Julia Laxer Awarded Fall 2014 Orlando Creative Nonfiction Prize
As a reader, I felt immediately transported; I marveled at the weight of each phrase or sentence, the way the writing seemed to have layers of meaning. The voice is powerful, unpredictable, and vibrant. I hope the author expands upon this piece to create a larger narrative. —Deborah Feldman, Fall 2014 Orlando Creative Nonfiction Finalist Judge Congratulations to Julia Laxer on the selection of her essay, “Letter to My Sister in a...
Lisa Nikolidakis Awarded Fall 2014 Orlando Flash Fiction Prize
“The Spinning Field” brings the reader immediately and viscerally into the world of the alien among us – the outsider, the immigrant, the ostracized. For its pitch-perfect voice, succinct yet compelling details, and total honesty (even when it ain’t pretty), “The Spinning Field” has the mark of a writer to watch!” —Kristen Wolf, Fall 2014 Orlando Flash Fiction Finalist Judge Congratulations to...
Michelle Wright Awarded Fall 2014 Orlando Short Fiction Prize
It’s so hard to create a world and draw living characters and make the reader feel something, all in just a few short pages–“Moon Shiny Night” did all of this beautifully. Without even naming the characters I felt connected to these girls, felt their brief, wondrous connection to the old man next door–and I ached, knowing it would all be over, and the old man would be left alone. —Vanessa Diffenbaugh,...
Denise Leto Awarded Fall 2014 Orlando Poetry Prize
I love the play of the biological, anatomical, and marine references and the mixed references to geography and Christianity with the most subtle eroticism, “writing notes with her other hand: desire.” For the poem is desire, and is sometimes the fulfillment of desire. But also end, loss, death as the body gives itself back to where it was born–perhaps. –Cheryl Clarke, Fall 2014 Orlando Poetry Finalist Judge...
Pam Houston: Orlando Creative Nonfiction Judge
“I was just working hard to unearth the things that wanted expression inside me, and I had no idea anyone would care about my river running/sheep hunting/cowboy chasing stories, but they did.”—Pam Houston AROHO is pleased to announce Pam Houston as the finalist Creative Nonfiction judge for the Spring 2015 Orlando Prizes. We asked Pam the following questions about her own writing and her advice for women writers: ...
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