Advice for Writers about Manuscript Submissions and Book Publishing

Mindy McGinnis interviewed me about my books and advice for writers for her website Writer Writer Pants on Fire.  Here is the interview, which was posted on May 23, 2017. Janet Ruth Heller on Querying Publishers  Today's guest for the SAT (Successful Author Talk) is Janet Ruth Heller. Janet is a poet, literary critic, college professor, essayist, playwright, and fiction writer. She is a past president of the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature, and is currently president of the Michigan College English Association. She has a Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago, and has published three books of poetry: Exodus (WordTech Communications, 2014), Folk Concert: Changing Times (Anaphora Literary Press, 2012), and Traffic Stop (Finishing Line Press, 2011). She is the founding mother and former editor of Primavera, a literary magazine. Primavera has won awards from Chicago Women in Publishing and the Illinois Arts Council and grants from the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines and the National Endowment for the Arts. Primavera was among the first journals to…

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Chicago Tribune’s review of the Tritonysia Play Festival and Janet Ruth Heller’s play Pledging

Here is the Chicago Tribune's Review of the Tritonysia Play Festival and my short play Pledging. This is the first performance of Pledging. "‘Tritonysia’ play festival offers mix of serious, humorous work," posted May 8, 2017 by Rachel K. Hindery Photo caption: Emily Pecaro (at left) is comforted by Brendan Butkus (at right) in "Personal Conscious," one of 11 plays comprising "The Tritonysia," which premiered at Triton College's Cox Auditorium on May 5. (Rachel K. Hindery / Pioneer Press) Sommer Austin stood surrounded by actors, each poised and holding a position reflecting their character. As "The Tritonysia's" artistic director, Austin said that months of preparation led to opening night. Playwrights submitted new plays; actors auditioned in December. Rehearsals lasted weeks. "These students have been working incredibly hard, and I'm so proud of what they have accomplished," Austin said. "The Tritonysia," Triton College's first play festival, premiered in the Cox Auditorium of the Fine Arts Building on May 5. Austin said that the festival was inspired by "The Dionysia" of ancient Greece. Plays include work from…

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