"Distinguished Gentleman"
Stilkey has partnered with libraries and bookstores, as well as a publishing company, to acquire donations of withdrawn or remaindered books.
"Song of the River"
Too Far to Walk by John Hersey and Night Without Stars by Winston Graham help create the canvas for this painting.
"Man Wanders Into Precarious Situation"
Among the books used in this piece is James Jones's Go to the Widow-Maker.
"Reminiscent"
Stilkey is pictured here in the process of creating his installation Reminiscent last summer at California's Hurley )( Space Gallery. Click here for a video of the project unfolding.
John Lennon's Letters, a Six-Hundred-Year-Old Book in Salt Lake City, and More
One of the world's oldest books turns up in Utah; Dzanc Books launches a program to reintroduce out-of-print titles as e-books; a collection of John Lennon's letters; what your favorite children's book says about you; and other news.
April 11
Snip apart a draft of one of your poems, line by line or in chunks. Rearrange the elements and rerecord the original work.
Guggenheim Announces Twenty-Seven Literature Fellows
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation named yesterday the winners of its 2011 fellowships for writers in the United States and Canada. The writers receiving awards, which last year averaged $36,867, are most in the middle stages of their careers, with two or more books published. Award amounts vary based on a writers' individual budget requests.
The fellows are, in poetry:
Peter Campion
Claudia Emerson
Paul Guest
Kimberly Johnson
Eleanor Lerman
Maurice Manning
Bill Porter (translation)
D. A. Powell
A. E. Stallings
Matthew Zapruder
Cynthia Zarin
In fiction:
Bonnie Jo Campbell
Jonathan Dee
Christie Hodgen
Clancy Martin
Valerie Martin
Karen
Russell
David Vann
Lara Vapnyar
Brad Watson
In creative nonfiction:
Eula Biss
Mary Cappello
John D’Agata
Rosemary Mahoney
Katherine Russell Rich
Patricia Volk
In the video below, fiction fellow Lara Vapnyar, who emigrated from Moscow in the early nineties, describes her experience as a writer in America.
Penn State to Cut Top-Ranked MFA Program, Proposing Marriage by Back Matter, and More
Bouncy optimism at the London Book Fair; proposing marriage in the acknowledgements section of a mystery novel; Penn State cuts its MFA program in creative writing; piecing together The Pale King; and other news.
Baghdad's Booksellers Market Is Back, Publishers Skeptical of Borders' Plan, and More
The booksellers market in Baghdad thrives once again; publishers are deeply sceptical of Borders' restructuring plan; the Kansas State Library battles with OverDrive over e-books; the fifth annual Literary Orange Festival; and other news.
Views From the Loft: A Portable Writer's Workshop
Founded nearly four decades ago by a group of young writers, the Loft has become the nation's largest independent literary center. Views From the Loft brings together the collected wisdom of the Loft community—its authors, students, and editors—on the subject of writing and craft. Chapters are divided into sections on writing, teaching, critiquing, and publication.
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