Joni B. Cole: Orlando Flash Fiction Judge
AROHO is pleased to announce author and writing instructor Joni B. Cole as the finalist Flash Fiction judge for the Spring 2015 Orlando Prizes. Joni B. Cole’s most recent book is a collection of essays, Another Bad-Dog Book: Tales of Life, Love, and Neurotic Human Behavior. (Every page of Another Bad-Dog Book offers riotously funny and outrageously honest observations without sacrificing either Cole’s fiercely intelligent insights or...
Camille Dungy: Orlando Poetry Judge
“Creative insight exists in more of an aquifer then a well. Creative insight is always below the surface. Maybe the issue is access, not availability. Find a new place and a new way to plant your well. Find new technology to get the water out. Find a form that tests your limits and write into that form.”—Camille Dungy AROHO is pleased to announce Camille Dungy as the finalist Poetry judge for the Spring...
Announcing 2015 AROHO Retreat Program Contributors, Fellows, and Artists in Residence
From the 2015 Retreat Committee Congratulations to all who applied to contribute as a Program Contributor, Artist in Residence, or Fellow at the 2015 AROHO Retreat. Your generosity and the excellence of your craft are what make the AROHO community so uniquely transformative. When the application window for proposals and fellowships for the 2015 AROHO Retreat closed on August 31, we were overcome with gratitude and pride. The proposals...
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: ...
Aimee Liu: Orlando Short Fiction Judge
“Our culture trains women to relinquish power over their own body image to others; too often women see themselves only as they think – or are told – others see them. If and when women can own their own sense of their bodies, including the pleasure and comfort and strength and wisdom that their bodies supply, then a positive relationship between body image and creativity can flourish.”—Aimee Liu AROHO is pleased to announce...
Tara C. Allred
Tara C. Allred is an award-winning author, instructional designer, and educator. She has been recognized as a California Scholar of the Arts for Creative Writing and is a recipient of the Howey awards for Best Adult Book and Best Adult Author. Her published works include Sanders’ Starfish, Unauthored Letters, and The Other Side of Quiet. She is also the founder of the Other Side of Quiet online creative writing group at...
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