July 03, 2009   11 Tamuz 5769
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It's Here! The third volume of our Northwest literary review filled with poetry, prose and photos encouraging the redemptive nature of life from Jewish, Northwest and other perspectives.

Drash is on sale for $10 at Temple Beth Am, Ravenna Third Place Books, Tree of Life Judaica and Books and Open Books in Seattle; Island Books on Mercer Island; Village Books in Bellingham; Orca Books in Olympia. For more information or a subscription, contact Wendy Marcus, Drash Editor.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR VOLUME IV IS DECEMBER 15, 2009.

Submissions must be either handed in person to Wendy Marcus or be postmarked by December 15th; no emailed submissions will be accepted.

NO LATE SUMISSIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

Thanks to a $2,000 grant from Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, contributers to Volume III will receive a small honorarium and two copies of DRASH.

New for Volume III is the inclusion of winners from the 100 Words or Fewer Writing Contest.

Updated June 4, 2009

Drash  

Drash: Northwest Mosaic is a new literary review filled with poetry, prose and photos encouraging the redemptive nature of life from Jewish and other perspectives. Jews have always valued the written word and its revelatory nature. Our Torah, filled with human trials and triumphs, contains stories that serve as lessons, inspiration and warning. The scrolls delineate man’s relationships to the spiritual and natural world.

In every time and place, there is commentary to help us understand our worlds – Jewish and non-Jewish, spiritual and secular. We have created a literary review, Drash: Northwest Mosaic, a vehicle for writers, poets, photographers and artists, using Jewish, Northwest and universal themes, to comment on the world, to illuminate and provide connection in our Jewish lives, and to educate and entertain both Jews and non-Jews.

Our second issue of Drash 2008/5769 is available in Seattle from Temple Beth Am, Tree of Life Books and Judaica, Ravenna Third Place Books and Elliott Bay Books as well as Island Books on Mercer Island, WA, Village Books in Bellingham, WA, Annie Bloom’s in Portland, OR and Rich’s Cigars in Beaverton, OR.

Funding for Drash: Northwest Mosaic comes from the Alfred and Tillie Shemanski Trust Fund, Temple Beth Am, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, and from generous individuals and people who purchase the review. Wendy Marcus serves as editor. Robin Asher is the review’s graphic designer. Copy editors are Marti Kanna and Stephanie Kaylin. Prose and poetry review committees read all submissions blind.

We invite you to look at the first 38 pages of our second issue of Drash or read a story in the JTNews or read a review from NewPages.com.

For more information, please contact Wendy Marcus, Music Director, 206-525-0915 x 206.

Seeking Authors  

We are seeking unpublished poetry (3 poems max) and/or essays and prose (under 5,000 words) on Jewish and Northwest themes from established and emerging writers for the next issue of Drash: Northwest Mosaic.

Include separate page with contact information and short bio. Prose must be double-spaced. No names or email addresses on manuscripts.

Reading period is September 1 through December 15. Acceptances and rejections were emailed by the end of January 2009.  No SASE necessary.  Contributors receive a small honorarium and 2 free copies of the volume in which they are published and discounted copies subsequently. Subscriptions to Drash are $11.

Send submissions and/or subscriptions via snail mail only to: Wendy Marcus, Music Director/Drash Editor, Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th Street, Seattle, WA 98115.

 


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