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Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

SusanHenderson — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:24:05 -0000

Another job for you creative people needing work:

Development Writer (P/T or F/T)
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
http://www.facebook.com/l/b...
Newark, New Jersey, United States

Assistant to the Director for CITYarts
New York, New York,
http://www.facebook.com/l/b...

Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

SusanHenderson — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:38:44 -0000

Another job opening! (Thanks to Michael Czyzniejewski for this.)

The English Department of Bowling Green State University seeks strong applicants for a tenure-track assistant professor in Poetry Writing and Literature.

Duties: The Creative Writing Program at Bowling Green State University seeks a poet who can contribute to both its undergraduate and graduate instructional programs as well as enhance its national reputation. Teaching duties include graduate and undergraduate poetry workshops and literature courses. The successful candidate will work with students on BFA and MFA theses and may be called on to advise BFA and MFA majors. He/she will be expected to engage in creative/scholarly writing and publishing, to serve on program and department committees, to serve as program director on a rotating basis with the other program faculty, and to participate actively in the life and governance of the program including its efforts to recruit, advise, and retain students.

Qualifications:
1) PhD in English or MFA in Creative Writing by start date of employment.
2) Specialization in poetry writing.
3) Strong record of publication of poetry, including at least one book of poetry.
4) Strong commitment to excellence in both undergraduate and graduate teaching, including the teaching of literature.
5) Desirable attributes: secondary specialization in creative nonfiction; experience editing a national literary journal; and
interest in form/theory of poetry.

Salary: Competitive.

Effective Date of Employment: The starting date of employment is August 2011.

BGSU is a university of about 17,000 students located in a small town, recently ranked 11th in the nation as one of the most livable small cities by DEMOGRAPHICS DAILY; it is 25 minutes south of Toledo, Ohio, and one hour south of Ann Arbor, Michigan. The English Department offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in rhetoric, literature, creative writing, technical communication, and TESL. The Department has a full-time teaching staff of 41, about 450 undergraduate majors in English, English Education and Creative Writing, and approximately 80 graduate students. For 43 years BGSU's Creative Writing Program has been known nationally for its excellence and is the home of the award-winning Mid-American Review. The Program hosts a Visiting Writers Series, Winter Wheat Literary Festival, and Open Writing Workshops. Nationally known writers, such as Linda Gregerson, Marge Piercy, C.K. Williams, Stuart Dybek, Grace Paley, Stephen Dunn, and Rick Moody, visit the campus to read their works and meet with faculty and students. Faculty graduates of the MFA program have won such awards as the Yale Younger Poets Award, the Guggenheim, NEA Individual Artist Fellowships, the Iowa Short Fiction Prize, Willa Cather Prize, Bobst Award, the Bluestem Award, and the National Contemporary Poetry Award. MFA alumni include Jean Thompson, Carolyn Forche, and Anthony Doerr.

Submit application materials to: Kristine Blair, Chair, English Department, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403. Complete application files should include: 1) letter outlining qualifications relevant to this position; 2) a CV which includes a brief description of courses taught; 3) at least three current original letters of reference; 4) transcripts; 5) writing samples. Application Deadline: Postmarked by 11/15/10. BGSU is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

SusanHenderson — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:34:35 -0000

More job openings (thank you, Eric!):

Creative Writing Facilitators
Voices UnBroken
http://www.idealist.org/en/...
Bronx, New York, United States
Salary: Base Pay: $75 per session

Assistant Teaching Artists
Opening Act, Inc.
http://www.idealist.org/en/...
New York, New York, United States
Salary: $20-$35 an hour, plus travel stipend

Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

SusanHenderson — Mon, 31 May 2010 08:20:19 -0000

Lots of fun changes coming to LitPark... very busy behind the scenes. There will be no new posts in June, but hopefully, the first Monday in July. See you then!

