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The Next Big Thing
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 12:40pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I am delighted to be a part of The Next Big Thing, the “authors and the authors who love them” weblog chain in which I answer questions about what I’m working on and get to introduce you to two gifted friends and writers. Ruth Ozeki tagged me for this, and her long-awaited novel, A Tale for the Time Being, is coming out in March. I got a sneak peak at it in…
Continue Every Mother is Different
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 9:53am 4 Comments 0 Likes
What kind of mother are you? Who was your mother, really? And your grandmother?
If you are out there, Asian and Asian-American writers, consider this. The Tao of Parenthood. It is an anthology edited by Anh Nguyen Merrick and also Grace Talusan, who I met when she was the judge of the Grub Street National Book Award last year. Thank you, Grace. She wrote a beautiful blurb for…
Continue Four questions for Amy Scholder, Editorial Director of The Feminist Press
Posted on December 17, 2011 at 12:28pm 1 Comment 3 Likes
Several years ago, I met Amy Scholder when she came to visit the Goddard MFAW residency. With more than twenty years experience in literary and political publishing, Amy had just been named Editorial Director at the Feminist Press after a career that began at City Lights Books, and…
Continue The Daily Mentor - Nicola Morris
Posted on December 17, 2011 at 2:00am 1 Comment 3 Likes
Nicola Morris started off British, but now lives in Vermont, and is an expert on, among other things, the golem as a figure for post-Holocaust humanity. Nicky is the co-editor of Alchemy of the Word, and her contribution, excerpted here, speaks of the power of books to save lives and change lives,…
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The Next Big Thing
I am delighted to be a part of The Next Big Thing, the “authors and the authors who love them” weblog chain in which I answer questions about what I’m working on and get to introduce you to two gifted friends and writers. Ruth Ozeki tagged me for this, and her long-awaited novel, A Tale for the Time Being, is coming out in March. I got a sneak peak at it in…See More
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Good to connect with you here. How are you? Whatever happened to the TV segment, do you know?
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Reiko"
Rahna Reiko Rizzuto commented on the blog post 'Every Mother is Different'
"Joy, so maybe not a silent h then... "ah" as the "ah" of beige carpeting under one's bare feet. All best to you."
Joy Amber commented on the blog post 'Every Mother is Different'
"Funny, taking off shoes was the initial image that popped into my head as I read your post. I will never forget going to my friend's house for the first time and thinking it was so odd and interesting at the same time. I am currently on an…"
Rahna Reiko Rizzuto commented on the blog post 'Every Mother is Different'
"Hi Joy, In Hawaii, where I grew up, Asian traditions were absorbed by the island culture. Taking off our shoes, etc. It was in every household. Thanks for sharing. I will check out your blog. My first name is pronounced without the…"
Joy Amber commented on the blog post 'Every Mother is Different'
"Hi Rahna, I am not Asian, but I do feel the "take care of your mother" traditions in Asian cultures are in many distinct households. I grew up with an Asian best friend and always felt like I was stepping into a different world when I was…"
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Every Mother is Different
What kind of mother are you? Who was your mother, really? And your grandmother?If you are out there, Asian and Asian-American writers, consider this. The Tao of Parenthood. It is an anthology edited by Anh Nguyen Merrick and also Grace Talusan, who I met when she was the judge of the Grub Street National Book Award last year. Thank you, Grace. She wrote a beautiful blurb for Hiroshima in the…See More
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- Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:
- www.r3reiko.com
@r3reiko
www.rahnareikorizzuto.blogspot.com/
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- Hiroshima in the Morning, Feminist Press, September, 2010 (memoir)
Why She Left Us, HarperCollins, 1999 (novel)
Mothers Who Think (anthology) 1999 (contributor)
Because I Said So (anthology) 2004 (contributor)
NuyorAsian Anthology, Asian American Writers Workshop, 1999 (Associate Editor)
Topography of War (anthology) 2006 (contributor)
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- The Huffington Post
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Memoir
- My professional associations:
- Faculty, Goddard College MFA in Creative Writing
Asian American Writers Workshop
Hedgebrook
- I found out about She Writes from:
- a writer friend
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