Tayari's Blog: Community Service
July 29, 2010
Flashback!
About three years ago, I had the pleasure of teaching the Jenny McKean Moore workshop at George Washington University. Since I am back in DC for a few days, I sent out an email to my former JMM students and a few folks showed up to say hello. (First semester JMMers, please forgive me. The group email bounced back and I didn't know it!)
Anyway, I thought I would take this opportunity to tell all of you about the JMM program. If you live in Washington, DC, you may be able to take a FREE workshop. Please visit the GW English Department for information. The info for next year's isn't up yet, but you can call to get put on the list to be sent an announcement.
If you are a published author who loves working with community writers, please apply for the JMM job. I can honestly say that it was the best job I ever had.
And finally, here are some highlights:
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June 15, 2010
Tell A Girl She's Brilliant
As most of you know, I am Vice Chair of the Board of an amazing organization, Girls Write Now. At GWN we match teenage girls with writing mentors. It's a simple concept, which has been wildly successful. 100% of our girls have been accepted to college. They have won scholastic keys and last year we were honored by Michelle Obama.
I am writing this as part of our Spring Appeal. Short version, please give us some money. Whatever you have. Give us your latte money. Here's a link and here's why.
When I was coming up, there was nothing like Girls Write Now to guide me when I was just a baby writer trying to figure out what to do with myself. Picture Southwest Atlanta circa 1986. I was not in a good place. Because I had been skipped, I was younger than my classmates, but just as tall as I am now. (Not a good look at 15. I promise.) I had been bounced around a little bit-- a different school for 7, 8, 9, and 10th grades, so I wasn't really in synch with my classmates. Added to it all was the fact that I was enrolled in a Math and Science magnet program. What was a girl writer to do? Pray and wait for college.
When I got to Spelman College, Pearl Cleage told me I was brilliant and changed my life. This was before Oprah came a-calling and Pearl became a superstar. This was when she was a working writer who mentored a young lady who just wanted to write.
I am involved with Girls Write Now because I want all girls to have the experience of a one-on-one relationship with a woman writer who will read what she writes and listen to what she has to say.
We are a volunteer organization. Our mentors give their time. To be fair, our girls give their time, too. On Saturdays, they commute to Manhattan from as far as the Bronx to attend workshops on poetry, memoir, college-essay writing and more. Our Chapters Reading Series on Friday nights is SRO, every time. GWN is where motivation meets inspiration meets dedication.
The economy is in the toilet. We all know this. But certainly you can give a little something to help secure the future of our girls and really the future of American writing. These girls ARE the future. They are what America looks like. Help us get their voices out there. Please. Make a donation and let me know about it. Nothing is too small.
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April 07, 2010
Report from Spelman
I was in such a rush getting out of town on Monday, that I didn't get a chance to tell you that I am going to be out of town until Monday. Right now, I am in Atlanta, spending some time at Spelman College, by beloved alma mater. I know I'm getting old because I keep wanting to hug the young ladies that I see walking accross campus. Also, they call me "ma'am" which is another indication that clock in ticking.
Spelman women who read this blog, listen up. PLEASE give a donation to Spelman THIS WEEK. Any amount. There is a mysterious donor who will give 300,000 to the college if 5000 Spelman Women give a donation before Founders Day. Click here to give now. Don't let Spelman down.
The reason I am still in Atlanta although AWP starts tomorrow is that Spelman is honoring my mentor Pearl Cleage and I will make a tribute to Pearl this evening at 6:30 pm in LLC2. Not to be overly dramatic, but Pearl taught me how to be writer. I love her very much.
After that, it's off to the AWP conference to talk about my other passion, GIRLS WRITE NOW.
More later, and hopefully pictures from the Spelman events. I have my camera, but not my cord...
