Happy News

I have gotten my first “acceptance letter” as a writer. An essay I wrote is going to be published in an upcoming issue of The Sewanee Review (America’s oldest literary quarterly, dontcha know).

The Sewanee Review is kind of a big deal – and I have waited quite a long time for this moment. I got the letter last night and stood in my kitchen and shed a couple of happy proud tears.

I know now I must think: Okay – NEXT – onto the next thing! But I do feel I am entitled to revel. At least for a moment or so.

This entry was posted in Personal. Bookmark the permalink.

41 Responses to Happy News

  1. sid says:

    YeY!
    Congratulations, rock star!
    (big hug)
    That so rules.
    Revel all you want — you deserve it.

  2. Ken Summers, Perversion Catalyst says:

    Congrats, Shelia!

  3. Dan says:

    Congratulations!

  4. B says:

    Yeeha baby!! Any hints as to which essay? Or is it a new one???

  5. j swift says:

    Always good news to hear about a writer’s success.

    Congratulations,

  6. Noggie says:

    Well deserved! Congratulations!!!

  7. michael says:

    As Molly has said: “Yes.”

  8. red says:

    I won’t tell you about the essay. I am going to force you all to buy a copy of the Sewanee Review when it comes out!

  9. red says:

    I will say that I am going to be included in an “Irish issue”. Which, as you can imagine, thrills me to no end.

  10. David Foster says:

    That’s great, Sheila.

  11. ricki says:

    No, you ARE entitled to revel.

    I believe this because I know that reveling in whatever successes I have is what allows me to survive the disappointments and keep going through the long slow slogs.

    (I’m an academic biologist; getting a journal article acceptance is very important to me and a cause for reveling. I can relate to the Sewanee acceptance.)

  12. ricki says:

    oh, and D’oh, I forgot to add:

    congratulations on your publication! I’m not in the literary arena but I do understand that Sewanee is a fairly big deal.

  13. Alex says:

    Revel, my Dear. Revel.

    Brilliant.

  14. Woo hoo! That’s great.

  15. hard times says:

    And Now For Something Positive

    There’s tons of annoying hoochie news out there today, but I’m gonna ignore it for a brighter note. The cultured and talented Sheila is getting something published in The Suwannee Review, which I’ve never heard of, but it sounds mighty Southe…

  16. Patrick says:

    Congratulations, Sheila! That’s great news! Revel all you like.

  17. mitch says:

    I used to dig the Sewanee Review before they went all commercial and mass-market.

    No, seriously – revel away! Congratulations!

  18. red says:

    Mitch:

    Ha ha ha. The Sewanee Review: the “People” magazine of literature.

    Thanks, all. I’m happy.

  19. Laura says:

    Congrats, Sheila! And for the love of God, revel!! You’ve earned it!

  20. CW says:

    Good for you! Congrats!

    The Sewannee Review is VERY prestigious (SP?).

  21. Pat W says:

    Very cool.

  22. Dave J says:

    Many, many congrats, Sheila!

    If your blog is anything to go by, you’re a great writer and this is just public confirmation of something we all already know. But revel, indeed; as they say in New Orleans, (sorry, Bill), laissez les bon temps rouler!

  23. Sheila O'Malley says:

    Dear Sheila, I have placed my order for a subscription to Sewanee Review! Dad and I are so happy for you…congratulations. Mum

  24. Jayne says:

    Sheila – CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! I’m so happy for you!!!!!!!!

    Are you still going to mingle with the common people from your past, or were we all just too cruel and insensitive to your Irish heritage?

    (couldn’t help it)

    :)

  25. red says:

    I will not associate with anyone who “put needles in my teeth”.

    Please, God, I hope you remember that joke!! I can still see you, in the cafeteria at school, demonstrating that horror.

  26. Bryan says:

    My congratulations added to the chorus! I know you’re being secretive about the topic, but I’m guessing it must be Joyce.

  27. red says:

    Bryan: It is a long well-researched essay on the resounding impact Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, and Kate Hepburn have had on modern-day Irish life.

  28. Bryan says:

    Sheila – You had me going for about one half of a second, and then I was thinking, “Naw!”

  29. red says:

    HAHA can you imagine??

  30. cityislandmichael says:

    Excellent! Congratulations! Hmm . . . maybe the secret to a successful literary career is obsessive watching of Bogart movies. This could put a lot of writing programs out of business.

  31. red says:

    Anything you need to know about life can be found in a Bogart movie.

    And with that statement, I know now that it’s time for my meds.

  32. MikeR says:

    Congratulations, red.
    No doubt this is merely the first of many such letters to come…

  33. Mark says:

    Allow me to add my “WOO HOO!” to the pile. Well done.

  34. Bernard says:

    Awesome!

    So, I guess this means you are now literally a member of the literary illuminati? ;)

  35. Jayne says:

    Sheila,

    Of COURSE I remember the “needles in the teeth” thing!! Potentially one of the most horrific fictional crimes of all time! If I had the drive and dedication you do, “needles in the teeth” might have become as well-known a phrase as “with fava beans and a nice Chianti.” But alas, it was not to be….

  36. red says:

    Well, rest assured Jayne, the horror lives on in my mind to this day.

  37. Sheila,

    Congratulations!!!

  38. DeAnna says:

    Oh my God! Congratulations! It’s about damn time the rest of the world found out how brilliant you are!

  39. Steve Wilson says:

    Congratulations.

  40. mere says:

    YAY!!!!!! How do I get a copy?

Comments are closed.