Friday, July 18, 2008
for winning the Million Writers Award this year with his AMAZING story "Alex Trebeck Never Eats Fried Chicken." A well deserved honor for a fabulous story.
Lit Mag Reviews
I'm a few days late in noticing, but I see New Pages has new reviews of literary journals posted.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
"Eating Crow" by Steve McDermott
in Dogzplot.
I like this one a lot. Every word sings. Even with so few words, the reader's senses are engaged. I can even taste the smell of exhaust as she leaves him. And I love the title.
I like this one a lot. Every word sings. Even with so few words, the reader's senses are engaged. I can even taste the smell of exhaust as she leaves him. And I love the title.
Labels: Amazing Writers
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Interview with Jim Shepard
One of my favorite writers, Laura van den Berg, interviews another of my favorite writers, Jim Shepard here.
Thanks to Cliff at Perpetual Folly for the link to Memorious.
Thanks to Cliff at Perpetual Folly for the link to Memorious.
Monday, June 16, 2008
SmokeLong Quarterly Issue 21
I'm so honored to be a small part of SmokeLong Quarterly's 5th Anniversary Special Issue. For five years, they've been an exciting, innovative, unflinching showcase for talent and one of my all-time favorite journals.
I hope to read SLQ for many, many more years.
I hope to read SLQ for many, many more years.
Labels: Literary Journals
Friday, June 06, 2008
Heat Wave

Coming on the heels of a comfortable spring, this heat wave in the southeast feels particularly brutal. Am dreaming now of a cool Vermont lake.
Labels: Personal
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
"Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimanda Ngozi Adichie
is one of my favorite books. The story by the same name is the featured story at Five Star Literary Stories First published in Ink Pot, then reprinted in Zoetrope, you can read the story then what the editor, Bev Jackson, and the reviewer, Susan Lago, have to say about it.
Monday, May 26, 2008
News from Redivider:
Welcome to the summer installment of Redivider's newsletter. We appreciate your support of Redivider in the past and want to let you know what's new with us. This time around, we have news from past contributors, the winners announcement for the 2008 AWP Quickie Contests, exciting website developments, and more!
Department of Congratulations
Tao Lin's (Spring 2008) new poetry collection, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, is just out from Melville House.
Michael Martone's (Fall 2008) Racing in Place: Collages, Fragments, Postcards, Ruins was published by University of Georgia Press this January.
Fans of Hannah Tinti's (Fall 2008) wonderful story collection Animal Crackers should look for her first novel, The Good Thief, on bookstore shelves this August.
Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond, an anthology co-edited by Ravi Shankar (Fall 2008), was published by Norton in April.
Benjamin Percy (Spring 2007), author of the acclaimed story collection Refresh, Refresh, recently sold his first novel, The Wilding, to Graywolf. The Wilding is scheduled to be published in late 2009.
Kim Chinquee's (Spring 2007) first story collection, Oh Baby, was published by Ravenna Press in February.
Darcie Dennigan's (Spring 2007) poetry collection, Corinna A-Maying the Apocalypse, was published by Fordham University Press in March.
A collaborative poetry collection by Elisa Gabbert (Fall 2004) and former Redivider editor Kathleen Rooney, That Tiny Insane Voluptuousness, was published by Otoliths Books in April.
Are you a Redivider contributor with news to share? Keep us in the loop by e-mailing RedividerEditor@gmail.com and we'll include your news in our next newsletter!
Starred Reviews
A record four poems from the Spring 2008 issue have been selected for Verse Daily: Jason Bredle, "Twilight Box," Paul Muldoon, "Quail," Claudia Emerson, "Orchid Anatomy," and Kurt Brown, "The Hierophant Of Hartford."
Julianna Baggott's "Bus Stop" (Spring 2007) was recently chosen by Wigleaf as a top 50 flash fiction. Check out the full list at www.wigleaf.com.
Website Happenings
Redivider is delighted to present a web exclusive of the title story from Pulitzer Prize Winner Robert Olen Butler's forthcoming collection, Intercourse, scheduled to be published by Chronicle Books in 2008. Visit www.redividerjournal.org to view the story.
