By Jeri Smith-Ready I always swore I’d throw a party when I got my first rejection letter from a publisher. Imagine how lucky I felt when it arrived on my birthday. One party, two stoned birds. My writer friend Rob was the only person at my celebration who...
by chris offutt The judge for the 2002 SFWP literary awards program is Chris Offutt. He sent along an article on writing originally published in Ace Weekly. I began writing the stories in Kentucky Straight after my return to Rowan County as a thirty-year-old newlywed....
by jayne anne phillips The judge for our 2001 literary awards program was Jayne Anne Phillips. To read about Jayne Anne, spin on by the main SFWP site or visit her webpage. This story originally appeared in “Why I Write”; edited by Will Blythe. The Short...
by kate horsley Kate Horsley served as associate judge in the SFWP year 2000 literary awards program. She is the author of Crazy Woman, A Killing in New Town and Confessions of a Pagan Nun. Stop by the SFWP Features section for more information. I knew a guy —...
by jody a. reale 2001 Finalist Jody A. Reale is an essayist and humorist from the Rocky Mountains. She maintains a strong web presence at Jodyreale.com. Camp Envy by Jody A. Reale Before the dot-com revolution, before telecommuting, before Playstation, reality TV and...