In the meantime, I've posted LitPark's Guide to Finding a Literary Agent over at The Nervous Breakdown. Should be helpful to anyone who's looking for an agent. And if you have better ideas, by all means, share them! http://www.thenervousbreakd...

Re: THE LIAR'S DIARY Blog Day

Automatic Gate — Mon, 31 May 2010 04:55:38 -0000

For me, I chose my family, no matter how sinful my family is..I will always be for my family..

Friends are just for good happenings but in times of downs they more often left you..

Re: litpark » Question of the Month: Renew

SusanHenderson — Sun, 30 May 2010 20:37:44 -0000

One of my favorite things to read about is when events don't elicit the expected emotions--you fit right in around here!

Re: litpark » Question of the Month: Renew

eeleenlee — Sun, 30 May 2010 11:36:30 -0000

a recent funeral renewed my spirit, which sounds morbid but no, really.
http://e6n1.blogspot.com/

Re: litpark » Question of the Month: Renew

SusanHenderson — Fri, 28 May 2010 22:35:07 -0000

Can't even tell you how happy it makes me whenever I see your name around here.

Re: litpark » Question of the Month: Renew

Dean Adams — Fri, 28 May 2010 19:21:57 -0000

Wow! Sue, those are some great words!

Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

Terry Bain — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:10:23 -0000

Finally!

Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

SusanHenderson — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:58:01 -0000

So so sorry about the site being down, everyone. All is well again. Hope to see some of you at BEA tomorrow!

Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

SusanHenderson — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:53:30 -0000

Mary, tell us all about how the IPPYs go. Hope you win big!

Re: litpark » Question of the Month: Renew

Mary Akers — Wed, 19 May 2010 09:09:26 -0000

Gad, Robin, you just made me weep like a baby.

Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

Mary Akers — Wed, 19 May 2010 09:02:38 -0000

Oh, how I wish I could! (The IPPYs are being awarded that evening, too.)

Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

SusanHenderson — Sun, 16 May 2010 05:54:13 -0000

Today, over at The Nervous Breakdown, I talk with bestselling author, M.J. Rose, about her journey from self-publication to her own television series, as well as her work promoting others' books through AuthorBuzz. Come join the conversation!

Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

SusanHenderson — Sat, 15 May 2010 18:59:26 -0000

I would be honored! But I'll never be as funny as Ellen... she's got the gift.

Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

Sia McKye — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:00:34 -0000

Thanks Susan. I have some wonderful authors visiting. I love seeing glimpses of the person behind the book and my readers do too. and she just cracked me up because it's so darn true. :-)

I'm thinking I need to set up a guest post with you and Up With The Blue.

Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

SusanHenderson — Sat, 15 May 2010 14:08:56 -0000

Laura! Means so much to me that you're here. And thank you.

Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

Laura J. W. Ryan — Sat, 15 May 2010 08:48:21 -0000

Sounds like a good time, Sue! Congratulations with UP FROM THE BLUE!!

Laura

Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

SusanHenderson — Sat, 15 May 2010 07:28:16 -0000

Thanks, Sia. Loved your piece with Ellen Meister and a writer's number one job: Waiting!

Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

siamckye — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:37:34 -0000

That's pretty cool, Susan. You'll be floating on air with this. :-)

Re: litpark » Question of the Month: Renew

SusanHenderson — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:09:41 -0000

Would love to see those line drawings.

Re: litpark » Question of the Month: Renew

Jim Nichols — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:33:26 -0000

He was a kinda burly, rough-spoken little guy but I remember him looking at me out of the corner of his eye like a kid. He used to send me these strange, funny line drawings...portraits of people with names like "Fuckface Frinolli" (something like that; I'm not within reach of the drawing folder).

Re: litpark » Question of the Month: Renew

SusanHenderson — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:45:48 -0000

Great story! And love this: "He said he’d liked it pretty goddamn well, all things considered."

Re: LitPark Announcement: BEA Signing and Party News!

SusanHenderson — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:35:51 -0000

I'll be blushing, too. But what fun... all these cool book-nerds in one place!