tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80813319195677497652024-03-14T04:46:58.854-06:00Pilcrow Lit FestAmy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-43167783978731110562009-05-18T15:29:00.003-05:002009-05-18T15:37:53.776-05:00Opening Night Party at Matilda's In Lakeview and Tonight's EventsPics are rolling in from last night's Opening Night cocktailing at <a href="http://www.matilda-babyatlas.com/home.htm">Matilda's</a> in Lakeview. Remember, the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/pilcrowlitfest/pool/">Pilcrow Lit Fest flickr pool</a> is open to anyone, we just ask that one of your photo tags is Pilcrow09. Easy enough.<br /><br />Tonight's Pilcrow line-up offers three events from which to pick:<br /><br /><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">{7-10p}<br /><a href="http://readingundertheinfluence.com/">Reading Under The Influence</a></span><br />Sheffield's<br />3258 N. Sheffield Ave. (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=3258+N+Sheffield+Ave,+Chicago,+Cook,+Illinois+60657&sll=41.968281,-87.683322&sspn=0.006924,0.015042&g=4736-38+N.+Lincoln+Ave.&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FW76fwId7YDG-g&split=0&ll=41.942941,-87.654161&spn=0.006927,0.015042&z=16&iwloc=addr">map</a>)<br />RUI is a reading series based in Chicago developed by a group of Chicago writers who happen to like drinking. Featuring reading by Joe Meno, John Berger and RUI co-hosts. Jointly-hosted by Julia Borcherts, Robert Duffer, Jessee Jordan, Gabriel Levinson and Pilcrow founder/director, Amy Guth. $3 cover, open to the public, 21+.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">{7p}<br /><a href="http://booktourdiary.blogspot.com/">Boring Nude Girl In The Boring Devil's Boring Territory</a></span><br />w/ Gina Frangello<br />The Book Cellar<br />4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=4736-38+N.+Lincoln+Ave.&sll=41.961186,-87.680972&sspn=0.006925,0.015042&g=2051+W+Montrose+Ave,+Chicago,+IL+60618&ie=UTF8&ll=41.968281,-87.683322&spn=0.006924,0.015042&z=16&iwloc=addr">map</a>)<br />The final stop of the 25-city Live Nude Girl in the Devil's Territory <a href="http://booktourdiary.blogspot.com/">Tour</a>, Zach Dodson will read from his novel Boring, Boring, Boring, Boring Boring, Kyle Minor will read from his story collection In the Devil's Territory, Kathleen Rooney will read from her memoir Live Nude Girl and featured guest Gina Frangello will read something awesome. No cover, all ages are welcome.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">{7:30p}<br /><a href="http://waiting4thebus.com/">Waiting 4 the Bus</a></span><br />w/ featured guests Larry O. Dean and Charlie Newman<br />Jak's Tap<br />901 W. Jackson Blvd. (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=901+W+Jackson+Blvd,+Chicago,+Cook,+Illinois+60607&sll=41.961186,-87.680972&sspn=0.006925,0.015042&g=2051+W+Montrose+Ave,+Chicago,+IL+60618&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FagAfwIdlJHG-g&split=0&ll=41.879579,-87.649913&spn=0.006934,0.015042&z=16&iwloc=addr">map</a>)<br />Waiting 4 the Bus is an open mic on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, a poetry collective, and a workshop of writers talking with writers about writing, held in the backroom of Jak's Tap. Hosted by Buddha 309. No cover, open to the public, 21+.</p>Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-77282573158378708942009-05-18T15:27:00.001-05:002009-05-18T15:29:08.514-05:00WBBM 780Nice <a href="http://www.wbbm780.com/Come-on-over-to-Pilcrow--uh--what-s-that-/4417429">shout-out on Chicago's WBBM 780's website</a> today, as well as snippets on the air.Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-14149754241166014522009-05-09T15:25:00.004-05:002009-05-09T15:35:10.154-05:00Shout Out from HuffPo and Dropping BombsIn a post about the state of publishing and literature in Chicago, Pilcrow Lit Fest got a nice shout out from <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gina-frangello/and-then-the-panel-came-t_b_196897.html">Gina Frangello in the Huffington Post</a>.