Poets And Oscars Cross Over

Darcy Paquet, an American movie critic who has lived in Korea for close to 20 years, wears many hats in the Korean film industry: critic, lecturer, author, translator, artistic director and part-time actor. Most recently, he has grabbed the media spotlight as translator of the English subtitles for director Bong Joon-ho's Parasite, which won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Learn more

Yong Ho Nam, published his first effort with poetry with PRA Publishing back in 2015-2016. Yong Ho is a South Korean, author and poet. To learn more Click Here

                                                                                                                                    

  Hair Love is a 2019 American animated short film written and directed by Matthew A. Cherry, and co-produced with Karen Rupert Toliver. It follows the story of a man who must do his daughter's hair for the first time, and features Issa Rae as a voice of the mother.  Hair Love.   This win excites because 2016 Poetry Matters Lit Prize winner, Amanda O' Mara, won second place with her poem titled Hairology. If you would like to learn more about the anthology Click Here

                                                 Congratulations again to both winners! May the focus on stories for people of color continue to be produced and recognized!

Posted by LJ Clark

Founder PRA and PMP

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Writers Weekend

Writers Weekend: The Department of English and Foreign Languages of Augusta University will host its annual creative writing conference, Writers Weekend. This event will take place on January 24th and 25th on Augusta University’s Summerville campus.

Library of Congress at the Capital

 C-Span provides coverage on the discussion on modernizing our libraries.



















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Paulette Boudrot

It is with sorrow that we send condolences to author/translator Paulette Boudrot for the loss of her husband Richard.

Falmouth MA:  Richard A.J. Boudrot passed away peacefully at his long-time home in Falmouth, MA, on July 5, 2019, at the age of 80, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.  One of seven children, raised in Cambridge, MA, he was the son of Edward N. and Mary A. (Kenney) Boudrot.  With his educational background in engineering, his career spanned over 28 years at Polaroid Corporation, where he enjoyed the innovative culture and crossing paths with numerous Boudrot colleagues. He also served in the US Army. Later, after retirement from Polaroid, he joined Ocean Spray, Cape Cod Potato Chips, and Tree Tops Condominiums to lend his expertise for twenty years.

Richard was known for his strong work ethic and his passion of entertaining family and friends.  He was an avid reader, tennis player, ping pong champ, bocce player, billiards player, sailor, and later in life, singing.  He had a wonderful talent for storytelling, reminiscing of his Cambridge roots and attending games at Fenway Park, the Orange Bowl, and the Patriots at Harvard Stadium with his dad and brother Ed. His fondness for travel brought him throughout the US, the Caribbean, Canada, Europe, South Africa, and Southeast Asia.

He is survived by his wife, Paulette (Letendre, Johnson) Boudrot; his four daughters, Suzanne Shea and her husband Christopher of Stuart, FL; Michelle McCarthy and her husband Brian of Beverly, MA; Patricia Boudrot of Danvers MA; and Jacqueline Boudrot of Danvers, MA; his two sisters, Jacqueline Buckley of Concord MA; and Annette Carroll of Winchester, MA.   Proud grandfather of Megan, Lauren and John McCarthy; James, Katherine, and Caroline Shea; Michael Boudrot; and Finn McLennan and Jetty Johnson.  Richard is predeceased by his wife Patricia K. (Dempsey) Boudrot; Joan Ojala; his sisters Mary Murphy and Jean Cleary; and his brothers Edward and Stephen Boudrot.

Donations may be made online to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, www.pancan.orgServices will be private with a Celebration of Life to be held in the fall. 

What Goes on the Back Cover?

Your manuscript is ready to go production. You are drawing a blank on what you should put on the back of your book. Instead of using Google read this Bookbaby article.









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Posted  by L.J. Clark

Note To Self

This is a great project I learned about after reading Michelle Obama's book, Becoming. I have often thought of what I would have said to myself  if I had a chance to visit myself at this age now when I was say twenty four. Well, I have found this article that share what others might have said and it is inspirational. Pulled from a Huffington Post posting on Linked In. Enjoy.

 Lucinda Clark
P.R.A. Publishing
March 29, 2019

Keeping Up With Geza Tatrallyay

Geza Tatrallyay shares in this new interview with Write Way Cafe.

Geza is an author of  mystery, thriller novels, children's books and poetry.

Geza has updated his website Check it out.

On Twitter With Lynn Crandall

On Writer Way Cafe