Kristen Wolf: Orlando Flash Fiction Judge
“What is one resource you wish more women writers had or knew about?” Confidence.—Kristen Wolf AROHO is pleased to announce author Kristen Wolf as the finalist Flash Fiction judge for the Fall 2014 Orlando Prizes. We asked Kristen about the values and concerns of historical fiction and for her tips and advice on the writing life: AROHO: In The Way, you use fiction as a porthole into a re-imagined 1st Century...
Deborah Feldman: Orlando Creative Nonfiction Judge
Sometimes when I read something I can hear the writer talking to me, and they sound very specific, very much themselves, and I can picture them in color and detail. This is when reading becomes exciting.—Deborah Feldman AROHO is pleased to announce bestselling author Deborah Feldman as the finalist Creative Nonfiction judge for the Fall 2014 Orlando Prizes. In anticipation of the upcoming competition we asked Deborah the following...
Spring 2014 Orlando Winners & Finalists
Congratulations to our Winners & Finalists, and thank you to all who submitted! As always, we were honored by the chance to read the audacious, compelling, and beautiful words of so many talented women. We are grateful to all who submitted and privileged to honor those whose work merits special recognition at this time. We hope you will join us in celebrating their successes, and we wish everyone who applied boldness and...
Caitlin Scarano Awarded Spring 2014 Orlando Flash Fiction Prize
Having any of my work, whether it be a poem, an essay, or a short story, accepted for publication is special and motivating for me – it always inspires me to create more and to share my work. I think it is great to know that someone else finds my work worthwhile and worth promoting. Caitlin Scarano Congratulations to Caitlin Scarano on the selection of her story, “Of Possible War,” for the Spring 2014 Orlando Flash...
Laura Lauth Awarded Spring 2014 Orlando Poetry Prize
Publication is hope—and humbling. When I write poetry, I’m making something like a song. They were always meant to be sung. Until then, it’s sheet music.—Laura Lauth Congratulations to Laura Lauth on the selection of her poem, “Mass Grave, Ukraine,” for the Spring 2014 Orlando Poetry Prize! Her poem is a haunting glimpse at the aftermath of genocide and the way memory and new life somehow coexist, hand-in-hand....