<br /><br /><blockquote>"for many years Chicago's book publishing community was almost nonexistent, but now new independent book presses like <a href="http://www.featherproof.com/Mambo/">Featherproof Books</a> and <a href="http://www.sonewpublishing.com/">So New</a> are popping up like wildfire to fill the gap left by New York; now Chicago is host to almost back-to-back AWP Conferences and <a href="http://www.pilcrowlitfest.com/">Pilcrow Literary Festival</a> is helping to also organize writers independent of the academy."</blockquote><br /><br />Thursday night at the <a href="http://www.chicagonerds.com">Chicago Nerd Social Club</a>, I was chatting with <a href="http://twitter.com/docmidnight">Terry</a> from <a href="http://thirdcoastcomics.com/">Third Coast Comics</a>. He's speaking on the panel about graphic novels and described Pilcrow at "Literary NATO: We'll be dropping literary facts on people like bombs."<br /><br />Amy and I promised to steal that from him and share it with you all. So get out to Pilcrow from May 17 to the 23rd and we'll be dropping literary facts like bombs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-48869007158300004462009-05-07T09:37:00.000-05:002009-05-07T09:43:10.409-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLn0OKdhUJV0TUtlYDmCCzU7YAsTEsk38Nse1yZlaAoigJoBsTO7WQl4A0RpemQ6ehlrG2HapuyscK6_WUiAE1Hfd362I_aKK3-5E5SgDEe8QawTdnyCClMnHnL_TAAJ2S8LUwodRd6nE/s1600-h/Pilcrow09Poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLn0OKdhUJV0TUtlYDmCCzU7YAsTEsk38Nse1yZlaAoigJoBsTO7WQl4A0RpemQ6ehlrG2HapuyscK6_WUiAE1Hfd362I_aKK3-5E5SgDEe8QawTdnyCClMnHnL_TAAJ2S8LUwodRd6nE/s400/Pilcrow09Poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333092604383571330" border="0" /></a>Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-84527180638333485092009-04-16T19:57:00.002-05:002009-04-21T19:59:35.167-05:00Shout-Out from Outsider WritersPilcrow got some love from <a href="http://www.outsiderwriters.org/archives/1960">Outsider Writers Collective's</a> Tim Hall this morning:<br /><br /><blockquote>The 2nd annual <a href="http://pilcrowlitfest.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Pilcrow Lit Fest</span> </a>will be held the week of May 17-23 in Chicago, culminating with a full day of panels on the 23rd and a fantastic “rebuilt books” auction to cap off the event. Those of us who were there for the inaugural event last year can attest to how amazing it was, and what a brilliant job organizer Amy Guth did putting together events and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.pilcrowlitfest.com/panels.html">panels </a></span>that were really informative and interesting.</blockquote><br />Merci!Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-68365874822388929872009-04-07T11:10:00.003-05:002009-04-07T11:15:50.472-05:00Photos and Video and Podcasts, Oh My!Last year we opened the doors to photographers, videographers and podcasters to help document Pilcrow Lit Fest. The result was <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/743852@N23/">hundreds of photos</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=pilcrow08&aq=f">great videos</a> and excellent <a href="http://www.imeem.com/people/WlWFno4/music/D0kHvjv-/this-podcast-will-change-your-life-small-sex-and-pilcrow-lov/">roundtables</a>.<br /><br />This year we are inviting you back and we have something special in store for the podcasters and video folks. We're going to have a space set up in Baby Atlas for you to record on May 23rd. That way you can sneak away to a quiet spot, get your interview done and then quickly rejoin the festival upstairs.<br /><br />Want to be a part of the team to document this year's Pilcrow Lit Fest? Leave a comment or contact me. I'll even make you a special badge.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-75509150222148772232009-04-06T15:30:00.003-05:002009-04-06T15:43:15.861-05:00Rebuilt Books<a href="http://pilcrowlitfest.blogspot.com/2008/01/rebuilt-books.html">Rebuilt Books</a> is on again this year, and in a big way.