Category Writing

UVic’s the Ring does an Article

Thanks John for putting this together, and to Matthew for his help and encouragement this year! UVic’s The Ring says…. “Erin Fisher is $2,000 richer, thanks to her first-place win for a story originally written as a first-year assignment for…

Swamplandia!

I recently read Karen Russell’s new (first) novel Swamplandia! Karen has been anthologized in the New York Times 20 under 40 as a writer to watch, and with her first story collection titled St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by…

Shortlisted for PRISM International

Just received an email including this: Congratulations! You’re on PRISM international‘s 2011 Fiction Contest shortlist. Some Game, Sarah Leipciger Is Alive and Can Move, Kris Bertin Squatters, Robert James Hicks Casualties, Ayelet Tsabari The Beauty of Dandelions, Leslie Palleson Bridges, Erin…

Writing, Birthdays

Today I bought a book: 20 under 40, a Summer Fiction Issue from the New Yorker () and spent the morning reading and working on a story about consumption–about being consumed and consuming oneself. Yes, some cannibalistic  qualities, which resonated…