Deserving writers

Yet one more reason to love the litbloggers! The Underrated Writers Project is a necessary antidote to those end-of-the-year lists that tend to blur into one another. Jeff and TJ (of Syntax of Things and Creekside Review, respectively) have compiled links and info on 55 writers that are very much deserving of your attention. The suggestions came from

15 different litbloggers who hailed from four continents (North and South America, Europe, and Australia). Of these 55 writers, we had only two who received more than one vote. In addition, the writers ranged from obscure Brazilian poets to a surrealist painter to young adult science fiction writers. Some names are familiar; others we're sure you won't recognize.

Feel free to take a look around and add your own comments and recommendations (plus, check out my own picks).