Earthquake
Friend and former teaching colleague Lisa Doherty lives and teaches in Mianyang, Sichuan Province in China. On May 12th, she was in her apartment located on the Western Campus of Mianyang Teachers College, when the earthquake hit. This is her account of those first terrifying moments during and after the quake:
"What? What's that? Earthquake get under the doorway. No, wait, this place will probably come crumbling down."
That took a few seconds and I was out the door like a shot flying down the stairs close on the heels of my neighbor. There is that space of time when your adrenaline's flowing and you're in ...
Call for Submissions
[Our call for submissions is now closed for the summer 2008 edition] We're scouring every nook and cranny of the literary world for the best prose and poetry to include in our summer edition of the SalonZine. We're accepting fiction (short stories, novel excerpts that can stand alone), literary nonfiction (memoir, essay), and poetry on almost any theme that suits your fancy. We're not terribly impressed with pedigree, so don't worry about past awards or published status—just send us your best.
All submissions must be in digital format (MS Word or similar...not in the body of an email please), single spaced, and received by July 1st, 2008. Prose submissions ...
Poets & Poetry in Sunday Salon!
The literary gods sent four talented writers and poets to grace the stage and the audience at April's Sunday Salon! Relishing the prose of Paul Pines, Janice Erlbaum, Myla Jones, and Ed Pavlic, were celebrated poets, Yusuf Komunyakaa and Major Jackson.
Yes, your Salon hostesses were soaking in all the stellar prose and poetry vibes that night and are still floating somewhere between heaven and earth. Missed it? Well then, have a look at the photos: http://www.sundaysalon.com/pics/
And to share the love, we're welcoming poetry to the SalonZine. That's right: long live prose and poetry on-line! Our inaugural issue poets include the veritable KC Trommer and ...
Girls Write Now at The New School, March 8, 5-7pm
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Kenya’s Post Election Crisis: Finding Meaning
Recently received this important request from an editor at Kwani, a literary magazine from Kenya:
If meaning has been manipulated leading to us killing each other, let us manipulate it so that we do not kill each other. – Prof. Wambui Mwangi
In the last couple of weeks, a group of Kenyan writers has been meeting to analyze and whack out ways to respond to the post-election crisis in Kenya.
One way has been through the production of a series of opinion pieces under the byline "Concerned Kenyan Writers". These pieces have and continue to be placed in various media outlets locally (Nairobi Star, Daily Nation and The East ...
Kenya News on Kwani Blog
What is Kwani? Kwani Trust was established in 2003. It is dedicated to nurturing and developing Kenya's and Africa's intellectual, creative and imagination resources through strategic literary interventions. Kwani Trust houses and distributes literary products and services globally. Kwani Trust, under the guidance of trustees, is overseen by its founding editor, Binyavanga Wainaina supported by key staff; a corps of literary associates, and friends from Kenya, the African continent and the rest of the creative world.
What does Kwani do?
* Edit and publish the foremost literary journal in the region representing new regional literary voices
* Locate, nurture and develop literary talents from as wide a ...
Kenya update
Over the past few weeks, we've received messages from our fellow writers and friends in Kenya about the conflicts rising from the recent presidential elections and want to share with you their perspectives. Please consider signing the on-line petition at the end calling for an urgent resolution to the electoral crisis:
Jan. 5th
Hi Nita and Caroline,
Nice of you guys to keep in touch. I'm sure you've seen alot of it on CNN. Its been pretty bad, elections gone bad, politicians gone crazy, Kenya in a mess. No one ever thought Kenya could end up this way. Its all about the elections, there was a bit of rigging going on and ...
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