Sleeping with One Eye Open - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0820352551 ISBN 13: 9780820352558

Publisher: University of Georgia Press, 2017

Synopsis

How do women writers cope with changes and juggle the demands in their already full lives to make time for their lives as artists? In this anthology, noted female novelists, journalists, essayists, poets, and nonfiction writers address the old and new challenges of "doing it all" that face women writers as the twenty-first century approaches. With eloquence, sensitivity, and more than a touch of wry humor, "Sleeping with One Eye Open" relates positive stories from women who lead effective lives as artists, emphasizing how sources of inspiration, discipline, resourcefulness, and determination help them succeed despite the obstacle of "no time."

The title essay, Judith Ortiz Cofer's "The Woman Who Slept with One Eye Open," defines the collection. Cofer relates the ways in which a mythological story from her Puerto Rican culture gave her confidence and courage, encouraging her creative success and emphasizing the rewards of "women's

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About the Author

JUDITH ORTIZ COFER (1952-2016) was the Regents' and Franklin Professor of English and Creative Writing Emerita at the University of Georgia. She is also the author of The Latin Deli: Telling the Lives of Barrio Women, An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio, Woman in Front of the Sun: On Becoming a Writer; and many other books. The University of Georgia Press published her first novel, The Line of the Sun, in 1989.

Review

"A terrific collection of essays that women writers should buy. This is a book of our time. . . . An excellent tool for our turn-of-the-century writing toolbox."--Frances Payne Adler

"Presents a wellspring of inspiration and encouragement for women who wrestle with satisfying their gift of word."--"ForeWord"

"What I find particulary satisfying about "Sleeping With One Eye Open" is the way the different women's voices and dialects and souls sing together in a powerful symphony of language. This anthology should be read by both women beginning to write as well as by those who are more established and want to feel connected to a larger community."--Sue William Silverman, author of "Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You", winner of AWP Award for Creative Nonfiction

"Well-written . . . All the essays will be inspiring to both active and would-be artists."--"Booklist"

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0820352551
• ISBN 13: 9780820352558
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Cofer Judith Ortiz, Kallet Marilyn