MacDowell Tests Virtual Residencies
For the first time in its 113-year history, MacDowell launches a virtual residency in an effort to build artistic community and fellowship during a time of social distancing.
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Format: In Print and Online
Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Dearly by Margaret Atwood and Memorial by Bryan Washington.
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Dear Fellow Black Writers
“If you, too, hear the voice of white supremacy ringing in your ear, know that writing is resistance.”
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A Note to Shareholders
“I continue pushing and trudging through blanketing whiteness so heavy it often obstructs my vision.”
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To the Tentatively Hopeful
“I fear that this moment will not last long enough.”
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Dear White Publishers
“I would like to be among the crop of Black writers who emerged from the ashes of a torched racist system.”
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A Letter to the Allies
“I hope you decide to continue this uproar, as this unprecedented age rolls on.”
To My Precious Black Son
“The list of what you can’t do is endless because I know how quickly #blackboyjoy can become #sayhisname.”
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To Writers Struggling With Their Whiteness
“Telling stories of ourselves that offer not comfort but complexity is the way to maintain an honest dialogue.”
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Small Press Points: Vegetarian Alcoholic Press
The Milwaukee press releases twelve books of poetry, fiction, drama, art, and comics a year and focuses on publishing writers without MFAs or literary connections.
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