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Order a copy of our anthology...

The Sand Papers: Selected Writings from the Slow Sand Writers Society

This tenth-anniversary collection is a sampler of the hundreds of essays, short stories and novels the Sanders have helped one another hone. The voices herein—poignant, wry, subtle, edgy—are as unique as their authors.

Ten writers. Ten years. Ten stories. Enjoy.

Ordering information:
Price is $13.50. Send a request via the email address at left.

Contents

Introduction

Looking for Mr. Clean: An All-Purpose Memoir (nonfiction by Tracy Ekstrand)

Love is in the Little Lies (fiction by Jean Hanson)

Sixty-Two Thousand Reasons Why a River is Good for Your Soul (nonfiction by Paul Miller)

Cherry Blossoms at Mishima Taisha (fiction by Todd Shimoda)

A Stone to Build On (nonfiction by Zach Zorich)

Last Bid (fiction by Laura Pritchett)

Wallpaper Woman (fiction by Luana Heikes)

Butterfly Dreams (children's fiction by Karla Oceanak)

Jump (nonfiction by Kathy Hayes)

Liberated Hair (nonfiction by Teresa R. Funke)

About the authors

Writers' groups tips

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"In On the Teaching of Creative Writing, Wallace Stegner says, 'Talent can't be taught, but it can be awakened—by reading, by contact with other talents, by exposure to an environment where the expression of talent is encouraged.' The Sand Papers offers striking evidence of the 'awakened' talent that dedicated fellow writers spur each other to achieve."

--Veronica Patterson, award-winning poet and author of Swan, What Shores?

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"An impressive collection of diverse voices and styles—about things ordinary, extraordinary, heartbreaking, funny, and profound."

--Stephanie G'Schwind, editor Colorado Review

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"Literature is thriving in northern Colorado. That's obvious from this anthology of beautifully written, dramatic, and often-funny stories—fiction and nonfiction, set locally and around the world—by ten Fort Collins-based writers. This is an exciting collection."

--John Calderazzo, Professor of English, Colorado State University

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