<br /><br />Rebuilt Books is, as many of you remember, a fundraiser which asks writers to disassemble their own books (or partner with an artist and have him/her do it) then rebuild the book into a piece of art.<br /><br />This year, Pilcrow Lit Fest/Chicago will be raising money for <a href="http://www.youngchicagoauthors.org/">Young Chicago Authors</a>, a wonderful organization for the young and inspired, and we encourage all writers to participate, whether they plan to attend Pilcrow Lit Fest or not. All we ask if that you email us so we can anticipate the arrival of your artwork, either when you ship it or deliver it. Easy enough.<br /><br />See inspiration of last year's Rebuilt Books here with Timothy Schaffert's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/helloleticia/2526776254/in/pool-pilcrowlitfest">doll parts book</a>, Laurel Snyder's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/helloleticia/2526023955/in/pool-pilcrowlitfest/">switchplates</a>, Laura Van Prooyen's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/helloleticia/2526845236/in/pool-pilcrowlitfest">word-lanterns</a>, and one I still hear mentioned now and again, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/helloleticia/2526775874/in/pool-pilcrowlitfest">the Hitler turtle</a> by Peter Davis.<br /><br />Oh, and the auction isn't just an auction this year. Nay, this year, the auction is all week, in various venues, starting with the kickoff cocktail reception at Matilda's in Lakeview, and finishing in one wild event we're throwing alongside <a href="http://literarydeathmatch.com/Literary_Death_Match/LDM.html">Opium's Literary Death Match</a> here in town.<br /><br />Oh yes, that Literary Death Match.Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-12544485412160602942009-04-04T16:29:00.001-06:002009-04-06T16:33:29.672-05:00In Praise of the American Short Story<div id=":1uw" class="ii gt"><div style=""><div style=""><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/weekinreview/05scott.html" target="_blank">From A. O. Scott/NYT Week In Review:</a><br /><br /><blockquote>... a good story, or a solid collection of them, can do more than a novel to illuminate the textures of ordinary life and the possibilities of language. And the short story may provide a timely antidote to the cultural bloat of the past decade, when it often seemed that every novel needed to be 500 pages long and every movie had to last three hours — or four years, if it took the form of a cable series.<div><span style="line-height: 22px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" ><p>The new, post-print literary media are certainly amenable to brevity. The blog post and the tweet may be ephemeral rather than lapidary, but the culture in which they thrive is fed by a craving for more narrative and a demand for pith. And just as the iPod has killed the album, so the Kindle might, in time, spur a revival of the short story. If you can buy a single song for a dollar, why wouldn’t you spend that much on a handy, compact package of character, incident and linguistic invention? Why wouldn’t you collect dozens, or hundreds, into a personal anthology, a playlist of humor, pathos, mystery and surprise?</p><p>The death of the novel is yesterday’s news. The death of print may be tomorrow’s headline. But the great American short story is still being written, and awaits its readers.</p></span></div></blockquote><div><span style="line-height: 22px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:15;" ><p><span style="font-size:85%;">(hat tip to <a href="http://www.meganstielstra.com/">Megan Stielstra</a>)</span><br /></p></span></div></div></div></div>Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-6590138933265057842009-03-01T13:43:00.005-06:002009-03-01T14:48:57.348-06:00Controversy, Then Not, Then More Controversy, Then Not at Inaugural Dubai Lit Fest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxamojtfuQlOPkFLzDhOe3DA-tblFJn330SOHO6H0IGEq_WB-XUmGq2Gu9U3joUNXSNHjFr48bnUHHz7uS-osOxyQ-8XPOi_F_B9iTJKW0c6prS-FS0prCyeDwjcHuOVxJBgz5-LnimsY/s1600-h/dubai.