Young and Adorable: Rewriting the Narrative of Women Writers’ Success
The author of the novel Goodnight Stranger reflects on her writing career and the cultural myths about success, youth, and appearance that women writers must navigate.
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Ten Questions for Frances Cha
“I need three things to write: snacks, drinks, and silence.” —Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your Face
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Small Press Points: Brain Mill Press
Small Press Points highlights the innovation and can-do spirit of independent presses. This issue features the Green Bay, Wisconsin–based Brain Mill Press, a new house committed to publishing writers of color, LGBTQ writers, and women.
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Literary MagNet: Danielle Lazarin
Fiction writer Danielle Lazarin discusses five journals that have published her short stories, some of which appear in her debut collection, Back Talk, forthcoming from Penguin Books in February.
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Kentucky Women Writers Conference
The 2020 Kentucky Women Writers Conference will be held from September 17 to September 20 at the Carnegie Center in Lexington, Kentucky. The conference features workshops and craft talks in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The faculty includes poets Mahogany L. Browne and Evie Shockley; fiction writers Jami Attenberg, Amy Hempel, Mariama J. Lockington, and Roxana Robinson; nonfiction writers Bridgett M. Davis and Darcey Steinke; and nonfiction writer and literary agent Erin Hosier. The cost of the conference is $125; the cost for students is $30.
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CONFERENCE
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September 17, 2020
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July 15, 2020
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Financial Aid Application Deadline:
July 15, 2020
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Contact Information:
Kentucky Women Writers Conference, University of Kentucky, 232 East Maxwell Street, Lexington, KY 40506. (859) 257-2874. Julie Wrinn, Director.
Julie Wrinn
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Lexington
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KY
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40506
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Oregon Literary Fellowships
Literary Arts
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$0
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July 8, 2020
Fellowships of $3,500 each are given annually to Oregon writers to initiate, develop, or complete literary projects in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. One Women Writers Fellowship and one Writer of Color Fellowship of $3,500 each are also given. Submit three copies of up to 15 pages of poetry or 25 pages of prose by July 8. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
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Carolyn Chute on Tap Water, Thinking Dogs, and the Inspirational Quality of Coffee: Postcard From Biddeford, Maine
An evening with the novelist Carolyn Chute is wonderfully unliterary. This is especially true when she is reading in her native Maine.
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Margaret Atwood’s Attention to Detail: Postcard From Paris
“I am annoyed when I’m reading through the 16th century and come across underwear that did not exist,” said Margaret Atwood, who explained to a standing-room-only crowd at the Village Voice bookstore in Paris why she’s a stickler for historical accuracy in her work.
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Carolyn Kizer Cracks Her Wit: Postcard From Paris
“We can’t say it’s the end of irony,” said poet Carolyn Kizer, in light of the terrorist attacks on September 11. “It’s the beginning. But irony is seldom appreciated by American culture.”
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and then we became by devorah major
devorah major reads three poems from her new collection, and then we became, published in November by City Lights Publishers.
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