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DESPERATE WRITER is a magazine for creatives about art, writing and culture. SHOCKY'S CORNER is for poetry; PEN & PAINT is for writers and artists, FOR THE RECORD is for essays, and LETTERS TO POTENTIAL FRIENDS is literature with a Brazilian twist.
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Dispatches from São Paulo's Bienal (opens the original)
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Hello, dear international readers of Desperate Writer!The last time I was here, I wrote about what I considered to be the most important literary festival in my country, Brazil: a report on FLIP. But I recently attended another event that, in a way, makes FLIP look tiny. I’m talking about the São Paulo Book Biennial, which drew a record-breaking – pay attention – 760,000 people. That’s roughly the population of a mid-sized Canadian city, such as Quebec City, Gemini informs me.<div class="subscri
Is Your Idea Worthy of a Book Deal? Will It Make a Film Agent Come Knocking? (opens the original)
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Rachel Rose: Who are you and how did you get into “the idea business?”Desperate Writer: A Magazine for Creatives is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<div class="fake-input
Next Online Meeting For Desperate Writers Everywhere! (opens the original)
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A friendly reminder for our paying subscribers that Saturday September 12 at 1:30 PST is our next online feedback opportunity. If you are a paying subscriber and would like to share work in a supportive and encouraging group setting, reach out to rachelrosewritesprose@substack.com by Friday September 11, and I’ll add you to the list to receive the Zoom link.This drop-in group is for anyone who wants to troubleshoot a writing roadblock, share part of a new piece out loud, brainstorm in good compa
Over to Japan (opens the original)
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When the Gate Swings Shut (opens the original)
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We left Montreal with a dog and a year-old baby, and didn’t go back together for 26 years. How is that possible? Canada’s a big country and we were busy and broke and working and hustling and raising kids and now suddenly all that’s finished and here we are, walking hand in hand past the apartments we lived in all over the city. So many apartments. Why did we move every year? Do Montrealers still do this? Why is the city so much the same as when we left, but we are…not?We go to Lester’s Deli bec
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