Ilie Ruby is a Boston-area writer and painter whose about-to-be-published novel, The Language of Trees, has gotten some choice praise from the likes of Gregory Maguire (Wicked) and Publishers Weekly. In Massachusetts, Ilie has upcoming readings at Brookline Booksmith (7/27), Newtonville Books (8/3), and Concord Bookshop (9/12). Here's a nano-interview with Ilie, an artist at … [Read more...]
Jonathan Papernick on the Secrets to DIY Book Promotion
Jonathan Papernick's short story collection There Is No Other has just been published, and Jonathan recently wrote an essay about that crucial step after you publish your book: promoting it with all available resources (mainly you). Jonathan has generously allowed us to re-post the essay, which originally appeared in Beyond the Margins, a superb blog by writers connected to … [Read more...]
New in the Gallery@MCC
Sometimes the light comes in tiny points, shark-toothed and smaller than stars; sometimes, it sprays over everything. - from Nancy K. Pearson's To the High School Prom Queen The above is from one of the many poems, prose excerpts, and dance clips recently added to our Gallery@MCC. You see, every time we award new Artist Fellows and Finalists, we feed a sampling of their art … [Read more...]
Joan Leegant talks Wherever You Go
Fiction writer Joan Leegant's work has won her, among other honors, a Winship/PEN New England Book Award and a 2000 MCC fellowship, and opportunities including a guest lectureship at the U.S. State Department in Israel. Her new novel Wherever You Go is about to be published by W.W. Norton & Co; we advise, if at all possible, that you hear her read from the book at a local … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – July 10
We compile a monthly list of presentations, honors, publications, and events featuring past and present MCC Artist Fellows & Finalists. As you'll see, the news is good - not just about these award-winning artists, but also about the breadth and vitality of contemporary arts throughout the Commonwealth. MCC Painters in Cape Cod Exhibition: The Massachusetts Cultural … [Read more...]