This month, news from Rosa Rankin-Gee, Elaine Sciolino, The Rhizome Society, Ellyn Maybe, David Hare, Lorin Stein, Sheila Kohler, Deborah Landau, Le Carmen, Nathan Englander, Rachel Zucker, Mattheuw Rohrer, Richard Nahem, Todd Zuniga, Sebastien Marx, Barry Dickens, Brian Elson, David Barnes, Leanne Shapton, Elena Odessa Ray, Simonne Hurse, Alan Riding, and Nisha Somwang
News:
Rosa Rankin-Gee won the Paris Literary Prize! Adam Bilesand Agustin Maes were the two runners-up. Congratulations to writers--and organizers! The celebration in Paris on 16 June 2011 was absolutely perfect. Rosa has also launched a very special book club at Le Carmen, which is a lot of fun. (Interview with Rosa coming soon!)
Richard Nahem's blog Eye Prefer Paris celebrates its FIFTH ANNIVERSARY! Bravo Richard! See our interview with Richard here!
Many thanks to our intern Nisha Somwang for all her help with Paris Writers News ! (see the Author Directory's new look)
Paris Short Story Prize winners --if you haven't sent your photos and bios yet, know that we are eager to receive them!
Selected Events in JULY
TUESDAY JULY 5TH at 7pm Elaine Sciolino will read from her book, La Seduction: How the French Play the Game of Life. Elaine Sciolino is the author of two previous books; The Outlaw State: Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis (1991), and Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran (2000, 2005). AT Village Voice www.villagevoicebookshop.com
WEDNESDAY 6TH JULY 7:00PM The Rhizome Society is a new English-speaking debating club in the upstairs library at Shakespeare & Co starting this July. The society meetings will take place every Wednesday night of this month from 7-9pm (excepting 13/7). The evening will consist of eight speakers, each speaking for a maximum of eight minutes for or against a particular topic. Questions for speakers from the floor during speeches will be permitted and encouraged. The topic of the inaugural meeting is Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori (It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country)and will take place at 7pm on Wednesday 6 July. Due to limited space, it is absolutely necessary to sign up either to speak or simply attend. To do so, or to find out what the following weeks’ topics will be, or to sign up for the Rhizome Society newsletter, please send an email to Lydia [email protected].
THURSDAY 7TH JULY 5:00PM Ellyn Maybe, lyrical poet and hippy lovechild of Gertrude Stein and Allen Ginsberg AT Shakespeare and Co
10th July at 7pm: English Theater with WordsUp: The Blue Room by David Hare, dir. by Colin David Reese; with Elena Odessa Ray and Ivan Magrin-Chagnolleau (Attn: Nudity) AT : Le Petit Théâtre du Bonheur, 6 Rue Drevet, 75018 Paris, Reservations: [email protected]
MONDAY 11TH JULY 7:30PM In collaboration with NYU, Lorin Stein will discuss legendary literary journal, The Paris Review. At Shakespeare and Co
TUESDAY 12 July 2011 - 6:30- 8:30 pm PAN Writer Series with Sheila Kohler. Sheila Kohler is the author of ten books and the winner of numerous literary prizes including O'Henry awards, Antioch Review Prize, and New York Times Editor's Pick. Her third novel, the highly acclaimed "Cracks", was made into a film starring Eva Green. Sheila currently teaches writing at Princeton and Bennington. If you are in town in July, you won't want to miss this terrific evening. Sheila will talk about her new book, "Love Child". RSVP to Laurel Zuckerman at [email protected]
(see Paris Writers News interview with Sheila Kohler here)
WEDNESDAY 13TH JULY 7:30PM In collaboration with NYU: Join us for a discussion led by Deborah Landau on Literary Publishing between Michael Wiegers (Copper Canyon Press), Joanna Yas (Open City) and Jennifer Barth (HarperCollins). At Shakespeare and Co
SUNDAY 17TH JULY 7:00PM Literary Death Match at Le Carmen (a very cool bar), organized with Shakespeare & Co. Judging trio that boasts all-world scribe Nathan Englander (author of For the Relief of Unbearable Urgesand The Ministry of Special Cases), spectacular comedian Sebastian Marx (host of Pranzo's Very Happy Hour), and a lady-to-be-named that'll rock your chaussettes. Readers include Rachel Zucker (author of Museum of Accidents & Home/Birth: a poemic — co-written with Arielle Greenberg ), poetic mastermind Matthew Rohrer (Destroyer and Preserver), The Paris Literary Prize-winner Rosa Rankin-Gee (author of the novella The Last Kings of Sark), and one to-be-announced! Hosted by LDM creator Todd Zuniga.http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/upcoming-events/july-17-2011.html Le Carmen, 34 rue Duperré, 75009, Paris (map) When: Doors at 7, Show at 8:05 (sharp); afterdrinks after! Cost: €5 preorder (see the above site); €8 on the door.
