Springtime idea-seedlings

Suddenly I have little bits of news, all at once.  It must be spring.  I send this news to scatter around idea-seeds:

On March 1, I was one of the readers among a stellar lineup at Ancestors: Queer Writers of Color, 7 pm, at the Center on Halsted in Chicago.  Sponsored by Lambda Literary Society and an off-site event of the Associated Writing Programs Conference: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/events/01/31/ancestors-a-queer-writers-of-color-reading/

On March 14th, 7 pm at Word Up Community Bookstore at 176th & B’way in NYC, I will be presenting with Shushan Avagyan the book Queered: What’s to be done with Xcentric Art, a book that documents the exhibitions and the correspondence of the Queering Yerevan collective of queer women in Armenia and its diaspora.  Part of the InQbator reading series.  You can purchase the book at Amazon or Abril Books.

I have an essay in the March 2012 issue of the  Brooklyn Rail  on racism, sexism and literary hoaxes: http://brooklynrail.org/2012/03/express/amina-arraf-a-queered-antidote

On Getaway Style, I’ve posted a recent article about permaculture houses, low-impact, environmentally friendly homes, built in accordance with surrounding ecosystems.  Remarkably, they also resemble Tolkien’s hobbit holes: http://www.getawaystyle.com/content/article/hobbit_houses

I’m pleased to announce that I’m the recipient of a 2012 Individual Artist’s Grant from the Queens Council on the Arts and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, which will fund six months of work on my book, “The Fear of Large and Small Nations”, including a work-in-progress reading to the public this summer.

Till then, I wish you a fruitful spring.

xoxox,

Nancy