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#88: A Sneak Peek at the Slice Literary Writers’ Conference: An Interview with literary agent Monica Odom, by Jackie DiCaro
Previous MiP guest Monica Odom was interview in @sliceliterary‘s magazine this week since she’ll be moderating a discussion at the Slice Literary Conference this weekend. Check out her words of wisdom.
Slice Magazine - Issue #19, Distraction
Slice Magazine – Issue #19, Distraction
Happy to report that the good folks at Slice Magazine will be publishing my ekphrastic endeavor later this month. The issue is titled Distraction, and it’s got some heavy literary hitters as you can see from the cover. My part will be small, which makes sense as the paintings I wrote about are small, too. This is a print magazine, so if you wish to revel in the glory of paper, you can order your…
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[Image with white background and Slice Magazine logo with the Brooklyn Bridge in top left corner and Sackett Street Writers workshop logo in the bottom right corner. Pictures of instructors Michele Filgate, Jennifer BAker, and Ted Thompson are posted diagonally from right to left with text noting their names and classes. Michele Filgate, Nonfiction Writing, Sept. 10 at 2:45pm; Jennifer Baker, Line Editing, Sept. 11 at 2:45pm; Ted Thompson, Novel Structure, Sept. 11 at 11:15am]
Maxine Medina in L.A.
Maxine Medina in L.A.
Maxine Medina and Janine Tugonon bond in L.A.
Miss Universe Philippines 2016 Maxine Medina flew to Los Angeles last week for a vacation that was somehow a visual assignment as well. When Miss USA 2016 was staged at the T-Mobile Arena last Sunday night, I could already sense that she was also in the audience watching the entire proceedings. And this is a good thing because that would give our bet a…
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Book Country is headed to the Slice Literary Writers' Conference, which will take place on September 12 and 13 in downtown Brooklyn. There's still time to apply for it! Hope to see you there!
Excerpt From My Story "Harold" in SLICE
The cat peered up from the floor, inspecting Marinel’s dripping leg hairs. “Look at it,” Elia smirked. “Staring at your junk.” Marinel held his jeans over his groin. “He loves Dad’s sweater,” he said as the cat lazed into it with the bloated look of his father watching TV. “Well, if he shits all over, we can just name him Harold.” “Can we keep him?” Marinel asked. “If he stays off the bed,” Elia answered, zipping her coat. As they headed for the subway, Harold the Cat shat all over the bed.
—My story "Harold" just pubbed in the new issue of Slice Magazine.
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Book Country Sponsors Slice Literary Writers' Conference
I’m excited to introduce the Book Country community to Maria Gagliano and Celia Johnson. They are the cofounders of Slice Magazine, a literary magazine dedicated to connecting emerging writers of poetry, literary fiction, and narrative nonfiction with one another. The Slice Literary Writers’ Conference continues that mission with two days of programming dedicated to illuminating craft and…
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