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STARTING MY SECOND SABBATICAL (OR, ON THE TRAIL OF VIKINGS)
As a tenured professor at Virginia Tech, I have the great good fortune of applying for a sabbatical every six years. In 2011, I took the calendar year off from teaching, meaning that I was reduced to half-pay, but I managed to finish my first novel, Fog, and get a
Read moreJeff Is Participating In: The Romance Reviews’ Sizzling Summer Reads in June!
During the month of June, Jeff is a featured author in The Romance Reviews’ Sizzling Summer Reads in June! The Romance Reviews (TRR) is a one-stop, interactive site for all romance lovers to chat, deliver and receive up-to-date news about books and authors. They have reviews of books in all
Read moreFog
This month, we are featuring some of Jeff’s work in erotica – particularly his BDSM-themed work. This blog post discusses his novel, Fog, which was published in 2011 by Unzipped Books, an imprint of Lethe Press. Fog is the winner of the Pauline Reage Novel Award of the National Leather
Read moreJeff To Be Finalist Judge For Saints and Sinners 2019 “Short Fiction” Contest
Great News! Jeff has been selected as the finalist judge for the 10th Annual Saints and Sinners Fiction Contest. Saints and Sinners (SAS) says: “We’re excited to announce our finalist judge will be the award-winning author Jeff Mann. Mr. Mann also has the distinction of attending every SAS Festival from the
Read moreJeff Nominated For Three Awards By The National Leather Association (International)
Great news! Jeff is a finalist in three categories for The National Leather Association – International book awards! The National Leather Association – International is a leading organization for activists in the pansexual SM/leather/fetish community. The awards are named after activists and writers Geoff Mains, John Preston, Pauline Reage, Cynthia
Read moreHOMOMONUMENT, AMSTERDAM – Jeff Has A New Poem Up At Tattoosday’s Tattooed Poets Project!
Jeff has published a new poem entitled “Homomonument, Amsterdam.” The poem was published as a part of the Tattooed Poet’s Project. Check it out: “Commemorates all women and men ever oppressed and persecuted because of their homosexuality.” Thanks to everyone at the Tattooed Poet’s Project for accepting
Read moreBeltane, Queer Convocation, and Fabled Hintonia
This past weekend, Jeff traveled to his hometown of Hinton, West Virginia (also referred to as Fabled Hintonia) for a little downtime. While there, good food, a bit of a queer convocation (for an explanation see his essay “Big Queer Convocations.” published in Unbroken Circle: Stories of Cultural Diversity in
Read moreJeff Mann Talks About Writing Essays Part II
Earlier, we shared the first part of an interview we did with Jeff about his work with essays. Here is the second part of the interview. Interviewer: What is your process. In other words, how do you write an essay. Can you take us through your process from the inception
Read moreJeff Mann Talks About Writing Essays Part I
We sat down with Jeff and talked a little about his essays. Check out Part I of the interview below: Interviewer: What role does the essay play for you as a writer? Jeff: For me, poems are about emotion and imagery, and fiction is about setting, plot, and characterization. Essays—any
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