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The Sunday Spotlight: Writer, Editor, & Publisher Janna Marlies Maron
Posted on October 2, 2016 7 Comments
My introduction to Janna Marlies Maron came when my essay “Something to Do with Baldness” was accepted for publication at Under the Gum Tree, a reader supported, full-size, quarterly literary arts magazine that specializes in creative nonfiction, with visual artwork and photo essays alongside feature essays and four regular department sections: Fork and Spoon, Soundtrack, 24 […]
The Sunday Spotlight: Writer Jodi Paloni (Including a Book Giveaway of Her Linked Story Collection: They Could Live with Themselves)
Posted on August 7, 2016 15 Comments
Today’s featured writer: Jodi Paloni The featured writing: They Could Live with Themselves (including a free giveaway copy of her book!) The Sunday Spotlight has been on a hiatus lately, with the busy summer months. When I began this series, I posted a new spotlight every week. It was great fun and super inspiring (check out […]
The Sunday Spotlight: Hunger Mountain No. 20 “Edges”
Posted on April 17, 2016 2 Comments
The Sunday Spotlight has returned! I’m moving back into the column slowly, so rather than featuring one particular writer’s work with an interview, this week’s installment features the publication of Hunger Mountain: The VCFA Journal of the Arts’ newest annual print issue No. 20 “Edges,” which is fresh off the press and made its debut at […]
The Sunday Spotlight on hiatus for AWP
Posted on April 3, 2016 Leave a Comment
The Sunday Spotlight is on a brief hiatus! I meant to post last week to give everyone a heads up that I’m taking a break and that it will indeed return! Expect the next feature in 2-3 weeks. I traveled to Los Angeles this last week for the AWP (Associated Writers & Writing Programs) conference, […]
The Sunday Spotlight: Writer Chelsea Biondolillo
Posted on March 20, 2016 Leave a Comment
Today’s featured writer: Chelsea Biondolillo The featured writing: “Lovesong” published at Diagram. I met Chelsea a year ago when I took one of her generative creative nonfiction workshops online through Apiary Lit and then met her in person during lunch with a small group of badass women essayists during the AWP conference in Minneapolis. Through this interaction, […]
The Sunday Spotlight: Poet & Renaissance Woman Elizabeth J. Coleman
Posted on February 28, 2016 Leave a Comment
Today’s featured Poet: Elizabeth J. Coleman The featured poem: “One Way of Looking at Grace” published at Per Contra: An International Journal of the Arts, Literature, and Ideas. While my focus here on The Sunday Spotlight is to feature new and emerging writers, and technically with two chapbooks, two full poetry collections, and a work […]
The Sunday Spotlight: Writer Suzanne Farrell Smith
Posted on February 14, 2016 6 Comments
Today’s featured writer: Suzanne Farrell Smith The featured writing: “Listing to Love” published at Pank. Okay, prepare yourselves. This is going to be a gush-fest. And I’m not sorry about it in the least. In honor of Valentine’s Day and this week’s featured essay “Listing to Love,” I’ve compiled a short list on what I […]
The Sunday Spotlight: Writer Melissa Matthewson
Posted on February 7, 2016 2 Comments
Today’s featured writer: Melissa Matthewson. The featured writing: “As Snow Designs” published at The Bellingham Review. I live in a small, rural town, so in order to fulfill my literary cravings and needs, I rely upon social media to keep connected. While having that online access is great, interacting with people virtually is definitely a […]
The Sunday Spotlight: Writer Kelly Thompson
Posted on January 31, 2016 44 Comments
Today’s featured writer: Kelly Thompson The featured writing: “Hand Me Down Stories” published at Proximity Magazine. I met Kelly Thompson last year at AWP in Minneapolis when I visited my friend, Christy Bailey, in her highrise Hilton suite. It was late, and the room was full of people because Christy, being very ill with cancer, had […]
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