Charlottesville is the capital of bumper stickers. I saw a good one today:
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Helen Prejean podcast
Posted on May 4, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Thanks to a tip from Catherine, I can post a podcast of the talk Sr. Helen Prejean gave in Charlottesville last week: Clicking around on the UVA Podcast site, I see lots of interesting recordings — one from Mary Roach, author of Stiff, and an Ann Beattie lecture I had wanted to attend but had [...]
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Bill Bryson fights litter
Posted on May 4, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
From UPI, via edrants.com: Literary figure fights British litter NORWICH, England, May 2 (UPI) — Transplanted U.S. writer Bill Bryson has taken a leadership position in the fight against litter in Britain. Bryson, the author of “Notes from a Small Island” who lives near Norwich, has been nominated for president of the Campaign to Protect [...]
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Confused about simultaneous submissions?
Posted on May 4, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Many literary journals declare they will not consider simultaneous submissions; that is, they don’t want you to send them a story and at the same time send that story to other journals. They want an exclusive chance to consider your story and then get back to you with an acceptance or rejection. The problem with [...]
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