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New Additions to the Advice Page

I have two new articles up on my Advice page: How Can I Improve my Chances of Being Accepted to an Undergraduate Workshop? and How Do I Ask a Professor for a Letter of Reference?. I hope either or both might be helpful to you. I’m proud to see that author Erika Dreifus linked to them from her excellent blog—itself a storehouse of good advice for young writers. Many thanks to Sonnet Media for redesigning the Advice page as a whole; it’s now much easier to navigate.

Good News from the Sustainable Arts Foundation

I am absolutely thrilled to have been awarded a Winter 2011 Artist’s Grant from the Sustainable Arts Foundation! This wonderful organization’s mission is to support artists and writers who are also raising families. I’m honored to have been chosen; and very grateful for their help in finishing my new book.

New Work from the Hopkins & Barton Book Trailer Manufactory

The Hopkins & Barton Book Trailer Manufactory proudly presents the second installment in its book trailer manufacturing project, Tobias’s incisive yet glowing review of Michael Griffith’s new novel, Trophy:

Upcoming Events

I’m delighted to have two readings to look forward to this winter: at Bates College in February and at NYU in March. I’ll post details as the time approaches, but for now would just like to say that if you’re in Portland, ME or in NYC, I’d be very happy to see you there! My intention is to read new work at both events, which seems not completely impossible, given that I’ll have the great good fortune to be at Yaddo working on said work for a few weeks in between now and then. (Keynahora.)

Facebook, Finally

Only a few years behind the curve, I’ve created a Facebook page on which to post information about publications and events. If you’d like to receive news about upcoming thisses and thats, please go to Facebook and sign up to be a fan. You can also sign up for my mailing list by typing your e-mail address into the appropriate box on any page of this website.

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