Weighed Words is super excited to be going to the Associated Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair February 29 to March 3 at the Chicago Hilton and Palmer House, and we hope you will stop by. Our table is C6 and we are sharing it with Hyacinth Girl Press and Arsenic Lobster Journal. The keynote address will be given by Margaret Atwood. Another presentation we are stoked to see features U. S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine (who contributed to Solace in So Many Words) and … [Read more...]
Don’t forget — this Thursday!
Wilmette Public Library 1242 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette Thursday, January 26 at 7:30 pm Featuring Wilmette writer J. Scott Smith, along with contributors Joan Corwin, Pamela Miller, Pat Rahmann, D. J. Lachance and editor Ellen Wade Beals. Come hear these distinguished writers share their poetry, fiction and essays. … [Read more...]
Wrap up the old and unwrap the new
I've been putting off writing this blog, concentrating instead on the holidays and goofing off. But I wanted to tell you what the contributors have been up to because they have been busy. And, I wanted to tell you the latest about Solace in So Many Words even though I haven't been busy, exactly. First to tell you about my busy contributors. Arthur Powers ("Jardim Zological") emailed me back in November to say his short story "Thom" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by … [Read more...]
More news on Solace — January event and AWP!
Just want to make a quick post to let you know some upcoming events for Solace in So Many Words. Next up on January 26, Thursday, 7 pm, we will be reading at Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091. J. Scott Smith, who lives in Wilmette, will be a featured reader and others on hand will include: Pamela Miller, Joan Corwin and D. J. Lachance. Our appreciation goes to Bonnie Forkosh who is arranging this event. Other big news is that … [Read more...]
December readings . . .
It's hard to know where to begin with all the news about Solace in So Many Words so I will start by reporting on the latest readings, which were held last week. On Monday, December 5 we read at Evanston Public Library. My thanks go to Russell Johnson of Readers' Services and Lesley Williams, Director of Adult Services, at Evanston Public Library. As has been the case at other readings, I forgot to take pictures though the camera was sitting in my bag. About 30 people … [Read more...]