March 19, 2013
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Using Careless Speech for Careful Writing. Peter Elbow’s new book, Vernacular Eloquence: What Speech Can Bring to Writing, was the impetus for this Day One 9 am panel. Elbow talked about intonation units in speech and how the musicality of … Continue reading
March 4, 2013
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Two worlds colliding? Hardly. But imagine how pleased I was to see this interview on the AWP website this week. Too bad NM is not on the List of Exhibitors. I’d represent.
January 31, 2013
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I get The Kenyon Review on my Kindle and think it’s a really cool lit mag. This is a group of folks I’m hoping to connect with at AWP in Boston because they’re doing some innovative and inspiring things, like … Continue reading
October 12, 2011
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I’d like to offer congratulations to my Sacramento colleagues: Jen Palmares Meadows and Joshua McKinney for their contributions to Summer 2011 Denver Quarterly. McKinney’s poetry also appeared in the premier issue of Phantom Drift: A Journal of New Fabulism, as … Continue reading
October 10, 2011
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The current issue of Word Riot is out and raises the bar once again for on-line literary magazines. Thanks to Jackie Corley and the editors for doing such a fine job finding gems. One of my favorites from the issue: plans … Continue reading
August 10, 2011
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A digital, literary micro-magazine, Under the Gum Tree is a non-fiction storytelling project, published by my colleague Janna Marlies Santoro. She says, The concept was born out of my desire to live more vulnerably, more authentically and to help others do the … Continue reading
June 28, 2011
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Things are busy here, as I’ve been working with several writers on their manuscripts, newsletters and blogs, writing reviews, including one for Gently Read Literature, and preparing for an interview with Peter Grandbois for Rain Taxi. This morning I turned … Continue reading
December 2, 2010
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Here’s an announcement from Zack O’Neill, a former colleague of mine from graduate school, who is currently at U of South Carolina: Yemassee, the University of South Carolina’s literary journal, announces an extension in the deadline of the William Richey … Continue reading
October 19, 2010
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Another GREAT lit mag, is seeking entries for their short story contest. Submit your entries until December 1. First place receives $1,000 and publication. Second prize receives $500. Wells Tower judges! Check out the full guidelines. I met some representatives from … Continue reading
October 6, 2010
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Narrative authors Carol Edgarian, Will Boast, Pia Z. Ehrhardt, Skip Horack, Bridget Quinn and Renee Thompson will be reading in conjunction with LitQuake Saturday, October 9, 2010 6 to 7 p.m. at The Lab 2948 16th St.San Francisco FREE ADMISSION