March 2023
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold:
when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”
~Charles Dickens
Spring is only weeks away…
Kavita Lasell Bartlett’s essay “My First Cake” appeared in OSHO News.
F. Scott Hess’s story “Currency Exchange” appears in Sojounal.
Ray Nayler’s The Mountain in the Sea is on The New Yorker’s Best of 2022 list. The UK Booksellers Association selected The Mountain in the Sea as its Indie Book of the month for February. The novel is being translated into Korean, German, French, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, and Chinese.
Gail Siegel’s “What the Mirror Tells You” was selected to appear in the Best Microfiction 2023 anthology.
Our InConversation event with Jamie Zvirzdin and Rina Palumbo flashed and danced in a most vibrant manner. Here’s the link to the recording. Enjoy!
Kaleidoscope was an amazing workshop! Over two weeks, a group of writers responded to readings and prompts, building a supportive and robust community. Stay tuned for the next offering!
Join us Tuesday, March 28th for an early spring event featuring Tara Ison and David Ryan. Tara will be reading from At the Hour Between Dog and Wolf and David will be reading from his work. They will discuss publication and literary magazines. (Registration is required.)
Tuesday, March 7th, join us for Mix & Meet. Spring into flash fiction and nonfiction — and poetry—with a generative Birch Bark Editing workshop!
February’s issue contained work by Mandira Pattnaik and Jamie Zvirzdin.
MicroLit’s submissions open March 1! Send us your work, and don’t forget that for a nominal fee, we’re happy to provide feedback.
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Blowing in the wind-
Cat & Max
Save the Date!
Jeannie Marshall and Judith Baumel InConversation on Tuesday, April 11th!
Join us for a conversation about art, religion and life, all sparked by the Sistine Chapel.
