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vine leaves literary journal a collection of vignettes from across the globe
In late 2011, Jessica Bell and Dawn Ius founded Vine Leaves Literary Journal to offer the vignette, a forgotten literary form, the exposure and credit it deserved. This full-colour coffee table book, full of prose, poetry, art, and photography, is the final celebratory installment of Vine Leaves Literary Journal, which ceased publication in 2017, after six wonderful years of publishing extraordinary talent from all around the globe.
Each vignette in this collection merges to create a vivid snapshot in time and place. Prepare for big stories in small spaces, between and beyond the words.
Read one at a time.
Taste them. Savour them.
Live them.
Each vignette in this collection merges to create a vivid snapshot in time and place. Prepare for big stories in small spaces, between and beyond the words.
Read one at a time.
Taste them. Savour them.
Live them.
236 pages, Hardcover
Published November 28, 2017
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About the author
Jessica Bell
77 books482 followersJessica Bell is a multi-award-winning author/poet and singer-songwriter who was born in Melbourne, Australia.
In addition to having published a memoir, five novels, three poetry collections, and her bestselling Writing in a Nutshell series, she has been featured in a variety of publications and radio shows such as Writer’s Digest, Publisher’s Weekly, The Guardian, Life Matters, and Poetica.
She is also the Publisher of Vine Leaves Press, and a highly sought-after book cover designer. She currently resides in Athens, Greece, with her partner and son, and a pile of dishes that still don’t know how to wash themselves despite her consistently teaching by example.
For more information visit: iamjessicabell.com
In addition to having published a memoir, five novels, three poetry collections, and her bestselling Writing in a Nutshell series, she has been featured in a variety of publications and radio shows such as Writer’s Digest, Publisher’s Weekly, The Guardian, Life Matters, and Poetica.
She is also the Publisher of Vine Leaves Press, and a highly sought-after book cover designer. She currently resides in Athens, Greece, with her partner and son, and a pile of dishes that still don’t know how to wash themselves despite her consistently teaching by example.
For more information visit: iamjessicabell.com
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December 28, 2017
Disclaimer: my vignette "Maybe Another Time" (page 164) appears in this collection.
Given this is my first in print publication, I was excited when my copy of this book arrived in the mail. It's a beautiful hardcover coffee table volume in full color featuring over 270 contributors from across the globe and over 500 vignettes as well as several pieces of art and photography. That said, there are a variety of perspectives, styles, and tastes in this book. While I still don't quite understand poetry (from my fiction writer perspective), I did find, regardless of form/medium, a beauty to the words and much to learn from as a writer in these snapshots of moments often overlooked. The vignette offers an opportunity, as editor Jessica Bell describes in the introduction:
"We live in a world which focuses too much on the finished product rather than enjoying the process that gets you there. Too many of us, in this day and age of admiring success and fame a little too much, miss out on the moments in life which make life what it is—worth living.
I believe the vignette forces you to take a look at these moments. It forces you to slow down, to distract your focus from the future to the present, to admire the beauty in the world around us, even when on the surface, it may seem ugly. The vignette gives a voice to a world that passes us by because we’re too focused on the world that is not yet in our reach."
Given this is my first in print publication, I was excited when my copy of this book arrived in the mail. It's a beautiful hardcover coffee table volume in full color featuring over 270 contributors from across the globe and over 500 vignettes as well as several pieces of art and photography. That said, there are a variety of perspectives, styles, and tastes in this book. While I still don't quite understand poetry (from my fiction writer perspective), I did find, regardless of form/medium, a beauty to the words and much to learn from as a writer in these snapshots of moments often overlooked. The vignette offers an opportunity, as editor Jessica Bell describes in the introduction:
"We live in a world which focuses too much on the finished product rather than enjoying the process that gets you there. Too many of us, in this day and age of admiring success and fame a little too much, miss out on the moments in life which make life what it is—worth living.
I believe the vignette forces you to take a look at these moments. It forces you to slow down, to distract your focus from the future to the present, to admire the beauty in the world around us, even when on the surface, it may seem ugly. The vignette gives a voice to a world that passes us by because we’re too focused on the world that is not yet in our reach."
August 4, 2018
I read this collection with enthusiasm and curiosity, more so since a vignette of mine appears within it. I truly enjoyed the visual art selections and their lay out throughout the book. Some of the writing left me breathless, some educated and entertained me. An artistic coffee table book, a book you can open at random, this collection of vignettes makes a great gift. I applaud the global collaboration of writers and artists and the shared gifts exhibited in this book.
January 21, 2018
Full disclosure: I have a Vignette in this book. But I loved everyone's stories!
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