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.
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.
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!
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.