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The Next Letter for Kids: Lisa Yee
The next Letter for Kids, going out this Friday, is from Lisa Yee. Lisa’s debut novel, Millicent Min, Girl Genius, won the prestigious Sid Fleischman Humor Award. Her other novels for young people include Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time, So Totally Emily Ebers,…
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THE NEXT LETTER IN THE MAIL:
Lisa Jane PerskyThe next Letter in the Mail, going out this Friday, is from Lisa Jane Persky. Lisa Jane is a writer, photographer, actress and editor. Her fiction, journalism and photography has appeared in periodicals ranging from Bomb to MOJO to The Los Angeles Times. She made her…
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New Readers Report Theme: “Storm Stories” (Submissions Due Today)
We’re hungry for more writing from Rumpus readers, so we’re now accepting submissions for another “Rumpus Readers Report.” This time we want you to tackle the theme “Storm Stories.” While that’s a nod to Sandy, any and all storm stories…
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Happy Baby Roundup
The Happy Baby Kickstarter campaign has 21 days to reach the $85,000 funding goal. You can make a donation here. ‘Like’ Happy Baby on Facebook! Stephen Elliott talks with a Happy Baby Kickstarter backer, Stacey Lewis of the legendary City Lights bookstore. You know we…
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New Readers Report Theme: “Storm Stories”
We’re hungry for more writing from Rumpus readers, so we’re now accepting submissions for another “Rumpus Readers Report.” This time we want you to tackle the theme “Storm Stories.” While that’s a nod to Sandy, any and all storm stories…
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Thursday, November 19, 1863
149 years ago today, Abraham Lincoln delivered a brief but monumental speech that would come to be known as “The Gettysburg Address.”
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THE NEXT LETTER IN THE MAIL: Gabrielle Calvocoressi
The next Letter in the Mail, going out early next week, is from Gabrielle Calvocoressi. Gabrielle Calvocoressi is the author of The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart (Persea. 2005) and Apocalyptic Swing (Persea. 2009), which was a finalist for The…
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Happy Baby, Buy the Book
A new reward has been added for the Happy Baby movie kickstarter. A first edition hardcover personalized and autographed by Dave Eggers and Stephen Elliott.
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Happy Baby Update
From the comfort of his own home, Stephen Elliott gives an update on the newly launched Happy Baby Movie Kickstarter Campaign. “We raised over $8,000 in our first 24 hours. The question we’re facing now is, Where will the next $8,000 come…
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LET’S MAKE A MOVIE!
Announcing the Kickstarter campaign for the first Rumpus Movie, Happy Baby! We’re going to try to raise $85,000 so we can shoot our first movie, based on the novel Happy Baby, by Rumpus founding editor Stephen Elliott.
