Shaindel Beers
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born
March 23, 1977
gender
female
place of birth
South Bend, Indiana, The United States
website
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Poetry, Literature & Fiction
influences
Anne Sexton, Richard Jackson, Anne Carson, Eavan Boland
member since
July 2007
about this author
Shaindel Beers’ poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. She is currently a professor of English at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, Oregon, in Eastern Oregon’s high desert and also serves as Poetry Editor of Contrary. A Brief History of Time is her first full-length book.
Prizes:First place Karen Fredericks and Frances Willitts Poetry Prize (2008) Grand Prize Co-winner Trellis Magazine sestina contest (2008) First place Dylan Days Poetry Competition (2007) Award-winning poem published, Eleventh Muse (2006) Honorable mention, Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Awards (2005) Honorable mention, Juniper Creek/Unnamed Writers Award (2005) Pushcart nominated poem “A...more
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Away for the Summer (Literature & Fiction)
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A Short-Short Story (only 184 words, no excuses)
Winning a Date with Cindy Swanson (Literature & Fiction)
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A short story, originally published by Ignavia Press.
A Horse Is a Horse, and Other Lies (Literature & Fiction)
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A short story, originally published by Sub-Lit.
A Party for Miriam (Literature & Fiction)
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updated May 08, 2009 05:05PM
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A short story, originally published in Women in Judaism.
The Gift (Literature & Fiction)
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updated May 08, 2009 05:03PM
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A short story, originally published in Tattoo Highway.
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War Dances (Hardcover) by Sherman Alexie bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Shaindel said:
"I'm currently reading it. My is personalized to me and says, "Shaindel, you are beautiful." SIGH :-)
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10/27
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Selected Stories (Paperback) by Andre Dubus bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Shaindel said:
"Only two stories in so far (short stories are my solace when grading papers, so I grade a certain number then read a story, and so on). I might sell my soul to be able to write like this. Wow.
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09/13
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On Writing (Mass Market Paperback) by Stephen King bookshelves: currently-reading |
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recommended for: writers/students of writing
read in September, 2007
Shaindel said:
"Even though I was skeptical about learning writing from Stephen King, this book is really, really good! I have to admit, I learned a lot. As I read each chapter of tips, I would look at short stories that I had thought were "done" and wou...more
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Shaindel
said "maybe" to attending the event: J. A. Tyler reads for Apostrophe Cast.
date: November 14, 2009 12:00PM location: Apostrophe Cast homepage, The United States description: Now through November 14th visit Apostrophe Cast to hear J. A. Tyler read from his new novella, A Man of Glass & All the Ways We Have Failed, forthcoming from fugue state press. In this excerpt, Tyler moves from meditations on comforting a lover fretting over lost luggage into the cosmically signifcant love and longing of a He for a She until the lovers' striving blasts all measures of time and space. Tyler explores the truths of relationships we understand but cannot explain as the sm...more | |||
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"I'm currently reading it. My is personalized to me and says, "Shaindel, you are beautiful." SIGH :-)
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Dear Everybody
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The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: Stories (Paperback) by Emma Donoghue |
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Nik Perring's
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"They should have more stars for books like this. Dear Everybody, by Michael Kimball is definitely up there in my all time favourites list. It is incredibly good. Wow. Read it. From http://nikperring.blogspot.com " | |||
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Dear Everybody (Hardcover) by Michael Kimball |
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read in August, 2009
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"Once again, in the spirit of disclosure, Michael Kimball and I have collaborated before. He wrote about me for his postcard life stories project here:
http://postcardlifestories.blogspot.com/... And he interviewed me for my virtu...more " |
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At the A & P Meridiem (Paperback) by Jessie Carty |
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Hi Shaindel,
You poem "Cicadas" is FANTASTIC! First of all, I loved the sound of the words...and because of your poem I was introduced to the wonderful sounding word: viburnum.
And when I read it again, I appreciated your take on the concept of time...
Thanks for sharing your writing!
--John
thus far, both myself and the girl are digging A Brief History of Time! i'm only reading 1-2 poems per diem, but will review soon! you're awesome, kiss!
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Thank you for making me a friend. I have the highest regard for teachers; as for writers I'm biased. Warmest wishes to you and keep me posted on all the lovely works that happen to cross your path.
Thank you for adding me. I am new to this and am interested in learning more about people and books that have escaped me in my life.
I want to apologize for the all the recommendations from me today. I wanted to share the Stoker Award news, and I only pressed the send button once--I'm not sure what happened.Argh...this is terrible...
Again, I'm very sorry.
-Jeremy
Hi Shaindel!Here’s wishing you a nifty New Year filled with noiseless noses, neato nicknames, noble Nebraskans, gnarly narcoleptic nebulas, and novel novels about nut-eating narwhals and novercaphobic gnats.
-Jeremy :)
P.S.—I’m currently offering autographed/personally-inscribed copies of my novel, Vacation, with free shipping for those in the US. If there’s anything you could do to help me spread the word about this, I’d really appreciate it. Feel free to click here for details:
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Shaindel, we are all learning. I just realized I can use the source code here to write with bold and italic or both.
Hi, Daniel,
I had just assumed people would cut and paste into an address bar. I guess I can always make them live links... Thanks for curing my laziness so that other people can have it ;-)
~S
