The Practicing Writer 2.0: February 2022
SPECIAL 18th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE. Current competitions & calls for submissions. No fees to enter/submit. Payment for winning/published work. Nothing limited to residents of a single city/state/province.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Editor’s Note
Success Stories
Featured Resource
Current Contests, Competitions, and Other Opportunities (NO ENTRY OR APPLICATION FEES; PAYING OPPORTUNITIES ONLY)
Submission Alerts (NO SUBMISSION/READING FEES; PAYING CALLS ONLY)
Blog Notes
Newsletter Matters
1. EDITOR’S NOTE
Greetings, Practicing Writers:
Once upon a time—at the end of January 2004, to be precise—the very first issue of The Practicing Writer went out to a handful of subscribers. It was a plain-text newsletter hosted on the YahooGroups platform.
Content-wise, the newsletter evolved over time to its current focus on exclusively fee-free opportunities that also pay writers for their winning/featured work. Platform-wise, we weathered a not-so-easy transition to Substack (not Substack’s fault!) a couple of years back.
And here we are.
Let’s celebrate, shall we?
If you’ve ever greeted the arrival of this newsletter in your inbox with eager anticipation; if you’ve appreciated its express focus on fee-free opportunities that pay writers for their work; if you’ve entered a competition or sent in your prose or poetry to a journal or anthology or press after seeing a listing in this newsletter; if you’ve discovered and enjoyed the work of another author through one of our vintage Q&A features (or, perhaps, you’ve been one of those spotlighted authors yourself); if you’ve ever found inspiration and/or assistance from one of our “featured resources”—please consider commemorating this 18th-birthday.
Some possibilities:
1. TELL YOUR FRIENDS (AND COLLEAGUES/STUDENTS/TEACHERS)
Share the informational wealth with your networks—and recommend that others subscribe, too.
2. TELL ME
Email your thoughts on what the newsletter has meant to your writing practice over these 18 years. Or tell me on Twitter or Facebook.
3. SUPPORT YOUR EDITOR'S OWN WRITING PRACTICE (OPTION A)
Consider buying Birthright: Poems and/or Quiet Americans: Stories.
4. SUPPORT YOUR EDITOR’S OWN WRITING PRACTICE (OPTION B)
Check with your library. If they don’t already possess the aforementioned books, recommend purchase(s).
5. SUPPORT YOUR EDITOR’S OWN WRITING PRACTICE (OPTION C)
After reading the books, consider posting on Goodreads and/or Amazon to encourage others to do the same.
6. REMEMBER YOUR EDITOR FOR YOUR OWN PROJECTS
In your own roles as writers/editors/teachers/reviewers/podcasters, remember me/my work for reading series. For book clubs. For conferences and festivals. For syllabi.
Thank you all so much—for everything.
With all best wishes for your writing practices,
ERIKA
2. SUCCESS STORIES
This month, I’m going to recommend that you take a look back at success stories (and other goodies) that YOU have sent my way over the years. You’ll find many of them archived over on this newsletter-focused page.
3. FEATURED RESOURCE
Again, for this anniversary issue, I’m going to send you back to a trove of author commentary as collected in Q&A columns (mostly) from earlier newsletter times.
