Posts Tagged: Megan Giddings

Feeling Comfortable Enough to Be Funny Is What Makes Me Want to Write Fiction: A Conversation with Megan Giddings

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There was a long stretch where I tried actively not to make things I wrote funny because of a disastrous undergrad fiction workshop where I spent thirty minutes just listening to people complain that a story had jokes. And wouldn’t it have been so much better if the author had let us pay attention to the emotions? Lol.

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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Black History

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Rumpus editors share a list of new and forthcoming books to celebrate Black History Month!

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Notable Online: 12/13–12/19

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Literary events taking place virtually this week!

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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide

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Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family!

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From the Editors: Election 2020

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Rumpus editors share their thoughts, fears, and concerns around the impending election.

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Notable Online: 4/12–4/18

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Literary events taking place virtually this week!

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Panning for Gold: A Conversation with C Pam Zhang

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C Pam Zhang discusses her debut novel, HOW MUCH OF THESE HILLS IS GOLD.

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Notable Online: 3/28–4/3

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Literary events taking place virtually this week!

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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Women’s History

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Rumpus editors share their favorite writing that speaks to women’s history past, present, and future.

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Alive and Slippery: Talking with Megan Giddings

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Megan Giddings discusses her debut novel, LAKEWOOD.

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The Rumpus Guide to AWP 2020

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A selection of AWP 2020 panels, readings, and events that we are especially excited for!

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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Black History

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Rumpus editors share for their favorite writing that speaks to Black history past, present, and future.

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What to Read When: Rumpus Staff Favorites 2019

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The Rumpus editorial staff selects our favorite pieces from 2019!

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What to Read When 2020 Is Just Around the Corner

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Books releasing in the first half of 2020 that we can’t wait to read!

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The Rumpus Guide to AWP 2019

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A selection of AWP 2019 panels, readings, and events that we are especially excited for!

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The Rumpus Guide to AWP 2018

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A selection of AWP 2018 panels, readings, and events that we are especially excited for!

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This Week in Short Fiction

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This is supposed to be a story. This is the first sentence of “The Alive Sister,” a powerful new work of flash fiction by Megan Giddings published at The Offing on Monday. In it, two little black girls are playing an imaginary game with foam bats in a park. Someone calls the police. The girls […]

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