Have fun at the retreat produces really strong echoes of, "Have fun
storming the castle, boys!"

From Princess Bride

On 2/14/12 5:55 PM, "Tuma, Keith W." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Yes, having heard all of this I'm inclined to go ahead with it for one
>more year, with the date pushed back a little. We'll discuss at bowling.
>Have fun at the retreat. Keith
>
>On 2/14/12 5:21 PM, "Luongo, Margaret M. Ms." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>So, we're down one novella reader in the fall. That doesn't seem
>>impossible. 
>>
>>
>>Margaret Luongo
>>Associate Professor, Creative Writing
>>Department of English
>>356 Bachelor Hall
>>Oxford, OH 45056
>>513-529-5221
>>________________________________________
>>From: Miami University Creative Writing Faculty
>>[[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tuma, Keith W.
>>[[log in to unmask]]
>>Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 3:54 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Bowling for Writers
>>
>>I think I can probably make bowling on Thursday evening if it goes
>>forward, deadlines be damned.
>>
>>On a separate note, I need to be reassured very soon and by more than one
>>of you that we are collectively prepared and able to support the MU Press
>>novella contest next year, as we'll want to be printing something for AWP
>>very soon if so. Last I heard Margaret was heroically willing to serve
>>again as final judge if we go ahead with the contest, and when I
>>mentioned
>>that it didn't seem like anyone wanted to arm wrestle her for a turn. So
>>speak up now or forever hold your bowling elbow. If we do go ahead I
>>think
>>we might want to move the deadline for submission back a little, perhaps
>>to mid-November, and do the reading at a slightly more leisurely pace
>>that
>>uses the break and part of January: I'd like to hear your views about
>>this
>>too. I'm thinking this because our schedule has been pushed back a little
>>this year thanks to the Peter Manson/Mallarmé book due in a few weeks and
>>our work on the Freedom Summer monument book, which makes for an extra
>>project thrown into our mix. The Men Beware Women novella that Margaret
>>picked as a winner and is now editing will likely be printed first thing
>>in September, though the work on it should mostly be completed by the
>>time
>>Dana ends her year in June. I hope that the Freedom Summer book will then
>>be published in late November or early December. I have very tentative
>>plans(have had preliminary discussions) for the next poetry collection,
>>which if things go well will be an anthology of recent British & Irish
>>poetry edited by three people in the UK. I have a range of backup options
>>if this plan falls apart, as it might.The time frame for the next poetry
>>publication is open and will depend on the fate of these conversations.
>>
>>One reason I ask about continuing the novella contest or taking a year
>>off
>>is the fact that several of you have leaves scheduled for next year,
>>which
>>means fewer faculty readers, and David is stepping into a new role. I am
>>also a little fuzzy about the date of short form conference--whether
>>that's next year or the year after. If it is next year and we want to do
>>a
>>book out of it that one or possibly two of you will edit, I think we
>>might
>>do best to plug that book into the novella slot.
>>
>>It goes without saying that the flier for the conference that cris was
>>working on also needs to be ready for AWP.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Earl Anthony
>>
>>
>>On 2/13/12 2:53 PM, "Goodman, Eric" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>>Braindeadedness is well-known to increase bowling scores by an average
>>>of
>>>2.9%
>>>
>>>On 2/13/12 2:48 PM, "Luongo, Margaret M. Ms." <[log in to unmask]>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>I am free to bowl, to my limited abilities, this Thursday. I suspect
>>>>I'll
>>>>be brain dead, but I don't think that will affect my bowling one way or
>>>>another.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Margaret Luongo
>>>>Associate Professor, Creative Writing
>>>>Department of English
>>>>356 Bachelor Hall
>>>>Oxford, OH 45056
>>>>513-529-5221
>>>>________________________________________
>>>>From: Miami University Creative Writing Faculty
>>>>[[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Goodman, Eric
>>>>[[log in to unmask]]
>>>>Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 2:20 PM
>>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>Subject: Bowling for Writers
>>>>
>>>>Writers,
>>>>
>>>>       There was some chatter this week about wanting to get in another
>>>>Writers Bowling Night (WBN) before spring break.
>>>>
>>>>      Since Dana is reading on the 23rd, that would mean our only
>>>>opportunity would be this Thursday, the 16th.
>>>>
>>>>What say you?
>>>>
>>>>     Eric