The Wednesday Web Browser: A Crop of Congratulations

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What a Wednesday! Here’s raising a virtual glass to the following Practicing Writer pals!

Congratulations to Tayari Jones, one of eight writers recently awarded a United States Artists Foundation grant.

And congratulations to Deonne Kahler, the new Editor-in-Chief of Ozone Park.

And on a happily related note, kudos to Lisa Romeo, a contributor to the debut issue of the aforementioned Ozone Park, who read from her work at Monday’s launch party.

Tom Kealey’s Creative Writing MFA Handbook (2008 edition)

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This is pretty exciting. A revised and updated edition of Tom Kealey’s Creative Writing MFA Handbook is now available. And get this: It includes a contribution from me.

That’s right. The new version incorporates an essay penned by yours truly on “Choosing a Low-Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing” (see pp. 37-45) as part of a chapter on “What to Look for in a Creative Writing Program.”

And this edition features a lot of other new content. Check it out!

(And a public thank-you to Tom for asking me to pitch in.)

The Web Browser (One Day Late)

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Among yesterday’s exciting moments: discovering a new Lorrie Moore story (via Jacket Copy).
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An anonymous professor is leaving the profession–and stirring up quite a bit of discussion with this essay describing why. I have to admit much of what he wrote resonated with me, so I guess I’d be in for some unpleasant feedback if I wrote something like it.
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You don’t have to be a mother-who-writes to enjoy Lisa Belkin’s new Motherlode blog on NYTimes.com, and similarly, this interview with Belkin is likely to appeal to many writers, particularly those interested in writing for new media.

Living History

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No blogging today. Just time to think about the amazing moment in history we are experiencing today. See you back here tomorrow.