4. CURRENT CONTESTS, COMPETITIONS, AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
HUGHES FELLOWSHIPS IN CREATIVE WRITING
Deadline: February 9. “The English Department at Southern Methodist University is happy to announce the inaugural Hughes Fellowships in Creative Writing for the 2022–2023 academic year. SMU will award two fellowships, one in poetry and one in prose (fiction or creative nonfiction). Each fellowship will provide two years of support….Annual compensation is $50,000 with full benefits. During the academic year, each Hughes Fellow will be expected to live in the Dallas area and hold no other professional or academic obligations. Only writers who have completed within the past five years—or are scheduled to complete by August 2022—an MFA or PhD in creative writing are eligible. A publishing record in nationally relevant periodicals is desirable but not required. As the Hughes Fellowships are meant to support emerging writers, applicants with second books in print or under contract will not be considered.”THE JOEL GAY CREATIVE FELLOWSHIPS
Deadline: February 10. From Roxane Gay: “In partnership with Substack, I am establishing the Joel Gay Creative Fellowships to support three emerging writers [no books published or under contract] over the course of the year as they develop and publish a newsletter on the Substack platform. Fellows will receive a $25,000 stipend, paid monthly from the initial publication of their newsletter, as well as up to $15,000 in services from Substack, including editorial support, design assistance in developing a logo for your newsletter, access to Getty Images, Substack Defender, and other business support services. Fellows will contract directly with Substack for the stipend. Additionally, I will meet with fellows once a month over the course of the year to provide mentorship on both craft and navigating the business of writing. The fellowships are open to writers from all backgrounds but I am prioritizing writers from underrepresented communities.” These fellowships ”honor the memory of Joel Gay, beloved son, father, brother, and husband. He was passionate, creative, and ambitious–all qualities the selected fellows should embody.”2022 BECHTEL PRIZE FOR INNOVATION IN CREATIVE WRITING INSTRUCTION
Deadline: February 11. From Teachers & Writers magazine. For “essays describing a creative writing teaching experience, project or activity that demonstrates innovation in creative writing instruction. We are looking for essays that describe a project or activity that got students excited about writing and fostered a vibrant and dynamic culture of literacy in the classroom. We welcome essays about projects that carved a space for students to reflect on the events of the past year (eg. public health, social distancing, racial justice protests, etc.).” Prize includes $1,000 and publication. NB: “Selection criteria for the Bechtel Prize include the proposal’s relevance and appropriateness for readers of Teachers & Writers Magazine, most of whom teach writing at the elementary, secondary, or postsecondary level.”LEX ALLEN LITERARY FESTIVAL PRIZES
Deadline: February 11. Undergraduate college students may submit “up to three poems and/or up to two short stories.” $100 prizes will be awarded in each category.RBC BRONWEN WALLACE AWARDS FOR EMERGING WRITERS
Deadline: February 14: Memorializing writer Bronwen Wallace, this award program for Canadian citizens and permanent residents “has a proven track record of helping talented developing authors get their first book deal. Two $10,000 prizes will be given for outstanding works of unpublished poetry and short fiction.” Confers $10,000 to winners (one in poetry and one in fiction) and $2,500 to finalists.WILBUR SMITH BEST PUBLISHED NOVEL (IN ADVENTURE WRITING) AWARD
Deadline: February 14. Awards £10,000. “The award accepts entries by writers of any nationality writing in English.” Check guidelines for additional eligibility and other information.BALLARD SPAHR POETRY PRIZE
Deadline: February 15. Awards $10,000 and publication by Milkweed Editions to a poet residing in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or Michigan. “Selected from a small number of finalists by an independent judge, the prizewinning poet will also receive a standard royalty contract, national distribution, and a comprehensive marketing and publicity campaign. A public book launch and celebration for the winning poet will be held in Minneapolis around publication.” 2022 judge: Tyehimba Jess.CAAPP BOOK PRIZE
Deadline: February 15. This prize, a “publishing partnership between the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for African American Poetry and Poetics and Autumn House Press,” is awarded annually “to a first or second book by a writer of African descent and is open to the full range of writers embodying African and African diasporic experiences. The book can be of any genre that is, or intersects with, poetry, including poetry, hybrid work, speculative prose, and/or translation. The winning manuscript will be published by Autumn House Press and its author will be awarded $3,000.” Final judge: Evie Shockley.EASTOVER PRESS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION
