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The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week Field NotesāJanuary 26, 2022Some very quick things: Iāve been highly distracted by an auto-immune skin disease, that despite various treatments, continues to spread as a rash and create erosive legions. Each day is a new nightmare. Overnight it has affected my eyes, fingers, ā¦ Continue reading āBarbara Krasner
- 2022 Sydney Taylor Book Awards AnnouncedThis morning the Association of Jewish Libraries issued a press release announcing the winners of the annual Sydney Taylor Book Awards. Congratulations to all the gold medal, silver medal, and notable books and their authors. 2022 Sydney Taylor Book, Manuscript, ā¦ Continue reading āBarbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 3, What You Donāt See about MeWeek 3ās #52snapshots prompt is about what others donāt know or canāt see about you. My first draft was about all missing organs: tonsils, two parathyroid glands, female parts, and gall bladder. But as I was writing about the gall ā¦ Continue reading āBarbara Krasner
- 2021 National Jewish Book Awards AnnouncedToday the Jewish Book Council announced winners and finalists of its National Jewish Book Awards. For the entire press release and list, click here. Mazel tov to all winners and finalists! Childrenās PicĀtureĀ Book WinĀner: Dear Mr. DickensĀ NanĀcy Churnin, illusĀtratĀed ā¦ Continue reading āBarbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field NotesāJanuary 19, 2022Some very quick things: The first issue of The Sepia Chronicles | Writing the Past went out on Sunday. If interested in subscribing to this or the writing family history and memoir newsletter, please either comment below or send an ā¦ Continue reading āBarbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 2, I RememberSaturday night trips for books and records Week 2ās #52snapshots prompt is about āI Remember.ā I made a list of things I remembered with a time limit of five minutes. The items revolved around trips with my father. I donāt ā¦ Continue reading āBarbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field NotesāJanuary 12, 2022Some very quick things: Iāve been accepted into the Kenyon Review writing session for teachers and adjuncts later this month. Iām thrilled to be writing with other educators under the auspices of a literary journal I revere. The Sepia Chronicles ā¦ Continue reading āBarbara Krasner
- Authorās Notebook | The Book Bible by Susan ShapiroShapiro, Susan. The Book Bible: How to Sell Your ManuscriptāNo Matter What GenreāWithout Going Broke or Insane. New York: Skyhorse, February 2022. Last winter I read Susan Shapiroās The Byline Bible and gained inspiration to write about why my grandmother, ā¦ Continue reading āBarbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 1, My NameInstead of marking #52snapshots as a 2021 done deal, I decided for 2022 I would follow Sonja Livingstonās 52 prompts exactly as laid out in Fifty-Two Snapshots: A Memoir Starter Kit. By the end of the year, I should have ā¦ Continue reading āBarbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field NotesāJanuary 5, 2022Some very quick things: I have decided on a different #52snapshot journey for 2022. I will write to a different prompt from Sonja Livingstonās Fifty-Two Snapshots: A Memoir Starter Kit each Friday and blog about the process and insights. I ā¦ Continue reading āBarbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field NotesāJanuary 26, 2022
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