17 July 7pm : English-language theater with WordsUp: Mag and Bag by Barry Dickens, dir. by Quentin Ochem and Robert Brazil ; with Simonne Hurse and Jacqueline Mifsud (Attn: Adult language) AT : Le Petit Théâtre du Bonheur, 6 Rue Drevet, 75018 Paris, Reservations: [email protected]
WEDNESDAY JULY 20 · 7:30pm - 10:30pm Lecture: Naval History in Britain and Canada with Bryan Elson AT The Abbey Bookshop 29, rue de la Parcheminerie, (Métro St-Michel)
THURSDAY 21st July 2011 from 19h30 JT Welsch and Claire Trevien read in Salt Modern Voices followed by a Blues Jam. Andrew Motion described JT Welsch's debut pamphlet 'Orchids' as 'clever but emotional, ingenious but affecting'. Luke Kennard said Claire Trevien's 'Low-Tide Lottery' reads 'like a previously untranslated classic rather than a debut'. AT Culture Rapide in Belleville
Saturday 23rd July - 3-6pm Elaine Sciolino will sign her book La Séduction: How The French Play the Game of Life. AT WHSMITH
24th July at 7pm: English Theater with WordsUp: Two People : An improvised play about a couple created by Elena Odessa Ray and Simonne Hurse AT : Le Petit Théâtre du Bonheur, 6 Rue Drevet, 75018 Paris, Reservations: [email protected]
MONDAY 25TH JULY 6:00PM Celebrate a new anthology of poetry and fiction about Paris, Strangers in Paris, launched by editor David Barnes, with readings by contributors. AT Shakespeare and Co
TUESDAY 26TH JULY 6:00PM Leanne Shapton will paint wooden book blocks from 4pm. At 6pm there will be a Q&A upstairs in the library. Leanne is an art director, illustrator, artist, and publisher based in New York and has contributed work to The New York Times, Harper’s, The New Yorker, GQ, Jane, Flaunt, and Seventeen, among others. She runs J&L Books with the photographer Jason Fulford. See her art at http://leanneshapton.com/index.html AT Shakespeare and Co
Wednesday 27th of July, 8:30 pm - 2am at Le Carmen, 34 rue Duperré, 75009, Paris. The Bookclub at Le Carmen. Bring a book, swap and talk, live music and dancing afterwards. A terrific event co-organized by Paris Literary Prize winner Rosa Rankin Gee and Jethro Turner. Paris Writers News sent its reporters to check it out. Highly recommended. (interview and article coming soon!) AT Le Carmen 34 Rue Duperré 75009 http://taleofthree.com/
WEDNESDAY July 27 7PM-9PM An Evening in Vichy in Paris; For years France tried to forget or rewrite her experience in World War II. In the AP (Après Robert Paxton) era that is no longer possible. With the 1973 publication of VICHY FRANCE that discussion was changed irrevocably. Last year the long time New York Times correspondent and former Paris Bureau Chief Alan Riding, in AND THE SHOW WENT ON, delved into cultural life in Paris while the Swastika flew over Paris. AT Hotel La Perle 14 rue des Canettes M: Saint-Germain, Mabillon Cost 20 euros–includes a glass of wine and nibbles. To reserve.
31st July at 7pm: English Theater with WordsUp: Mag and Bag by Barry Dickens, dir. by Quentin Ochem and Robert Brazil ; with Simonne Hurse and Jacqueline Mifsud (Attn: Adult language AT : Le Petit Théâtre du Bonheur, 6 Rue Drevet, 75018 Paris, Reservations: [email protected]
Calls for Submissions
Lesley Lawson is compiling an anthology of stories about men and women who, like her, married for the first time at 40+. Writers who would like to contribute their story can get in touch with Lesley on [email protected] or tel. 079 5080284. (Geneva Writers Group)
Ashland Creek Press, a new, small, independent publisher of books with a world view, is calling for submissions for travel stories to eco-literature. "Our mission is to publish books, short stories, and articles that foster an appreciation for worlds outside our own, the animal kingdom, and the ways in which we all connect." Midge Raymond and John Yinker welcome submissions from the Geneva Writers Group. The submission process is online only. Check the website, www.ashlandpress.com,
Expat writing group Writers Abroad are seeking fiction and non-fiction submissions for their 2011 anthology Foreign Flavours. Theme is food, drink and cooking around the world. Entry is free, and while there is no payment, proceeds from the publication will be donated to charity. Entry deadline 09 September. Full details at www.writers-abroad.com
Poets & Writers are calling for essays about stories of perseverance despite rejection, other challenges, [email protected]
International Creative Writing Competition for Poems, Short Stories and Flash Fiction: The Bridport Prize 2011 website is now open for entries! The Bridport Prize is the richest open writing competition in the English language - with £5000 first prize for a short story (of up to 5000 words); and £5000 first prize for a poem (of up to 42 lines). The new category of Flash Fiction attracts £1,000 to be won for the best short, short story of under 250 words. Deadline June 30. Enter online at: www.bridportprize.org.uk
Inkwell, Manhattanville College , 14th annual Short Fiction Competition ($1500) and Annual Poetry Competition ($1000), deadline, Oct. 31, 2011; www.inkwelljournal.org
The International Literary Review is now considering unsolicited submissions. Look at the latest issue, "A New Zealand Literary Showcase" at www.interlitq.org.
The Bellevue Literary Review is actively seeking creative nonfiction, visit www.BLReview.org for guidelines.
Swiss News has a call for favorite stories about Switzerland , www.swissnews.ch. Send to [email protected].
If you are looking to get published in Europe , Eurowriter is a good source of information. Run by Alistair Scott, Eurowriter is a searchable database of information on European magazines, literary journals and similar publications. You can sign up to have it delivered to your mailbox. There's also a page with details of writing competitions. www.eurowriter.wordpress.com
Check Writer's Market, www.writersmarket.com for information about US markets, and www.writersmarket.co.uk for information about UK markets.
WEBZINE NEWS from FRANCE REVISITED: To submit to Gary Lee Kraut’s site. France Revisited, see http://www.francerevisited.com or email him for more details or to get on his mail listing at [email protected] (read interview with Gary)
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