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February 26, 2010
Chapters Reading Canceled
I am so sorry to tell you that the Chapters Reading-- featuring Dolen Perkins-Valdez-- has been canceled. The reading was set to be a swell event, so we are all very disappointed. Not only was I looking forward to hearing Dolen, but I was also excited to hear from our Girls Write Now mentor/mentee pairs. When you see our girls in action, you will see right away why Michelle Obama presented GWN with The Coming Taller Award. Girls Write Now is preparing the next generation of women writers one girl, and one word at a time. Please consider giving GWN a donation to help us continue this important work. Since the entire Northeast is snowed it, how about you give us the money you won't be spending on cab fare.....
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February 05, 2010
The Best Reading Series in NYC
And, (cue the infomercial voice), that's not all-- also featured at the events are the genius girls who belong to Girls Write Now, one of the best afterschool programs in country. (You don't have to take my word that GWN is the best. If you don't believe me, just ask Michelle Obama.)
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January 28, 2010
Goodbye To A People's Hero
Howard Zinn passed away last night at the age of 87. He died of a heart attack while traveling. His landmark work, A People's History of the United States, was meant to be a small publication-- only 5,000 copies were printed-- but it has sold over a million copies, each year selling more copies than the year before. The People's History is American history told from a left-wing point of view, highlighting the stories of people not in power.
The video below is Alice Walker reading "Sojourner Truth", from the program "Voices of A People's History." Alice Walker and Howard Zinn met when she was a student at Spelman College. He was fired from Spelman when he supported the students who demonstrated for civil rights against the will of the administration.
Mr. Zinn doesn't appear in the video, which is strangely right. It was never about Howard Zinn, it was always about the people's history.
Goodbye, Mr. Zinn, Goodbye!
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November 25, 2009
Educate A Woman, Educate A Family
About three or four years ago, I gave a reading a presentation at Mercy Learning Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Here is a link to the report I posted back in 2005. And here is an excerpt:
I was invited to Mercy because my novel, The Untelling, is set at a literacy center like Mercy. The greatest honor any writer can receive is the appreciation of the people whose lives are depicted in her books. The appreciation of the people who sit on prestigious committees is what gets a person ahead in her career, but the people at Mercy Learning Center are the folks who keep me honest; they are the people who remind me what it as stake.Imagine, if you will, a woman walking six miles to her ESL classes, pushing a stroller. She can’t read the street signs yet, she just moves from memory. She has never been away from her baby before, but she will entrust the child to the daycare at Mercy so that she can attend her ESL class for five hours a day, five days a week. Imagine another woman who speaks English as her first language but never learned to read it. She goes to Mercy to learn to read well enough to earn her G.E.D., but walks away in a year with a love of literature and the desire to write her own book.
I just got an end-of-year letter from Mercy Learning Center and they need donations to say afloat in these hard times. If you can, send them a little something. My birthday is Monday and if you want to give me something, give something to Mercy and tell me about it.
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November 09, 2009
Girls Write Now at the White House
In this photo are Maya Nussbaum (founder and CEO) and Tina Gao (fabulous GWN mentee). Since the whole GWN family couldn't come, Maya and Tina sent a video home to NYC about the ceremony. The sweetest thing was when Tina, breathless and excited, swooned: We received the award from Michelle Obama's hand!
For more information about Girls Write Now, visit our web site. And while you're there, make a donation, why don't you?
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November 04, 2009
Every Girl Needs A Mentor
Girls Write Now mentee, Amalie, reads her poem, My Name Is Not My Sky, at the GWN tenth anniversary event. Although Amalie's mentor is not pictured in this video, this poem was composed with guidance from a GWN volunteer. Our amazing amazing girls and their mentors work together one-on-one for an entire year. In this video you will see a young woman who has found her voice and she has found a community.
Every girl needs a mentor. Help us make that hapen.
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June 30, 2009
It's PayBack Time
I was going to include this in the links, but I think I should post it by itself. Today is the end of the fiscal year. Please go to the website of your undergraduate institution and make a donation. The schools are able to receive more funds based on the PERCENTAGE of alumni who give back. So even if you give just $10, you are considered active and that ups the numbers.
