I'm excited and happy to announce a double launch: the new edition of language/place is online. And a special Blog Fest 2012 went live!

Also, there are new books. And essays on writing. And new colors of morning, right at your fingertips.

Have a beautiful new day ~
Dorothee
(editor BluePrintReview)

Language/Place #13: Lost in Translation
For edition #13, Christopher Allen collected stories on language and how humorous or just plain hard it is to understand when it's foreign. Enjoy: Language/Place: The Lost in Translation Edition

Call: Edition #14 will be hosted by Stella Pierides, the theme is: "Locating the Senses in Language/Place":
Guidelines + Invite

Frankurt Bookfair 2012 Blog Fest
An international Blog Fest just launched: in anticipation of Frankfurt Bookfair in October, where New Zealand is the Guest of Honour, it connects authors, readers and bloggers across hemispheres. Visit and join: Blog Fest website

Call: the first edition of the Blog Carnival is hosted by Michelle Elvy & Dorothee Lang, the theme of this edition is: "Crossings": How to join

Join+Share: Writing, Reading, Translating

Writing: several noteworthy essays on writing went live in the River Writing blog in January

Reading: Expand your reading boundaries and enter one of the Reading Challenges in 2012

Translating: the poem "The Translator" invites you to share your own translating experiences

The BluePrint Book Blog
Now up in the blueprint book+lit blog: books, new journals, web projects, poetry collections etc.
Some recommendations:

- The Language of Dragons - haiku collection
- Edge - an illustrated neolithic tale by Sandra Davies
- Prompted - a poetic charity project
- Sampsonia Way - an international online magazine