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Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the Director of the contest Massimo Toffolo

To coincide with Frieze art fair Art Barter are bringing you their very first MINI BARTER! East London’s Maurice Einhardt Neu Gallery will be host to 10 artists selected from previous shows as well as two newcomers. Artists will include Mat Collishaw, Polly Morgan and Tim & Sue and you have just one night and […]

Voin de Voin (Berlin)
 exhibition / performance 25 September – 22 October
artnewscafе, Plovdiv opening: Night of Museums and Galleries – Plovdiv 2010, 25 September “The Adventures of Mr. Rouge in the Wild Inner East” is Voin de Voin’s first solo appearance in Bulgaria. It will kick off on 25 September with a musical theatre performance […]

The Open Arts Foundation presents: The legalization of the first private museum of contemporary art in Bulgaria – a project by Ivan Moudov Regional History Museum – Plovdiv 24 September – 20 October Opening: 24 September, Night of Museums & Galleries Five years after his infamous fictional MUSIZ – Museum of Contemporary Art was staged […]

For the sixth consecutive year, Plovdiv will welcome art lovers from around Bulgaria to its annual Night of Museums and Galleries. This year, the program is organized in two days – 24 and 25 September (Friday and Saturday) and has three segments: “Museums & Galleries” (24 September), “Culture at Large” (25 September) and “Arts in […]

2010 Poetry Chapbook Contest Results Accents Publishing is proud to announce the results of its 2010 Poetry Chapbook Contest. Metes and Bounds, by J. Kates, was selected by judge Dr. Richard Taylor. Plein Jeu, by E. C. Belli, was selected by Accents Publishing Senior Editor Katerina Stoykova-Klemer. Both of these entries will be published as […]

CONTESTS #1. Contests announced within the framework of the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation The following three competitions are in line with the EKF’s efforts in supporting the popularization of the contemporary Bulgarian literature abroad and the art of translation itself. They are realized with the generous support of the America for Bulgaria Foundation (http://www.americaforbulgaria.org/page/home). KRUSTAN DYANKOV […]

Germany those days is like an art stage! I’ve already got you acquainted with last year’s Let’s Go Home. After its success the talented Charlotte Friling surprised us with another amazing project – Recast. Now, full of energy as ever, she will amaze us yet again with the incredible second Art Barter which will be […]

J. Terry Price is a Springfield, Tennessee based writer and photographer, with an MFA in writing from Spalding University in Louisville and is Program Director and a mentor in The Writer’s Loft creative writing program at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. His work has appeared in various journals. His short story Eminent Domain […]

J. Stephen Rhodes is the author of the poetry collection, The Time I Didn’t Know What to Do Next (Wind Publications). He writes about living on the edges between security and fear, guilt and grace, country and city, and prosperity and scarcity. In addition to a Ph.D. in Theological Studies from Emory University, Rhodes received […]

Accents Publishing is happy to announce its 2010 Poetry Chapbook Contest. Two winners will be selected – one by an independent judge, Richard Taylor, and one by the Senior Editor and founder of Accents Publishing, Katerina Stoykova-Klemer. Each winner will have his/her submission published as a perfect-bound chapbook and will receive 50 free copies, along […]

Lynnell Edwards is the author of two books of poetry: The Highwayman’s Wife (2007) and The Farmer’s Daughter (2003), both from Red Hen Press. Her work has appeared in various journals and anthologies. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky where she teaches at the University of Louisville and is associate director for the InKY reading series […]

Pat Valdata writes novels, poems and nonfiction. Her publications include the novels The Other Sister (published by Plain View Press, 2008), Crosswind (published by Wind Canyon Publishing, 1997) and the poetry chapbook Looking for Bivalve (from Pecan Grove Press, 2002). Pat received an MFA in writing from Goddard College and is an adjunct associate professor […]

Bianca Spriggs is the author of the poetry book “Kaffir Lily” (Wind Publications, 2010) and her work may be found in the journals, Caduceus, Alehouse, Torch, and the Appalachian Heritage Magazine. She is the Events Coordinator for the Lexington Art League and a freelance instructor of composition, literature, and creative writing. She received a B.A. […]

Susan Piver is a writer, teacher, and speaker on topics such as love, creativity, and spirituality. She is the New York Times bestselling author of The Hard Questions: 100 Essential Questions to Ask Before You Say “I Do” and How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life, chosen as best spiritual book of 2007 […]

Frank X Walker holds an MFA in Writing from Spalding University and honorary Doctorate degrees from University of Kentucky and Transylvania University. He has lectured, conducted workshops, read poetry and exhibited at over 300 national and international conferences. He is a founding member of the Affrilachian Poets, author of four poetry collections, editor of two […]

Sonja de Vries is a documentary filmmaker, writer, activist and a mother. Born in Kentucky but raised by her family in Amsterdam, she grew up hearing family stories of resistance to Nazi Occupation. Sonja also spent time growing up on a farm, where she lives today with her son Devlin and partner Beth. She has […]

Chris Mattingly is currently pursuing an MFA in poetry from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. His poems have appeared in public-Republic, Margie: The Journal of American Poetry, Moonshot, The Louisville Review, and the forthcoming chapbook Ad Hoc from Q Avenue Press. Chris is also a banjo player and long time member of The Fatted Calf […]

Jody Lisberger’s story collection, Remember Love, was published by Fleur-de-Lis Press in May 2008. Her stories have appeared in Fugue, Michigan Quarterly Review, Thema, Confrontation, and The Louisville Review. She has a PhD in English and an MFA in Writing from Vermont College. She has taught literature, writing, and feminist theory at the University of […]

Neil Chethik is speaker, author and expert specializing in men’s lives and family issues. He is the author of two acclaimed books: VoiceMale: What Husbands Really Think About Their Marriages, Their Wives, Sex, Housework and Commitment (Simon & Schuster 2006), and FatherLoss: How Sons of All Ages Come To Terms With the Deaths of Their […]