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NEWS FLASH: Duc Ta was finally granted parole! He will be home in August 2013.
And in July, thanks to support from the LA Department of Cultural Affairs, I will begin a series of writing workshops with men on parole in transitional housing. Duc won't be among them. They are mostly seniors, some of whom were in prisons like San Quentin for 30, 40 years or more. We will put together a book from the writing that comes out of the group.
Other books:
Jessica Knauss of Loose Leaves Publishing has my novel, The Fiery Alphabet, in the works for publication in September.
My NYC-noir crime novel, Nobody Wakes Up Pretty was published in 2012 by Lyle Perez-Tinics of Rainstorm Press and you can click here for an excerpt and self-interview thanks to Gina Frangello and Leah Tallon of The Nervous Breakdown.
I am certainly a fan of independent publishing! Cynthia Reeser of Aqueous Books has accepted my novel, The Still Point, for publication in 2014. These editors and publishers with independent minds are bringing into print the manuscripts that have languished unloved (by all but their creator) for years. Thank you!
My interview (abridged) with Rev. James Lawson, the architect of the civil rights movement, appears in the 10th anniversary issue of Believer magazine (March/April 2013) and they've excerpted it on their website. The entire interview will be published in the future by the Fellowship of Reconciliation and when that happens, I'll be sure to make a note here.
My mellow, easygoing foster cat needs a home! Watch this if you dare. You may not be able to resist him. http://www.youtube.com/embed/YuBHAq-FT4o"
Please check out the Teaching page for links to my articles about working with Educar es fiesta, in Cochabamba, Bolivia and with the International Theatre Festival for Peace in Barrancabermeja, Colombia.
Some other quick links for those who are interested:
My short story, "Sin-Tra-La!", as it appeared in Willow Springs along with a feature profile.
My lengthy essay on the juvenile in/justice system is available on-line, published April 15, 2011 by Connotation Press (and reposted in August in the special compilation issue). You can read it here.
The Blessing Next to the Wound, co-authored with Hector, received Honorable Mention from the International Latino Book Awards and was a reading selection chosen in 2010 by the Amnesty International book club in
Pasadena. In September 2011, Amnesty International US headquarters included it in a list of suggested readings for Banned Books Week. The Blessing Next to the Wound is Hector's true story of surviving civil war, torture, and more in Colombia and how he has worked to heal himself and others by engaging the imagination through activism and art. In 2012, Hector received the 2012 Rene Otto Castillo Award for political theatre.
Do check out the Books page for information on my past books (esp. fiction) and links to other stories of
mine that can be read on-line, the Coming Up page for events and recent publications. Workshops and Teaching will give you information about the programs and manuscript critiques I offer. A quick link to my blog is here. (The Wordpress blog, started for the upcoming publication of Nobody Wakes Up Pretty, has similar blog posts.)
Thanks!
contact me: DianeLefer@gmail.com
NEWS FLASH: Duc Ta was finally granted parole! He will be home in August 2013.
And in July, thanks to support from the LA Department of Cultural Affairs, I will begin a series of writing workshops with men on parole in transitional housing. Duc won't be among them. They are mostly seniors, some of whom were in prisons like San Quentin for 30, 40 years or more. We will put together a book from the writing that comes out of the group.
Other books:
Jessica Knauss of Loose Leaves Publishing has my novel, The Fiery Alphabet, in the works for publication in September.
My NYC-noir crime novel, Nobody Wakes Up Pretty was published in 2012 by Lyle Perez-Tinics of Rainstorm Press and you can click here for an excerpt and self-interview thanks to Gina Frangello and Leah Tallon of The Nervous Breakdown.
I am certainly a fan of independent publishing! Cynthia Reeser of Aqueous Books has accepted my novel, The Still Point, for publication in 2014. These editors and publishers with independent minds are bringing into print the manuscripts that have languished unloved (by all but their creator) for years. Thank you!
My interview (abridged) with Rev. James Lawson, the architect of the civil rights movement, appears in the 10th anniversary issue of Believer magazine (March/April 2013) and they've excerpted it on their website. The entire interview will be published in the future by the Fellowship of Reconciliation and when that happens, I'll be sure to make a note here.
My mellow, easygoing foster cat needs a home! Watch this if you dare. You may not be able to resist him. http://www.youtube.com/embed/YuBHAq-FT4o"
Please check out the Teaching page for links to my articles about working with Educar es fiesta, in Cochabamba, Bolivia and with the International Theatre Festival for Peace in Barrancabermeja, Colombia.
Some other quick links for those who are interested:
My short story, "Sin-Tra-La!", as it appeared in Willow Springs along with a feature profile.
My lengthy essay on the juvenile in/justice system is available on-line, published April 15, 2011 by Connotation Press (and reposted in August in the special compilation issue). You can read it here.
The Blessing Next to the Wound, co-authored with Hector, received Honorable Mention from the International Latino Book Awards and was a reading selection chosen in 2010 by the Amnesty International book club in
Pasadena. In September 2011, Amnesty International US headquarters included it in a list of suggested readings for Banned Books Week. The Blessing Next to the Wound is Hector's true story of surviving civil war, torture, and more in Colombia and how he has worked to heal himself and others by engaging the imagination through activism and art. In 2012, Hector received the 2012 Rene Otto Castillo Award for political theatre.
Do check out the Books page for information on my past books (esp. fiction) and links to other stories of
mine that can be read on-line, the Coming Up page for events and recent publications. Workshops and Teaching will give you information about the programs and manuscript critiques I offer. A quick link to my blog is here. (The Wordpress blog, started for the upcoming publication of Nobody Wakes Up Pretty, has similar blog posts.)
Thanks!
contact me: DianeLefer@gmail.com
He didn't know writing could be so much fun. (In my workshop with Educar es fiesta in Cochabamba, Bolivia.)