My Spelman Sisters, and other HCBU grads, it's time to step up and you have to do it TODAY. Here is the link to the Spelman site. Just do it. It won't take but a minute. Think about what you got from Spelman, Morehouse, Southern, FAMU, Hampton, Howard, etc. Was it worth five minutes and a little bit of money?
Just give.
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May 03, 2009
GWN Requests The Pleasure of Your Company
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April 23, 2009
The Amazing Eight
In addition to being incredibly good-looking, what do these eight writers have in common? Well, for one thing, they are all members of this blog community. But the real thing, the news, the thing that calls for champagne is that all of them are publishing their first books! (You may notice that one of the Amazing Eight is pictured twice. That's because Dwayne Betts is publishing TWO first books this year, with his bad self.)
Over the next few weeks, each of these amazing first-timers will be featured on the blog. I'll post a little about their books and they will each share something about writing and the writing life.
But just so you can know what's to come, here are their names of the Amazing Eight:
Congratulations to them all, and stay tuned for more!
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March 31, 2009
Doing it For Ourselves Steve Harvey
Steve Harvey's Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man is dominating the NY Times Best Seller list for the eighth week in a row. You know I get excited whenever an African-American makes the list. I get even more excited when it's an African-American that people know is an African-American. (I'm thinking of Malcolm Gladwell. I'm happy for the brother, but the rising tide can't raise all boats if most folks didn't know he's black!) So, back to Mr. Harvey. Maybe his book isn't the most scholarly of tomes. And maybe he is cashing in on the Black-Women-Can't-Catch-A-Man-Hysteria. (Hey, why should Essence have all the fun?) But it is always good to see the power of black women's dollars measured in the marketplace.
All that said, I ran accross this article at the New Yorker blog, referring to the Harvey book as a "bizzare" bestseller. (Don't ask me what's so bizzare about it. This is the sort of book that was born to be on the best-seller list.) The thing that got my attention is that Harvey's race and the race of his devotees isn't mentioned. I know that black women are not the only women bowing at the Harvey oracle, but I know what I see on the subway. I'm aware that we are suppossed to be post-racial now that we've got Mr. O in the white house, but Harvey has led a remarkable campaign in reaching out to black women and I would like to see us recognized as a significant buying block.
This still matters even if the book and the ideas behind it are a little bit silly. That's a discussion for another day.
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March 06, 2009
Girls Write Now Day, this Sunday
Just a reminder to everyone that Girls Write Now Day is this Sunday, March 8. 4-6 pm at The New School, Lang Community and Student Center. Speakers will be National Book Award Winner, Annette Gordon-Reed and Marlon James.
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February 18, 2009
In Celebration of Writers!
Congratulations to Sarah Gambito, Russell Banks, and Robert Caro-- the recipents of the 2009 Barnes and Noble Writers for Writers Award. This distinction is awarded to writers who have made a difference in the lives of other writers.
The awards will be presented at the annual Poets and Writers Gala Benefit Dinner on Wednesday, March 25. I'll be there, serving as a "table host." As I understand it, a table host is kind of like the person throwing a dinner party. But since the event is at The Ritz-Carlton, Battery Park, the food will be much better than anything I could put together. There will be about thirty tables, each with a different host. So imagine thrity simultaneous dinner parties thrown by wonderful writers such as Francine Prose, Rigoberto Gonzalez, Conelius Eady, Candace Bushnell, Michael Cunnigham, etc
I can't wait!
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January 08, 2009
Thank You, Mosaic!
Yesterday, the UPS man came to my apartment. I have to say that the sight of him is usually reward enough, but this time there was lagniappe: forty issues of Mosaic Magazine.
Ron Kavanaugh, editor of Mosaic never sleeps. In the box was a little note that read: Tayari, Mosaic represents a commitment to all writers of the African Diaspora. When you arrive in Uganda, please deliver these copies to the women of FEMRITE with my compliments.
Thanks, Ron. And to show my dedication, I am taking three pairs of shoes out of my suitcase to make room for these beautiful magazines. And if you need Mosaic in your life, subscribe. It's just $15 for a year and $25 for two.
