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Happy book birthday to the fabulous Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Grand Finalist, Lucy Biederman!
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Read an interview with Lucy Biederman about her book on Jane Davis's blog.
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Great News!
Anyone who subscribes to the VLP email newsletter will receive an EPUB and MOBI (Kindle) eBook sampler from the VLP catalogue. This includes links to the books' sales pages on the VLP website. Please let your friends and fellow writers in your life know. They can sign up HERE.
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The final celebratory issue of Vine Leaves Literary Journal will be released on November 28, 2017. We have decided not to call it "Issue #19". It will simply be a standalone title and available to purchase at all fine bookstores.
PRE-ORDER FROM AMAZON TODAY!
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Roz Morris' Not Quite Lost: Travels Without A Sense of Direction was published on October 2 and has been getting enthusiastic reviews. A full-length piece from the collection, Power Stations of the Mind, appears in the final, celebratory edition of Vine Leaves Literary Journal.
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Ann S. Epstein's short story, “Shoot the Chute,” was published in the Fall 2017 issue of Saranac Review. She has also added new “Learn History Through Fiction” posts on Facebook and Twitter. Discover more about the years during and after World War One portrayed in her novel On the Shore. Read about the hidden door in Grand Central Terminal’s Tiffany clock, pushcart peddlers on the Lower East Side in the century before trendy food carts, and how women lit up (cigarettes) during the Great War.
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Recent Blog Posts
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Danielle Van Meter's WHY STORYTELLERS HAVE THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB 10/25/17
As humans, we are driven by a narrative arch. We are constantly telling ourselves stories about our own lives, our circumstances, what the other person was thinking about us, and how our lives could become better. And, as in any other field, we look to the best of the profession—storytellers—that will coax us into other stories and give us a completely different viewpoint by the end of it. As writers, illustrators, and any other form of storytellers, we must know what a great and grave responsibility this is—to draw our readers to tales that not only resonate with the confused parts of their souls, but also make those tricky parts win out against all odds. We must know why stories are compelling, dig within ourselves, and seek to connect our consumers with things that matter as though it is their lifeline. Sometimes, it is. Read More
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Terri Elders' CINDERELLA: CONFLICT AND RESOLUTION 10/18/17
Whether you’re an old-fashioned traditionalist or an ultra-modernist, if you try your hand at nonfiction narrative, you can’t go wrong by examining classic fairy tales to learn what constitutes a good story. Read More
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Megan Greig's NAKED HONESTY: FINDING ONE’S TRUEST VOICE IN MEMOIR 10/11/17
A requisite to my recently acquired bachelor’s degree in English from my alma mater was the completion of a senior thesis. For most students, this means engaging in graduate-level research and composing a report reporting findings and reflection. The creative writing program asks students completing the senior thesis to fully assume the role of ‘author’ and compose a substantial work of their own. As a student with a nonfiction concentration, I found myself staring down the barrel of my first real attempt at memoir, and if I’m being honest, it damn near broke me. Read More
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Kay Vandette's 10 SIGNS YOU’RE WORKING FOR A CONTENT MILL 10/4/17
Avoid These Warning Signs and Get Paid Fairly for Your Work
It’s 1:30 am, I’m sitting at my computer waiting for my Skype interview for a travel writer position. My prospective clients are on Singapore time. The excitement at getting the gig far outweighs the amount of coffee I had to guzzle to stay awake. Unfortunately, once I got the job, I realized it was nothing more than a content mill. Read More
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Darcy Allred's OUR PERCEPTION OF OBSTACLES 9/28/17
In childhood, we cherished our playgrounds and obstacle courses. It was so very worth climbing every last one of those hepatitis laced metal stairs when that exuberant wind made you feel each strand of your hair flying astride a triumphant wind, your bum at one with the slick surface that could escort you through galaxies, smooth as silk, that swoopy part that made your momentum catapult, and when you landed, you found your mouth full of the exclamation “Wheeeeee!!!!” You don’t remember deciding to say this, it just jumped right out. What bliss was it to enter the hula hoop contest, the bean bag toss, and the three-legged race. Everyone was cheering you on, the sun providing your glorious spotlight, rife with vitamin D and amplifying the energy and beauty of youth. And none of the responsibilities of adulthood. Read More |
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YOUR TURN! Got great writerly news? Find an agent? Win an award for best photograph? Or maybe your illustration made the cover of a magazine. Tell us about it! We might publish your good news in this newsletter. Please keep your good news to no more than 50 words and email it to alanaking.vineleaves@gmail.com
- The Vine Leaves Team
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