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Was tough again, I tell you. Get two dis mont da judges like. Dey tol me, Eh, BB, you choose. Frick. I hate it wen I gotta do dat. At firs I tought I was jes goin flip one coin. But den I tought, You know what, dis is Bamboo Ridge. Dis ain’t some kine’a,…
A look at BRWI through old newsletters This year Bamboo Ridge has faced many challenges and like so many other businesses and nonprofit organizations we are working hard to adapt to the current climate. The lack of book events this year inspired us to revive the Bamboo Ridge Writers Institute, a two-day writers conference popular…
Ho was tough. I tell you da judges was cogitating long time ova many beahs, an finally dey killed one 12-pack, an finally one more 12-pack before dey figgah out get one tie. Yeah! Fo real. WoooHooo, two awards. Congrats to Joy Gold and Darrell Lum. You know da drill. You each won 10 Bamboo…
We’ve missed seeing you and hope you’ll join us for a weekend of writing and talk-story. Come ZOOM with us! Saturday, October 24 <9:15 am – 10:30 am>Getting Published & Publishing in Hawai‘iDavid DeLuca, Craig Santos Perez, Dawn Sakamoto Paiva, and Lee A. Tonouchi The scoops on getting published from two writers and two local…
“Art & Anthology” is a series of posts that examine some of the ways art and literature intersect. M.Y. Gaudlitz never finishes anything. She’s learning, though. She’s a former and current student at Williams College studying in Art History and Comparative Literature, and born and raised on Oahu. ~ Halfway through Issue #79 of Bamboo…
When my virtual semester ended in the middle of May, I breathed a sigh of relief before remembering that I had no idea what I’d be doing this summer. With 4 A.M. classes daily (and the on-going global health crisis), I didn’t think of much else. I knew that I wanted to pursue a publishing…
Ho! Was one photo finish dis mont (except for you, Lanning, keep trying, buddy. Maybe one a dese days). An when it came right down to it an we developed da picture, you, Joy Gold, won not jes one prize, but two. So guess what, Joy Gold? You win not jes 10 Bamboo Bucks, but…
Bamboo Ridge Press is an independent, Hawai‘i-based nonprofit in search of a college-aged (17-22) artist from Hawai‘i to reimagine our fish logo for a special, limited-edition merchandise and fundraising project run on printful.com. The artist whose work is chosen will receive a $50 honorarium; a book bundle; choice of a shirt or tote; and will…
Eh, Doreen Beyer, guess what? That’s right. You’ve won a new car — oh, wait, Darrell said we gave away too many cars already, so you gotta settle for Bamboo Bucks. Not just one, but ten! Count um, Doreen. Ten whole Bamboo Bucks, Doreen. That’s almost better than the new car Darrell isn’t going to…