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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Universe to Laura: Write
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
Posted in Community, Fiction, Publishing, small press, Writing
Tagged christi krug, joanna rose, Laura Stanfill, Pinewood Table, stevan allred, Wildfire Wednesdays
15 Comments
A Simplified Map of the Real World
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
Posted in Books, Espresso Book Machine, Fiction, small press
Tagged launch, Laura Stanfill, powell's, Simplified Map of the Real World, stevan allred
7 Comments
LAUNCH!
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
Becoming a Gatekeeper–and eBook News!
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
Posted in Books, Fiction, Publishing, small press
Tagged CW Walker, Laura Stanfill, Souvenir, starting a small press, stevan allred
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Big Things
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
Posted in Books, Fiction, small press, Writing
Tagged A Simplified Map of the Real World, Oregon, Renata, stevan allred, Tom Spanbauer
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Publicity Payoffs: Emily January
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
Posted in Books, Community, small press, Writing
Tagged Born to Bump, Emily January, Forest Avenue Press, Laura Stanfill, stevan allred
5 Comments