#32 Atticus Review's Former Editor Dorothy Bendel on Erasing Shame [Replay]

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#32 Atticus Review's Former Editor Dorothy Bendel on Erasing Shame [Replay]

“We’re looking for work that has an artfulness to it. I understand how with everything going on in the world today we want to scream sometimes and it comes through our writing, but sometimes that kind of writing can come off as finger-wagging.” —Dorothy B

Rachel Thompson • Editor

Nov 24, 2021

I'm reissuing this interview as a companion to a piece that was just posted on my website, written by Lucy Wilde, a writer in my course and membership community, about publishing with Atticus Review in a series of articles called "How I Published With..." You can find this article on rachelthompson.co/articles.As Lucy, my student, writes, "There are two main reasons I wanted to see my work in Atticus Review, the quality of the writing and the fact that they are interested in publishing hybrid, unconventional work that pushes boundaries."There is a lot to love and a lot of helpful instruction about how to write publish and shine in this conversation with Atticus Review’s former Managing Editor, Dorothy Bendel.

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