Monthly Archives: March 2014

Guest Post by Nancy K. Miller | My Memoirs Made Me Jewish, or How Jewish Is Enough?

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Barbara Krasner

In the year 2000 I received a phone call from a real estate broker who informed me that I had inherited a small plot of land on the outskirts of Jerusalem from my paternal grandparents. The phone call led to … Continue reading →

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New Jewish Writer Service | Would You Be Interested?

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Barbara Krasner

I’d appreciate your response to this very brief survey to help gauge interest in a new writer service from The Whole Megillah.

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Agent’s Notebook | Mira Reisberg, Hummingbird Literary

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Barbara Krasner

The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to read and write while you were growing up? Mira Reisberg (MR): My parents were Holocaust survivors who taught us that the only things that couldn’t be taken away from you are the … Continue reading →

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Reminder! April 1 Deadline for Jewish Picture Book Manuscript Contest

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Barbara Krasner

It’s back! The Whole Megillah’s contest for Jewish-themed picture book manuscripts! Kar-Ben publisher Joni Sussman will be judging. Of special interest: creative Hanukkah stories! Submission Guidelines: Send the entire manuscript of your Jewish-themed picture book to The Whole Megillah at … Continue reading →

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Guest Post | Seminar on Jewish Story Panelist, Poet/Memoirist Joy Ladin

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Barbara Krasner

My life was changed by a writers’ conference I attended in 1985. I was three years removed from concentrating in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College. Writing poetry had been at the center of my life since junior high school, … Continue reading →

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Flanders House Book Presentation | The War Within These Walls

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Barbara Krasner

I had the privilege of attending the Flanders House book presentation on The War Within These Walls, written by Aline Sax and illustrated by Caryl Strzelecki. The book received a 2014 Sydney Taylor Honor Award in the teen category. It … Continue reading →

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Conference on Jewish Story | Tahneer Oksman, Memoir Panelist

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Barbara Krasner

On May 18 at the Conference on Jewish Story, Tahneer Oksman will participate on the Memoir panel. We thought it would be a good idea for you to know her and her work ahead of time. Tahneer Oksman is Assistant … Continue reading →

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Take Advantage of the Purim 10% Discount | Writing Jewish-Themed Children’s Books, a Highlights Workshop

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Barbara Krasner

Writing Jewish-Themed Children’s Books | A Highlights Foundation Workshop June 8 – 11, 2014 Time is running out! Special Offer: 10% discount if you apply before March 14 (Purim) In bucolic Boyds Mills, Pennsylvania, the Highlights Foundation offers for the … Continue reading →

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