F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference Short Story Contest Deadline: July 15, 2011 Entry Fee: $25 A prize of $1,000, publication in Potomac Review, and an invitation to speak at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference will be given annually for a short story. Richard Peabody will judge. Residents of Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. are eligible. […]
Meet River Jordan, Author of Praying for Strangers
June 15, 2011 by
River Jordan has made a name for herself as a fiction writer and playwright, never dreaming she’d share anything about her personal life to her readers. Now, she’s dared to reach beyond her comfort zone to pen a motivational memoir, Praying for Strangers. I wish I had read it prior to May, so that I could […]
Award-Winning Author Anthony Grooms to Speak at Albany State
June 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Anthony Grooms an award-winning southern author, poet, and playwright, will participate in the Albany State University 2011 Summer Seminar on Southern Literature. Grooms will speak on Wednesday in Room 114 of the James Pendergrast Library at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. In his first session, Grooms will discuss southern writers past and present, […]
Call for Articles on Thomas Wolfe in Film
June 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The 2012 issue of the North Carolina Literary Review will feature North Carolina Literature into Film. The editor, Margaret Bauer, is seeking ideas for articles on film adaptations of Thomas Wolfe’s works. Send your questions or material to Margaret via email: BAUERM@ecu.edu Submission deadline: August 31, 2011.