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The Iron Will of Shoeshine Cats, by Hesh Kestin
Prior to writing his novel The Iron Will of Shoeshine Cats, Hesh Kestin mastered all things non-fiction, serving as European bureau chief of Forbes and war reporter for Newsday before founding two...
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Best of the Web 2010, edited by Kathy Fish and Matt Bell
The word “zettabyte” sounds nasty, doesn’t it? Brings to mind a kind of futuristic flea, or maybe an entire horde of them, a swarm of manmade nanobugs programmed to drill down through skulls to feed on...
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Deadline for Dzanc Prize Extended
The deadline for the Dzanc Prize has been extended to March 1, 2011. This is a great opportunity for an emerging writer interested in community service. From the Dzanc website: In 2007, to further its...
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Dzanc Day Approacheth
Dzanc Books’s second annual National Workshop Day—also known as Dzanc Day—is coming up on April 9, 2011. Says the event’s site: Consisting of dozens of creative writing workshops in almost as many...
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Dzanc Day is almost here!
Dzanc Books’s second annual National Workshop Day—also known as Dzanc Day—is TOMORROW, April 9, 2011. From the event’s site: Consisting of dozens of creative writing workshops in almost as many cities,...
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The Origins of Short Story Month: a guest post by Dan Wickett
Editor’s note: As part of our continuing celebration of Short Story Month, we’re delighted to present a guest post by Dan Wickett, founder and editor of the Emerging Writers Network, co-founder of...
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Dzanc Duo: Aaron Burch and Matt Bell
How to Predict the Weather, by Aaron Burch (Keyhole Press, Nov. 2010) How They Were Found, by Matt Bell (Keyhole Press, Oct. 2010) The writers of Dzanc Books have received O. Henry and Best American...
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Reminder: Dzanc Books Fourth Annual Write-a-Thon Fundraiser Starts Today
Each year Dzanc Books hosts a Write-a-Thon to raise money for their charitable endeavors–The Dzanc Prize, the Dzanc Writer-in-Residence Program, Dzanc Day, and numerous other service-oriented endeavors...
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Book-of-the-Week Winners: Fires of our Choosing
Last week we featured Eugene Cross’s debut collection Fires of Our Choosing as our Book-of-the-Week title, and we’re pleased to announce the winners: Marisa Birns (@marisabirns) Amanda Persaud...
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Book-of-the-Week Winners: The Law of Strings
Our most recent feature was Steven Gillis’s The Law of Strings, and we’re pleased to announce the winners: Jesse (@braincandybr) jamey hatley (@jameyhatley) C.R. Baker (@BornLiar) Congrats! To claim...
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A Twinge of Awesomeness: An Interview with Aaron Burch
I officially first met Aaron Burch in his role as editor of the literary magazine Hobart, but by then we’d already been hanging around the same parts of the Internet for a little while. This was 2004...
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