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Million Writers Award: I’m Voting for Roxane Gay

by Amber Sparks on May 18, 2010

So, I try to stay very neutral in these contests, as somebody who works for a literary publication and writes myself. But in this case I just can’t help it. You can now vote for the winner of the Million Writers Award, and while I’m sure all the writers listed are wonderful (they’d have to be, wouldn’t they?) there is one writer that beyond stands out to me, and that’s Roxane Gay. This particular story is great, yes–and so is this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and…

My point is that Roxane is one of the hardest-working, most talented writers out there today, and I know that I’m not the only one who thinks that. Her internet writing has been prolific and great, so I’m happy to see her on this list, getting her due, and would love to see her win this award for the same reason.

So while I’m not going to tell you who to vote for, I will tell you that I think the clear choice is Roxane, and that’s why I’m voting for her.

http://kneejerkmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30:gravity-at-the-end-of-the-world-by-roxane-gay&catid=13:stories
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2 Comments
  1. Roxane #

    Amber… you truly truly flatter me. I just wanted to thank you for saying such kind things about my writing. It means a great deal to me.

    May 18, 2010
    • anoelle #

      Oh, you deserve all of it and you know it. :) Seriously, I’m really glad you got nominated for this. There are a lot of us, I think, who have been reading you online for a couple of years and wondering why you weren’t more sort of generally acclaimed. I remember being like, Hells, yes, when you joined HTML as a contributor. I hope hope hope that you get that four hundred bucks! Fingers and toes crossed.

      May 18, 2010

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