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		<title>Story Nominated for the Pushcart Prize</title>
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I am thrilled to announce that my story Home Affairs was nominated for a Pushcart Prize, the national short story competition. The Pushcart Prize is the most difficult short story prize to win, so it&#8217;s a real honor. I&#8217;m psyched!
Home Affairs was featured in the September/October issue of World Literature Today.
The story follows a father [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dejiridoo.com/blog/2010/01/15/pushcart-prize-olukotu/</link>
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		<title>Belterra on Google Books</title>
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I have uploaded my first novel, Everyone Comes from Belterra: when America Owned the Amazon, on GoogleBooks.
I have mixed feelings about Google, especially since they pepper you with wordy Click-thru contracts and my own skepticism of intellectual property. But I want to reach as many as people as I can.
You can read the whole book [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dejiridoo.com/blog/2009/12/23/everyone-comes-frombelterra-google-books/</link>
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		<title>The Soccer Stories:  The Defender</title>
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I&#8217;m a soccer lover.
This short story marks the first installment of a much larger collection entitled The Linesman that I will be releasing periodically in anticipation of the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa.  The stories closely intertwine about a controversial call by a Linesman that changed the fate of the world.  You&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dejiridoo.com/blog/2009/10/19/the-soccer-stories-the-defender/</link>
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		<title>The Soccer Stories</title>
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I love soccer.
In anticipation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, I will be releasing a series of short stories over the next few months in a collection entitled The Linesman.
The stories all inter-twine but my hope is that you will be able to enjoy them on their own as well.
Check back soon.
&#8211;Dejiridoo
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		<link>http://dejiridoo.com/blog/2009/10/18/the-soccer-stories/</link>
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		<title>New Silly Story: Daylight Savings Bank Collapses</title>
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I&#8217;ve been in a silly mood, so I wrote a silly story entitled Daylight Savings Bank Collapses. 
It is a mock news article that is based on Daylight Savings Time &#8211; a concept that I&#8217;ve always found confusing and surprising. It&#8217;s surprising because it seems to happen when I&#8217;m not ready. Suddenly an hour has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dejiridoo.com/blog/2009/09/02/daylight-savings-bank-collapses/</link>
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		<title>Story Published in World Literature Today</title>
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I am psyched to announce the publication of my story &#8220;Home Affairs&#8221; in the magazine World Literature Today. Run by Oklahoma University, WLT has been in publication for some eighty-odd years and is a hotbed of exciting world literature. I&#8217;m slightly biased, but I think it&#8217;s the strongest publication of world literature in the US. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dejiridoo.com/blog/2009/08/27/story-published-in-world-literature-today/</link>
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		<title>Monday Night Vinyl: Open DJ Session in Brooklyn</title>
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You bring it, you spin it.
This is a great event that is held at the Bell House in Gowanus, Brooklyn every second Monday of the month. 
Some lucky DJs have launched from this gig to land regular sessions around the city.
8/10/09
The Bell House [Frontier Room]
8pm-2am
FREE
Hosted by DJ Doppler
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		<link>http://dejiridoo.com/blog/2009/08/05/monday-night-vinyl-club/</link>
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		<title>Reading at Parapluie &#8211; July 30, 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll be reading at the Parapluie Creative Series this Thursday in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It&#8217;s a cool event. If you&#8217;re in town, bring a poem, a story, or some music. Or just bring yourself and join us.
-D.O.
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		<link>http://dejiridoo.com/blog/2009/07/28/reading-at-parapluie-july-30-2009/</link>
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		<title>Deji in New York: Update</title>
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I realize that I hadn&#8217;t posted anything on this site for a while. The bulk of my time has been spent on my human rights review website, FictionthatMatters.org. 
It has been a great few months. 
- After collaborating with the PEN American Center, I covered some fantastic panels at the PEN World Voices Festival.
- I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dejiridoo.com/blog/2009/07/23/deji-in-new-york-update/</link>
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		<title>Human Rights Watch Film Festival Reviews</title>
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The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival kicks off on June 11, 2009 in New York. There will be a number of exciting films from around the world. 
I&#8217;ve been given press access for my website FictionThatMatters.org.  Check it out for reviews of some of the best films to watch.
&#8211;Deji Olukotun
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		<link>http://dejiridoo.com/blog/2009/06/04/human-rights-watch-film-festival/</link>
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