Seven at the sevens
Subtitle: a collection of seven-word stories, memoirs and poems
By: written by WritersAnonymous ; edited by Grant Trenton Gardner
Contributors: Gardner, Grant Trenton
Edition: 1st pbk ed.
Publisher: WritersAnonymous
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [S. l.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780615492711
Subjects: Sevens (Boston, Mass.); Anonymous writings; Seven (The number); Experimental Literature; Experimental poetry; Experimental fiction
Description: "WritersAnonymous, a writer's group founded in Boston's Beacon Hill in Massachussetts, wants to commend you for picking up this book (to help settle an unpaid bar tab) and taking a chance purely on the creative expression and merits of fifteen dedicated but anonymous writers, all of whom submitted work for this collaborative book project. Dear friends and supporters of anonymous writers everywhere: as you will soon discover and appreciate, what you hold in your hands, while lighthearted and witty at times, is an extremely creative and diverse compilation of seven-word short stories, memoirs and poems. While the work may be brief and distilled, each story is filled with powerful language and meaning -- literary gems of original and 'Whitmanesque' style poetry and wit. These short stories and memoirs share great insights and observations, as well as stories of great joy, sadness, loss, and despair" -- Introduction, p. 1.
Notes: "Winner of the Narwhal Award. An underground best seller" -- Cover.
Table of contents: title: A short history of the short-story; title: Introduction: a literary journey and history of writers groups of the past and present in Boston and New York; title: Seven-words; title: Editor's picks; title: About the authors; title: About the illustrators; title: The Not-So-Anonymous; title: There is only one way to write; title: Art & opposition; title: Here's to the crazy ones; title: A note to the reader; title: Hemingway on writing; title: Checkov on writing; title: Final word; title: The self-publisher's dilemma; title: What they are saying.