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Jeffrey Dale Lofton
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RED CLAY SUZIE
The Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize Longlist
Georgia Author of the Year
Sr Advisor at Library of Congress
Inside Voices Podcast

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AWP24 panel on autobiographical fiction: Now that you’re older, make inferences about what flummoxed you in the past. @chrisdennis.bsky.social @jeffreydlofton.bsky.social @sashavasilyuk.bsky.social
February 9, 2024 at 6:40 PM
COMING SOON! Robert Gwaltney and I had a chin-wag-on-the-front-porch kind of visit with @zacharysteele.bsky.social to discuss his novel PERFECTLY NORMAL.

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October 24, 2023 at 2:01 AM
@rasheed.bsky.social enthralled and entertained Robert Gwaltney and me during our conversation for this month’s issue of #WellReadMagazine’s INSIDE VOICES.

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October 10, 2023 at 2:10 AM
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"September is “Library Card Sign-Up Month.” It is not widely known or celebrated, but it should be. The tenor of our times requires those of us who understand the power of books to get involved. The children of today need our help." - Alice Faye Duncan
Local libraries can save democracy, one reader at a time
The American Library Association reports there were more than 1,200 attempted book bans in 2022, compared to 700 in 2021 and 200 in 2020.
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September 26, 2023 at 11:27 AM
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Audiobook deal! @gabino.bsky.social's THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME is just $4.99 at Chirp Books! #horror #ad #amreading #amreadinghorror

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September 21, 2023 at 6:43 PM
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September 21, 2023 at 11:47 PM
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Thrilled to share that BREATHE & COUNT BACK FROM TEN won the Writers' League of Texas Book Award in the YA/MG category! Thank you to the WLT for honoring this book about a disabled Latinx teen with mermaid dreams! Huge congratulations to all the winners & finalists! writersleague.org/programs/ann...
September 15, 2023 at 2:55 PM
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the good news keeps a'comin! Join us for a fab writing retreat in the mountains of West Virginia! 4 days writing at gorgeous Cacapon State Park 🌲

Apply by November 1st to come along!
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September 13, 2023 at 5:20 PM
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Thrilled that BuzzFeed News came calling and spoke to the heart of my book. 📚
September 13, 2023 at 4:27 PM
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If you’re in DC hope you can join!
August 26, 2023 at 12:36 AM
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September 12, 2023 at 12:44 PM
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My Shirley Jackson Award is here and it is GORGEOUS.
September 1, 2023 at 6:52 PM
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So grateful to the librarians & library staff at Brooklyn Public Library for selecting A Living Remedy for this longlist! It’s an honor to be in the company of many writers I admire, to be recognized by this great library system, to be a writer of library books ♥️ www.bklynlibrary.org/support/bpl-...
September 5, 2023 at 8:31 PM
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Cynthia Graham Hurd Memorial Award 2023, a travel award of $1,500 for library employees to attend the Charleston Library Conference, sponsored by Springer Nature. Applications due Sept. 29.

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September 6, 2023 at 1:38 PM
Happy birthday!
It’s my birthday. I’ve been recording season two of the Missing Pages podcast, starting a new teaching semester at American University, and fine-tuning a new project. Age is just a number. Gratitude is all.
September 1, 2023 at 11:36 AM
I feel as though I've just won the literary lottery. Being among such talent and accomplishment is nothing short of thrilling. A thousand thanks! #TheCenterforFiction
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Announcing The Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize Longlist | The Center for Fiction
We are pleased to announce the longlist for The Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize. The twenty-five debut novels were selected from over 160 submitted titles with U.S. publication dates between...
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August 25, 2023 at 11:13 PM