Please welcome our guest judge for our fiction contest, Chelsey Clammer.
Rudri Bhatt Patel
Rudri Bhatt Patel is a lawyer turned writer and editor. She also has an M.A. in English with an emphasis in creative writing. She is the co-founder and co-editor of The Sunlight Press. She is on staff at Literary Mama and her work has appeared in The Washington Post, DAME, Brain, Child Magazine, ESPN, Role Reboot, Mothers Always Write, Parent.Co, Phoenix New Times, Raising Arizona Kids and elsewhere. She is currently working on a memoir on the Hindu culture. Follow her on Twitter and Facebook or her site, Being Rudri.
Alice Kaltman Interview & Our First Fiction Contest Winner
Guest judge Alice Kaltman announces the first fiction contest winner and offers her insights into the writing process.
A Conversation with Scratch Editor Manjula Martin
“Art and commerce always intersect, and the place where they meet is always awkward.” We are honored to feature a conversation with Manjula Martin, editor of Scratch: Writers, Money and the Art of Making a Living.
On Embracing Uncertainty
To continue, despite the uncertainty, is foreign to me. I’ve spent most of my life banking on “guaranteed” outcomes.
More Than a Simple Message
Since my pleas failed to reach her, I decided to send her a message.
Sinking Into What Sustains Us
This underlying “not enough” feeling is one I am learning to accept with greater ease. It pushes me to consider what glimmers, even when I am resisting.
On Perspective
We aren’t always privy to the details of how a point of view takes birth.






