WordFarm tag:www.wordfarm.net,2008:/blog/2 2008-07-01T16:23:10Z Movable Type 3.21 In the Mode of Disappearance tag:www.wordfarm.net,2008:/blog//2.79 2008-05-28T01:49:10Z 2008-07-01T16:23:10Z In the Mode of Disappearance is an amazing new book of poetry by Jonathan Weinert. Visit his website for more information - http://www.jonathanweinert.net/... Marci Johnson In the Mode of Disappearance is an amazing new book of poetry by Jonathan Weinert. Visit his website for more information - http://www.jonathanweinert.net/

]]> Erin Keane Reading in Louisville, KY tag:www.wordfarm.net,2008:/blog//2.78 2008-04-04T00:37:11Z 2008-07-01T16:24:04Z This Friday at St. John’s Renaissance Theater (637 East Market Street) Erin Keane will be reading along with Adam Day. Plus there will be music by Brett Eugene Ralph’s Kentucky Chrome Revue and The Big Time Band. The event, which... Marci Johnson This Friday at St. John’s Renaissance Theater (637 East Market Street) Erin Keane will be reading along with Adam Day. Plus there will be music by Brett Eugene Ralph’s Kentucky Chrome Revue and The Big Time Band. The event, which costs $5 is a National Poetry Month event sponsored by Thousand Poets.

]]> Luci Shaw on Grace Matters this Monday, March 9 tag:www.wordfarm.net,2008:/blog//2.77 2008-03-07T01:48:26Z 2008-03-07T02:00:38Z WordFarm author Luci Shaw will be the featured guest on the March 9 broadcast of Grace Matters, a radio program of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, where she will be interviewed on "The Crime of Living Cautiously." Shaw is... Beth Newberry WordFarm author Luci Shaw will be the featured guest on the March 9 broadcast of Grace Matters, a radio program of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, where she will be interviewed on "The Crime of Living Cautiously."

Shaw is a poet who understands life to be full of adventure and risk. She joins the program to help distinguish faith from fear, and both from fanaticism.

Grace Matters is currently heard on 175 radio stations in the United States, on the American Forces Network and in several other countries. Podcast and streaming audio versions of the program can be downloaded at www.gracematters.org one day after the airdate.

]]> Li-Young Lee at the Harold Washington Library Center tag:www.wordfarm.net,2008:/blog//2.75 2008-01-17T20:05:48Z 2008-01-28T03:53:23Z Li-Young Lee, author of the critically acclaimed Book of My Nights, will be reading in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium at the Harold Washington Library Center on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 6pm (Chicago, IL). Admission is free. More information is... Andrew Craft Li-Young Lee, author of the critically acclaimed Book of My Nights, will be reading in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium at the Harold Washington Library Center on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 6pm (Chicago, IL). Admission is free. More information is available at the Poetry Foundation website.

]]> Four Notable Latino Poets tag:www.wordfarm.net,2008:/blog//2.74 2008-01-17T19:46:08Z 2008-01-17T20:13:01Z The Poetry Foundation and the Art Institute of Chicago are hosting a reading by four notable Latino poets in Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute of Chicago on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 6pm (Chicago, IL). Poets include: Francisco Aragon,... Andrew Craft The Poetry Foundation and the Art Institute of Chicago are hosting a reading by four notable Latino poets in Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute of Chicago on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 6pm (Chicago, IL). Poets include: Francisco Aragon, author of Puerta del Sol; Brenda Cardenas, author of From the Tongues of Brick and Stone; Blas Falconer, author of A Question of Gravity; and Gina Franco, author of The Keepsake Storm. Admission is free. More information is available at the Poetry Foundation website.

]]> Marci: Top Ten Books I Read in 2007 tag:www.wordfarm.net,2008:/blog//2.73 2008-01-06T01:42:01Z 2008-07-01T16:25:06Z In no particular order: Special Topics in Calamity Physics, Marisha Pessl Averno, Louise Gluck A Girl Named Zippy, Haven Kimmel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Mark Haddon A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini Ender’s Game,... Marci Johnson In no particular order:

Special Topics in Calamity Physics, Marisha Pessl
Averno, Louise Gluck
A Girl Named Zippy, Haven Kimmel
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Mark Haddon
A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card
Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born, Tina Cassidy
Nineteen Minutes, Jodi Picoult
My Name Is Asher Lev, Chaim Potok
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, J.K. Rowling

]]> Ruminate Magazine tag:www.wordfarm.net,2007:/blog//2.72 2008-01-01T01:49:22Z 2008-01-01T02:07:30Z Take a moment to check out Ruminate magazine, a (relatively) new literary magazine focusing on "faith in literature and art." They are currently holding two writing contests, one for poetry and one for short stories. You can subscribe to Ruminate,... Andrew Craft Take a moment to check out Ruminate magazine, a (relatively) new literary magazine focusing on "faith in literature and art." They are currently holding two writing contests, one for poetry and one for short stories. You can subscribe to Ruminate, enter a contest or learn more about the magazine at their website.

