Copyright © 2012 Writing for Peace. With that understanding, even the most shocking choices evoke empathy and compassion. We must use our voices and vast numbers to stop the madness and bring attention back to the one thing we all share in common: our humanity. Required fields are marked *. The contest challenged writers, ages 13-19, to research and write in the voice of a character from another culture, digging beneath the surface to explore common humanity and universal themes. Participation: In order to provide a safe environment for participants to express themselves, this event is closed to the public. Her rarely-seen father, ‘Mr. A few months earlier Miles Davis passed Baldwin at Deux Magots It’s obvious that now is one of these times. Peace may be the mother of progress. circling turkey buzzard speck of cumulus nimbus. sunlight still conspires with the This journal is a fearless roar for Democracy and Human Rights. A painful and deeply moving piece. I’m sitting at Café Deux Magots with my NY Yankees umbrella in my lap. for all that crap about genetics; mighty works of root and cause to christen It is a uncompromising, harrowing depiction of the kind of rage that being treated like offensive “lesser” property engenders, a glimpse at societal abuse, and worse, through the eyes of one hidden girl who has not given up a dream of power, whatever it takes. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Keep writing, keep resisting. “Shalom, Salaam” by John Vernaglia, Age 14. It has been an honor and privilege to read them. burning the authorized version in oil drums I have This Friday, August 21st, at 8pm ET, R.L. hotel with others who hoped for a nation in return for the slaughter. Aylisli is accused of describing only Azeri abuses against Armenians, and not addressing attacks by Armenians on Azeris. The Republic of Poetry was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. from the garden Stephen’s reading touched on his process and activism, the books that influenced his writing and personal growth, and became something of a love poem to his first guide dog, Corky and his wife, Connie. HAVERHILL — Nine years ago, when Northern Essex Community College English Professor Dr. Paul Saint-Amand introduced the Peace Poetry Contest, he hoped for a "good response." on a plate as the salt sweat them. under bridges, growing abutments Contest finalists will be notified individually, and may be considered for future publication. Little Rock, you can fill it in. bread in beak. More information can be found at www.dintywmoore.com. Such scavengers bring me pause. Politics in Colombia were harsh in the 1950s. when a moon stayed all day— In the words of Writing for Peace Adviser and Judge Djelloul Marbrook: “First, it has been a privilege and a pleasure to read these stories, not a chore. All good news means a lot especially at the end.”, What could I say to Mr. Baldwin? Our “Refugees and the Displaced” themed DoveTales is a timely affront to a status quo comfortable with the suffering of others. (“Tenalach” 11-13), is an M.Ed. Read E. Ethelbert Miller’s entire essay here. You’ll find directions in our guidelines. Malaka Shwaikh is a Palestinian activist and freelance writer living in Sheffield. came with no memory Bang bang bang goes the heart. Her stories have aired on National Public Radio and have appeared in Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading. Congratulations to Sophia Fang, whose short story “Zongzi” came in as one of two 2020 Young Writers Contest Fiction Finalists. Robert Kostuck is an M.Ed. A beautiful piece. Book bans and book burnings notwithstanding, American constitutional rights fare better than those in Azerbaijan. Also an accomplished nature photographer, James Scott Smith incorporates what he sees into his writing. words that floated over the bridge into the carnival horns of night. In it, Aylisli writes: “I was a hero for some and a traitor for others. .) Dinty W. Moore is author of the award-winning memoir Between Panic & Desire, the writing guides The Story Cure and Crafting the Personal Essay, and two books centered on his spiritual journey, The Accidental Buddhist and The Mindful Writer. A few years later Baldwin moved just miles We are not alone. This 8.5 x 11 full color book is Guest Edited by Brad Wetzler and features poet Martín Espada. (“Alfalfa” 4-11), It is morning apartment in Harlem. The motion of history has taken us somewhere else. All because the sitting president doesn’t like his press coverage. and the purple halos, First night together is spent in a whorehouse; for the remainder of the marriage Mr. B comes and goes as he pleases, impregnating Carmen and then vanishing for months or years at a time. We hold the Young Writers Contest annually. Bundang-gu, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, Third Place: “Ronin: the Fallen Samurai” by Moon Hyung Lee Join Friday Live Zoom He is co-translator of Girgoris Balakian’s Armenian Golgotha: A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide 1915-1918, (Knopf, 2009), which was a Washington Post book of the year. Eventually they began going back to school at night, but they never stopped working, never stopped rescuing Mom and their two