Anne-Marie Oomen

Writer, thinker, author of books. Traveller through time and space, at least in the mind. New Book "As Long As I Know You" AWP Award for nonfic, out in '23!!!!

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@AFlo2020 @QuerenciaPress So happy to be part of this bold anthology.

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Paul Samuel Dolman and I discuss the people and heart behind my memoir AS LONG AS I KNOW YOU: THE MOM BOOK on his podcast What Matters Most He's a deeply thoughtful interviewer. If you'd like to listen, here's the link.https://t.co/o8hALCEFvt

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OMG, I get to interview a writer I've had a literary crush on for years! Yes, Anna Quindlen. The Anna Quindlen who has a new book out "Write for your Life" in which she encourages--get this?!?--journal writing!!! Be still my heart. Sign up here. https://t.co/c4wVWF5DfJ

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@SolsticeMFA @joshneufeld @PublicHealthMag Such an important topic. Thanks to Josh.

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The amazing writer, Patricia Ann McNair, interviewed me about writing "As Long As I Know You: The Mom Book." She asks the best questions. Read it here. https://t.co/ZqB24gReFx. #writers, #Interviews

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November 5, 2022. Bubbling Up: A story-telling show to support Leelanau Clean Water. Partnering with Hear-Say storytelling and The Boardman Review, Little Traverse Inn, 7:00. Anne-Marie and five other storytellers as a fundraiser. #water writing, #water stories, #clean water

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Please feel free to join me tonight for conversation with the mighty Ames Hawkins about letters, inspiration and new projects, including our books "AS LONG AS I KNOW YOU: The Mom Book, and "THESE ARE LOVE(D) LETTERS. #UGA, https://t.co/c7FMbYtENK

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Interviewed for "Prose from the Underground," by the brilliant John Mauk. From his basement, he nurtures in-depth conversations for literary folk of all walks--even memoirists.https://t.co/cNRtHo1gd8 #UGA, #WritingCommunity , #newbooks, #solsticeMFA

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@jaiofearth @SolsticeMFA Two, decades apart: 1984 Gary Snyder, Mary Oliver, William Least Heat Moon--changed my life. 2019: Randall Keenan, Terrance Hayes, and Quintin (Q) Collins, same thing.

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Tuesday, September 20th, Anne-Marie Oomen and Patricia Ann McNair will be in conversation to celebrate Anne-Marie's newest memoir, As Long as I Know You: The Mom Book, winner of the AWP Prize for Nonfiction. We invite you to join us. Notebooks Collective!

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OMG, this is the coolest book trailer with original song!!! Watch “As Long As I Know You: the Mom Book” on #Vimeo https://t.co/moakBQjJhU, #MichiganWriters, #UGApress, #Writers, #AWP

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I promised that when more info arrived, I'd post about what I'm teaching for Johnson County Library (Kansas!). Open to all. Details here. Thanks to Lisa Allen for kind words.https://t.co/aKz5ywxfFx #writingclasses, #memoir, #ekphrasis

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Here's my interview with Heena Pardeshi of "The Reading Bud," a podcast about how authors come to writing. One of those rich connections with someone on the other side of the planet--she's in India! Please spread the word. #writing, #writing community
https://t.co/C2QUe48Kf5

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I'll be teaching my favorite subject: "Writing the Arts" at the Glen Arbor Arts Center using their fabulous new exhibit "Vessels." What holds us makes new meaning! #ekphrasis, #writingprompt //glenarborart.org/events/writing-the-arts-object-words-ekphrasis/2022-09-10/

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@jerichobrown Anne-Marie Oomen and David Early. 30 years.

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After postponements and pandemic issues, now putting "Lake Michigan Mermaid" programs back together with award-winning mermaid poems. Our first event? Royal Oak Public Library. To register, go to. https://t.co/ajmIrMePka, #writingevents

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@five_books STILL COME HOME, Katey Schultz. Beautiful and haunting threaded story set in Afghanistan. It's a couple years old, but still, still relevant to those who have come home.

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@thewritingdomme "and yes...," Yes. Those two.

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@bennysummerhill Absolutely. Current word. Saskatoon. Whew, it's a good one. A little blue world. Watch for upcoming blog.