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Publication updates: new poems and CNF out; work long and shortlisted for prizes and forthcoming; latest news on Ethics in the Arthurian Legend!
Hello, all! I’ve been busily grading and getting the Spring semester concluded (and balancing that with cancer treatments) and so have been remiss in sharing some recent publications and good news. Without further ado, if you like what I make … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial work, fiction, poetry, Publishing, writing
Tagged AmEditing, amwriting, amwritingfiction, amwritingpoetry, Arthurian Legend, Arthurian Scholarship, Cathexis Northwest Press, Dark and Twisty With a Side of Optimism, DarkWinter Literary Magazine, Dream Visions, Eccentric Orbits 4, Ethics in the Arthurian Legend, Grendel's Mother, I'm In This Story and I Don't Like It, Miracle Monocle 20, Nailbiter, Rhysling longlist, Rhysling nomination, speculative fiction, Speculative poetry, Star*Line 42, The Quiet Moments, Three Haiku to Chill the Spine, What the Old Woman Knows
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essay, memoir, poetry, flash: un peu de tout from me to you
I’m never going to be “Melissa, who writes X.” I’m always going to be “Melissa, who writes across the alphabet unapologetically and with great zest and vim and verve and joy.” Continue reading
Posted in fiction, poetry, Research and Scholarship, writing
Tagged amwriting, fiction, flash fiction, medieval literature, medieval women, medieval women's studies, memoir, poetry, scholarship, Speculative poetry, women in medieval literature, women's friendship in medieval literature, women's studies, writing
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“Weird Literature,” Third Graders, and Me-Now
Here’s a little story. When I was in third grade, we moved from Hawaii, where my father was stationed at Pearl Harbor, to Williamsburg, Virginia, in the middle of the academic year. I was put in Ms. Riddick’s class. Already … Continue reading
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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