Vine Leaves Press December Round-Up

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Vine Leaves Press December Round-Up

"So long as you write it away regularly nothing can really hurt you."
― Shirley Jackson

Mike Maggio was recently interviewed by Norah Vawter for DC Trending.

"Preparation," a poem by Joanne Nelson (author of the forthcoming This is How We Leave), was recently published by Poetry South.

Melanie Faith's craft article, "Introducing Your Next Characters: How to Outline Your Protagonist and Nemesis," was recently published by Women on Writing.

Congratulations to Ann S. Epstein! Ponder Review nominated her CNF piece, "David's Crossing," for a Pushcart Prize!

Ever wonder how much history repeats itself? How the past informs today’s hot-button issues? See Ann S. Epstein’s latest “Learn History Through Fiction” posts at Ann S. Epstein Writer on Facebook, Twitter, and on her website.

Jayne Martin's "BFF," a story in her recently released Tender Cuts, was nominated for Best Microfictions by MoonPark Review.

Check out John McCaffery's latest posts for The Good Men Project: "As the Old Saying….Goes," "Diner Dancing in Brooklyn," "Race to the Bottom – You Can Bet On It," and "The Man He Grew to Be."

Dennis Palumbo, a contributor of Equality, recently had "A Really Great Team" published by Mystery Weekly Magazine. He was also recently a guest on Fran Lewis's podcast discussing the opioid crisis.

Welcome to the VLP family, Martha Engber!

Engber's novel, Winter Light, will be published in October 2020. A brief tidbit about her novel until then: "When the blizzard winter of 1979 descends on fifteen-year-old Mary Donahue of suburban Chicago, she fights to dig herself out from under a legacy of alcoholism that threatens to bury her."

The VLP Classic Notebook features an edgy, yet sophisticated and sleek design, and is easily portable and suitable for writers, students, artists, professionals and travelers.

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Check out our soon-to-be-released tweet collection, Passion Demands a Vocabulary of Desire Volume 2 by Bauke Kamstra. To learn more about it, click here.

Check out our latest memoir, Million Dollar Red by Gleah Powers. To learn more about it, click here.

Check out our recent vignette collection release, Tender Cuts by Jayne Martin. To learn more about it, click here.

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