Submissions: February 15-March 15. “We are especially interested in collections of literary essays, but will consider memoirs, mixed genre works, works combining essays and original visual art, speculative nonfiction, and other hybrid works. The winner(s) of this contest will be offered publication by EastOver Press and an honorarium of $2,000 upon successful completion of a contract for publication by the Press.” Note: “The contest is limited to works in English by writers over 18 years of age. The editors reserve the right to close the contest early if the number of submissions exceeds our ability to respond to each submission in a timely manner.”LAMBDA LITERARY AWARDS
Deadline: February 15. Cash prizes for each of the following awards, all of which are detailed at the link above: the Randall Kenan Prize for Black LGBTQ Fiction; the Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction; the Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers; the Jim Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelists’ Prize for “LGBTQ-identified authors “who have published multiple novels, built a strong reputation and following, and show promise to continue publishing high quality work for years to come”; and the J. Michael Samuel Prize for “an unpublished LGBTQ writer over 50 working in any genre” (this last prize is new in 2022).OLIVE B. O’CONNOR FELLOWSHIPS IN CREATIVE WRITING
Deadline: February 15. At Colgate University. “This year we invite applications for one fellowship in poetry and one in fiction. Writers who have recently completed an MFA, MA, or PhD in creative writing, and who need a year to complete their first book, are encouraged to apply. The selected writers will spend the academic year (late August 2022 to end of May 2023) at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. The fellows are responsible for teaching one creative writing course each semester and will give a public reading from the work in progress. The fellowship carries a stipend of $42,745 plus travel expenses; health and life insurance are also provided.”WOODBERRY POETRY ROOM CREATIVE FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: February 15. Open to US-based and international applicants, this program invites “poets, writers, translators, artists, composers, and scholars of contemporary poetry to propose creative projects that would benefit from the resources available” in the Woodberry Poetry Room at Harvard University. “The Creative Fellow receives a stipend of $4,500, access to the Poetry Room's collections, and in-depth research support from the curatorial staff. Thanks to the generosity of the T. S. Eliot Foundation, we are pleased to announce that this year's Fellowship recipient will also be offered the opportunity to work on their project at the T. S. Eliot House in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The one-week artistic residency may be scheduled with the Eliot House director within the calendar year of the Creative Fellowship. The house is open to artistic residencies from May 1st-October 31st: specific residency dates are subject to availability.” Note: “During certain years, additional Creative Grants (of $1,500) have been made available at the discretion of the Fellowship committee. Grant recipients are announced at the same time as the Fellowship recipient(s).”HADASSAH-BRANDEIS INSTITUTE SCHOLARS-IN-RESIDENCE
Deadline: February 16. Offers “outstanding scholars, writers and artists the opportunity to be in residence at HBI at different points during the year.” Program “is open to scholars working on any aspect of Jewish women’s and gender studies in order to devote time to their research. These residencies take place during the academic year and generally range from two months to a full semester. Applications for a full academic year will be considered.” NB: “While we continue to adapt to the exigencies of Covid 19, HBI welcomes applications for in-person, virtual and hybrid residencies.” Residencies confer a stipend of $5,000/month. “In addition, participants will receive (shared) office space at the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University and access to all available Brandeis University resources as state and university health policies permit.” Additionally, “the HBI offers a dedicated residency devoted to research and creations that use the Jewish Feminism Collections in Brandeis University’s Archives and Special Collections.”MATTHEW POWER LITERARY REPORTING AWARD
Deadline: February 16. This $12,500 grant supports “the work of a promising early-career nonfiction writer on a story that uncovers truths about the human condition.” Memorializes Matthew Power, “a wide-roving and award-winning journalist who sought to live and share the experience of the individuals and places on which he was reporting. Power, a longtime friend of the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, died in March 2014, while on assignment in Uganda. The award proceeds from the recognition that many important stories need to be reported from afar, and that publications do not always have the resources to send a writer where the story is.” Note: “The award will not fund proposals to report on armed conflicts where journalists are already imperiled, nor projects that are mainly investigatory. The winner will normally receive visiting scholar privileges at NYU, including library access.”GREEN STORIES SHORT STORY COMPETITION
