Month: December 2010

December 30, 2010

>Reading Liberally

> Earlier this year I founded a local chapter of Reading Liberally, a national “book club” that is part of a larger organization called…
December 30, 2010

>Happy New Year from Prime Number Magazine!

> Prime Decimals 3.7–the final update for Issue 3–is now live! Check out work by Darrin Doyle, Tim Raymond, Ray Scanlon, Joanna Robinson, Mike…
December 30, 2010

>Andrew’s Book Club

>Andrew’s Book Club is back. I don’t know that I’ll have time to read any books that I wasn’t going to read anyway, but…
December 30, 2010

>Vote for the 2010 New Yorker Story of the Year

> Polls will close at midnight Friday, so be sure to vote for the 2010 New Yorker Story of the year–the ballot is over…
December 27, 2010

>Literary Happenings 2011

>2011 is sneaking up on us. It’ll be here in just a few days, and I’m not sure I’m ready. For one thing, I…
December 27, 2010

>Register Now to Beat Price Increase: Writers.com

> Prices go up on January 1, so register NOW to lock in the current prices for my classes at Writers.com. I’m teaching a…
December 25, 2010

>6 Days Left to Vote for the New Yorker Story of the Year!

> Here’s a reminder. If you haven’t already voted in our “New Yorker 2010 Story of the Year” poll, please do so. Choose one…
December 25, 2010

>The New Yorker: "Escape from Spiderhead" by George Saunders

> Most of this story will appeal to Saunders fans, I guess. It’s definitely got moments. The story is about Jeff, told in his…
December 23, 2010

>Take a Short Story Writing class in 2011!

> I’ve got a great idea for a Christmas present/New Year’s Resolution for aspiring fiction writers: reserve a spot in my short story class…
December 23, 2010

>VCCA/The Real World

> If you’ve ever had the pleasure of being in residence at VCCA, you’ll recognize this photo–it’s the last thing you see as you…