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Badgerdog Literary Publishing Party at the MACC
My ties to Badgerdog Literary Publishing were weak. The name resonated. The nonprofit publishes the literary magazine American Short Fiction, I knew that. Social all-stars Linda Ball and Forrest Preece support it vigorously. That was about the extent of my knowledge.
Kelty Christman and Nik Bhattacharya
Until Wednesday night. An intriguing mix of folks gathered at the Mexican American Cultural Center to lionize the group. An Evening in Andalusia was the theme. Some powerhouses spoke: Tom Staley, the outgoing director of the Ransom Center; Sarah Bird, Austin’s pride among novelists. Other social connectors, such as Mary Margaret and Ray Farabee, attended, as did major donors like Bill Dickson and Jeff and Gail Kodosky.
Jill Myers and Melanie Moore
I learned that Badgerdog conducts creative writing camps for young people, and we heard some of their creations Wednesday. The centerpiece of the evening, however, was a reading from Bird’s “The Flamenco Academy,” staged with flamenco artists of rare gifts. The performance recalled those sweaty, glorious evenings at Capitol City Playhouse during the 1990s, when Jose Greco’s and, later, Jose Greco II’s companies settled in for summer residencies.
Sarah Bird and Tiffany Yates
The social discovery of the party, however, was Tiffany Yates. A former reporter and critic from Florida, she’s a literary copy editor who moved to Austin two years ago. What a delight! We’re going to the Ransom Center very soon, so she can experience this Austin treasure first-hand.
Update: An earlier version of this post incorrectly named the Badgerdog periodical Short American Fiction.
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