younger sisters from the constant panic of uncertainty. Pulitzer Prize Winner Peter Balakian will join us tonight, August 7th, at 8pm Eastern Time, to read from his work and discuss poetry of witness. The book is 398 glorious pages. Copyright © 2017 Writing for Peace. Illusions? A phone booth August/ Yaddo/ Saratoga Springs–air Links will go up soon, and if you are in the Fort Collins area we hope you will join us for our Book Release Celebration Reading! By Adviser E. Ethelbert Miller, in AWP Magazine & Media. If you missed his reading, you can watch it here. In reading this work—from all over the world—I was left with two powerful messages: We are not alone. It’s not necessary, but we do ask your teacher’s name and contact information for notification purposes. Copyright © 2015 Writing for Peace. One of the particular gifts R.L. in a fancy As I hopped on the tour carriage, he held out a red flower. I walked to the creek Objectivity is difficult to achieve in a book-length essay; Ms. Páramo, however, succeeds admirably—she gently and firmly pieces together the tapestry of the mother and daughter relationship; readers will find common themes presented in even-handed and sometimes startling prose. Hiss hiss hiss goes the heart. On this first day of the New Year, we welcome guest writer, Robert Kostuck, who reviews Adriana Paramo’s memoir, My Mother’s Funeral. some parsley appeared All rights reserved. Do we invent proximities for our need, for salvation, for love? I knew Baldwin’s heart went hollow, Avon Lake, Ohio, USA, Second Place: “A Red Eulogy” by Lisa Zou Amal Kassir is a 20 year old Syrian‐American spoken word artist. These poems are about observing, interpreting, and translating the reality of the natural world. and summer evenings Submission Title * Author's Name * First Name Last Name . history that had trapped me—that was trapped in me. . Copyright © 2014 Writing for Peace. Between 1976-1996 he edited with Bruce Smith the poetry journal Graham House Review. Having peace on the inside and that of the outer realms as well. And let’s teach our coming generations that peaceful activism begins on the page. He edits Brevity (http://brevitymag.com/), an online journal of flash nonfiction, and serves on the editorial boards of Creative Nonfiction and New Ohio Review. Judges: Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, poetry; Adriana Páramo, nonfiction; and Djelloul Marbrook, fiction, Participating in the Writing for Peace Young Writers Contest takes a commitment to research, an open mind, and refining the craft of writing. Returning to Colombia in torn jeans and a gypsy blouse, Adriana arrives at the wake, faces somber and seemingly more mature sisters and a brother. By any peaceful means necessary, we must resist the backdoor decisions and cruel acts of power-mongering politicians and corporate leaders who would create suffering for the world’s citizens, especially the vulnerable and powerless. against the blight of Are these degrees of separation? when the fog of the riverbank The day-to-day, the commonplace, the ordinary, the seemingly repetitive motions and words. Passcode: 689879. This 8.5 x 11 full color book is Guest Edited by Brad Wetzler and features poet Martín Espada. His book of essays and poems, Zapata’s Disciple (1998), was banned in Tucson as part of the Mexican-American Studies Program outlawed by the state of Arizona, and reissued by Northwestern University Press. He’d helped me understand the bitter. graduate from Northern Arizona University. Taken What did rape and massacre mean? Recently published fiction, essays, and reviews appear or are forthcoming in the anthologies Everywhere Stories, Vols. I discard my mental list. Read Giuliana’s poem, “I Am,” here. Istanbul, New York, Paris. Because modern war involves atom blast and hydrogen blast. Azerbaijan’s president also stripped Aylisli of the title of “People’s Writer.” And although the Minister of the Interior has announced that calls for violence are unacceptable, the threat to Aylisli remains. It’s a simple challenge that teachers all over the world have integrated into their school curriculum. Yet, even in a country where freedom of the press is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, writers are under siege. Keep the faith and Keep Writing. Check out the details and RSVP at Book Launch Celebration. It’s taken much of the USA’s 200+-year history to give voice to differing perspectives about events surrounding Native Americans, slavery, immigration, child labor, internment camps, McCarthyism, Kent State, Iran Contras, waterboarding, WikiLeaks, extraordinary rendition, and others, and one man is threatening to sue news outlets – not just in the United States – and jail individual writers and journalists on vague charges of treason. Adviser. “History, Bitterness” was previously published in Green Mountain Review 30.2. Congratulations to the winners and finalists. The poet shows real structural intelligence in the movement between two columns of verse, and the verse itself is strong. Hello! 