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breaking grub news2010 Fiction Book Prize Winner AnnouncedVestal McIntyre has won the 2010 Grub Street National Book Prize in Fiction for his novel, Lake Overturn, published in 2009 by Harper. McIntyre is the also the author of You Are Not the One: Stories (Carroll & Graf, 2004), was a guest author at last year’s Muse and the Marketplace conference, and will return to the conference this spring. Of Lake Overturn, Grub instructor and head juror Lisa Borders wrote: "McIntyre’s magnificent novel explores the social strata of a small town in Idaho in the 1980s. The prose is lush, the observations keen, and the plot engrossing to the last page; but what sets this book apart is McIntyre’s utter sympathy for all of his characters. From Connie, the fundamentalist whose reading of the Bible is too literal even for her own church, to Wanda, the addict who yearns to be a mother, to Enrique, a junior high school misfit who can occasionally be as cruel as his tormentors in his struggle for acceptance, the reader cannot help but be moved by the ways in which the good people of Eula, Idaho stumble, rise and grow." We also congratulate our Finalist, Scott Blackwood, for his excellent novel We Agreed To Meet Just Here (Western Michigan University Press, 2009).Muse 2010 Information Now Available!We are thrilled to announce that the 9th Annual Muse and the Marketplace--New England's premier writing and publishing conference--will be the weekend of May 1st-2nd at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. This year, Grub Street is excited to welcome Chuck Palahniuk as our keynote speaker, one of the most popular and compelling writers at work today. In addition to sharing his thoughts on the writing and publishing process, Mr. Palahniuk will make the Muse conference the very first stop on the book tour for his new novel, Tell All. Also, the growing list of authors who will be attending the event can be found here. And if you're interested in this year's Manuscript Mart, where you'll have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with an agent or editor who's read a sample check out all the details here. For the full bios of visiting literary agents and editors participating in the Manuscript Mart, see the bios page. Full conference details, including online registration and workshop descriptions, will be online later this month. Grub Street members will receive advance notification, and will have the opportunity to sign up for the conference early.The Narrative Ark: Where Grubbies GabLooking for a writing group? Want some new ideas for summer reading? Wondering what other students thought about that Novel In Progress class? Connect with other writers and set your ideas afloat on The Narrative Ark, Grub Street's brand-new online community board. Simply click here (and be sure to bookmark it for later!) and click on "view topics" to start discussing the most pressing literary issues of the day. You'll need to create a username and password to begin posting, but don't worry: it's easy. Let us know if you have questions by contacting Sonya at sonya@grubstreet.org. See you on the Ark!Take a Tour of GrubClick on the arrows below to see Grub on a full screen! Ooh...it's like you're really here. |
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