Thanks to the 2008 Alpert/Hedgebrook Residency Prize I am at Hedgebrook Womens Writers Colony till 9/12/09. I have never been to a writers retreat before/I’ve never been unplugged from email and phone before….I am Grateful for Divine Newness….and loads of writing and rest to come….
Congratulations to Rha Goddess who received the 2009 Alpert/Hedgebrook Residency Prize …and to all the Alpert winners.
I’ll holla back when I return. Blessings and Joy
Sharon
THE RE-RELEASE IS AVAILABLE!
By turns funny, passionate, angry and joyous, does your mama know? reflects the complexity of emotions that accompany a black lesbian’s coming out. These short stories, poems, interviews and essays—fiction and nonfiction—make up a powerful collection of original and new writing. Originally published in 1997, the 2009 revised edition of does your mama know? adds 17 new stories. For more go to: RedBone Press
I am sending a shout out to the Visionaries that are putting on the Butch Voices Conference
August 20 – 23, 2009 in Oakland, CA. HEEYYYYYY YA’LL ROCK!!
I will be at Hedgebrook Writer’s Colony so I won’t be able to be there…however I am honored to say that the organizers are raffling off copies of the bull-jean stores and they have posted a pdf that you can download of my essay tittled, a wo’mn called sir. To download the essay/git yo raffle on/and to find out more about Butch Voices CLICK HERE
Groundbreaking artist Cheryl Dunye is one of the supadupafly presenters at Butch Voices!