Deadline: February 21. “All submissions must conform to the green stories criteria of showcasing positive visions of a more sustainable society or incorporating green solutions into the context of an otherwise mainstream story.” Open “to all adults (18+) of any nationality,” so long as the story “is in English and has not been published elsewhere.” Confers a prize of £200. NB: “Entrants must show they have read at least one chapter from successfully published pieces from the Green Stories project that provide an example of entertaining mainstream fiction that meets the criteria of showing green solutions (not just problems) that readers can engage with.” A free excerpt is available to assist with this requirement.WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY POETRY CENTER POETRY AWARDS (FOR UNDERGRADUATE POETS)
Deadline: February 21. Opportunities for “undergraduate poets enrolled in a United States college or university” include the Iris N. Spencer Poetry Award (for “unpublished, original poems composed in the traditional modes of meter, rhyme and received forms”); the Sonnet Award; the Villanelle Award; the Myong Cha Son Haiku Award; and the Rhina P. Espaillat Award (for “original poems written in Spanish and translations of English poems to Spanish”). Cash prizes as detailed for each award.PETER BULLOUGH FOUNDATION INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Deadline: February 22. Four-week residencies in Winchester, Virginia, are accompanied by $550 stipends “to aid in covering supplies, necessities, and food for the month.” (Found this one thanks to Hannah Bae.)ANANSI ARCHIVE WRITING AWARDS
Deadline: February 28. “Every quarter we like to recognise the best writing. In addition to cash prizes, we will showcase the work on our website. We also hope to invite the best for publication in our periodical anthologies. We do not set a theme or restrict the preferred genre.” First awards of £20 and runner-up awards of £10 will be made for poetry, flash fiction, and short fiction.BCALA E-BOOK LITERARY AWARD
Deadline: February 28. Each year, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) “honors the best self-published eBooks by an African-American author in the United States in the genres of Fiction and Poetry. These awards acknowledge outstanding achievement in the presentation of the cultural, historical, and sociopolitical aspects of the Black Diaspora.” Confers $1,000 cash awards and other recognition.COVID-19 CANCELLATION FUND FOR CREATIVE FREELANCERS
Deadline: February 28. Offers support to “freelance creative professionals based in Scotland who work in the arts, screen and creative sector and who are experiencing immediate financial difficulty due to the cancellation or deferral of events because of COVID-19, that were due to take place in the period 27 November 2021 – 31 March 2022. The fund offers a one-off award to those who are most deeply impacted and disadvantaged by the cancellation or postponement of activity because of the current emergency situation. This can include the cancellation or deferral of performances, productions, exhibitions and shows from which freelancers would have received income.” Applicants may seek “between £500 and £2000 to help offset the financial impact of cancellation of your activity.”LITTLE TOKYO SHORT STORY CONTEST
Deadline: February 28. “The Little Tokyo Historical Society (LTHS) seeks fictional short stories for its ninth annual Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest in the categories of English language, Japanese language and youth (18 and younger)….The purpose of the contest is to raise awareness of Little Tokyo through a creative story that takes place in Little Tokyo. The story has to be fictional and set in a current, past or future Little Tokyo in the City of Los Angeles, California.” Prizes: “Each category winner will be awarded $500 in cash with their short story being published in The Rafu Shimpo, Discover Nikkei and Little Tokyo Historical Society website. A virtual award ceremony and dramatic readings of the winning stories are also being planned for 2022 at the Japanese American National Museum.”WATERMAN FUND ALPINE ESSAY CONTEST
Deadline: March 1. “Appalachia Journal is delighted to partner with the Waterman Fund in this annual contest for emerging writers. We seek new voices on the role and place of wilderness in today’s world. We define emerging writer as one who has not yet published a major work of prose on the subject of wilderness, and who has not yet been featured in national publications. We have no specific theme or prompt for our 2022 contest. Just keep in mind that Laura and Guy Waterman, after whom this contest is named, spent a lifetime exploring, living, and writing within the boundaries of culture and nature. We welcome personal, scientific, memoir, or adventure essays.” Prize: Winner receives $1,500 and publication; runner-up receives $500 and publication.DEEP WILD JOURNAL GRADUATE STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST
