| Breaking Into Print: Early Stories and Insights Into Getting Published Contributor(s): Henry, DeWitt (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807062359 ISBN-13: 9780807062357 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $15.84 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2000 Annotation: BREAKING INTO PRINT, a collection of famous author's first or very early fiction as it appeared in the prizewinning journal PLOUGHSHARES, presents a broad range of writing styles and some surprising narrative leaps. For example, a young man writes from the perspective of an elderly women, and a Caucasian woman writes from the point of view of a black man. BREAKING INTO PRINT includes some of the most lauded fiction writers today, such as Tim O'Brien, Howard Norman, Sue Miller, Gina Berriault, David Gates, Carolyn Chute, Carolyn Ferrell, and Mona Simpson. Headnotes to each story discuss how the authors received their first break, and then shaped a successful writing career. DeWitt Henry interleafs "Shoptalk" from PLOUGHSHARES throughout the book including reflections on the writing life from James Carroll, Richard Yates, Tobias Wolff, and Rosellen Brown. The book also contains two annotated appendices, rich with lists of web sites and links for new writers in addtion to MFA programs and writers' conferences, books about careers in writing, and an extensive slate of literary magazines and prize anthologies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: 813.010 |
| LCCN: 99057070 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.44" W x 8.21" (0.76 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A collection of famous authors' first or very early fiction as it appeared in the prizewinning journal Ploughshares, Breaking into Print presents some of the freshest and most satisfying fiction of the past three decades: Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien, Gemcrack by Jayne Anne Phillips, Expensive Gifts by Sue Miller, Ollie, Oh . . . by Carolyn Chute, In the Dark by Edward P. Jones, After Rosa Parks by Janet Desaulniers, Approximations by Mona Simpson, Unicycle by Howard Norman, Little White Sister by Melanie Rae Thon, Displacement by David Wong Louie, Back by Susan Straight, Mary in the Mountains by Christopher Tilghman, A Wronged Husband by David Gates, Proper Library by Carolyn Ferrell, and The Infinite Passion of Expectation by Gina Berriault. With invaluable resources for those trying to break into print themselves: - An introduction describing the discovery process for new writers - Headnotes revealing how the authors launched their writing careers - Lists of websites and links for new writers, including MFA programs and writers' conferences - Books about careers in writing -Shoptalk excerpts from literary luminaries, with reflections on the writing life - Extensive lists of literary magazines and prize anthologies, with advice on submissions |