Reflections on Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, (Auto)Biography, Life-Writing, and the Essay
29 Nov 2011 at 07:31
Julija Šukys
Academia, Archives, Autobiography, Biography, CNF Conversations, Domesticity, Eastern Europe, Essays, Feminism, Jerusalem, Journeys, Judaism, Language and Multilingualism, Letters, Memoir, Nancy K. Miller, Publishing, Research, Russia, Uncategorized, Writing
Nancy K. Miller. What They Saved: Pieces of Jewish Past. University of Nebraska Press, 2011. * In her new memoir, What They Saved: Pieces of a Jewish Past, Nancy K. Miller tells the story of how she reconstructed her family’s missing past from a handful of mysterious objects found in dresser drawers and apartment closets after [...]
29 Nov 2011 at 07:31
Julija Šukys
Academia, Archives, Autobiography, Biography, Children, CNF Conversations, Creative Nonfiction, Domesticity, Eastern Europe, Feminism, Jerusalem, Journeys, Judaism, Language and Multilingualism, Letters, Life-writing, Memoir, Nancy K. Miller, Orthodoxy, Publishing, Research, Russia, Siberia, Uncategorized, Writing
Nancy K. Miller. What They Saved: Pieces of Jewish Past. University of Nebraska Press, 2011. * This is Part II of a two-part interview. Click here to read Part I. Julija Šukys: I loved reading your descriptions of how you related to “The Old Country” before this quest. “Russia, a vast faraway, almost mythical kingdom [...]
22 Nov 2011 at 04:49
Julija Šukys
Calls for Submissions, Contests and Prizes, Creative Nonfiction, Essays, Memoir, Personal Essays, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing
NARRATIVE : A Nonprofit Organization Dedicated to Storytelling in the Digital Age Contest Deadline: November 30. NARRATIVE IS LOOKING FOR short stories, short shorts, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, one-act plays, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. Our one criterion is excellence. Prior winners and [...]
11 Nov 2011 at 04:27
Julija Šukys
Academia, Autobiography, Biography, Children, CNF Conversations, Creative Nonfiction, Domesticity, Editing, Epistolophilia, Journeys, Libraries, Malta and Gozo, Memoir, Mothering, Siberia, Uncategorized, Writing
I haven’t written much here on the blog lately. In part, this is because I’ve been working surprisingly well. I’m making swift progress, and the energy I pour into my new book (#3) leaves little for writing here. Writing resources, it seems, are finite. Undertaking the writing of a book is daunting. It’s a tough [...]
04 Nov 2011 at 09:15
Julija Šukys
Book Design, E-books, Editing, Epistolophilia, Marketing, Publicity, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing
A few weeks ago, I finished editing the proofs of my new book Epistolophilia. It was a great feeling to see the text typeset, designed, and looking official (and beautiful). This, in combination with some back and forth about cover design a month or so ago has got me thinking about how books look. And whether [...]
