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News from the Jewish Book Council

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I’ve been away for a bit, but now I’m back in NYC and catching up on all kinds of news to share. And there are two items from the Jewish Book Council that I wanted to be sure to bring to your attention:

First, you can find plenty of excellent titles to add to your personal reading list among the new books authored by participants in the 2010-11 Jewish Book NETWORK. Take a look!

Also, check out the upcoming Jewish Authors’ Conference, slated for Sunday, October 3, here in NYC. Subtitled “Writing for Adult Readers,” the conference is offering early-bird discounted registration until September 15. I’m going to be there–I hope that some of you will be, too.

Jewish Literary Festival Writing Contest Announced

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From the DC JCC, home to the Hyman S. & Freyda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival (October 17-27, 2010):

Community Prize for Writing on a Festival Theme
Strangers in a Strange Land: The Lives of Jewish Immigrants

We surround ourselves with communities that sustain and enrich our lives. When we leave those communities—by choice, by force, or both—our lives are upended. What do we choose to take with us to the new environment, and what do we leave behind? This year’s Opening Night explores these questions of immigration and home.

Jews have often found themselves strangers in strange lands, but new environments are not always the result of physical displacement. Tell us a true story—from your life or a family member’s—of finding oneself alone in a new place or situation.

Submissions are open to all and will be judged blindly. Work will be considered in two categories: 1) 18 years and under, and 2) over 18. Please include your contact information and age category on the first page only. Send submissions of 500 words or fewer to litfest(at)washingtondcjcc(dot)org by September 27, 2010.

A selection committee will choose three entries in each category to honor during the Festival and online. These winning entries will be published on the 16th Street J’s website and The Blog at 16th & Q. The first place selection in each category will win the Community Prize for Writing and a $100 Visa gift card.

Note: No previously-published work, please.

Words of the Week: Jacob Weisberg

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Over on my other blog, I routinely publish a “Quotation of the Week,” something about writing (which is the focus of said other blog).

I’m beginning to think I should launch a “quotatation of the week” feature here, too. Below, you’ll find this week’s entry, taken from a discussion about boycotts of Israel (mainly, a current entertainment industry-fueled boycott).

“When people are trying to murder you because of your religion, it is difficult to credit the bona fides of those who merely want to shun you because of your nationality.”

—Jacob Weisberg (via Jeffrey Goldberg)