Returning from Vietnam War to the family’s Carolina tobacco farm in 1970, two Marines find a place that isn’t home anymore. Surrounded by political upheaval, southern prejudices, violence, and soul-deep loss and moral fatigue, they must grapple with reconciliation, love–and letting go. It’s a story about survival, love, and … the ghosts that follow them.… Continue reading If You Walk Long Enough Release Scheduled February 24, 2021
Category: Local Author News
Maeve Maddox Publishes Cozy Mystery with The Wild Rose Press
Today, January 27, 2021, is The Wild Rose Press‘s publication day for The Fabergé Flute, a cozy mystery by Arkansas author Maeve Maddox. Set in 1985 England, the story takes frustrated English teacher Sallie Dunbar from fictional DeSoto Springs, Arkansas to a Thanksgiving-week music conference in London’s West End. Anglophile and amateur flutist, Sallie becomes… Continue reading Maeve Maddox Publishes Cozy Mystery with The Wild Rose Press
New Local Market for Dark Fiction: The Chamber Magazine
The Chamber Magazine, an online magazine of dark fiction based in Arkansas County near Gillett, is now accepting submissions of short (2,000 words or less) fiction, poetry, translations, non-fiction articles on dark fiction, one-act plays, and other formats. Submissions can be in any genre, including but not limited to horror, literary, mainstream, pulp, science-fiction, fantasy,… Continue reading New Local Market for Dark Fiction: The Chamber Magazine
Harriss and Hughes Publish Math Book
Fayetteville residents Edmund Harriss and Houston Hughes have authored a math book for children grades 3-4, Hello Numbers! What Can You Do? Harriss is a mathematician, artist, and assistant professor at the University of Arkansas. He is the discoverer of the Harriss spiral and the creator of the construction toy Curvahedra. Houston Hughes specializes in combining written and spoken… Continue reading Harriss and Hughes Publish Math Book
Nancy Hartney Poem Published in Blue Mountain Review
Arkansas short story writer Nancy Hartney’s writing talents include poetry. Her poem, “A Matter of Perspective,” has been published in the 2020 August edition of The Blue Mountain Review. Read it HERE.
December Announcements from Dairy Hollow
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow is located in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. It opened for its first writers in 2000 and now offers eight private writing suites in two side-by-side houses, with residencies lasting from one week up to three months. There’s always something cool going on there. Cooking with Jana December 11, 2020 The… Continue reading December Announcements from Dairy Hollow
Marla Cantrell Publishes Arkansas Short Story Collection
Telephee Press is pleased to announce the release of Early Morning in the Land of Dreams, by award-winning writer Marla Cantrell. This collection of short stories, set over the course of a year in Arkansas, has been compared to the literary equivalent of your favorite county song, filled with heart, hard times, and hope. Cantrell… Continue reading Marla Cantrell Publishes Arkansas Short Story Collection
Mount Comfort Community History Published in Flashback
Nancy Hartney recently added to her non-fiction portfolio with a history of the Mount Comfort community near Fayetteville (AR). “Mount Comfort: Marked by Education, Religion, and War” appears in the Fall 2020 edition of Flashback, Journal of the Washington County Historical Society. Reprints are available through the Historical Society. Hartney is the author of two… Continue reading Mount Comfort Community History Published in Flashback
Arkansas Writer Ellen Withers Possesses Impressive Portfolio
This the first in what may prove to be a series of posts submitted by subscribers to ArkansasWriters. Guidelines. Ellen Withers, of Conway, Arkansas, began her professional writing career in 2003 when she became a freelance contributor to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Also in 2003, she entered her first writing contest. Since that time, she has… Continue reading Arkansas Writer Ellen Withers Possesses Impressive Portfolio
August Writing Workshop at Fayetteville Public Library Spawns New Writers
The Fayetteville Public Library (AR) sponsored a virtual workshop “Writing for Fun and Publication.” Instructor Nancy Hartney focused on the short short fiction with twelve participants perusing articles, works of short fiction, and receiving personal critiques on their submitted work during the month of August. “Most of the attendees identified themselves as beginners BUT… Continue reading August Writing Workshop at Fayetteville Public Library Spawns New Writers