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January 02, 2009
Thanks for Your Braces and 80's Fashion!
The images are in and results are tallied. I am delighted to send a check for $520 to Girls Write Now. 22 brave souls sent in your photos and ten wrote on your blogs. Some people wrote checks to support this fantastic cause. So, with no further, ado, here are the latest pictures. Click on the mosaic to see the full batch-- and to find out who these teens are now. You'd be surprised.
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December 19, 2008
The Teenage Y'all, Part One
I am tickled to death by all the people who have dug in thier archives to find their highschool photos to support Girls Write Now! In case you missed the game, I'll donate $5 for every person who send me a picture of themselves as a teen and $10 if you post that photo on your blog and spread the news about GWN. (Here's the original post.) I know a lot of people are heading home for the holidays, so raid those photo albums. And don't fret if you don't have a scanner. You can use your digital camera to photograph a photo and it comes out pretty good. So, with no further ado... Here are the first batch of photos. (Click on the mosiac see them better.) Also check out the blogs where some folks posted more photos, and all talked about the teenage them!
If you feel bad about your corny pictures from high school, remember over half the girls in NYC never make it to graduation. So, there's your guilt trip. Now share. And while you're at it. Make a donation to GWN. I'll match it, dollar for dollar!
And here are the bloggers! (It's oddly comforting to know that your most favorite bloggers used to be a little, ahem, awkward)
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December 17, 2008
You Never Knew The Teenage Me
"You Never Knew The Teenage Me" is a meme unwittingly started by Lauren.
Did you know that about half of the girls in NYC will never graduate from high school? Girls Write Now, my favorite charitable organization is doing something to fix that. GWN matches teen girls with writing mentors and provides a safe space for girls to find their voices, explore their options, and learn to what the future may hold for them. And guess what? ALL the girls who participate graduate from high school. And most go on to college (To see why I love GWN so much, watch this video. See and hear a young woman find her voice at her very first reading.)
This won't come as a surprise, but changing the world costs money. If you can send a donation to GWN, let me know and I'll match you, dollar for dollar. I know money is tight this year, so here is another way you can participate. If you send me a photo of the teenage you, I'll give $5 to GWN. If you post it on your blog and spread the word about this amazing organization, I'll give $10.
Don't you think every girl deserves a chance?
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May 19, 2008
Oo La Lauren: Gorgeous For The Cause
Remember when I told everyone to bid on the photo shoot by Rachel Eliza Griffiths that was part of the Dunbar Village auction? Well, Lauren Cerand-- the best publicist in the word-- was on the receiving end of all of Rachel's beautiful magic.
Major hotness.
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April 16, 2008
We've Done Something Good Here
The time has come to post the results of the recent ebay auction to benefit the victims of the Dunbar Village Tragedy. As you may remember, I came up with this idea on the spur of the moment. I volunteered to do a manuscript critique and invited any other authors who were interested to jump right in.
I was floored by the number of people who pitched in. I did not solicit these offerings. People stood up and stepped up. So remember the names of these authors, artists, and publishers. Support them. Buy their books when you can, request them from your local library, go to their readings, or just subscribe to their blogs.
I also want to thank the members of this blog community for all your help with this effort. You bid, forwarded the links to your friends, and sent encouraging emails. You posted on your own blogs. Word spread. We managed to get a lot of attention for the auction, but also for the specific victims of Dunbar Village, but also the issue of violence against women and children.
Special thanks is in order for the bloggers. We were mentioned on the big literary blogs like Galleycat, Maude Newton, TEV, and even the LA Times blog. But the smaller blog families also gave love. Some folks even did mini-auctions of thier own to encourage support for our efforts.
