I turned in my manuscript y'all. It's done! (at least, until I get my editor's feedback…) In the interim I will briefly obsess over the next thing.

#WritingCommunity #WritingLife #books #nature #rewilding #EcologicalRestoration #memoir #cnf #CreativeNonfiction #conservation #meadows #NativePlants

I Found the Old Me Carefully Preserved in a Box in My Closet by Crystal Jackson https://link.medium.com/kn2prkiXiCb #cnf #grief #memories

https://www.fiveminutelit.com/five-minutes/phil?rq=phil #flash #cnf

"Masks are made of different kinds of material: cardboard, velvet, flesh, the Word. The carnal mask and the verbal mask are worn in all seasons.“ — #ClaudeCahun

This quote is the theme for Issue 6 of #ExistOtherwise #LitJournal, which is available for you to read at

https://existotherwise.cc/issue-6-jul-23/

#poetry #CNF #fiction #essays #photography #flash #ProsePoetry #prose

I am so thrilled that The Back Rom is up and running! A great online magazine of excellent Bay Area (and farther afield) writers and artists. Highly recommend these essays -- and especially this one, on climate change, and dessert, and Italy, and travel:

https://www.smallpresstraffic.org/the-back-room-article/apocalypse-4800-claire-grossman-layla-forrest-white

Cladia La Rocco is a great editor and I am glad she's curating this for all of us who appreciate great lyrical critical writing. Thanks to Small Press Traffic for making this happen!

#CNF #CreativeNonFiction #ArtCriticism #SmallPressTraffic #Critic

The BeZine (online quarterly) is now open for #submissions to the Fall 2023 issue on the theme:

#SocialJustice: #EconomicJustice and #Equality

We invite #CreativeWriting, #Poetry, #Prose, #Fiction, #CNF, #Essays, #Art, #Music, #Video

Deadline: 15 August 2023

Please read and follow the #GuideLines https://TheBeZine.com/submission-guidelines

Where you will find email address and file specifications for submissions. Don’t forget to include brief bio and (optional) headshot as separate files with your work.

Issue 6 of #ExistOtherwise #LitJournal is live...

https://existotherwise.cc/issue-6-jul-23/

#poetry #scripts #cnf #hybrid #ProsePoetry #ExperimentalWriting #photography #BlackAndWhite #ClaudeCahun #WritingCommunity

Given the fact that I have some new followers and also Mastodon users like tripled?? Or something wild?? Might as well post a new #Introduction!

I'm (occasionally) a #writer of #poetry and #CreativeNonfiction #CNF. I'd love to do #VoiceOvers for literally anything, and I think I'm pretty good at it! I #weightlift when I've got energy/time and someday I might get back to setting up #HomeAssistant. I post a lot of progressive #USpol, dumb memes, pretty art, #science and #space.

We’ve been getting a lot of congratulations from readers and contributors on the new issue of The BeZine. You’re invited to have a look. Https://TheBeZine.com/summer-2023.

#poetry #fiction #cnf #art #activism

I moved to my own instance, so new introduction post:

I am Eric Jennings (he/him) #invocateur, #poet. my experiences as a #MaleSurvivor of #ChildhoodSexualAbuse inform my work. i write #invocations, #poetry, #memoir, #CNF, #ExperimentalWriting, and other shit. i am a #photographer and #GraphicArtist. i live in #OaklandCA. i make #SlowCore #music

You can also find me @existotherwise which is the account for my Lit & Art Journal, Exist Otherwise.

Excited to share our very first guest post on the blog! @alicemcalicepants writes about how experimenting with micro nonfiction offered her the precision she needed to explore some of the difficult topics she wanted to write about.

https://sarah-i-jackson.ghost.io/writing-the-self-safely-with-micro-creative-non-fiction/

#Writing #WritingLife #WritingCommunity #CNF #Memoir #AmWriting

@sfwrtr @joehumphrey @KurtHohmann I write #creativenonfiction (#CNF) and #memoir. These haven't been used very much on this platform, so that's kind of exciting.

Ever read a prose piece and been blown away by the way the author has intertwined two storylines? Maybe half is fact, the other half is fiction, or half is Vulcan and the other half is emotionally resonant. Whatever the case, braided prose can seem magical. But in reality it's just a trick that anyone can learn. Join Sage Tyrtle June 17: https://crowcollectiveworkshops.com/2021/11/27/structure-2/

#writers #writing #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #cnf #fiction #AmWriting

Issue #5 of Gargoyle Online was just posted last night. This literary magazine has been in print for well over 40 years and has recently become an online publication. My work has appeared in previous volumes so I have a personal interest, but I also think it's a really good litmag! Take a look:

https://gargoylemagazine.com/2023/06/gargoyle-online-5/

#writing #amwriting #fiction #poetry #cnf

I am writing a creative nonfiction piece on the concept of citizenship. Any tips for what to read on the topic? #cnf #politics #advice

The Citadel, the annual literary magazine published by the English/ESL Department of Los Angeles City College, is seeking submissions for its 2023 issue. Deadline 6/10, theme, "belonging in tempestuous times," reading fee $5 (goes to city college scholarship fund).

https://laneigoudin.com/2023/05/30/citadel2023/

#womenwhosubmit #publishing #literarymagazine #LiteraryJournal #PublishingOpportunity #LosAngeles #fiction #poetry #cnf

There are only 2 weeks left to send to The BeZine | Theme —>Waging #Peace: signing up, standing with, sitting in | We want your #art #prose #poetry #ShortStories #FlashFiction #CNF #music! Send us your work! Guidelines —> TheBeZine.com/submission-guidelines/

Pleased to participate today in the TRADATA 2 event in Barcellona with @filippobianchini and others Colleagues.

https://www.icab.es/ca/actualitat/agenda/esdeveniments/TRADATA2-Seminari-internacional-en-normativa-de-la-UE-en-Proteccio-de-Dades/

#European-Lawyers-Foundation
#CCBE
#Il·lustre-Col·legi-de-l'Advocacia-de-Barcelona
#(ICAB)
#dataprotection #lawyers
#CNF

FYI #BayArea #writers

California Writers Club - #Berkeley presents:

Anatomy of an Essay: Incorporating Research into Your Creative Essay

Sat, Apr 22, 10am-12pm

On Zoom

COST: $35 For General Admission.

How does a writer decide when, how, & how much research to include in a creative essay? In this workshop, discussion will focus on the reasons for including research, how research can improve an essay, considerations on how to format & present the facts, how to balance between critical and creative elements, & enhancing the braided elements of research & narrative through literary elements such as voice, tone, & register.

This workshop will include time for both close reading & writing practice. Examples of narrative nonfiction and long-form journalism will be reviewed, including a dissection of Amy Shea's essay, "Deaths of Disparity" in The Massachusetts Review.

MORE INFO:
Website: https://cwc-berkeley.org

#CNF #CreativeNonFiction #AmWriting #NonFiction #Writers #WritingWorkshop

RT @schheng1
Happy Indigenous Nurses Day! Today we recognize and honor the incredible contributions of Indigenous nurses across Canada. Thank you for your dedication to healing, your leadership, and your commitment to improving health outcomes for all. #Indignursday #cnf https://twitter.com/theCNF/status/1645466891635261443