As of yesterday’s auction, we passed $1,500 on what we’ll give to @girlswritenow. Only five object/auctions left! http://bit.ly/9NJvV # Concept? Rocks. Writer? Rocks. Cause? Rocks. Bid on one of the last @SignificObs http://bit.ly/9kOxI5 @girlswritenow (via @R_Nash) # “The 1992 Librarians … Continue reading
If you enjoy Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer’s story about the Greek Ashtray-Plate as much as we do, then you’ll be excited to hear that she has offered to mail a copy of her novel Perfecting to the winning bidder! Perfecting is set … Continue reading
Readers, we are nearing the end of Significant Objects v3, with proceeds going to Girls Write Now. If you have somehow not yet become the owner of your very own Significant Object, get with the program. Time is running out. … Continue reading
Hey L.A. readers: We’ve told you all about Los Angeles, I’m Yours, the flea-market-inspired art show that includes a Significant Object. If you visit, please send take some pics and send ’em along! Or add to our S.O. pool. Meanwhile … Continue reading
Our (okay, Rob’s) friend GK Darby needs sponsors for Neighborhood Story Project (NOLA) write a thon. Great cause! http://www.firstgiving.com/gkdarby # Artist Chauney Peck is giving away her work, if you go to the show and “express to her why” you … Continue reading
Our friends at Poketo have the details: From April 24th to May 15th, “Los Angeles I’m Yours” transforms Space 15Twenty Gallery into a living art market. Filled with an eclectic mix of found objects, these vintage pieces are given new … Continue reading
“Object Whisperer” artist Shana Moulton, performances driven by “thrift store and gift shop finds.” http://bit.ly/bAzOCQ. via @emlegendary # David Shields (one of our v1 contributors) has a really interesting review of Ander Monson’s “Vanishing Point” in NYT http://nyti.ms/cXFNmS # Kate … Continue reading
First public reading from an iPad? May be @jimhanas reading a Significant Objects story! http://bit.ly/b02m8z # In a new Slate series, James Sturm is giving up the Web for 4 months. Sturm collaborated with Sig Obj, we dig him! http://slate.me/bdGVe9 … Continue reading
Intelligent life on “Who is the best-dressed person in fiction?” http://bit.ly/ci3ayX # Our Egg Whisk + Sari Cunningham Story (http://bit.ly/bGlLFr) is the latest from our @fictionaut group… # In @The_Rumpus, S.O. contributor @NicholasRombes has a column analyzing a film by … Continue reading
So, time for an update on where we stand on Significant Objects v3 — and a preview of what’s still to come. Yesterday we closed the 25th auction (Tiny Jar of Mayonnaise + Rick Moody Story, part of our Electric … Continue reading
A while back we added the second object to our Fictionaut Group, where any member of Fictionaut’s vast and thriving writer/reader community could have a go at making it Significant. The object was an Egg Whisk. We got a great … Continue reading
The auctions on our five-story team-up with Electric Literature will conclude this week, starting with the one for Toy Car + Marisa Silver Story, which ends today. We were really excited about this batch of stories, and we’re pleased to … Continue reading
Objects that are significant because they are murder weapons: http://bit.ly/kinNR # What a nice writeup! “Two Great Tastes: Electric Literature and Significant Objects” http://bit.ly/aUS4MY # Books: The Idea: Series of posts on Murketing.com. http://bit.ly/agwula # Geoffrey Ellis photographs of junk/thrift … Continue reading
Here’s a nice note from Lisa Peet, posted to the Open Letters blog LIKE FIRE, about the Significant Objects/Electric Lit teamup going on this week.
We are pleased to announce our latest collaboration — this week Significant Objects brings you five objects and five stories curated by the mighty Electric Literature. This is exciting for us for several reasons. Let’s start with the writers that … Continue reading
Our friends @girlswritenow note next event 3/26 w/ guest author Nami Mun. Deets: http://bit.ly/cvwlZw # PS, I hadn’t heard of Abe’s Penny, but it looks great: http://bit.ly/8ZSJL2. Monthly postcard micro-pub! (also on twitter, @abespenny) # “intrepid folks trying new things”, … Continue reading
This nice note appears in the current Girls Write Now newsletter:
Miniature cities on household objects: http://bit.ly/bBWWXW # Theory: “a lot of the significance … comes from the fact that [these objects] are featured on the website.” Perhaps! http://bit.ly/b2qSFg # If you haven’t seen, don’t miss Ben Greeman’s invention of 3-D … Continue reading
