~virtual salon dedicated to promoting international literature~
(about me)
where Monica Carter is on the web
fiction
Strange Cargo, An Emerging Voices Anthology
PEN USA Emerging Voices Fellow 2010
Lambda Literary Foundation Emerging GLBT Voice Fellow 2010
The Battered Suitcase
nonfiction
Three Percent
Context, #22
ForeWord Magazine
Words Without Borders
Mission Statement
This is the beginning, a work in progress, a way I choose to share my passion for international literature. I do believe that reading is a vital tool in exploring and understanding the world around us, those lightly colored shapes on the map we point at but have never visited. It is to bring the attitudes and pains and passions of other peoples through writing to a universal audience so perhaps we can avoid hate and discover the love that lies within the words.
Because the easiest way to take a journey around the world is virtually, I have created a salon that is open to all who share an interest in participation in an exchange of opinions and ideas about literature, film, culture and perspective. I welcome you to share a bit of yourself in this international forum. Thanks for visiting and enjoy yourself in the salon.
Sincerely,
Monica Carter, Founder and Editor of Salonica
This is the beginning, a work in progress, a way I choose to share my passion for international literature. I do believe that reading is a vital tool in exploring and understanding the world around us, those lightly colored shapes on the map we point at but have never visited. It is to bring the attitudes and pains and passions of other peoples through writing to a universal audience so perhaps we can avoid hate and discover the love that lies within the words.
Because the easiest way to take a journey around the world is virtually, I have created a salon that is open to all who share an interest in participation in an exchange of opinions and ideas about literature, film, culture and perspective. I welcome you to share a bit of yourself in this international forum. Thanks for visiting and enjoy yourself in the salon.
Sincerely,
Monica Carter, Founder and Editor of Salonica
One of the reasons I became interested in international literature is through working at bookstores. I just recently finished my stint as a humble bookseller at the fabulous and friendly indie, Skylight Books. Currently, I just write for a living. I am working on a novel now(send good vibes that I finish soon), Eating the Apple, as well as short stories . To find our more about me, check out my profile on Facebook.