Deadline: March 1. For students “currently enrolled in graduate studies.” Seeks “work that conjures the experiences, observations, and insights of backcountry journeys. By ‘backcountry,’ we mean away from roads, on journeys undertaken by foot, skis, snowshoes, kayak, canoe, horse, or any other non-motorized means of conveyance. We are open to a wide range of carefully-crafted work, both personal and political. By ‘personal,’ we mean work that not only relates the experience of backcountry journeys, but also in some way reflects upon the journeys. By ‘political,’ we mean essays that, while maintaining a backcountry perspective, address and confront the social economic, and environmental crises of our times.” Prize: “Up to three essays will be chosen for publication in the June 2022 volume of Deep Wild Journal, and the authors will receive cash awards and five copies of the journal.”IRON HORSE LITERARY REVIEW CHAPBOOK COMPETITION
Free submissions (up to 25) on March 1. For a collection of prose. Confers publication, a $1,000 honorarium, and 15 copies. About free submissions: On March 1, “we will open a special gate, revealed on our social media pages…and here on our website….Once we hit 25 submissions in the free gate, we will close it….We offer this opportunity in the hopes of targeting writers who cannot afford to enter otherwise. If you can afford to enter, please do not take one of the 25 available free slots.”UCROSS FELLOWSHIP FOR NATIVE AMERICAN WRITERS (scroll down the page)
Deadline: March 1 (for fall 2022 fellowship). Includes “a four-week residency, a stipend of $2,000, and an opportunity to present work publicly.”NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS CREATIVE WRITING FELLOWSHIPS
Deadline: March 10. For Fiscal Year 2023, which is covered by current guidelines, fellowships in poetry ($25,000 grants) are available.SOARING GARDENS ARTIST RETREATS
Deadline: March 10. “Actively working visual artists, writers, instrumentalists, and composers with at least two years experience since graduation may apply. Residencies are for three weeks. (If scheduling permits, two- week residencies will be considered.) There is no application fee and no fee to attend. We encouraged group applications (a combination of artistic disciplines is fine), although each application is reviewed separately, and the judges reserve the right to select or reject individual members of a group. When you apply as part of a group, you may pursue individual projects, collaborative projects, and/or both. A limited number of $500 need-based grants are available.” NB: “Soaring Gardens is in a rural location without public transportation so a car is necessary.”
5. SUBMISSION ALERTS
Opening February 1: the Association of Writing Programs (AWP)’s THE WRITER’S CHRONICLE, “a forum for the best writing on the craft and art of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.” Pays: “$18 per 100 words for accepted manuscripts.”
Also opening February 1 (and remaining open for the rest of the month): BATH MAGG, “a magazine of new poetry,” which pays “£20 per contribution.” (Hat tip for this one goes to the WOW! Women on Writing markets newsletter.)
For its 10th anniversary, Chicago-based REBELLIOUS MAGAZINE FOR WOMEN seeks essays (up to 500 words) on “what makes you rebellious” until February 11. Pays: $100.
“Interested in publishing the work of writers from all over Australia and the world,” THE SUBURBAN REVIEW seeks submissions on the theme of “Juice” until 11.59pm (AEDT) on February 13. “This issue’s prompt might be taken quite literally, or as a cue for any number of sensibilities. Can a poem speak juicily? How does non-fiction squeeze the good and bad stuff out of the world? What kind of story can be consumed through a straw? Send us your thoughts on any of the above. We can’t wait.” Pay rates are detailed on the site. (I caught this one via @Duotrope.)
For its open-themed fourth issue, EN BLOC seeks fiction, poetry, art, and photography. “All successful submissions for Issue 4 will be paid at a rate of £35 per side as they appear in the magazine.” Deadline: “Submission taking will be ongoing – to be in time for Issue 4, however, please make entry prior to February 15th.” (Found this one via AuthorsPublish.com)
Canada-based FILLING STATION’s call for submissions on “Play” (welcoming “prose, creative nonfiction, poetry, reviews, and art”) closes February 15. “In addition to a complimentary 3-Issue Subscription ($30 value) and a discount on future renewals and subscriptions, filling Station offers each of its contributors a $50 honorarium. Should a selected contributor already subscribe to the magazine, we can either extend their subscription by 3 issues, or gift it to somebody else of their choosing.”
For a winter theme on “Female Friendship,” HERSTORIES PROJECT seeks “personal essays about female friendship at midlife.” Pays: $50. Deadline: “Submissions will be accepted and published on an ongoing basis through the end of February.”
February 28 is the deadline for submissions (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) at BLUE MESA REVIEW. Pays: $25. Note: “International submissions are accepted and are eligible for publication, but we are not able to process contributor payments outside the United States.” Note also that they’ll close early if they reach their Submittable quota.
SOUTHWORD’s deadline for poetry submissions is also February 28. Pays: €40/poem. “If the writer lives outside of Ireland, they will be paid by PayPal.”