]]> University of Illinois at Chicago Writing Courses tag:www.wordfarm.net,2007:/blog//2.71 2007-12-30T23:15:53Z 2007-12-31T00:15:05Z The University of Illinois at Chicago has announced several new courses for Spring 2008 in their Writers Series program. The upcoming courses include Creative Nonfiction Short Forms Characters and Settings and Point of View Proposal Writing These four are traditional... Sally Sampson Craft http://www.sallysampsoncraft.com The University of Illinois at Chicago has announced several new courses for Spring 2008 in their Writers Series program. The upcoming courses include

Creative Nonfiction
Short Forms
Characters and Settings and Point of View
Proposal Writing

These four are traditional classroom courses, and they meet on the UIC campus just west of the Chicago Loop.

Visit the Writers Series website to read course descriptions, check schedules and prices, get on the email list for future course notifications (some courses may be offered online in the future!) and read the Chicago Tribune article about two of the instructors.

For any of you who have a New Year's resolution to get serious about your writing this year, taking a university-level course might be a great way to start!

]]> Free Reading of Alice in Wonderland tag:www.wordfarm.net,2007:/blog//2.70 2007-12-28T23:01:05Z 2007-12-31T00:12:24Z Andrew Craft Sci-fi writer, blogger and copyright reformer Cory Doctorow has released a reading of Alice in Wonderland under a Creative Commons license. Cory says:

Happy xmas! I've just posted a 2:23 reading I did of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland—the first book I ever read to myself, and one of my all time favorites.

You can find the audiobook in several audio formats at the Boing Boing website.

]]> Beth Newberry Joins WordFarm tag:www.wordfarm.net,2007:/blog//2.66 2007-12-20T02:20:30Z 2007-12-31T00:15:49Z WordFarm is excited to have Beth Newberry as our new nonfiction editor. She comes to us having just completed her MFA in Writing from Spaulding University (Louisville, KY). Before going back to school, Beth worked for Sojourners magazine. Welcome, Beth.... Andrew Craft WordFarm is excited to have Beth Newberry as our new nonfiction editor. She comes to us having just completed her MFA in Writing from Spaulding University (Louisville, KY). Before going back to school, Beth worked for Sojourners magazine. Welcome, Beth. We're happy you're here!

]]> The Gravity Soundtrack tag:www.wordfarm.net,2007:/blog//2.67 2007-12-19T04:12:46Z 2007-12-31T00:14:39Z Erin Keane's book of poems The Gravity Soundtrack is available and in stores now. Greg Pape, poet laureate of Montana, says "Erin Keane has put together a book that is as entertaining as it is compelling. What a fine mix... Andrew Craft Erin Keane's book of poems The Gravity Soundtrack is available and in stores now. Greg Pape, poet laureate of Montana, says "Erin Keane has put together a book that is as entertaining as it is compelling. What a fine mix of irreverence, insight, craft, and intelligence." You can download the first section "Eternal Playback" which features some excellent rock 'n' roll poems from the book detail page. We would love to know what you think.

]]> AWP 2008 tag:www.wordfarm.net,2007:/blog//2.68 2007-12-18T04:53:30Z 2007-12-31T00:12:04Z Join us Jan 30 - Feb 2 in New York for the 2008 AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Programs) conference. You can register for the conference at the AWP website. The exhibit area will be open to the public... Andrew Craft Join us Jan 30 - Feb 2 in New York for the 2008 AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Programs) conference. You can register for the conference at the AWP website. The exhibit area will be open to the public on the final day of the conference. If you get a chance, stop by the WordFarm booth and say hello. We'd love to meet you.

]]> WordFarm on WGN News (Chicago) tag:www.wordfarm.net,2007:/blog//2.69 2007-12-16T05:23:50Z 2007-12-31T00:11:43Z While Wordfarm was exhibiting last week at the annual Chicago Tribune Printer's Row Book Fair, the folks from WGN Channel 9 News stopped by and taped Sally reading from the novel Brave New Wanda by Lynda Rutledge. Parts of the... Andrew Craft While Wordfarm was exhibiting last week at the annual Chicago Tribune Printer's Row Book Fair, the folks from WGN Channel 9 News stopped by and taped Sally reading from the novel Brave New Wanda by Lynda Rutledge. Parts of the reading made it into WGN's reporting of the event. Watch the news segment:

We exhibit each year at the Chicago Tribune Printer's Row Book Fair. Stop by the booth next year and say hello.

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