The Prettiest Star Book Giveaway: March 2021 A Kirkus Best Book of 2020 • Finalist for the Southern Book Prize • An April 2020 Indie Next List In the 1980s — at the height of the AIDS crisis, a young, gay, man living with HIV loses his love and chooses to go home to rural […]
Win a Copy of The Bitch: WNBA Bookish Giveaways
The Bitch Book Giveaway: March 2021 LONGLISTED FOR 2020 THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN TRANSLATED LITERATURE When Damaris adopts a female puppy and takes her back to the shack on a bluff at the edge of the Colombian jungle that she shares with her husband, she hopes that the dog will ease her longing for […]
Win a Copy of Goshen Road: WNBA Bookish Giveaways
Goshen Road Book Giveaway: March 2021 Connected short stories centered around two sisters and their families portray a careful and genuine rendering of people in rural West Virginia as they face their present and their future with dignity and determination. Goshen Road is 2020 Great Group Reads selection. Please use the form below to enter to […]
Win a Copy of Godshot: WNBA Bookish Giveaways March 2021
Godshot Book Giveaway: March 2021 An NPR Best Book of 2020, An Oprah Magazine’s “Most Anticipated Book of 2020”, A Vulture’s “Best New Book for 2020”, A Buzzfeed “Most Highly Anticipated Book” A Bustle “Must Read Book of 2020“, A Paste Magazine’s “Most Anticipated Novel”, An Electric Literature’s “Most Anticipated Debut of 2020“, The Rumpus Editor Pick for 2020, Library Journal’s Title to Watch, SF Chronicle “Book to […]
2020 WNBA Writing Contest Finalists Announced
Ra Avis Dorothy Odonnell Carol Fischbach Jessica Smith Naomi Weiss Tiffany Promise Teresa Janssen Anndee Hochman Isabel Walsh Lauren Parvizi Celine Aenelle-Roacha Bonnie Olsen Louise Harland Lisa Leyenda Lucy Dixon Sunshine Barbito Tess Kelly Samantha Thomas Claire Fullerton Gretchen Ayoub Amy Wright Kate MacGuire Mary McLaughlin María Ochoa Sheila Riley Judy Goldman Andrea Young Tiffany […]
Data Is Key to Stopping the Food Crisis
On April 21, 2020, the Global Network Against Food Crisis (the Network) released the latest edition of their global report. The report shows that at the end of 2019 close to 135 million people across 55 countries were experiencing crisis-level acute food insecurity. This report rendered an already grim portrayal of food insecurity, even before […]
Shonda Buchanan Joins as a Writing Contest Judge
A Bit about Shonda Buchanan Shonda Buchanan is a calm force in the writing world. Raised as a Black woman “who grew up hearing cherished stories of her multi-racial heritage, while simultaneously suffering from everything she (and the rest of her family) didn’t know,” her work culls forth dynamic voices. The author of five books, […]
Kara Vernor Announced as Contest Flash Prose Judge
Introducing Kara Vernor Kara Vernor writes flash. Her wit and keen observation find a voice in dynamic, edgy stories. How she describes the process of flash writing illuminates volumes in small spaces. She’s had a long relationship with this genre and gives homage to a high school instructor. Balanced sentences layered with stated and inferred […]
Francesca Lia Block to Serve as Contest Fiction Judge
Introducing Francesca Lia Block We are thrilled to announce this year’s fiction judge, Francesca Lia Block. Francesca writes fiction, nonfiction, short stories, and poetry. A prolific storyteller, Francesca has authored over 25 books and has had stories, poems, essays, and interviews published in the Los Angeles Times, the L.A. Review of Books, Spin, Nylon, Black Clock, The Fairy Tale Review, and Rattle, among others. She has also adapted her […]
Meet Our Creative Nonfiction Judge Mireya S. Vela
Mireya S. Vela will serve as the 2020 WNBA Writing Contest’s creative nonfiction judge. Introducing Mireya S. Vela Mireya S. Vela is a Mexican American creative nonfiction writer, storyteller, and artist in Los Angeles. Both serious and gregarious, she tells great tales, using stark, pointed language, mythic themes, and deep examination. Much like her artwork, Mireya layers meaning between the […]
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