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Jewish Literary Links for Shabbat

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Photo Credit: Reut Miryam Cohen

Every Friday morning My Machberet presents an assortment of Jewish literary news from around the Web.

  • First up: The Natan Award is an exciting new prize for a nonfiction book-in-progress. This award “brings Natan’s values of infusing Jewish life with creativity and meaning into the intellectual arena by supporting and promoting a breakthrough book on Jewish themes intended for mainstream audiences.” No entry fee. Applications due December 3.
  • The latest issue of Jewish Book World is now online, in its entirety.
  • Poet Gerald Stern is profiled in The Forward.
  • The Yiddish Book Center has announced a new Translation Fellowship Program for those with at least an intermediate-level proficiency in Yiddish. “Beginning in the winter of 2012, the Center will select five Translation Fellows who will receive yearlong mentorship and training to complete book-length projects in Yiddish translation. As an incentive to produce works of the highest caliber, each Fellow will receive a grant of $5,000.” There is no application fee. Application deadline is November 15, 2012.
  • Finally, I am delighted that my home congregation has added live-streamed services to its offerings. Now I can much more easily share something that’s so important to me with all of you. For example: our senior rabbi’s most recent Rosh Hashanah sermon, archived for everyone to absorb. Let’s just say that there was a lot I agreed with in what he said about Israel this year.

    • Shabbat shalom.

    Friday Finds for Writers

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    For the weekend: some writing-related reflections, news, and resources to enjoy.

  • Longtime readers know how much I admire author and teacher Sands Hall. On her way to teach at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival the other day, Sands noticed something special happening at the Cedar Rapids airport. And she wrote about it, in her own gorgeous way.
  • Next up: a beautiful essay by Lila Azam Zanganeh on Dmitri Nabokov, “his father’s best translator.”
  • Courtesy of The Rumpus: Found poetry, inspired by rejection letters!
  • You don’t need to be an AP staffer to pick up a tip or two from these “Social Media Guidelines for AP Employees.” (I find the “Retweeting” section especially worth thinking about.)
  • Finally, I’m sad to share the news that The Writer, where I’ve had the privilege of serving as a contributing editor, will be going on hiatus after the October 2012 issue. I’ll have more to say about this another time.

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

    The Wednesday Web Browser for Writers

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    Midweek means that it’s time for us to take a look at some intriguing literary morsels discovered online over the past few days.

  • Philip Graham shares what happened when, this spring, he “decided to make going on an adventure (and writing up a two page report) a requirement for my two classes, a beginning and an advanced fiction workshop.”
  • Michael Nye explains “How I Became the Managing Editor at TMR.” (TMR=The Missouri Review)
  • Chad W. Post has some suggestions for revamping the PEN World Voices literary festival.
  • A study says that the influence of the literary canon on today’s writers is declining. Not exactly news to me since the eye-opening experience of my MFA program. But still saddening.
  • Read Maile Meloy’s short story in this week’s issue of The New Yorker; then read this Q&A with the author for background and some ideas on writing stories/writing novels.
  • And for a few laughs: Lev Raphael, with “S**t People Say to Writers.”

    • Wednesday’s Web Browser for Writers

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  • First, having recently met Thomas Mallon–and being a few pages into the autographed copy of Watergate that I purchased at that time–I recommend to you Nick Kocz’s Mallon/Watergate-inspired blog post.
  • Next: wise words on post-MFA life (and work) from Eric Weinstein.
  • Reading B.J. Epstein’s reflections on aspiring literary translators, I can’t help but see some parallels with the expectations often embedded among aspiring writers in MFA programs.
  • From Redux: three incredible poems by John Guzlowski. (Warning: not for the faint-hearted.)
  • Finally, and especially if you need to put a smile on your face at this particular moment, check out Jane Roper’s new book trailer. Jane’s memoir of her first three years parenting twins (Double Time) will be out in May from St. Martin’s. I’m thrilled that the next issue of The Practicing Writer will feature a Q&A with Jane. But in the meantime, go ahead–enjoy this trailer and meet the two chief inspirations behind the book.