2012 Writing for Peace Young Writer’s Contest winners will receive $250 for first place, and $75 for second and third places. Completing this challenge is no small achievement, and we salute your commitment to expanding your knowledge base and developing your craft. Check out his website here. He lives near an ocean; his heart belongs to the Chihuahua and Sonora deserts, and certain parts of Nova Scotia. His award winning collections of poetry include Water, Rocks and Trees and, The Expanse of All Things, published by Homebound Publications. Roanoke, VA, USA, Pakistani exchange student. Her sisters and brother are emotional but methodical—Adriana feels like the only one with an incomparable loss—the woman who as a child promised her mother that she would always remain her little girl. His poetry, prose and translations have appeared in such periodicals as The New Yorker, Harper’s, The Nation, The New Republic, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Times Literary Supplement, Poetry, Agenda, Modern Poetry in Translation, The New Criterion, The Yale Review, The Hudson Review, The American Scholar, The Irish Times, and The Southern Review. Mr. Baldwin’s voice was frail but unmistakable. All of them are well written, poignant and eye-opening…I urge each of these writers to continue blessing us with their work.”. Little Rock, you can fill it in. After a week at Versailles my uncle came to that hotel room Nothing worse than a lifeless poem reduced to mere ink and paper – or an electronic file; fortunately this work lifts from the page and takes life just where the pen or keyboard stops. All rights reserved. The “Nature” edition is our largest undertaking to date, with 82 wonderful contributors, plus our nine Young Writers Contest Winners from 2014. We shall overcome. Istanbul, New York, Paris. What are degrees of separation? Maizes, you can watch the watch her reading here. Robert Kostuck’s Review of Water, Rocks and Trees, by James Scott Smith. Find more information on our Friday Live Readings here. “The Best of Both Worlds” by Angela Yoon, Age 16. bread in eye. I was sweating into the phone. He is founding editor of Brevity, the journal of flash nonfiction, and teaches master classes and workshops across the United States as well as in Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, and Mexico. A few months earlier Miles Davis passed Baldwin at Deux Magots, on his way to play for Louie Malle’s Ensensure pour L’escefau—, the spurting air of love love love slipping from the valves —, the spit and breath of night in Paris off the torpid brown. my friend handed me the sweating receiver: “go ahead—say hello.” It’s 1958 and Camus still walks Our Young Writers Contest challenges students to increase their global and cultural awareness while refining their creative writing skills. Nonfiction: Ben Gershenfeld, 1st; Evan Kielmeyer, 2nd; Yen Nguyen, 3rd With 380 pages of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art and photography by contributors from all over the globe, including our 2020 Young Writers Contest Winners, On September 18th, at 8pm ET, award Winning Author, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82848651312?pwd=WDMyamFSTko5ME1lRy94Rm11eGxlUT09, Meeting ID: 828 4865 1312 Passcode: 870607, If you missed our August 21st Friday Live with author. Her essays have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and have aired on NPR. What are degrees of separation? Many thanks to our judges for the time and thought they put into these decisions. recalling that Baldwin sat at Deux Magots drinking scotch all-day and writing He has appeared widely on national television and radio( 60 Minutes, ABC World News Tonight, PBS, Charlie Rose, Fresh Air, etc) , and his work have appeared in a many languages including Armenian, Bulgarian, French, Dutch, Greek, German, Hebrew, Russian, and Turkish. And that is called censorship, even though, in Azerbaijan as in other countries – including the United States where I live – authors have a constitutional right to write what they want without pressure or government interference. We’ll begin accepting submissions for our 2021 contest on September 1st. seeds, dies, feeds. Our 2020 Summer DoveTales launches at 12 noon Mountain Time. No street. (“Wildflowers” 1-5), Standing ’mongst the dogs all And together, we are strong. I do, however, have some words of advice for the White House, and for regimes around the world, that want to try. One with crust of If I may paraphrase Russian-based bestselling author Boris Akunin’s comments from one of his blog posts about Akram Aylisli, “Don’t you know that the state cannot win in a war with a writer?”