One role that the MLR has taken upon itself is to publicize (consider yourself the public) the successes of fellow Mahwahvians.
In that vein, please direct your attention to this story by Stephanie in the most recent edition of "Dappled Things."
Monday, July 10, 2006
Speaking of Stephanie
The Basement - Stephanie Manuzak
Stephanie has posted a story called "The Basement." Stephanie says her minimalist notions of character-driven storycraft have been turned on their heads. As a result she says she is really interested in getting suggestions for this: what works, and what doesn't.
Mahwahvians: Let us not leave her disappointed.
Friday, July 07, 2006
Joe Hemmerling, Primus Inter Pares
Joe is officially the first among equals since he was the first to send in something to post. You may access his short story Helpless Cases as a .pdf file, read it, and then comment on it. You may do that publicly at this blog by clicking on "comments;" or you may e-mail Joe privately with scathing criticism and laudatory encouragement. You decide.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
The Mahwhah Diaspora
I hope that everyone's journeys were completed in safety. Now that we are scattered to the four corners of this round world we'll have to make an effort to remain in touch. Whether that effort is worth your while only you can decide.
To encourage Mahwahvians to post their works for critique I will designate the first person to e-mail me something the Primus Inter Pares (Prima for the females, of course). An august title, to be sure.
You may send your work to jnhanson2003@yahoo.com.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
A Mass of Mahwahvians
Here, for your viewing pleasure, are the major players in the Mahwah resurgency:
This is the future of American letters.
Friday, June 23, 2006
Writers of Prose May Rejoice
The poets have it easy. Most of what we write is short enough to be posted in blog format. What about the short stories, though, the critical articles, or exposés of deep-seated allegories? They're too long to be read conveniently in blog form.
Have no fear. The Hansonian Institute has broken new ground. They have taken advantage of some personal webspace offered by a Phoenix internet provider that would otherwise lie fallow.
This means that stories can be sent to the MLR moderator in either Word format or as PDFs and made easily accessible from the MLR blog site. With that kind of convenience what's keeping you from winning the Pulitzer? Answer: only you.
Viva la revolución!
The Mahwah Literary Review
Welcome to the inaugural post of the Mahwah Literary Review. If you have found your way here you may congratulate yourself for having spelled Mahwah correctly. And, in case you hadn't noticed, history has been made.
What is the purpose of the MLR? It has two goals. One, to maintain connections between participants in the St. Robert Southwell Literary Workshop. Second, to encourage those participants to continue to write by providing an easy to use, electronic forum for pre-publication critique.
How does it all work? Well, I've made myself moderator by self-proclaimed fiat. As moderator (perhaps "Lord of the Blog" would be an apter term) I would receive works-in-progress via e-mail. I would then post the author's work on the blog and other Mahwahvians could comment. That work, benefitting from the helpful insights of others, is then published by a real journal and brings home a large cash payment to the author and fame to the Mahwah School of Literature. Plus, civil society is sustained by wholesome, Catholic literature. The rewards are virtually endless.
At the very least, this is a makeshift until some other Mahwahvian creates a better means of satisfying the two aforementioned goals. Are you that Mahwahvian?
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