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxamojtfuQlOPkFLzDhOe3DA-tblFJn330SOHO6H0IGEq_WB-XUmGq2Gu9U3joUNXSNHjFr48bnUHHz7uS-osOxyQ-8XPOi_F_B9iTJKW0c6prS-FS0prCyeDwjcHuOVxJBgz5-LnimsY/s320/dubai.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308324081357810626" border="0" /></a>The first-ever Dubai lit fest, which finishes up today, opened to controversy when a The Gulf Between Us, which features a gay sheik, by brit Geraldine Bedell was rejected from the festival line-up. The <a href="http://www.eaifl.com/">Emirates Airlines International Festival of Literature</a> officially insists it's not a matter of censorship at all, but of simply a book out-of-synch with the event. "This has nothing to do with censorship... We simply found after reading the book upon the request of its publisher, Penguin, that it is not suitable for the festival," said festival director Isobel Abulhoul.<br /><br />Author Margaret Atwood (veep of PEN, by the way, the literary anti-censorship organization), pulled out of the festival immediately, but wrote this weekend in the London Guardian that she regretted her move, which was admittedly based on the belief Bedell's book was banned. So, now Atwood <span style="font-style: italic;">is</span> participating in the festival via video conference, at, of course, a last-minute discussion panel about censorship.Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-9690005532663340832009-02-27T15:22:00.002-06:002009-03-01T15:26:09.813-06:00You Give Me Growing Pains, Theodore HuxtableA 80's-themed reading? Wish granted. Chicagoans, and those passing through, do stop in at Black Rock Bar (3614 N Damen) on Wednesday, March 4th at 8pm as the regular <a href="http://recroomers.com">Recroom</a> series goes 80's for "You Give Me Growing Pains, Theodore Huxtable", with readings by Jac Jemc, Zach Plague, Lindsay Hunter, Mary Hamilton, Tobias Amadon Bengelsdorf, Nicolette Bond, Meg Barboza, Allison Gruber, and Erin Teegarden.<br /><br /><strong></strong>Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-67418576423261023952009-02-20T16:00:00.000-06:002009-03-01T16:01:30.472-06:00March is Small Press MonthMarch, as the title of this post implies, is Small Press Month. Get some small press love on the event's website <a href="http://www.smallpressmonth.org/">here</a>, including this fine list of <a href="http://www.smallpressmonth.org/todo/">things to do</a> to support small press.Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-68508400210016381422009-02-11T09:38:00.006-06:002009-02-13T13:21:48.115-06:006S2, Word Riot News, AWP/ChicagoWhat with the AWP circus being in Chicago this week, Pilcrow went out and represented last night at the <a href="http://dzancbooks.org/">Dzanc</a>/<a href="http://www.dzancbooks.org/OVBooks/">OV</a>/<a href="http://www.keyholemagazine.com/">Keyhole</a> soiree last night. Fabulous time of course.<br /><br />Friend of Pilcrow, Six Sentences has news: The authors included in Six Sentences, Volume 2 anthology have <a href="http://sixsentences.blogspot.com/2009/02/6sv2-partial-author-list.html">just been announced</a>, and a piece of <a href="http://guthagogo.com">mine</a> is included, along with a few friends of Pilcrow: <a href="http://sonewpublishing.com/">So New</a> and <a href="http://www.wordriot.org/">Word Riot</a> author David Gianatasio, <a href="http://www.poetryfromxegbp.blogspot.com/">Heather Leet</a>, <a href="http://blog.shellyraerich.com/">Shelly Rae Rich</a> and <a href="http://www.poweringthedevilscircus.com/">Jason Jordan</a>. Most excellent news. Catch that in March. And, apparently, word on the street anyway, is that there are more author names that'll be announced for special sections of the book, so that's fun.<br /><br />Speaking of <a href="http://www.wordriot.org/">Word Riot</a>, chatted recently with WR's Jackie Corley about World Takes by Timmy Waldron (out soon) and Midnight Picnic by Nick Antosca (out in days, but pre-order is up now). Eyes peeled for those.Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-78146448352121159912009-02-10T22:21:00.002-06:002009-02-10T22:24:12.504-06:00Ready?This year:<br /><br />The <a href="http://pilcrowlitfest.blogspot.com/2008/01/rebuilt-books.html">Rebuilt Books Auction</a> is back, but this time with a killer twist. Stay tuned here on the Pilcrow blog for more info. Want to deconstruct and rebuild your book this year? Do let us know.Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-22514590572309009762009-01-01T15:47:00.002-06:002009-01-01T16:13:55.259-06:00And, we're back!Join us May 17-23rd, 2009 in Chicago.Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-25928921771001095732008-05-29T10:47:00.003-05:002008-05-29T10:55:25.451-05:00Here a Fest, there a fest, everywhere a fest, fest!As luck has it, Pilcrow Lit Fest shares time on the calendar with both the <a href="http://www.calabashfestival.org/2008/index.htm">Calabash Jamaican Literary Festival</a> and the <a href="http://www.hayfestival.com/wales/default.aspx">Hay Festival of Literature</a> in Wales. (Have you read Paul Collins' Sixpence House? Do it. Do it, now.) Anyway, I have been following both festivals with great interest and thought <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/the-big-question-whats-behind-the-rise-in-literary-festivals-and-whats-their-purpose-834609.html">this article in The Independent</a> was a fine one.<br /><br />How is everyone, post-fest? I'm great!Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-6319520124816141512008-05-28T10:19:00.002-05:002008-05-28T10:36:20.945-05:00Search, RSS and Becoming a GeekDuring my Social Media Toolkit for Authors, I promised a blog post in lieu of a hand-out. Here is that blog post.<br /><br />First off, I begged you to start using search engines other than Google.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Blogs </span><br /><a href="http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en&q=%22pilcrow+lit+fest%22&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d">Google Blogsearch</a><br /><a href="http://blogpulse.com/search?query=%22pilcrow+lit+fest%22&image22.x=0&image22.y=0">Blogpulse</a><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/search/%22pilcrow+lit+fest%22?authority=n&language=en">Technorati</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Forums</span><br /><a href="http://boardreader.com/index.php?a=s&q=%22pilcrow+lit+fest%22">Boardreader</a><br /><a href="http://www.omgili.com/omgili.search?q=%22pilcrow+lit+fest%22&x=0&y=0">Omgili</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.twitter.com">Twitter</a><br /><a href="http://tweetscan.com/index.php?s=pilcrow&u=&d=">Tweetscan</a><br /><a href="http://summize.com/search?q=pilcrow">Summize</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Images</span><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=pilcrow&ss=2&ct=6&s=rec">Flickr</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Videos</span><br /><a href="http://youtube.com/results?search_query=pilcrow+lit+fest&search_type=">YouTube</a><br /><br />Then I said, "<a href="http://pilcrowlitfest.blogspot.com/2008/03/start-using-rss.html">Learn how to use RSS and then use it to monitor your name</a>. Cause your name is your brand."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RSS Readers</span><br /><a href="http://www.bloglines.com/">Bloglines</a><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/reader/view/">Google Reader</a><br /><a href="http://www.newsgator.com/Individuals/NewsGatorOnline/Default.aspx">Newsgator<br /></a><br />Then we talked about becoming geeks and learning <a href="http://www.jakeludington.com/camcorder/20071023_flip_video_camera.html">how to do video on the go</a>. But most of the questions were about picking a blogging platform. Lucky for me, <a href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/02/15/choosing-a-blog-platform/">ProBlogger has that covered</a> much better than I could do.<br /><br />Did I miss anything? Drop me a line if you want additional links up in the post.