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Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer

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Three quick things:

1) Over on the My Machberet blog, I’ve posted a poem from my archive, following the passing early Sunday morning of one of the people who inspired it.

2) Given the weather forecast for today, it also seems appropriate to re-up this winter poem.

3) One last pre-event reminder that if you’re AWP-bound (aforementioned forecast notwithstanding), and planning to attend tomorrow’s session on “Jewish Writing Versus Writing by Jews,” I’d like to hear from you!

Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer

by Erika Dreifus on
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Just a few quick things:

  • The latest issue of The Practicing Writer went out to subscribers this morning. So if you’re already subscribing to this free newsletter, please check your inbox! If you’re not, you can find the new issue online until the next one replaces it. And you can learn more about the newsletter and follow easy subscription instructions here. (Bonus: New subscribers receive access to a writing-contest guide, “From A(lgren) to W(illiams) The Practicing Writer’s Guide to Eponymous Literary Contests and Competitions,”which features only fee-free opportunities that pay for winning work. I update this guide each February, so anyone who subscribes now is getting a super-current edition.)
  • Following in a few others’ footsteps, I’m taking on a new habit: providing ultra-short “book reviews” of my current reading. I’m doing this mainly because now that I’m building up my book-publicist practice I’m really not doing much (any?) “official” reviewing. But I still want to share some thoughts about what I read. You’ll find them gathered here.
  • A quick “thank-you” to the folks at Pen & Paper Writing for the nice shoutout on their “list of resources for writers.”

    • Hope you’re all having a good week!

    Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer

    by Erika Dreifus on
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    A Poem for Purim

    “Vashti Refuses the King’s Summons,” painting by Edwin Long (1879).

    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…)

    Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer

    by Erika Dreifus on
    Disabled

    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.