Writing into Loss: Two Journeys through Grief

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Novelist Carol Japha and poet Cathy Wittmeyer both write about grief and the profound, wrenching anticipation of loss. So they are also writing about love--the fear, and the actuality, of losing someone we love. In relying on imagination to tell their stories, Carol and Cathy share a distinctive, original approach to writing about grief and …

Bloof Books reading for Smol Fair

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Who knows what we’ll be reading, but we promise it’ll be good! Please register via the Zoom link to receive attendance info. READERS Dakotah Jennifer Becca Klaver Ginger Ko Sharon Mesmer Danielle Pafunda Catie Rosemurgy JJ Rowan Katie Jean Shinkle Maureen Thorson Elisabeth Workman

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Get Fresh Books Reading – Darla Himeles, Dr. Grisel Y. Acosta & Ariel Francisco

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Join Get Fresh Books poets Rosebud Ben-One, Kathy Engel and Ananda Lima for an amazing poetry reading on 3/19 at 7 pm. Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4564170866 Zoom meeting ID: 456 417 0866 Darla Himeles is the author of the chapbook Flesh Enough (2017) and the full-length poetry collection Cleave (forthcoming, 2021), both from Get Fresh Books. …

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New Directions in Publishing & Translation: a conversation with Stenen Press

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Join the conversation! Stenen Press was founded in 2020—a year of great change and isolation—with a mission to publish literature that rethinks artistic, cultural, political, geographic, and literary borders. The Press operates from the belief that has never been more important for voices in languages other than English to be seen, heard, and read globally, …

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“Eds & Friends” – Press Pause Press

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Come listen to four legendary fight club family members read their work, with Q&As facilitated by our editors! AND with chances to win volumes and merch! READERS ANISSA LYNNE JOHNSON, VOLUME 5 CONTRIBUTOR Anissa Lynne Johnson is a disabled writer and speaker from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Her work has appeared in The Daily …

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To The Hellmouth

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer is so amazing and it’s the 25th anniversary, so here we are. This workshop will take Buffy’s incredible ability to contextualize real-life problems through fantasy elements. Keagan Wheat will lead the group through a Buffy-specific generative workshop. All levels of Buffy fandom and genres of writing welcome! RSVP at the link …

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Perfecting The Pitch

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Lady Love Publishing and PRA Publishing founders Cynthia Mitchell and Lucinda Clark close out their series of sessions on preparing your pitch before, doing and after an author completes their manuscript. Here the self publishing author and traditional publisher complete the series with examples.

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Laura Dolp performs 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴

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Breathing new life into the form of the devotional text, Book of Hours is a powerful meditation on the conditions of place, gaze, and being. This pocket-sized collection of original drawings and poems in English animates visual and textual poetics around the mythology of place. Recalling the richly illustrated devotional texts of early modern Europe, …

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So to Speak + Peatsmoke Virtual Reading

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So to Speak and Peatsmoke Journal are teaming up for a virtual reading! Join us for an amazing lineup of Peatsmoke and So to Speak contributors! Featuring Lucy Zhang, Jo …

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Meet the Authors of Timber Ghost Press

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Timber Ghost Press is proud to present the authors behind the creepy and terrifying books in Timber Ghost's catalog. You'll be able to meet M. Regan, author of 21 Grams; …