. In hindsight it is a part of me that has always been there but had been hindered for a long time. It was also featured on the PBS News Hour. Fail proof, shattered, bitten off. “What I Would Say If I Knew They Were Listening, Conversations on Peace”. No name in the street. All young writers will receive a certificate of participation. I’ve kicked my ass all over the world He is Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor of the Humanities, Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing at Colgate University. A fascinating historical look at the ancestors of the Vietnamese people, and how the members of the ancient Au Lac culture thwarted attempts at cultural obliteration to preserve their selves and their society. We must act, do, rise up, bang the gong, take to the streets. I have stood https://writingforpeace.org/2020-contest-guidelines/. We would also like to thank the teachers and mentors who encouraged their students to take our challenge, and then inspired and guided them to prepare their best work. Join Zoom Meeting However, in 2013, the leader of the Modern Musavat party announced that he would pay a bounty equivalent to $12,700 USD to anyone who cuts off Aylisli’s ear. where Dixieland horns played at a banquet for the grand Armée In their absence, we desperately search for a way of explaining the sudden upheaval in our society. EGGPLANT Judges: Chip Livingston, poetry; Bradley Wetzler, nonfiction; and Nick Arvin, fiction, First Place: Lisa Zou from Chandler, Arizona, for “Bowls.”, Second Place: Jacqueline He from San Jose, California, for “狐狸精 // Fox Spirit.”, Third Place: Cindy Song from Rockville, Maryland for “Scaffold.”, First Place: Wajudah Muheeb from Lagos, Nigeria, for “Rainbow Nation.”, Second Place: Jessica Hansen from Burwell, United Kingdom, for “The Exodus.”, Third Place: McKinsey Crozier from Cadillac, Michigan, for “Breath Free.”, First Place: Euijin Oh from Seoul, Gangnam-go, South Korea, for “The (Un)Fair Trade Culture: Piracy in the Caribbean.”, Second Place: Riley Mayes from Portland, Maine, for “Smiling at Strangers .”, Third Place: Brandon Sklarin from Smithtown, New York, for “Cuba, My Grandmother’s Journey.”, Nonfiction: Celine Lee & Danielle Zarcone. Practicing my breathing techniques while doing so. the 1933 burning down of Reichstag under Hitler, which turned him into a dictator even though his party did not have a majority in the legislature?”. In hopes of creating peace and harmony. rose like a holy ghost. hotel with others who hoped for a nation in return for the slaughter. Guest Edited by Brad Wetzler, the RESISTANCE Issue is an exercise in First Amendment Rights. Join R.L. All rights reserved. or just my way of thinking about that strange. Let’s accept our roles as writers and humanitarians who are able to feel the pain of others. He asked us to share the poems below so we’ll have a chance to read them in advance of his discussion. The writing is clear and unaffected and subtle in its irony and grief. He was interrogated and held by the police for more than 10 hours. Learn more about Peter Balakian and his work here. I am a writer. No name in the street. In 2014, we look forward to hearing from Board Member Andrea W. Doray, who recently returned from Nepal, and to continued growth – including the occasional review on our blog! Links to work here: http://dintywmoore.comUpload/Insert /essays/. .) . Contributing Editor: Andrea W. Doray. Carmen, and to a lesser extent, her sisters, guide and guard the young Adriana. I was sweating into the phone. the cracks in buildings speak On Friday, August 7th, at 8pm ET, Pulitzer Prize winner Peter Balakian will read from his work and discuss poetry of witness. a photo of the six women—my four sisters, Mom, and me—that my brother took the day I left Colombia; the locket with a photo of my daughter that Mom wore around her neck like an amulet. An important bit of history still, sadly, relevant today. Robin’s stories and essays have appeared in numerous publications including The Southern Review, The New York Times Magazine. Nathan Blanc is an Israeli who refused to serve in the IDF (Israeli army) “because of its actions against the Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank.” Nathan held fast to his convictions, despite being sentenced 10 times, to a total of 178 days in jail. Two with crust of or just my way of thinking about that strange soil, with the If you missed Adviser Stephen Kuusisto’s wonderful reading from his latest book, Have Dog, Will Travel, the recording is available now. and the next map of Europe was shuffled with an ace in the hole. Fairfax, Virginia, USA, Second Place: “Jews and the Black Death” by Hannah Rosenthal Memory is selective; what Adriana shows us is how this mother shapes her daughters: strict, efficient, economical—she maintains a poor but tidy home and life for her children. “Face Me” is a portrait of a very young woman living under the Taliban regime who feels unseen, faceless, powerless, because of she was born female. That moment is like the hottest molecule at the heart of a star, unique and singular, yet surrounded by literally everything that makes it what it is. on the curb was half blind from the revolution. Mr. Baldwin’s voice was frail but unmistakable. Robert Kostuck graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Masters in Education. on his way to play for Louie Malle’s Ensensure pour L’escefau— Completing this challenge is no small achievement, and we salute your commitment to expanding your knowledge base and developing your craft. so often standing up, stepping out Check in tomorrow to immerse yourself in powerful work from writers, artists and photographers from all over the world, the Young Writers Contest Winners, and our Featured Writer, Martín Espada. We would also like to acknowledge all of the young writers who took the time to research a new culture and write a story, essay, or poem for the Writing for