The most informative session I attended at the AWP Conference last week was “Putting the Story in History II,” presented by these authors: Ron Hansen (read his essay “The Ethics of Fiction Writing“) Speer Morgan (watch him discuss “Why We Publish the Missouri Review“) Philip Gerard (read his article “The Fact Behind the Facts“) Debra …
Fiction chapbooks are “bites of fiction that are complete and lovely.” ~ Diane Goettel The AWP 2012 Conference session that offered the most pleasant surprise was “The Fiction Chapbook—A Sleeper Form Wakes Up,” presented by these editors and publishers: Nicole Louise Reid, Editor at RopeWalk Press Eric Lorberer, Editor at Rain Taxi Review of Books …
Happy Friday! You can read my short story “See Also” in the new online spring issue of The Adirondack Review. Today, rather than try to post during the day, I’m going to focus on taking notes and soaking in AWP conference sessions and extensive exhibits, and perhaps share a few thoughts on Twitter (you can …
This morning I hop on a train to the AWP Conference and Book Fair in Chicago! It’s time to put my iPad blogging skills (and Blogsy app) to use by “blogging” the conference; I’ll be posting updates on sessions, the book fair, and anything else of interest (WiFi access permitting). Here is my tentative list …
I am very grateful to the welcoming and enthusiastic students, teachers, staff, and parents at Swallow School in Hartland, Wisconsin, for inviting me to be their guest author today. What fun the morning was! To help them to kick off a school-wide writing contest, I spoke to three different groups of students, ranging from kindergarten …