Lastly, If you want to help out, but didn't win the any of the auctions, you can make a donation to the victim's assistance fund. Here's the information for that:
Individuals who would like to donate money to the victims can go to any Wachovia Bank and donate to the St. Ann’s Victim’s Assistance Fund. Donations will go directly to the mother and her son. Checks can be made payable to the "Dunbar Village Victim Assistance Fund - St. Ann’s". Donations can be mailed to: St. Ann’s Catholic Church, 310 N. Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
We've done something good here. All of us. Whether you won an auction or not. We came together. We gave what we had to give. We cared. We helped somebody.
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And The Winners Are....
The total raised from the auction is:
TWO THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED FOURTEEN DOLLARS and Sixty-Nine Cents!
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April 14, 2008
Tick, tock! Act now!
The auction for the six titles from Dzanc Books is closing in about an hour. For those of you not hip, I thought I would tell you a little bit about this innovative publishing company.
Dzanc is a non-profit organization dedicated to publishing literary fiction. They also do outreach and education. This means writers in schools programs, but also working with literary journals to increase literacy and also visibility of serious authors.
This is a quick summary because the auction ends in abut 45 minutes and I want to get this up in time for you to BID.... Also, it was so kind of them to offer thier whole catalog. There are some good books in there.
And, ahem, just FYI, if you are an author-- check out this tasty paragraph lifted from the Dzanc website:
All Dzanc authors not only receive contracts and monetary compensation commensurate with the best literary houses, but the personal attention shown to each author by Dzanc - including reviews, book tours and intimate involvement in every step of the publishing process - clearly makes Dzanc unique.
Now that should get you feeling bid-dy
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TWO GRAND... and counting!
Oh, Everybody! Things went so well last night with the ebay auction. We sold more than two thousand dollars worth of literary goods and services. There was last minute drama. (Example: a gentleman going by the handle "swampgoat" had last minute technical difficulties when trying to bid on the Saunders critique. He has to enlist a friend with less than a minute to go!)
There is some good stuff left--
As soon as all auctions are done, paperwork handled, I am going to post the names of the winners. I've been in touch with almost all of them and they are really cool people.
Life is good.
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April 13, 2008
COUNTDOWN!
We are in the last hour of the ebay auction to benefit the victims of the Dunbar Village tragedy. I am so excited. Can you believe there are (at this posting) 194 bids? I am thrilled to pieces.
(And don't forget there are a couple of other items that will mature tomorrow, but the main event is in 44 minutes... and counting.)
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Tonight's The Night!
The auction wraps up today, for the most part. There are a couple groovy items which close a little later because either they were added late, or I got confused with the software... but the bulk of the items close tonight, 9pm, EST. I noticed that many of the bidders were first time ebayers, so I thought I would offer this tip:
The bidding can get heated in the last minute or so of the auction. Really crafty people law low, watching the item. And in the very last seconds, they put in a bid, hoping the auction will close before anyone else has a chance to put it a higher offer. (Very sneaky.) This is what Weird Al was talking about when he sang
I am the type who
is liable to snipe you
with two seconds left to goooooo!
So, if there is something that you want, don't bid and then walk away. Keep hitting refresh on your browser to make sure you are still in the lead.
And speaking of that Weird Al song. There were a good dozen versions of the video on ebay. Who knew there was this Weird Al Tribute videography community? I must confess. The Ebay Song is growing on me and my be my new favorite YouTube chuckle. I think it is even funnier that the disagreeing Filet o Fishes.
(No smirking, Ladylee.)
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April 10, 2008
Just a Helpful Hint
This is a message to the New York writers. This is written from a place of love. Please don't take it as an insult.
YOU NEED A NEW AUTHOR PHOTO. This is a kind and encouraging blog, so I won't call any names. So, to those of you are using a cell-phone self-portrait: people can tell. To the people using a picture that you took way back in high school, you need to upgrade. Check out Rachel Eliza Griffiths' pictures. She will make you gorgeous. Go over the auction. Bid. You owe it to yourself. And it's for a good cause.
And here's the good news. Unpublished writers out there: you're working hard. You're sending your stuff out. (Maybe you have already bid on Erika's cool reference books?) Good things are going to happen. And when they do, you're going to need a photo. And a cell-phone self-portrait just won't do.
