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Whose going to be in NY this week? I will only be at the BIG EVENT on Saturday to man the asf booth, but I was thinking we should get those representing the tsu-sm class of 07 together for a drink? My suggestion is to head down to the lower east side or even to brooklyn. there's not much happening in the way of night life up by the hotel. I know Abby, Jack, and Wolfe aren't coming. But Carmen, are you and Tall T gonna be around? Rebecca, you and Mark are coming right? Amelia, you're coming, too, if I remember correctly? Sarah, you coming or staying in Cali? If you are coming is James coming with?

If anyone is up for it, we could meet up Thursday night if that works.

If you have any getting around questions, please ask. I can maybe help.

Austin Chronicle

I'm a finalist in the short story competition. I hope the other nine are you guys, plus maybe a few former/current Texas-Staters.
The event:
http://www.bookpeople.com/calendar_of_events.php?view=detail&id=325
Hmmm...I missed that lesson on linking.

Two links

For those of you going to AWP:
A cool contest Please win and buy me a copy of the mag?

And I'm dying to know what you think of this dilemma surrounding Nabokov's unfinished work.

PS- don't let this interrupt the POV thread below.

POV

What are your favorite stories to study for POV?

I have a second person story and a collective first (we) that switches to third. I guess I'm looking for quality examples of third person - both near and far, or close and distant, or a little switcharoo, or whatever language it is you use these days.

I'm not so interested in first person at this point, because I think it will be easier to use first person stories to talk about voice, but probably I've got it all wrong.

Also, a dog peed on me a few nights ago. A toy poodle.

Drop it like it's hot

You know how when an album is being released people say it is going to drop? Well. I like that. So I think whenever I have something coming out, I'm going to go around saying "my story drops in June."

anyway. I'm giving an in-class final and I just thought this would be a good time to remind you that this drops Monday.

Inkwell

My story "The Ice Hotel" has been accepted for publication by Inkwell. (BTW "La Maison du Fada" is now out in Redivider, alongside a poem by my graduation photo body double, Nick Courtright.)

Dickie gone be dog gone proud

The Southwestern Writers Collection just acquired Cormac McCarthy's papers. Fo' rizzle.

Announcing

"Death of a Beast" is up at Juked, "A Javelina Story" is up at Bust Down the Door and Eat All the Chickens, and my Museum of the Weird was a finalist in the Rose Metal Press Chapbook Competition.

Purple Prose!

Let's see who can show up Danielle Steel.
StoryQuarterly

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announces the SQ Love Story Contest

Open to fiction and nonfiction entries,

the contest offers

a First Prize of $2,500, a Second Prize of $1,500, a Third Prize of $750,

and ten Finalists each will receive $100.

Deadline for entries: March 31, 2008.