Archive for the 'Mail Call' Category
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
End of Life Stories
postmark deadline Dec. 31, 2009
We’re seeking new essays that explore death, dying, and end of life care, for a collection to be published by Southern Methodist University Press. We’re looking for stories that transcend the “I” and find universal meaning in personal experiences. We hope to include stories representing a wide variety [...]
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Photos courtesy of a school staff member who is also a fellow mama…Thanks, Karyn!
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
This just in from our good friends at New Demographic/Racialicious/AntiRacistParent…
“We want this Anti-Racist Parent to be the premier resource online for anti-racist parents. And we need your help. Please take a moment to complete a brief survey that will help us uncover the issues that are of most value to you. We will share highlights of the [...]
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Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Genie Maples ART Newsletter
December 2008
In This Issue [...]
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Thursday, December 11th, 2008
”More than a magazine, The Charis Review is part literary journal, part D.I.Y. ‘zine, part urban farmer’s almanac, & more…”
Charis Review Deadline Extended (New deadline: January 15, 2009)
What do we want?
The Charis Review is a multi-media, multi-generational southern feminist response to culture. It is founded on the belief that sharing knowledge is a [...]
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Monday, December 8th, 2008
This just in:
Over at LiteraryMama, fellow mama-writer Caroline Grant reviews a film that I’m adding to my must-see list. An excerpt:
I hadn’t really thought about the constraints of space and materials that visual artists work with until I watched Pamela Tanner Boll’s moving new documentary Who Does She Think She Is? (2008), which introduces [...]
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
From fellow mama-writer, Elrena Evans:
Hello all!
I’m writing to let you know that my latest column is up on Literary Mama:
“I’d rather my children be who God created them to be, encompassing not only their unique gifts and talents and personhoods, but where and when they were born, and yes, who their parents are. And when [...]
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
After posting a teaser for months, the brilliant Michelle Sewell of GirlChildPress finally gave up the goods. Do I even have to mention that I am sooo submitting a story for consideration for this collection (CFS below)?
In other GirlChild news, a few weekends ago, I joined Michelle and 9 other Just Like a Girl contributors [...]
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Friday, November 14th, 2008
This just in from my Brother from Another Mother:
Greetings All!
FYI:
The Obenson Report black cinema podcast is back, thanks to popular demand!
Since placing it on hiatus in February, I’ve been repeatedly asked, often by enthusiastic strangers, whether or not the podcast would return. Also, from time to time, I check the audience stats of previously recorded [...]
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