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Author Archives: Melissa Ridley Elmes
A Professional Milestone
Six years ago to the day, I became the first person in my family to earn a PhD, (alongside my Academic Wonder Twin Matt Carter, First of His Name. ) This week, I received notification that my bid for promotion-in-rank … Continue reading
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Tagged Academia, Associate Professor, professor life, Promotion in Rank, university professor
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A Brace of (Virtual) Presentations This Week: Celtic Studies and Poetry!
Hello there! Just a quick pitch for two upcoming events this week in which I am delighted to be participating: First, on Tuesday, April 19, from 3-4 p.m. CST, a roundtable on “Teaching Celtic Languages Without a Celtic Program” sponsored … Continue reading
A few brief updates: teaching, publications, a reading, and a corgi in the snow!
Hello All! January was one of those blink-and-you’ll-miss-it months. We’re back in session for the spring term, and I’m teaching some of my favorite things–History of the English Language, the Medieval Literature seminar, the senior capstone in English, and a … Continue reading
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Tagged amwritingpoetry, Capricon, Capricon42, corgi, poet, poetry, publication, snow, snowday, teaching, writing
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New Year’s Thoughts
It’s already 2022 in some parts of the world; here, it is still 2021 and I’ve just heard that Betty White died, after (on my part) a long day of difficult revision work on an essay that as of midnight … Continue reading
Microfiction “Crossing the Threshold” up at A Story in 100 Words
Hello World, and hope you’re doing well. I’m writing to you today from the confines of what professors sometimes jokingly, sometimes despairingly call “grading jail,” that period of time between the end of the academic semester and the due date … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, fiction, micro fiction, microfiction, postcard fiction, publication, Publishing, short story, short-short story, writer, writing
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Samuel R. Delany Fellowship shortlist
Here’s a link to the Catstone Books-sponsored inaugural Samuel R. Delany Fellowship shortlist–Take a moment to check out some of their work, & take a good look at their faces. This is the future of speculative fiction & poetry, & … Continue reading
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Tagged #OwnVoices, #WeNeedDiverseBooks, #WNDB, Catstone Books, Diversity in publishing, fantasy, fellowship, horror, Own Voices, Samuel R. Delany, Samuel R. Delany Fellowship, science fiction, speculative fiction, Speculative Fiction Contest, Speculative Literature, Speculative Literature Fellowship, Speculative manuscript contest, Speculative poetry, Speculative Poetry contest, We Need Diverse Books
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Samuel R. Delany fellowship longlist announced!
I am so excited about this! The inaugural Samuel R. Delany fellowship for diverse voices in speculative fiction has released its longlist of candidates. From this group of outstanding emerging and early career writers, a short list of 5 will … Continue reading
“Mary’s Waking Dream” now up at Reunion: Dallas Review Online
I’m so pleased to be able to share that my short story, “Mary’s Waking Dream,” was chosen as the Reunion: Dallas Review Online October selection. You can read it here: https://ah.utdallas.edu/reunion/reunion-online/?fbclid=IwAR0p8omTHI16jRECgFr4UlkpT7NSaytCZSD0PDYmA0HCqHVfF_ceGfvR-ys Hope you enjoy it! For those who are more … Continue reading
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New work in Eye to the Telescope, In Parentheses
Hello, All, I’m delighted to share that my poem, “The Sea Shares Her Origin Story” found a home in Eye to the Telescope 42, an issue devoted entirely to the sea and edited by Akua Lezli Hope. It’s an honor … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, Publishing, writing
Tagged am writing, am writing poetry, poem, poems, poet, poetry, publication, Writing Poetry
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Chipping away at dreams . . .
It’s finally official–the bio has been added to the roster, and I’m thrilled to be able to share that I am a Star*Line Magazine poet! You can read “Riding Down a Dream” in issue 44.4, available now! https://www.sfpoetry.com/sl/issues/starline44.4.html This was … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, amwritingpoetry, poet, poetry, publication, publishedpoem, speculativepoem, speculativepoet, speculativepoetry, StarLine, writing
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