Winter Break Reminder

Just a reminder that our online submission manager will be temporarily closed to new submissions during winter break. This is to give us a chance to catch up on the backlog. New work can be submitted through today until about 9pm (central time). During the break, current submitters will be able to access their accounts and snail mail submissions will still be accepted. The submission manager will reopen on January 16.

Have a great holiday!

Sneak Peek #1

Here's a sneak peek at the back cover and contributor list for the new issue (vol. 8, no. 2), which will be out in January. Enjoy!

Contributor Round-Up

Brendan Constantine's (vol. 6, no. 1) second collection of poems, Birthday Girl with Possum, is now available from Write Bloody Publishing.

The Collagist interviews Kevin Wilson (vol. 8, no. 1) about his novel, The Family Fang.

The New York Times named Eleanor Henderson's (vol. 2, no. 2) novel, Ten Thousand Saints, as one of the Best Books of 2011.

One of our University of Illinois colleagues, Okla Elliot, has a new book out, From the Crooked Timber.

The Circus in Winter: The Musical based on the absolutely fantastic book The Circus in Winter by Cathy Day (vol. 6, no. 2) has been chosen to be part of the American College Theater Festival regional competition. The festival is being held at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts here in Urbana-Champaign! The event runs January 3 - 10. It's not to be missed.

Winter Break

Please note that we will be closing our online submission manager next Thursday, December 15, and it will remained closed for the duration of the U of I's winter break. This is just give us a chance to catch up on reading submissions we already have. Never fear, the submission manager will be back online in January.

In the meantime, be sure to check the blog for submission manager reminders, news regarding our next issue, and contributor updates.

Hope everyone out there is having a great holiday season.