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-63850422369460433022008-05-26T18:13:00.001-05:002008-05-26T18:13:19.530-05:00<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UkuOu2lxULI&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UkuOu2lxULI&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-7229647339546410382008-05-26T13:58:00.002-05:002008-05-26T13:59:35.161-05:00We're quite pleased with how everything went this weekend and will be taking the day off here at Pilcrow HQ.<br /><br />Recap of the festival to follow.Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-17746510670290847232008-05-23T08:14:00.002-05:002008-05-23T08:18:34.465-05:00Last Night.Pics are up on <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/pilcrowlitfest/pool/">Pilcrow's flickr page</a>. Here are some highlights:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYDtKBIlaOrTiYYbpwcqIiqPRCn8Zebvnbl26-OKHCR-X6iwCjBo_shiLQuK6JnhknMqUWf-M4Kbz4PzeAYBZYN7LLMzYhdiIBJZIU22nRob6hNx-uaXQfVxf4Oicua8vC6MJYXEsDnY/s1600-h/amysm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYDtKBIlaOrTiYYbpwcqIiqPRCn8Zebvnbl26-OKHCR-X6iwCjBo_shiLQuK6JnhknMqUWf-M4Kbz4PzeAYBZYN7LLMzYhdiIBJZIU22nRob6hNx-uaXQfVxf4Oicua8vC6MJYXEsDnY/s320/amysm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203561764638903682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHyFDj8q4zmqDiI22_DJDYSHOWaX00aprThZLK2zX-s3h3HmaMWUrovhtRplJyyU7r2KBqbqqiberwcFWiG8k4krjPe1_X2qxCATeHAujNAz69hIzm2MNdaNyT1n9XwQGWFJCnEJabU0/s1600-h/katie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHyFDj8q4zmqDiI22_DJDYSHOWaX00aprThZLK2zX-s3h3HmaMWUrovhtRplJyyU7r2KBqbqqiberwcFWiG8k4krjPe1_X2qxCATeHAujNAz69hIzm2MNdaNyT1n9XwQGWFJCnEJabU0/s320/katie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203561768933870994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaBpyUTd_UNZnaBV90wCzftU3TLDgQaK_BK7xgGziYesRXy0H5YR30FxvWfTlgKZEFb2anCGBhnW6V78tPDJArtwVxbSZx-oPmllhUEAJdLicDJRzlzGTC5vdmfh_uYUZMC9UOw_EOaU/s1600-h/jami.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaBpyUTd_UNZnaBV90wCzftU3TLDgQaK_BK7xgGziYesRXy0H5YR30FxvWfTlgKZEFb2anCGBhnW6V78tPDJArtwVxbSZx-oPmllhUEAJdLicDJRzlzGTC5vdmfh_uYUZMC9UOw_EOaU/s320/jami.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203561773228838306" border="0" /></a>Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-80325433735672839142008-05-22T07:34:00.002-05:002008-05-22T10:35:15.707-05:00Rebuilt Books Auction.Re: Rebuilt Books Auction<br /><br />Bring cash and bring your checkbooks; we can't do much of anything with credit/debit cards. That said, get ready-- we have things for every budget to help rebuild the New Orleans Public Libraries-- for example, my <s>stylish clutch handbag</s> fabulous eyeglasses case made from Three Fallen Women on perhaps the lower end, a two-month membership to Uptown Writer's Space somplace in the middle range of things, and say, Nick Hornby's hand-written brainstorm for Songbook (a first edition alone, much less a first-edition signed copy of the actual book <a href="http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?qwork=7623790&qsort=p">goes for a pretty penny</a>, so a one-of-a-kind hand-jotted list? Um, yeah.) and Tony Fitzpatrick's beautiful piece of art, "Luck", on the higher end of things (I will not be mad at anyone if they would like to purchase this beautiful piece of art for me. It's beautiful. I gasped when he handed it to me yesterday.)<br /><br />And, remember, every penny from this auction on Saturday evening goes directly to New Orleans Public Library Foundation. Pilcrow is covered for the things we need for the most part, but New Orleans needs our help, and that's where the help will go.Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-87363471916098551202008-05-21T08:29:00.000-05:002008-05-21T08:30:19.820-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO3MxRWnHH3vs5L4CxqflL535UfzYhs30lhazPS6bB7xr_9Z4_aZ7B3_miGhwXONqcA-azBb2BO4DrpLx5eSPIU-18VTf0tOBaOy0LK422XO6xcIJvybI8JbeaEvxSYCv4lPHEDBLKOc/s1600-h/PilcrowPoster11x14.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO3MxRWnHH3vs5L4CxqflL535UfzYhs30lhazPS6bB7xr_9Z4_aZ7B3_miGhwXONqcA-azBb2BO4DrpLx5eSPIU-18VTf0tOBaOy0LK422XO6xcIJvybI8JbeaEvxSYCv4lPHEDBLKOc/s400/PilcrowPoster11x14.