Also open until February 28: PROSPECTUS, which “welcomes submissions from unpublished or little-published poets [check the site for eligibility] as well short prose pieces and fine-art images.” Also publishes “reviews of debut full-length collections of poetry (49+ pages), short-story collections, first novels, and art books….Reviewers need not be new writers, though, as always, new writers are welcome to submit.” Pays: “$25 for each published piece. In addition, you will receive 5 copies of the journal plus a 15% discount on additional copies.”
Submissions for STONECROP REVIEW’s upcoming “Flora” issue will also close February 28. This “journal of urban nature writing, art, and photography” seeks prose and art “that explores the ways in which human animals, non-human animals, and plants have created, adapted to, and thrived in cities.” Pays: $20 honorarium.
March 1 is the deadline at TEACH. WRITE. (“a writing teachers’ literary journal”). The work submitted need not be about teaching/learning. Submissions are open to all, although “writing that is either written by composition teachers and writing students OR about teaching and learning” is preferred. Payment: “$15 for short stories, creative non-fiction, and essays; $10 for all other categories, upon or soon following, publication, payable via PayPal.”
UPSTREET will also receive fiction and nonfiction submissions until March 1. Note: “Work whose theme or topic is political, or which contains partisan political references, will not be considered.” Payment: “between $50 and $250.”
Also open until March 1: THE HUNGER, “a journal of visceral writing that publishes fiction, poetry, nonfiction, hybrid work, and visual art in a yearly issue.” Pays: $10/poem, $20 per fiction or nonfiction piece, and $20/hybrid piece. “We also accept submissions for ‘The Glutton’s Digest,’ a column within each issue of The Hunger, dedicated to filling the emptiness. ‘The Glutton’s Digest’ features one piece of writing that sets the table for the work that follows. It can take the form of a traditional restaurant/food review, a recipe, an experience of eating (or not eating), or any wild experiment in food writing. We encourage weirdness; we are starving for your strange.” Payment for “The Glutton’s Digest” is $25.
Re-opened in mid-January, for submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction: THE FIDDLEHEAD. Note that during its current submissions window, they’re taking submissions from Canadian writers only. Payment: $60 CAD/published page, plus two copies.
CLASS COLLECTIVE MAGAZINE publishes “writing that has a class-based perspective on politics and culture.” Payment: “We currently pay a modest honorarium of CA$10 for poetry, and CA$20 for fiction, essays, and commentary (processed via PayPal).”
LONGREADS welcomes pitches for its “Reading List” features. “We pay USD$350 per reading list. Please read our updated submissions page and browse our reading lists to see what we’ve published over the years. Curation is at the heart of this format, but our favorite lists have many of the elements of our best commissioned stories: a strong voice, a fresh and unexpected angle, and sharp and thoughtful commentary.”
LONGREADS is also open for essay pitches. “Essays are usually between 2,000 and 6,000 words but can be longer. Rates start at $500 USD for first-time contributors — but that, too, can vary, depending on the reporting and research the piece demands.”
Reminder: Make it a habit to check the CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL website, where titles in development are posted. One project with a February deadline is a book on “Counting Your Blessings/Attitude of Gratitude.” “If this is your first time, please visit our Story Guidelines page.” Pays: $200 plus 10 free copies.
REMEMBER: Some venues listed in last month’s newsletter remain open for submissions.
6. BLOG NOTES
The newsletter is published just once each month, but there’s always something new on the Practicing Writing blog:
(Monday) Markets and Jobs for Writers (including opportunities that don’t make it into the monthly newsletter)
Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer
(Friday) Finds for Writers
Sunday Sentence
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Interested in matters of specifically Jewish literary and cultural interest? Please also visit the My Machberet blog (“machberet” is the Hebrew word for “notebook”).
7. NEWSLETTER MATTERS
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About the editor: Erika Dreifus is a writer, teacher, and literary consultant whose books include Birthright: Poems and Quiet Americans: Stories. A Fellow in the Sami Rohr Jewish Literary Institute and an adjunct associate professor at Baruch College/CUNY, she lives in New York. Please visit ErikaDreifus.com to learn more about her work and follow her on Facebook and/or Twitter, where she tweets “on matters bookish and/or Jewish.”