From June 16 to June 22, 2018, I will be teaching two intensive fiction writing classes at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival in Iowa City. See the ISWF website for class dates and course descriptions.…
Last night, Michelle Huneven joined my Winter 2018 fiction writing class to discuss characterization in her short story, “Too Good To True.” She also took questions from the students. A special evening.…
Brian Tran got into the MFA program in fiction writing at Washington University in St. Louis. He will receive a fellowship that covers his tuition as well as provides a $23,000 annual stipend. Brian was in my Fall 2015 workshop.…
Rescue Press, who brought out my first book in 2013, has accepted my story collection, The Usual Uncertainties, for publication in Spring 2020.…
William Deverell, who was, most recently, in my Spring 2017 workshop, will be publishing his third short story, “Driftwood,” in The Cost of Paper, Volume 5, an annual anthology of international short fiction. He has also published stories in Angels Flight – literary west and Exposition Review.…
My Spring 2018 fiction writing workshop will be held on six consecutive Sundays from April 22 – May 27 at 5 – 7 p.m. The workshop will take place in Pasadena. Students of all experience levels are welcome. See the Classes page on this website for more information, or email me at jonathanblumort@gmail.com.…
My Winter 2018 fiction writing class will take place on six consecutive Sundays from January 21 – February 25 in Pasadena. This class has sold out.…
Winter 2018 and Spring 2018 classes now enrolling. See Classes page.…
What better way to celebrate L.A.’s one-of-a-kind Bookworm and light than with a party at Hollywood’s Lacha Somtum (which, I am told, means “King of Papaya Salad” in Thai) restaurant?…
My Spring 2017 fiction writing workshop in L.A. has sold out. Fall 2017 and Winter 2018 classes are now enrolling. See Classes page for more details.…
My Fall 2017 fiction writing workshop takes place on six consecutive Sundays from 5 – 7 p.m. from September 17 through October 22. The workshop will take place in Mid-Wilshire. Students of all experience levels are welcome. Class size is limited to ten. Please check out the Classes page on this website for more information. And contact me if you have any questions at jonathanblumort@gmail.com…
From June 17 to June 23, 2017, I will be teaching two intensive fiction writing classes at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival in Iowa City. Keep an eye on the ISWF website for class dates and course descriptions.…
My short story, “Weekly Status Report,” which takes place in the world of competitive Scrabble, can be found in the fall 2016 issue of Sonora Review. It’s Issue #70.…
My Spring 2017 fiction writing workshop runs for six weeks from Sunday, April 2 through Sunday, May 7. The workshop will take place in Mid-Wilshire. Students of all experience levels are welcome. Class size is limited to ten. Please check out the Classes page on this website for more information. And do contact me if you have any questions at jonathanblumort@gmail.com.…
My Fall 2016 fiction writing workshop runs from Sunday, October 30 – Sunday, December 11. The class meets in Mid-Wilshire. Class size is limited to ten students. Students of all experience levels are welcome. Classes will meet from 5 – 7 p.m. For more information, visit the Classes page on this website. You may also contact me at jonathanblumort@gmail.com.…
My fellowship at the Hawthornden Castle begins Sunday, April 24, 2016.…
My story “Dignity Shores” has just come out in the Winter 2016 issue of The Carolina Quarterly.…
On Friday, April 1, 2016, at 7 p.m., I will be taking part in a reading co-hosted by Rescue Press, the Cleveland State University Poetry Center, and Akron Press. The event takes place at Seahorse Sound Studios (1334 S. Grand Avenue, LA, CA 90015) in downtown Los Angeles.…
I have just been awarded a one-month fellowship at the Hawthornden International Retreat for Writers in Lasswade, Scotland for Spring 2016.…
From February 7 – March 13, 2016, I will be teaching a fiction writing workshop in Mid-Wilshire. Class size is limited to ten. Writers of all experience levels are welcome. For enrollment information, click here. Or contact me at jonathanblumort@gmail.com.…
I did an interview this week with Rescue Press, in which I talked about a book I love. Read the interview here.…
From September 27 – November 1, I will be teaching a fiction writing workshop in Mid-Wilshire. Class size is limited to ten. Writers of all experience levels are welcome. For enrollment information, click here. Or contact me at jonathanblumort@gmail.com.
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From June 7 – June 14, I will be in Iowa City, teaching two fiction writing workshops. Check here for course descriptions, schedules, and more.…
On Sunday evenings from February 15 – March 22, 2015, I will be teaching a fiction writing workshop in Mid-Wilshire. Class size is limited to ten students. For more information, contact me at jonathanblumort@gmail.com.
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Here is a nice review of the reading I gave in June 2014 at Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City.…
This summer, 2014, I am guest moderator on KCRW’s Bookworm Book Club on Facebook. Come join the conversation.…
From June 15 – June 22, I will be in Iowa City, teaching two short story writing workshops. Check here for course descriptions, schedules, and more.…
Last Word has been on the Small Press Distribution best-seller list for six consecutive months! It is #5 for the period covering March/April 2014.…
On Monday, June 16, 2014 at 7 p.m., I will be reading from Last Word at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
(Hear a recording of this reading here.)…
Last Word is the #10 best-selling book of fiction on Small Press Distribution for the period covering January/February 2014.…
On Thursday, March 13, 2014, at 7 p.m., I will be doing a reading and conversation at Crema Espresso Gourmet cafe in Dunwoody, GA.…
On Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 2:30 p.m., I will be the guest on KCRW’s Bookworm with host Michael Silverblatt.…
There is an article in today’s Sun Sentinel about my upcoming event at B’nai Aviv synagogue in Weston, FL.…
On Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 7:30 p.m., I will be doing a public reading and conversation at B’nai Aviv synagogue in Weston, Florida.…
Last Word is the #8 best-selling book of fiction on Small Press Distribution for the period covering November/December 2013.…
On Friday, January 10 at 7:30 p.m., I will be reading from Last Word at Book Zoo in Oakland, CA. (See flyer.)…
On Thursday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m., I will be reading from Last Word at The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles with Central Valley singer-songwriter Frank Fairfield.…
My novella, Last Word, published by Rescue Press, is now on sale. Copies are available from Small Press Distribution.…
I will be reading from Last Word at Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City on Sunday, October 13, at 2:30 p.m.
(Hear a recording of this reading here with introduction by Stephen Lovely.)…