Month: January 2010

January 31, 2010

>Million Writers Award

>The Million Writers Award, sponsored by storySouth, is now accepting nominations from readers and editors for the best short fiction (over 1000 words) that…
January 31, 2010

>The Cradle by Patrick Somerville

>The CradlePatrick SomervilleLittle Brown 2009 Matt Bishop is on a quest. His pregnant wife, Marissa, insists that he find the cradle, the one that…
January 31, 2010

>The New Yorker: "Fjord of Killary" by Kevin Barry

>Kevin Barry has a novel coming out, but based on its title, I’d guess this story is just a story. (But I could be…
January 30, 2010

>Writers At The Beach: Seaglass 2010

>Writers At The Beach: Seaglass 2010 Check out the site of this conference coming up in March. I’m on a couple of panels and…
January 29, 2010

>Ploughshares Blog

>I guess I haven’t visited the Ploughshares Blog in some time because the managing editor just emailed me (very, very politely) to ask that…
January 29, 2010

>J. D. Salinger

>J.D. Salinger has died. Like just about every other American writer, especially anyone close to my age, I’ve been influenced by Salinger, especially Catcher…
January 28, 2010

>Upcoming Appearances: Chicago in February

>Brrr. I used to live there, though, right? So I’m not going to let a little cold weather bother me. I’m scheduling some appearances…
January 25, 2010

>NBCC Award Finalists

>The National Book Critics Circle this weekend announced the finalists for the 2010 NBCC Awards: Autobiography:Diana Athill, Somewhere Towards the End (Norton)Debra Gwartney, Live…
January 25, 2010

>ASC: Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

>The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe is the second entry in this year’s Actors’ Renaissance Season at the American Shakespeare Center….
January 22, 2010

>The New Yorker: "Trailhead" by E.O. Wilson

>Ants? When I saw that this week’s story was by E.O. Wilson, I figured we were in for something unusual. But ants? Move along,…