Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer
Just a few quick things:
Hope you’re all having a good week!
Just a few quick things:
Hope you’re all having a good week!
Latest Column
As you may recall, since last September I’ve been writing a “View from the USA” column for the UK’s Jewish Chronicle. The latest installment went live on Friday. (more…)
A Poem for Purim
The Jewish holiday of Purim is two weeks away, and a few days ago I placed a Purim-related poem with Jewess magazine. It features the voice of Vashti, one of the “characters” in the Purim story. Suffice to say that Vashti’s experience takes on additional meaning in the midst of #MeToo. Click over to read. (Bonus: I’ve included a bit of background on the process behind the poem.) (more…)
Mazal Tov, All Around
Mazal tov to the Association of Jewish Libraries, on the successful first cycle of its Jewish Fiction Award. Mazal tov to Rachel Kadish for winning said award (and to Ruth Gilligan and Rachel Seiffert, whose books were named honor titles).
Mazal tov to me, for catching up with my Tablet editor at an in-person event a couple of weeks ago and ascertaining that he hadn’t received any of my pitch emails. (He accepted the pitch, as summarized in about 20 seconds, on the spot.)
And mazal tov to all of us, because it’s not every day that a new literary award launches—and that it charges no entry fee to the authors and publishers who wish to send books for consideration.
Details in the article, which was published on Monday.
This week, there’s just one thing I want to share: (more…)