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    Julia Spicher Kasdorf's Third Book of Poetry Released!

    August 8, 2011

    Poetry in America, Julia Spicher Kasdorf's long-awaited third book of poetry, is now available through University of Pittsburgh Press.

    Amazon.com describes Poetry in America as, "extravagantly formed lyric and narrative poems that function like works of social realism for our times: hard times, wartime, divorce, times of downturn and dissipated resources. Where, in such times, can poetry emerge, the book asks—and answers—again and again. Largely set in rural places and small towns, these poems are politically committed but deeply sensuous, emotionally complex and compassionate. They take up the everyday in meaningful ways, and deliver it with blunt force, …

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    See Vern Thiessen's Back to Berlin!

    July 20, 2011

    Back to Berlin, a one-man play written and performed by Vern Thiessen and directed by Geoffrey Brumlik, has extended its run at the Drilling Company Theater through the end of July.

    Back to Berlin is a funny and lyrical look at fathers and sons. In this fast-moving (40 minute) solo show Thiessen takes us on a trip with his father back to Berlin to discover the secrets lying in the city - and his father's past.

    Nominated for a Jesse Richardson award, the Gwen Pharris Ringwood Award for drama, and the city of Edmonton book prize, Back to Berlin …

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    Gaus' Latest Amish Murder Mystery Released

    July 14, 2011

    Harmless as Doves, the seventh book in P.L. Gaus' Amish-Country Mystery series, is now available from Ohio University Press. In this installment the investigation quickly spreads from Holmes County, Ohio to Sarasota, Florida as Gaus continues to balance gripping crime narrative with insights into Amish culture.

    Praise for Harmless as Doves:

    "Multidimensional characters on both sides of the cultural divide give depth to the narrative. . . . It's the complex interactions of these two very different cultures that make this such an enjoyable and enlightening read." - Publisher's Weekly

    "Gaus spins a fine mystery with a strong …

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    Freshly Updated! Ervin Beck's Mennonite Bibliographies

    July 1, 2011

    Check the Links to Bibliographies on our website for Ervin Beck's newly updated bibliographies of Mennonite Writing in the US and Canada, as well as Amish and Mennonite folk lore and folk arts. These definitive resources are updated annually.

    Send information for next year's updates to ervinb@goshen.edu.

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    "A parable of redemption" - Annie Proulx reviews Miriam Toews' Irma Voth

    June 14, 2011

    Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx recently reviewed Miriam Toews' latest novel, Irma Voth, for the Financial Times. Proulx calls Irma Voth a "strong and skillful novel," and closes her review with a reflection on Irma Voth as "a parable of redemption, a powerful and favourite theme in literature since the New Testament, traceable through thousands of literary works that leave the reader with a comforting glow of hope."

    (Note: The review contains a significant amount of plot spoilers.)

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    Mennonites Don't Dance Shortlisted for Danuta Gleed Award

    May 24, 2011

    Darcie Friesen Hossack's Mennonites Don't Dance, released last fall by Thistledown Press, has been shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award.

    The winner will be announced May 28th in Toronto at the Writers' Union AGM.

    More information on Mennonites Don't Dance can be found on Friesen Hossack's website.

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    Thanks and Welcome

    May 16, 2011

    The Center for Mennonite Writing wishes to thank Adriel Santiago, our technology intern for the past two years, for his exemplary service and to congratulate him on his graduation from Goshen College. Kudos are due to him for his senior theater recital, "Hephzibah," a dramatic rendition of the Book of Revelation, complete with aerial silk acrobatics, a skill which he learned from YouTube. Clearly, managing the CMW was not his only technological feat. We wish you well, Adriel. Keep in Touch.

    The Center for Mennonite Writing wishes to welcome our summer Intern, Sara Wakefield, a 2011 graduate of Goshen College …

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    Ruminate Magazine is Seeking Submissions for Poetry Prize and Upcoming Issue

    May 11, 2011

    RUMINATE Magazine has another exciting opportunity coming up. They are currently seeking submissions for the annual Janet McCabe Poetry Prize with an award of $1000 to the winning poet. The deadline to submit poetry is May 15. Ruminate is also now accepting submissions of nonfiction, short fiction, and artwork for Issue 21 with a deadline of May 15.

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    Dora Dueck wins McNally Robinson Award

    April 19, 2011

    Dora Dueck has won the McNally Robinson Award for best Manitoba book of the year, for her novel, This Hidden Thing, published by Canadian Mennonite University Press.

    Read more here:

    http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/mennonite-writers-dominate-book-gala-120048154.html

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    David Bergen wins two top Mantioba Book Awards for The Matter with Morris

    April 19, 2011

    David Bergen,well-known Winnipeg novelist, won the $5,000 Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award and the $3,500 Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction for his novel The Matter With Morris, about a newspaper columnist mourning the death of his soldier son in Afghanistan.

    Read more here: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/mennonite-writers-dominate-book-gala-120048154.html