Friday Find: List of Freelance Book Publicists
Thanks to the expert Book Publicity Blog for compiling a list of freelance book publicists. (How I’d love to need this list someday!)
Have a great weekend, everyone.
Get to Know Them: Canadian Literary Journals
I keep meaning to mention this item here, and now, at last, I will! Luna Park pointed me to this article on Canadian literary magazines. It might be a good intro for those who aren’t yet familiar with our writerly friends to the north (though I wonder how certain journals are taking to being described as “austere”).
The Wednesday Web Browser: An Array of AWP Impressions
Now that the hordes have left Chicago, there’s plenty to read about this year’s Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference, which took place in the Windy City last Thursday-Saturday. I thought I’d point you to a few choice samples of the reportage.
Over on Lisa Romeo’s blog, guest blogger Susan Ito shares her AWP experience in two posts.
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John Griswold, aka “Oronte Churm,” posted a series of dispatches on his IHE blog.
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And Tayari Jones was generous enough to pay the broadband fee so she could blog straight from her hotel room.
Stay tuned for a special AWP-related feature in our next newsletter!
Funding Update from Sewanee School of Letters
This blog’s site statistics show that more than a few people arrive here having searched for information on the Sewanee School of Letters, which I first mentioned in November 2005. While not a typical low-residency program–its summer study sessions last several weeks–this program, with options to pursue an M.A. in English or an M.F.A. in creative writing, seems especially well-suited to those who have chunks of summertime available. Schoolteachers, for example.
And that’s where the update comes in. I’ve just received an e-mail from the program’s director. Among other things, I learned this: “We now have three tuition scholarships, donated by the Altemeier and Sommers families of Sewanee, earmarked for public school teachers (two of these are new this year and are intended for members of the 2009 entering class).” Plus: “Our schedule now overlaps with that of the Sewanee Writers’ Conference for a few days, and its readings and lectures have significantly enhanced our students’ experience of Sewanee.”
I’ve added this information to our page on funding for low-res programs. And if you want to learn more about the Sewanee School of Letters, do check out its Web site.
Friday Find: Kind Words and Recognition
Just taking a moment to share with you some much-appreciated recognition this blog has recently received.
First, our pal “Oronte Churm” devoted a chunk of a post on writing resources to the blog (and its associated newsletter):
I can’t believe I haven’t mentioned before a writerly resource called The Practicing Writer (and its online presence, Practicing Writing). My online friend Erika Dreifus publishes both; she’s a writer and teacher, as well as contributing editor at both The Chattahoochee Review and The Writer magazine. I subscribe to her free monthly newsletter and read the blog daily to look for writing news, job listings and calls for submissions, interviews, and reviews, along with wonderfully fun bits and pieces, such as a link today to a guy recording songs inspired by every chapter of Moby Dick. (He sounds a little like David Byrne, actually.) Recently I sent something I’d had languishing to Horticulture magazine, of all places, on Erika’s recommendation. I never would have thought of it, but now it seems perfect for a short poem about a Hosta unfurling its sail, Odysseus-like, for a journey to the Fall.
And then, “Practicing Writing” appeared on a list of the “Top 100 Creative Writing Blogs” compiled by Best Colleges Online. We’re included among blogs that help writers focus on “getting published.” And we’re in some great company. Check out the list at your leisure.
Thanks SO MUCH to everyone who appreciates the blog and spreads the word about it. Have a great weekend!