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Happy Birthday, Mr. Lincoln

Art Taylor / February 12, 2009

Today is, of course, Lincoln’s 200th birthday, with celebrations — and publications — all around. Amidst the many books published […]

Art Taylor / February 11, 2009

Bestselling crime novelist Jeffery Deaver will kick-off a day-long fiction writing seminar at George Mason University on Saturday, February 28.

Art Taylor / February 10, 2009

The Washington Post brought brief mention this morning that jazz singer Blossom Dearie died on February 7. I’ll admit I

Art Taylor / February 9, 2009

In November 2007, an article in the (Raleigh) News & Observer suggested that there might not be a future for

Art Taylor / February 5, 2009

Yesterday, I came across a fascinating piece by William Deresiewicz in The Chronicle Review, the magazine insert of The Chronicle

Art Taylor / February 4, 2009

…this one at the Barnes & Noble in Durham, N.C. It’s been nearly 17 years since the Bill Clinton-Sister Souljah

Art Taylor / February 3, 2009

A new edition of The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction not only prompted some changes in my syllabus after

Art Taylor / February 2, 2009

Today, Ed Southern marks his one-year-and-one-month anniversary as executive director of the North Carolina Writers’ Network. But even with only

Philip Lopate headlined the Writer’s Center‘s 32nd birthday celebration last night — complete with cake, champagne and a crowd of

What a week. In the midst of many doom-and-gloom predictions, the Washington Post made an announcement this week about dropping Book World

Matthew Vollmer’s short fiction has appeared in a wide range of notable journals, including The Paris Review, Virginia Quarterly Review,

Tara Laskowski, featured frequently on this site (if too often only incidentally), was named the Kathy Fish Fellow at SmokeLong