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September 1, 2013

53-word Story Contest with Prime Number Magazine Returns!

Last year, Prime Number’s publisher, Press 53, ran a fun little weekly contest for very short fictions–53 words, no more, no less (not counting…
August 29, 2013

Fall For The Book 2013–September 22-27

The first time I appeared at the Fall for the Book Festival at George Mason University, it was a rushed affair for me. I…
August 23, 2013

ZHANG BOYS a Finalist for the Library of Virginia Award

I learned recently that I am a finalist for the 2013 Library of Virginia Award for Fiction for my book What the Zhang Boys Know….
August 22, 2013

Hampton Roads Writers’ Conference

I am excited to be one of the presenters at the 5th Annual Hampton Roads Writers’ Conference, which is just a month away. The…
August 15, 2013

Reflections on Sewanee

It’s been 10 days now since the end of the 2013 Sewanee Writers’ Conference, time enough for a little reflection on the experience. It…
August 14, 2013

Online Creative Writing Classes

As much as I love face-to-face fiction workshops and critique groups, sometimes they’re just not feasible. Either you live too far away from other…
August 13, 2013

New Book from Ashland Creek Press: Everyday Book Marketing

I’m planning to read and comment on this book in the near future (the publisher sent me a copy for review), but I wanted…
August 12, 2013

Submit to my new anthology: Everywhere Stories

I have been very pleased by the reaction to my call for submissions to the anthology Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet, which will…
August 5, 2013

Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet

Submissions are now open for Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction for a Small Planet, an anthology to be published in Fall 2014 by Press 53….
August 5, 2013

Sewanee Writers’ Conference: Books

I got back from Sewanee last night and am trying to get settled in at home before my next jaunt this weekend. I’ve got…