Bookversary! 📚
My book turns 1 whole year old today! (My book’s a Leo too). The best gift would be if you bought it […]
Read moreAuthor: Marlena Chertock
Marlena is a digital storyteller and poetry editor at District Lit. Her first poetry book, On that one-way trip to Mars, is available from Bottlecap Press.
AWP 2019 panels accepted!
I’m thrilled that TWO of my panels were accepted for the AWP 2019 conference in Portland, Oregon! Dates/times still TBA. So keep […]
Read moreNew job with World Resources Institute!
I am super excited to announce that I’m starting a new phase in my career! After three incredible years, I’m leaving the […]
Read moreBuy Crumb-sized for half-off!
Unnamed Press is celebrating a milestone — they have published 50 books! That’s no small feat. To celebrate, they are having a […]
Read moreOutWrite 2018 is right around the corner
Since last year, I’ve been helping to plan OutWrite, D.C.’s LGBTQIA+ literary festival, which happens annually August 3-5. Dave Ring, the OutWrite co-chair, […]
Read moreInterviewed in Hyype Online
Hyppe Online interviewed me about Crumb-sized. Kelsey May asked really great questions! I’m so glad to be featured on her site, which celebrates […]
Read moreUsing a sensitivity reader for my latest writing project
I nightmare natural disasters. Tidal waves filling up my apartment building, floor by floor. Tornadoes suddenly appearing on the road in front […]
Read moreThis week only: Buy my first poetry collection for 20% off!
Use your tax return for poetry during National Poetry Month! Through Saturday, April 21, you can buy my first poetry collection, On […]
Read moreFind me at these upcoming spring events
Spring is finally here! Even though it’s still cold out there for a D.C. spring, it smells like flowers and mulch and […]
Read moreAWP 2018: Poet hugs, caucusing, and make AWP accessible
So, this little thing called AWP happened. It’s already flown by, and what a whirlwind it was. AWP is jam-packed with so […]
Read moreInterviewed in Big Ten Network: LiveBIG
The Big Ten Network interviewed me last week about my books, interests, and disability advocacy. BTN.com is a website that features alumni […]
Read moreCrumb-sized reviewed in Lines+Stars
Crumb-sized was reviewed in Lines+Stars, a lovely D.C.- and Baltimore-based journal. They were one of the first journals to ever publish me, back […]
Read morePoem published in “Maryland’s Best Emerging Poets”
I have a poem published in a very cool anthology, called Maryland’s Best Emerging Poets, from Z Publishing. The book is $15 for 80+ […]
Read moreHonoring MLK’s legacy, AWP, & other upcoming events
While the weather outside may be frightful, plenty of writers — including this one — are giving readings through the winter months […]
Read moreScience fiction as fact
The science fiction I’m writing isn’t even fiction anymore. I’ve been reading about Cape Town, Africa’s impending Day Zero and the water limits people […]
Read moreThe New York Times’ Disability section
Since May, the New York Times has featured a Disability column, with essays, art, and opinion pieces by people living with disabilities. […]
Read moreThe power of translation
Translating works of literature into another language is powerful. It opens up various communities to the book, poetry, play, essay, whatever the […]
Read moreProfiled in Terp alumni magazine
It’s an honor to be profiled in my alma mater’s alumni magazine Terp. Reporter Sala Levin interviewed me about why I write, […]
Read moreMy panel was chosen for Split This Rock’s 2018 poetry festival
This is another lucky year for me and literary festivals/conferences! First, my panel for AWP 2018 was accepted, now my panel for […]
Read moreSecond annual D.C. Art Book Fair this weekend!
This weekend, Sunday, November 5, I’ll be tabling with my sister again at the second annual D.C. Art Book Fair from 12-5 p.m at […]
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