sabbath, the December Carnival went live on My Machberet, the blog I maintain where I focus specifically on matters of Jewish literary and cultural interest.
I invite you to visit and see all of the wonderful contributions from the Carnival participants. And if discussing Jewish-themed literature appeals to you, perhaps at some point you’ll want to join the Carnival, too.