Quickie Contest News: Winners & Finalists Announced
Poetry Winner, Judged by Ravi Shankar:
"I have Forgotten All My Spainish," John Finclura
Runner-Up: "Each Day You Become Something Different," Janaka Stuckey
Finalists: "Untitled," Kira Frederick
"What Would Jesus Wear," Jenna Risano
"All I Could See, I Named Darkness," Rhett Iseman Trull
Nonfiction Winner, Judged by Lee Martin:
"12/25/07," Kelly Hould
Finalists: Victoria Barrett, "House"
Miriam Bird Greenberg, "(Autobiography!)"
Shuchi Saraswat, "Untitled"
Fiction Winner, Judged by Brock Clarke:
"Untitled," Megan A. Crouse
Finalists: "The Frog Experiment," Todd Seabrook
"Lying to God," Sarah Barr
"Backbone," Amelia Gray
"Performance is an Old Man," Thom Blaylock
Congratulations to all the winners and finalists, and many thanks to everyone who entered. Look for the winners in our Fall 2008 issue and be sure to stop by our table at AWP Chicago!
Redivider Sightings
Redivider will be attending CLMP's Literary Magazine Bookfair at Housing Works in New York City on Sunday, June 15th (126 Crosby Street, 12:00 to 5:00 pm). If you're in the area, come say hello and check out our most recent issue, which features new work from Nathaniel Bellows, George Singleton, Paul Muldoon, Claudia Emerson, an interview with Ander Monson, and much, much more.
Also on June 15th, Redivider will be co-hosting the summer installment of the Dirty Water Reading Series, held at the Grub Street Headquarters and co-hosted with Quick Fiction, Black Ocean Books, and Fringe Magazine. More details will be posted on our site soon!
Summer Submissions
Unlike many magazines, Redivider does take submissions over the summer. We now take submissions both via post and electronically. Please visit our site to view our guidelines.
Redivider Welcomes New Editors
Please join us in welcoming Kirstin Chen to the top of the masthead for 2008-2009. Kirstin will be joined by Managing Editor Katie Sticca, Production and Web Editor Daniel Quinn, Fiction Editor Akshay Ahuja, Poetry Editor Grace Schauer, Nonfiction Co-Editors Kara Brown and Kim Liao, and Art Editor Bethany Carland. Visit our website in early June to see the full staff list for 2008-2009.
Thanks for reading and for your support of Redivider!
Best Wishes,
The Redivider Staff
www.redividerjournal.org
Department of Congratulations
Tao Lin's (Spring 2008) new poetry collection, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, is just out from Melville House.
Michael Martone's (Fall 2008) Racing in Place: Collages, Fragments, Postcards, Ruins was published by University of Georgia Press this January.
Fans of Hannah Tinti's (Fall 2008) wonderful story collection Animal Crackers should look for her first novel, The Good Thief, on bookstore shelves this August.
Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond, an anthology co-edited by Ravi Shankar (Fall 2008), was published by Norton in April.
Benjamin Percy (Spring 2007), author of the acclaimed story collection Refresh, Refresh, recently sold his first novel, The Wilding, to Graywolf. The Wilding is scheduled to be published in late 2009.
Kim Chinquee's (Spring 2007) first story collection, Oh Baby, was published by Ravenna Press in February.
Darcie Dennigan's (Spring 2007) poetry collection, Corinna A-Maying the Apocalypse, was published by Fordham University Press in March.
A collaborative poetry collection by Elisa Gabbert (Fall 2004) and former Redivider editor Kathleen Rooney, That Tiny Insane Voluptuousness, was published by Otoliths Books in April.
Are you a Redivider contributor with news to share? Keep us in the loop by e-mailing RedividerEditor@gmail.com and we'll include your news in our next newsletter!
Starred Reviews
A record four poems from the Spring 2008 issue have been selected for Verse Daily: Jason Bredle, "Twilight Box," Paul Muldoon, "Quail," Claudia Emerson, "Orchid Anatomy," and Kurt Brown, "The Hierophant Of Hartford."