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202822851442399106" border="0" /></a>Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-80405190476336258062008-05-20T17:53:00.003-05:002008-05-20T18:03:36.037-05:00Pilcrow's official bookseller + author speaking at Pilcrow = start the Pilcrowing earlyHere at Pilcrwo HQ, we heard Pilcrowista <a href="http://rachelcline.com/">Rachel Cline</a> is reading from her fabulous book, <a href="http://rachelcline.com/bonus.html">My Liar</a>, tomorrow evening at our most beloved bookstore, The Book Cellar (4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave.) and thought it would be just lovely for those of us locals and early-to-arrive-in-towners to start the celebrating early and head out to show some her some love.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: Serif;"></span></span>Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-15448323145178057332008-05-17T12:44:00.002-05:002008-05-17T12:55:26.111-05:00Twitter said what?Okay, you know that @<a href="http://twitter.com/amyguth">amyguth</a>, @<a href="http://twitter.com/leahjones">leahjones</a> and @<a href="http://twitter.com/pilcrowlitfest">pilcrowlitfest</a> are on Twitter, but what other participants are? (I know I'm going to miss people, so add a comment and I'll update this thing.)<br /><br />Industry Folks<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/luxlotus">@luxlotus</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/katieschwartz">@katieschwartz</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/wendy_mc">@wendy_mc</a><br />@<a href="http://twitter.com/meganstielstra">meganstielstra</a><br />@<a href="http://twitter.com/larryodean">larryodean</a><br /><br />Documentary Folks<br />@<a href="http://twitter.com/helloleticia">helloleticia</a><br />@<a href="http://twitter.com/philgomes">philgomes</a><br />@<a href="http://twitter.com/thefemgeek">thefemgeek</a><br />@<a href="http://twitter.com/lahrsawyer">Lahrsawyer</a><br />@<a href="http://twitter.com/dubster2k">dubster2k</a><br />@<a href="http://twitter.com/bobbidigital">BobbiDigital</a><br />@<a href="http://twitter.com/zemote">zemote</a><br /><br />Who did I miss? Lemme know and I'll get you up there!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-14127616405332276512008-05-17T12:32:00.003-05:002008-05-17T12:42:40.249-05:00Meet Our Documentarians!A lot of people stepped up and said, "Yeah, I'll come and document some stuff at Pilcrow!"<br /><br />Joining from the Gomecile, we have <a href="http://www.philgomes.com/blog">Phil</a> and <a href="http://www.mynameisleticia.com">Leticia</a>. We've got <a href="http://www.allthingsdork.com">Jeffery Smith</a> and from <a href="http://www.theunscenechicago.net">UnScene Chicago</a> we've got Tiffiany and Sawyer coming. I heard a rumor that <a href="http://dubster.com/p/">Dubi</a> might drop by and we're crossing our fingers that we'll see <a href="http://blog.zemote.com/">Zemote</a>.<br /><br />Are you bringing a camera, a video cam or a microphone? Let us know and we'll add you to the list.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081331919567749765.post-47764948153660501742008-05-17T12:04:00.003-05:002008-05-17T12:09:56.729-05:00News!You guys! So much to report!<br /><br /><a href="www.uptownwritersspace.com">Uptown Writers' Space</a> has donated a two-month membership to their fabulous facility that will be up for auction at Pilcrow Lit Fest's NOLA party along with all of our <a href="http://pilcrowlitfest.blogspot.com/2008/01/rebuilt-books.html">Rebuilt Books</a>, Nick Hornby's handwritten list of songs to include when he first brainstormed <span style="font-style: italic;">Songbook</span>, and many other fabulous things.<br /><br />We outgrew Saturday's panels, so we added five panels on Sunday-- who wants in? Hit the <a href="http://pilcrowlitfest.com/panels.html">Pilcrow panel page</a> and email your truly for a seat on any of the fabulous newly-added panels.Amy Guthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953635936865835997noreply@blogger.com0