Month: October 2007

October 15, 2007

>Gulf Stream Warning

>Have you got a story that you think might be a good fit for Gulf Stream, the literary magazine of Florida International University? I…
October 12, 2007

>New Reviews at New Pages

>New literary magazine reviews recently went up at NewPages.com. I’ve not heard of several of these — where do they find them?
October 11, 2007

>Doris Lessing wins Nobel Prize

>After Harold Pinter’s win two years ago, the choice of another Brit for the Nobel is a surprise, but I think Doris Lessing is…
October 10, 2007

>Nobel Prize

>Speaking of awards (the NBA finalists were just announced and the winner of the Man Booker Prize will be announced next week) the winner…
October 10, 2007

>2007 National Book Award Finalists

>The 2007 National Book Award Finalists have been announced. The winner will announced in November. I’ve not yet read any of the fiction, and…
October 9, 2007

>VQR’s Gift to Readers

>The new issue of Virginia Quarterly Review is amazing, as usual. What’s not ususal is that all the content from the issue is available…
October 8, 2007

>One Story #95

>“Balloon Night” by Tom Barbash is about Timkin, a man whose wife has left him for no apparent reason, right before their annual party…
October 8, 2007

>On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

> The winner of the Man Booker Prize will be announced next week, but in anticipation I came across this snippet of interview with…
October 8, 2007

>And the winner is . . .

>. . . not me! Opium Magazine has announced the winner of the 500-word memoir contest judged by Daniel Handler. I didn’t win, but…