Halina Duraj (The Family Cannon, Augury Books, 2014) read at the Federal Dust Reading Series on August 1st. The reading took place at Litmore in Baltimore, Maryland. Litmore aims to provide a space for writers, readers and audiences to come together for workshops, readings, and support. The space provides daily and monthly writing studios, houses a free […]
Halina Duraj, author of The Family Cannon (Augury Books, 2014), will be reading at the Federal Dust Reading Series on August 1st. Hosted by Matthew Zingg, the event will take place at Litmore in Baltimore, Maryland. Authors featured during this event include Eric Nelson, Alicia Puglionesi, and Michael B. Tager. For more details, see the reading series’ site! More on THE FAMILY […]
Congratulations to Augury author Halina Duraj, recipient of this year’s San Diego Book Awards! Duraj’s The Family Cannon received the award in the category of best published anthology/short story collection. Other finalists include Matthew Pallamary for A Short Walk to the Other Side (Mystic Ink Publishing) and Bonnie ZoBell for What Happened Here (Press 53). To […]
The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) is holding a reading this Sunday afternoon, featuring the finalists for their new Firecracker Awards, including Halina Duraj for The Family Cannon (Augury Books, 2014). The reading will take place from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., during the 16th Annual Lit Mag Fair at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe. Other finalists and […]
The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) released the nominees for their new Firecracker Awards. Inspired by the Firecracker Alternative Book Awards, CLMP’s awards strive to honor and support literary works from independent publishers and self-published writers. The finalists are divided into six categories: creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, young adult, graphic novels, and literary […]
Congrats to Halina Duraj (The Family Cannon, Augury Books, 2014) on the launch of her new website. Additionally, we are proud to announce that The Family Cannon has been selected to be a part of the San Diego Library’s 49th Annual Local Author Exhibit later this month. Visit www.halinaduraj.com for links to Duraj’s stories, interviews, reviews on her work, and updates […]
The Story Prize, founded in 2004 by Julie Lindsey and Larry Dark, annually highlights collections of short stories published in the U.S. Halina Duraj, as part of a contributor series, recently had the opportunity to talk appropriation in regards to The Family Cannon (Augury Books, 2014) on TSP’s blog. She speaks briefly about how the […]
After a brief hiatus, the latest printing of THE FAMILY CANNON by Halina Duraj (Augury Books, 2014) is hot off the press. Order on Amazon now, or for large / bookstore orders, contact us. Thanks for your patience, all who inquired!
Rain Taxi Review of Books is a Minneapolis-based quarterly review of literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. We are excited to announce a rave review of Halina Duraj’s The Family Cannon, written by Benjamin Woodard, in their current issue for Spring. Woodard acknowledges the central emotional ties of the collection: Spun through the eyes of Magda, […]
Halina Duraj’s THE FAMILY CANNON (Augury Books, 2014) was recently featured in the Salt Lake Tribune, along with four other new books with Utah-related storylines and themes. The Tribune writes of Duraj: “While living in Utah, Duraj says her writing was influenced by the drama of the desert landscape and local landmarks, such as the Oquirrh Mountains, which for […]