Women Writers Across Cultures Archives - Women Writers, Women's Books https://booksbywomen.org/category/contemporary-women-writers/women-writers-across-cultures/ Mon, 17 Oct 2016 05:05:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 How Can I Get My Memoir Published https://booksbywomen.org/how-can-i-get-my-memoir-published-by-sara-mansfield-taber/ https://booksbywomen.org/how-can-i-get-my-memoir-published-by-sara-mansfield-taber/#comments Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:54:45 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=10194 After you have toiled and tinkered and revised for ages, and you feel you finally have a strong manuscript, you begin to wonder how on earth to get your book into print. It goes without saying that that is a tough world, and even really top literary manuscripts fail to find a New York publisher. […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/how-can-i-get-my-memoir-published-by-sara-mansfield-taber/feed/ 11 10194 Learning to Fall https://booksbywomen.org/learning-to-fall-by-elaine-neil-orr/ https://booksbywomen.org/learning-to-fall-by-elaine-neil-orr/#comments Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:21:12 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9947 Between summer and winter, we are in fall, a season I have found particularly advantageous for writing.  The earth tilts away from the sun, our light source.  Yet though the days grow shorter, the light appears longer across the ground.  With this particular slant of light we begin to turn inward like plants do.  We […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/learning-to-fall-by-elaine-neil-orr/feed/ 16 9947 Writing in the Culinary Landscape of the Galilee https://booksbywomen.org/writing-in-the-culinary-landscape-of-the-galilee-abbie-rosner/ https://booksbywomen.org/writing-in-the-culinary-landscape-of-the-galilee-abbie-rosner/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:40:22 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=8528 Twenty-six years ago, I left the US to live on a farm in the Galilee. It wasn’t a spiritual connection to the Holy Land that prompted this dramatic relocation, but a chance meeting with a handsome young Israeli farmer. In an act that was equal parts folly and fortune, I followed him back, married him, […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/writing-in-the-culinary-landscape-of-the-galilee-abbie-rosner/feed/ 5 8528 Losing the Artist, Saving Her Art (Part 2) https://booksbywomen.org/losing-the-artist-saving-her-art-part-2-by-victoria-andre-king/ https://booksbywomen.org/losing-the-artist-saving-her-art-part-2-by-victoria-andre-king/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:38:14 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=6849 Continued from Losing the Artist, Saving her Art Part 1. Eugenia’s physicians finally allowed her to travel with considerable misgivings, as she was 84 and had a metallic heart valve. Transatlantic travel is stressful one way or the other, but there was no holding her back. She wanted to experience the place that her daughter had loved […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/losing-the-artist-saving-her-art-part-2-by-victoria-andre-king/feed/ 3 6849 Interview with Canadian Writer Bolaji Williams https://booksbywomen.org/interview-with-canadian-writer-bolaji-williams/ https://booksbywomen.org/interview-with-canadian-writer-bolaji-williams/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:38:17 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=7416 We met Bolaji Williams on Twitter. She responded to one of our tweets. We read a recent blog post and loved the clarity of her writing and topic, so we invited her to do something with us. Voila, an interview with writer Bolaji Williams. When did you first know you loved to write? To be completely honest, […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/interview-with-canadian-writer-bolaji-williams/feed/ 2 7416 Book Review: Chimamanda Adichie’s The Thing Around Your Neck https://booksbywomen.org/book-review-chimamanda-adichies-the-thing-around-your-neck-reviewed-by-reagan-k-reynolds/ https://booksbywomen.org/book-review-chimamanda-adichies-the-thing-around-your-neck-reviewed-by-reagan-k-reynolds/#respond Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:04:32 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=6903 In The Thing Around Your Neck, a collection of short stories written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the reader is exposed to characters that are many things, including a surprise to those who have been limited to a Western literary interpretation of Nigerian culture. Adichie insists on considering the wide variety of Nigerian stories to be […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/book-review-chimamanda-adichies-the-thing-around-your-neck-reviewed-by-reagan-k-reynolds/feed/ 0 6903 Literary Festivals: From Jaipur to Beijing https://booksbywomen.org/literary-festivals-from-jaipur-to-beijing-by-qaisra-shahraz/ https://booksbywomen.org/literary-festivals-from-jaipur-to-beijing-by-qaisra-shahraz/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:00:09 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=7398 Two countries, two civilizations, and two literary festivals. As a writer I had the pleasure of participating in this year’s Jaipur International Literature Festival in India. Six weeks later, I discarded my summer tops in India for woollen sweaters in snowy China to attend Beijing’s Bookworm International Literature Festival. I combined the festivals with a […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/literary-festivals-from-jaipur-to-beijing-by-qaisra-shahraz/feed/ 2 7398 Reflections on Native American Novelist Leslie Marmon Silko https://booksbywomen.org/researching-native-american-womens-lives-by-kb-schaller/ https://booksbywomen.org/researching-native-american-womens-lives-by-kb-schaller/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:56:00 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=6993 It is a “given” that for bibliophiles like me, there is nothing better than curling up with a good read in a quiet house with a cup of steaming coffee – I take mine with cream and sugar. And there are scores of genres and sub-genres from which to choose. Romance. Inspiration. Poetry. Biography. You […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/researching-native-american-womens-lives-by-kb-schaller/feed/ 3 6993 Losing the Artist, Saving Her Art (Part 1) https://booksbywomen.org/losing-the-artist-saving-her-art-part-1-by-victoria-andre-king/ https://booksbywomen.org/losing-the-artist-saving-her-art-part-1-by-victoria-andre-king/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:08:09 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=6748 Losing a friend or loved one suddenly is always a shock. The greater the vitality, creativity and ingenuity of the individual, the harder it is to accept the fact that you will only be seeing them in your memories. Jovanka (aka Jovi or Niobe) was dynamic, multi-faceted, and multi-talented. She had traveled the world with impervious […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/losing-the-artist-saving-her-art-part-1-by-victoria-andre-king/feed/ 8 6748 Rights of Women in Africa: Progress, Status Quo, or Retreat? https://booksbywomen.org/rights-of-women-in-africa-by-ghislaine-sathoud/ https://booksbywomen.org/rights-of-women-in-africa-by-ghislaine-sathoud/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:25:02 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=6650 This article was translated into English by our Assistant Editor, Victoria Shockley. To view the original French version, click here. July 31st is the date when Africa celebrates the International Day of African Women. At this time, it’s important to highlight the essential points concerning female emancipation in this region of the world. Recall that this […]

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