Julianna Baggott's "Bus Stop" (Spring 2007) was recently chosen by Wigleaf as a top 50 flash fiction. Check out the full list at www.wigleaf.com.
Website Happenings
Redivider is delighted to present a web exclusive of the title story from Pulitzer Prize Winner Robert Olen Butler's forthcoming collection, Intercourse, scheduled to be published by Chronicle Books in 2008. Visit www.redividerjournal.org to view the story.
Quickie Contest News: Winners & Finalists Announced
Poetry Winner, Judged by Ravi Shankar:
"I have Forgotten All My Spainish," John Finclura
Runner-Up: "Each Day You Become Something Different," Janaka Stuckey
Finalists: "Untitled," Kira Frederick
"What Would Jesus Wear," Jenna Risano
"All I Could See, I Named Darkness," Rhett Iseman Trull
Nonfiction Winner, Judged by Lee Martin:
"12/25/07," Kelly Hould
Finalists: Victoria Barrett, "House"
Miriam Bird Greenberg, "(Autobiography!)"
Shuchi Saraswat, "Untitled"
Fiction Winner, Judged by Brock Clarke:
"Untitled," Megan A. Crouse
Finalists: "The Frog Experiment," Todd Seabrook
"Lying to God," Sarah Barr
"Backbone," Amelia Gray
"Performance is an Old Man," Thom Blaylock
Congratulations to all the winners and finalists, and many thanks to everyone who entered. Look for the winners in our Fall 2008 issue and be sure to stop by our table at AWP Chicago!
Redivider Sightings
Redivider will be attending CLMP's Literary Magazine Bookfair at Housing Works in New York City on Sunday, June 15th (126 Crosby Street, 12:00 to 5:00 pm). If you're in the area, come say hello and check out our most recent issue, which features new work from Nathaniel Bellows, George Singleton, Paul Muldoon, Claudia Emerson, an interview with Ander Monson, and much, much more.
Also on June 15th, Redivider will be co-hosting the summer installment of the Dirty Water Reading Series, held at the Grub Street Headquarters and co-hosted with Quick Fiction, Black Ocean Books, and Fringe Magazine. More details will be posted on our site soon!
Summer Submissions
Unlike many magazines, Redivider does take submissions over the summer. We now take submissions both via post and electronically. Please visit our site to view our guidelines.
Redivider Welcomes New Editors
Please join us in welcoming Kirstin Chen to the top of the masthead for 2008-2009. Kirstin will be joined by Managing Editor Katie Sticca, Production and Web Editor Daniel Quinn, Fiction Editor Akshay Ahuja, Poetry Editor Grace Schauer, Nonfiction Co-Editors Kara Brown and Kim Liao, and Art Editor Bethany Carland. Visit our website in early June to see the full staff list for 2008-2009.
Thanks for reading and for your support of Redivider!
Best Wishes,
The Redivider Staff
www.redividerjournal.org
Labels: Literary Journals
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
wigleaf's Top Fifty
wigleaf, one of my newest favorite journals, has put up a list of their fifty favorite short fictions published on the web in 2007. So many great reads in one place! Many of which are by writers I admire. Happy reading!
Note: the list of writers I admire found on this list was too long to keep linking. Let's just say the people at wigleaf have excellent taste.
Note: the list of writers I admire found on this list was too long to keep linking. Let's just say the people at wigleaf have excellent taste.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Five Star Literary Stories
My review of D.E. Fredd's excellent story "Steiner Requests That His Hole Be Dug in Poland," is up today.
Labels: Amazing Writers, Reading and Writing Related Websites
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
"Apologies Forthcoming"
Xujun Eberlein's prize-winning collection is now available for sale!
Labels: Amazing Writers
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Sons

My youngest came home from the farmer's market this morning with these flowers for me. My eldest is coming home from college for a week. My cup runneth over.
Happy Mother's Day
Labels: Personal
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Got Crime?

Storyglossia's Issue 28, guest-edited by Anthony Neil Smith, does.
Enjoy...and you might want to turn on all your lights.
Labels: Literary Journals

