Not everyone’s querying journey is a handful of years! Many authors have experiences like Rita’s: a 14-year span of trial, error, and a whole lot of persistence. Join host Sheridan Sharp as guest Rita Feinstein talks publishing, poetry, connecting in a post-truth world.
Resources
Rita’s Debut: Meet Me in the Fourth Dimension
The Quiet Damage by Jesselyn Cook
Website: https://ritafeinstein.com/
Twitter/X: @RitaFeinstein
Instagram: @longlostdragonprincess
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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
We Are All So Good At Smiling by Amber McBride
About Rita
Rita Feinstein is the author of the poetry collections Life on Dodge and Everything is Real, both from Brain Mill Press, and the young adult novel-in-verse Meet Me in the Fourth Dimension (Page Street 2024). Her stories and poems have appeared in Permafrost, The Normal School, and Willow Springs, among other publications, and have been nominated for Best of the Net and Best New Poets. She is also the Regional Manager of Writopia Lab DC, a nonprofit that runs creative writing workshops for children and teens. She lives with her husband, who is a lawyer, and her dog, who is not.
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