Monthly Archives: September 2013

Universe to Laura: Write

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Laura Stanfill

I sat in the audience at Powell’s on Sept. 12 when my mentor Joanna Rose presented my other mentor, Stevan Allred, with a ream of blank printer paper with a bow on it. She explained the significance. When a member … Continue reading →

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A Simplified Map of the Real World

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Laura Stanfill

Stevan Allred’s debut at Powell’s was as amazing as it possibly could have been. We had an overflow crowd estimated between 160 and 180. We had a special guest performance artist, the “painted man” who inspired one of Stevan’s characters. … Continue reading →

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LAUNCH!

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Laura Stanfill

A Simplified Map of the Real World–the book I have been editing, laying out, proofing, sending out for reviews, cradling in my arms, for the past nine months–is now available! You can find it as a paperback and ebook on Amazon. It’s … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Gatekeeper–and eBook News!

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Laura Stanfill

My essay on becoming a small press publisher has just been published by Souvenir, a new online literary magazine. Read “Becoming a Gatekeeper.” It’s my own personal manifesto, created from the sense of writerly community, and given power by the … Continue reading →

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Big Things

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Laura Stanfill

This interview in the Los Angeles Review is a beautiful meditation on the writing community here in Portland, Oregon, and how Tom Spanbauer influenced my author Stevan Allred and so many others with his Dangerous Writing. Many of his students have … Continue reading →

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Publicity Payoffs: Emily January

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Laura Stanfill

I’ve been working on this one book for nine months, which isn’t long in terms of writing a book, seeing as it usually takes me five to seven years to finish a manuscript. But I haven’t been writing this particular … Continue reading →

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