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Friday Finds for Writers

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Writing-related resources, news, and reflections to enjoy over the weekend.

  • The New Yorker reports on Ansel Elkins’s hotel stay as winner of a residency awarded by Paris Review and the Standard East Village.
  • Good news for those who know Nantucket (or who think they do): There’s a Goodreads giveaway under way for John Vanderslice’s wonderful story collection, Island Fog. (I’ve had the opportunity to read the book in e-galley form, and it’s one I highly recommend.)
  • Author Mark Rubinstein’s post about reader-generated book reviews brought to mind Rebecca Klempner’s recent essay for Tablet. You’ll find ethical issues embedded in both pieces.
  • Saul Bellow’s Herzog was published 50 years ago. Andrew Furman recently revisited the novel (along with his students). Much to his surprise, he discovered a new perspective on Bellow and his book.
  • Adam Kirsch and Francine Prose reveal their favorite out-of-print books. What’s yours?

    • Happy weekend, everyone.

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    Treasure ChestWriting-related resources, news, and reflections to enjoy over the weekend.

  • Over on 2paragraphs: succinct and sensible social-media advice for writers from Harvey Freedenberg
  • Any writing conferences on your agenda for 2014? You may want to bookmark these “Ten Tips for Tweeting at Conferences.”
  • Some thoughts (and tips) on poetry book contests from Diane Lockward, based on her recent experience as a contest judge.
  • “Byliner can keep the money. I’ll keep my self-respect.” Author (and former Byliner editor) Will Blythe recently explained why he wouldn’t sign the company’s termination agreement, which included a non-disparagement clause.
  • On the Graywolf Press blog: the art of rejection. (h/t Kevin Haworth)

    • Happy weekend, everyone.

    Friday Finds for Writers

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

  • “Some people move to New York to realize their literary dreams, but I had to leave.” Geeta Kothari explains why this was so in a beautiful essay for the VQR blog.
  • Judy Blume fans, New York magazine has some treats for you!
  • Among the highlights of my visit to the BIO conference last weekend was a panel on the politics and ethics of book reviewing. Quite a big topic, with so many threads to pursue. One that the panel didn’t have time to address–publishers’ strategic misuse of reviews for blurbing purposes–is at the heart of Ron Charles’s recent commentary. On a related note: Bethanne Patrick’s reflections on “why literary criticism still matters” are also worth a read.
  • Reflections on rejection, whether we’re talking about a McSweeney‘s submission or a tenure-track teaching job, from John Warner.
  • Also on the subject of submissions: Jennifer Niesslein offers “6 Rules of Thumb from an Editor-Turned-Writer” over on Jane Friedman’s blog. (I’ll confess some doubts about rule #2, but I’d have to do some major archival unearthing and analysis to see how many times my own experience may have disproved it.)
  • Just a reminder that you still have time to enter the Short Story Month Quiet Americans giveaway!

    • Have a great weekend, everyone. Yes, Monday’s a holiday here in the U.S., but the blog will be back then nonetheless!

    Friday Finds for Writers

    by Erika Dreifus on
    Disabled

    Treasure ChestWriting-related resources, news, and reflections to read over the weekend.

  • Carol Tice warns against three types of “unethical writing assignments.”
  • It never hurts to brush up on publishing terms that freelancers should know.
  • Are you celebrating Short Story Month? Fiction Writers Review sure is, in part by spotlighting the #StorySunday Twitter hashtag.
  • This week brought a new addition to our list of low-res MFA programs: a new program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. (h/t @NationalBook)
  • Amit Majmudar wonders, “Am I an ‘Immigrant Writer’?” – on a somewhat related note, I’ve addressed issues “On Jewish Writing” yet again.

    • Have a great weekend, everyone. See you back here on Monday!