Peace Young Writers Contest. He has published essays and stories in The Georgia Review, Harper’s, The New York Times Magazine, The Southern Review, and elsewhere. Our next Friday Live Reading features Peter Balakian. Contest Division * Poetry Fiction Nonfiction . We uproot the past looking for historical clarity. on the curb was half blind from the revolution. Join young artists and writers, ages 18-30, your peers from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, in conversation about the matters you care about in this online Youth Summit. Childhood for Adriana, is a combination of head-long curiosity and goofy naiveté. With contributors from every continent on the planet except Antarctica (we’re working on that), this is a book that is meant to challenge assumptions and explore issues of peace, social justice, and our responsibility to our fellow man. days in the Syrian desert— to get a breath of air and going in With its ironic formal symmetries, this poem simply and beautifully underlines the absurdity of a situation in which people who are culturally tied become enemies because of bigotry and mistrust. . . Participants are invited guests, ages 18-30, and will be given the password for admittance to the Summit following the acceptance of their submissions. II and III, Manifest West, Vol. He will read from his new book, Floaters, and discuss his process and activism. Young writers from all over the United States took up our short fiction challenge, and their stories reflected a broad spectrum of cultures. Awareness needs to be spread about their cause, and through the written word I hope that can be accomplished.” ~Caroline Nawrocki, Tait Rutherford, 12th grade, Fort Collins High School, Colorado, “Compassion is a beautiful thing, possibly the most beautiful thing in the world, especially when combined with initiative and ingenuity, and a will to create peace where none now exists.” ~Tait Rutherford. Robin Black’s story collection, If I loved you, I would tell you this, was published by Random House in 2010 to international acclaim by publications such as O. My friend said: “if you love Jimmy’s work, I know he’d love to hear . I personally have written, with critical opinions, about many of these subjects. Good writing comes from the inner imagination, worldly experience, or a combination of both. Writing for Peace challenges young writers (ages 13-19) to expand their empathy skills by researching an unfamiliar culture and writing from the point-of-view of a character within that new world, while exploring social, political, and environmental pressures, and universal themes. Thanks! 2020 Writing for Peace Young Writers Contest Take the Empathy Challenge with writers from all over the globe. I loved the white moon circles Do I have to give her information to submit an entry? Tomorrow, July 24th, at 8pm ET, Martín Espada will will read from his forthcoming book, Floaters, published by W.W. Norton. —Peter Balakian, Green Mountain Review 30.2. We are no longer protesting like this is the ’60s. It was 1958 and the Algerian cabby who dropped him off drunk As systemic racism and police brutality threaten Black Lives, as nationalism and authoritarianism runs rampant, as the U.S. You won’t want to miss this! In a sense” The Best of Both Worlds” is itself the best of two worlds, one the universal coming of age story, a loss of innocence we all recognize, but in another the very specific story of leaving a childhood in the Shanxi Province for a harsh adult reality in Beijing. The poem is vivid in its writing, with wonderfully specific touches about life in a divided land. Learn how his book, requested by Simon and Schuster, evolved into the lyrical memoir it became. “Take your sister and run.”. Wilson, Clemenceau, Lloyd George names my uncle scrawled, on a map of the dispossessed—on a wall in a hotel of cards, where Dixieland horns played at a banquet for the grand Armée. This article has justified, re-affirmed, and solidified my own inner peacefulness where it is leading and where I want it to go. (“Tenalach” 11-13). to support my Queensboros So peace is ever desirable. However, government officials in Azerbaijan have labeled Aylisli’s book as treasonous. Her writing is educational without being didactic; emotional without being sentimental. Since our first contest in 2012, Writing for Peace has received entries from young writers in 34 countries. Password: 381108, Join Zoom Reading: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83409767580?pwd=amJwUXA2c3pEMHZ4UWJCdUhOTUZIQT09. There is the hint of a melody, reminiscent of singing and songs, for after all poetry preceded writing and words were sung before they were written. A professor of nonfiction writing at Ohio University, Moore has won many awards for his writing, including a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction. My friend said: “if you love Jimmy’s work, I know he’d love to hear, from you. R.L. the continents cast across the waters; be strong. Maizes brings to her writing, also evident in her earlier short story collection, We Love Anderson Cooper, is the ability to draw the reader deep into the psyches of her characters. 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