{"id":59330,"date":"2013-09-11T16:59:50","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T20:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=59330"},"modified":"2013-09-11T22:45:26","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T02:45:26","slug":"the-best-of-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/11\/the-best-of-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best of Everything"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Rona-600-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Rona-600-2.jpg\" alt=\"Rona-600-2\" width=\"600\" height=\"275\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Rona-600-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Rona-600-2-300x137.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every year, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ronajaffefoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rona Jaffe Awards<\/a> recognize the contributions of women writers. This year\u2019s honorees are Tiffany Briere, Ashlee Crews, Margaree Little, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Jill Sisson Quinn, and <em>Paris Review<\/em> contributor Kristin Dombek. Hearty congratulations to all!<\/p>\n<p>Read Dombek\u2019s \u201cLetter from Williamsburg,\u201d from issue 205, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/letters-essays\/6236\/letter-from-williamsburg-kristin-dombek\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, the Rona Jaffe Awards recognize the contributions of women writers. This year\u2019s honorees are Tiffany Briere, Ashlee Crews, Margaree Little, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Jill Sisson Quinn, and Paris Review contributor Kristin Dombek. Hearty congratulations to all! 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