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robertyune.bsky.social
Board member, Autumn House Press Debut story collection 'Impossible Children' won the Mary McCarthy Prize, out now from Sarabande Books Core faculty, West Virginia Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing Program www.robertyune.com
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"The award includes a $2,000 honorarium and a complimentary exhibit booth, including two complimentary conference registrations, at the AWP Conference & Bookfair in the year following the recipient’s recognition. In even years, the award is given to a journal, and, in odd years, to a press."
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"The award acknowledges the hard work, creativity, and innovation of these presses and journals, and honors their contributions to the literary landscape through their publication of consistently excellent work."
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"AWP’s Small Press Publisher Award is an annual prize for nonprofit presses and literary journals that recognizes the important role such organizations play in publishing creative works and introducing new authors to the reading public."
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I highly recommend bystander intervention training--free, online, and will give you concrete steps on what to do when something happens in public where you might want to intervene.
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Oof. Glad you're okay. That looks scary.
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Thanks for the reminder!
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Happy birthday, Amber!
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I don't have a lot of context, but there are different types of "tuning in," and presumably some lead to more effective actions than others. Wanting to stay informed and active here seems more than enough in these particular circumstances--not that you need my approval or anyone else's.
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Here's mine. I signed off as a "multiple account holder since 2000."
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This is such a lovely photo. R.I.P.
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Butter, noodles, and hot sauce for me.