And not to be all up in y'all's personal business.... You could probably use a more flattering picture for myspace, yahoo personals, blackpeoplemeet.com, match.com, etc... I'm just saying
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How to Make Money For What You Write!
Someone told me long time ago: "Only YOU can make yourself a writer." This meant that only you control whether you put words to page. But once you've gotten those words down, what to do with them?
Erika Dreifus, a.k.a. "The Practicing Writer" has just the resource for you. It's a three-book set, fully downloadable and super helpul.
Erika has donated the whole set. All you gotta do now is B-I-D.
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April 08, 2008
NEW STUFF JUST ADDED
This is why I love Algonquin Books-- they heard through the grapevine about our fundariaser so they just donated a bundle of TEN (count 'em, 10!) works of contemporary southern fiction-- Lee Smith, Silas House, Larry Brown.. *everybody*! And, just to sweeten the deal, two volumes of New Stories From the South!
I have also decided to offer a short story critique in a addition to the manuscript crituque, for those of you who want to ease into this critique thing.
Natasha Trethewey just gave me (in my hand) a signed FIRST EDITION of her Pulitzer Prize winning collection Native Guard!
Also, prices have been dropped. And the paypal requirement has been removed from bidding!
(This is supposed to go up last night, but I had technical issues.)
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Why You Should Bid On A Novel Critique
I know you all know about the terrific literary auction taking place now on ebay. The best opportunity on the list is the MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUES. A couple folks have emailed and said they admire the authors too much to submit anything less than excellent. Well, that's really sweet, but really wrong-headed. The idea is to have someone read your manuscript so you can make it better! Don't be shy. I can only speak for myself of course, but I'll be gentle and I'll be helpful.
Two authors-- Sarah Schulman and myself-- are offering full manuscript critiques. We will read your whole complete entire novel. Anyone who has a manuscript in a drawer knows how hard it is to get someone to look at your stuff. Oh how I envy musicians who just pop in a CD and say "check out my stuff..." Or even visual artists who can lead you to a gallery wall and then offer you some wine and cheese. For writers, when you hand someone a 300 page document, you don't exactly see joy on thier faces...
So, go bid. I'll read your manuscript! So will Sarah. Lots of other cool writers will read your short stories and poetry. And it's for a really good cause.
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April 06, 2008
Let's Help The Dunbar Village Survivors!
The ebay auction is up! Go there now to bid on manuscript critiques by me, George Saunders, Nichelle Tramble,Sarah Schulman, Laila Lalami, Joy Castro, Martha Southgate, D. Nurkse, and Honoree Fanonne Jeffers! Carleen Brice is offering to critique your non-fiction book proposal. (Having sold three books this way, she knows how it's done!) There are books up for grabs-- a full set of George Saunders titles and a set of memoirs and a collection of debut novels. Natasha Trethewey is giving a signed hardcover of her Pulitzer Prize winning collection, Native Guard. Erika Dreyfus, the "Practicing Writer", has offered her three e-books on how to find paying markets for what you write! This is just in: Rachel Eliza Griffiths will take your photo if you live the NY area. (Trust me. You want her to take your photo.)
We got the good stuff.
If you'd like to contribute directly to the victims of the Dunbar Village tragedy here's the info.
Individuals who would like to donate money to the victims can go to any Wachovia Bank and donate to the St. Ann’s Victim’s Assistance Fund. Donations will go directly to the mother and her son.
St. Ann’s Catholic Church will accept donations. Checks can be made payable to the "Dunbar Village Victim Assistance Fund - St. Ann’s".
Donations can be mailed to: St. Ann’s Catholic Church, 310 N. Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
If you go this route, let me know. At the end of the week, I want to post the results of our hard work and I want to make sure I include you.
On that note, I received the first contribution last night at KGB Bar. Alicia, a member of our blog community, slipped me some cash. "This is for Dunbar Village," she said.
Ashe.
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