Conversations and Connections In April
On April 5, PR will be co-sponsoring the day-long conference, CONVERSATIONS AND CONNECTIONS: PRACTICAL ADVICE ON WRITING. Here's a sampling of the writers who will be participating,with more to be added: Keynote, Marisa de los Santos, Tara Laskowski, D Foy,…
Some Warmth For a Cold, Cold Day
After PR wrapped itself in a pile of quilts and flopped on a nearby fainting couch, swearing that it would never, ever feel warm again, a letter arrived over the e-transom and chased the cold away. Contributor Tina Tocco writes: "As you're…
Introducing Kathleen Gunton
Kathleen Gunton is the cover photographer for issue #54 A graduate of California State University, Long Beach, she says "I must add, though, that I credit my photography skills to John J. J. J. Niven, a Scotsman and my mentor, who always…
An Interview With Robert Olen Butler
http://youtu.be/I9A3VbCI3ns Associate Editor Jarvis Slacks interviews author Robert Olen Butler at the annual F. Scott Fitzgerald Conference held at Montgomery College in the fall.
Kudos on A Snowy Afternoon
The snow may be piling up outside PR's drafty door, but inside, there's enough good news to keep everyone warm. Go get yourself a cup of cocoa, tuck yourself into a cozy chair and have a look. Contributor Jeff Fearnside sends…
Juked
Associate Editor John Wang writes about Juked, the literary magazine which he created and runs online. I started Juked at the end of 1998, during the dot com bubble, because I was caught up in that rush of enthusiasm for…
Writing From a Distance
Associate Editor Hananah Zaheer reflects on the social aspect of writing in this post from Dubai: My writing day is not too different from that of many others. It is a lot of staring at the screen, scrolling through social…
Issue 52 Contributor, Melanie Bishop, Publishes My So-Called Ruined Life
Potomac Review is pleased and proud to report on the continuing success of Issue 52 contributor, Melanie Bishop. Her young adult novel, My So-Called Ruined Life (Torrey House), is due out in early January--watch for a review of it…