Friday, June 28, 2013

Novel Contest for Writers From/Living In/Writing About the South

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The Carolina Wren Press is now accepting submission for the Lee Smith Novel Prize: “Carolina Wren Press will choose one unpublished nov...
Thursday, June 27, 2013

"You Should Read Some Jean Stafford": The Mountain Lion

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Once, long ago, in my ancient MFA student life, someone said to me, “You should read some Jean Stafford stories.”   So, dutifully, I did, a...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

My Decadent Birthday Menu (Including the Recipe for Perfect Spaghetti Carbonara!)

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Yesterday was my birthday, and, as usual, the celebration was rather food-centric.   I’m afraid I’m one of those obnoxious people who insis...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Again, We Watch Tony Soprano Die

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It’s still a surprise when a celebrity death hits me hard, though perhaps it shouldn’t be. There are people who can be a crucial part of ou...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

A Day in the Marketplace

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I spent the day organizing some submissions and feeling immersed in the business side of the writing life and thought I'd pass along so...
Monday, June 17, 2013

Barrelhouse Now Accepting Story Collection & Novel Submissions

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Good news from the Barrelhouse website: this wonderful literary journal is expanding into publishing, and will be reviewing novel and short...
Friday, June 14, 2013

Catching Waaaay Up: Converse Low-Residency MFA and Asheville, NC

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Hmmm…I can barely remember the beginning of this most recent road trip to the Converse MFA program in South Carolina (and I’m already thin...