Underground Literary Alliance
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Current ULA members include [[Patrick Simonelli]], editor of litvision.org, [[Leopold McGinnis]], author of ''Game Quest'', [[Tom Hendricks]], creator of the Zine Hall of Fame, and poet [[Frank Walsh]]. | Current ULA members include [[Patrick Simonelli]], editor of litvision.org, [[Leopold McGinnis]], author of ''Game Quest'', [[Tom Hendricks]], creator of the Zine Hall of Fame, and poet [[Frank Walsh]]. | ||
| - | The ULA launched its own independent press in 2006.<ref>[http://www.lookupbyisbn.com/search.aspx?type=Books&page=1&key=%22ULA+Press%22 Look up by ISBN] 2009-04-04</ref><ref> | + | The ULA launched its own independent press in 2006.<ref>[http://www.lookupbyisbn.com/search.aspx?type=Books&page=1&key=%22ULA+Press%22 Look up by ISBN] 2009-04-04</ref><ref>[http://outyourbackdoor.com/list_articles.php?catid=20 Potter, Jeff. "Out Your Back Door: The ULA Press!". Retrieved 2009-04-04.]</ref> |
As of December 1, 2010, the Underground Literary Alliance appeared disbanded, with no viable webpage. <ref> http://www.literaryrevolution.com/ </ref> One observer commented, "What? Despite all their self-publicity espousing their own greatness, they faded away without even a whimper of anyone caring?" | As of December 1, 2010, the Underground Literary Alliance appeared disbanded, with no viable webpage. <ref> http://www.literaryrevolution.com/ </ref> One observer commented, "What? Despite all their self-publicity espousing their own greatness, they faded away without even a whimper of anyone caring?" | ||
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===Perceived Cronyism in the Lit World=== | ===Perceived Cronyism in the Lit World=== | ||
| - | The ULA protested the 2002 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) award of $20,000 to [[Jonathan Franzen]], an already-wealthy author and highly-publicized best-selling author of ''The Corrections''. Rick Moody was on the NEA panel, and the ULA contested that this was an example of the literati insularly awarding each other.<ref> | + | The ULA protested the 2002 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) award of $20,000 to [[Jonathan Franzen]], an already-wealthy author and highly-publicized best-selling author of ''The Corrections''. Rick Moody was on the NEA panel, and the ULA contested that this was an example of the literati insularly awarding each other.<ref>Times Staff Writer (2002-08-25). [http://netra.sptimes.com/2002/08/25/Artsandentertainment/In_the_news.shtml "Artsandentertainemnt: In the news: Author spends NEA grant on paintings"]. St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2009-04-04.</ref><ref>Johnson, Dennis Loy. [http://www.mobylives.com/Franzen_NEA.html "Jonathan Franzen & The NEA"]. Retrieved 2009-04-04.</ref><ref>Parker, Marc. [http://www.zinethug.com/two.html "Paper Zines Only: Slush Pile: the Second Coming!"]. Retrieved 2009-04-04.</ref><ref>Johnson, Dennis Loy. [http://www.mobylives.com/Mobys_2002.html "The 2002 MOBY AWARDS: The ALSO, YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO SKINNY Award"]. Retrieved 2009-04-04.</ref> |
===Housing Works=== | ===Housing Works=== | ||
