Prairie Schooner’s Inaugural Creative Nonfiction Contest

Million Writers Award Nominations!

We made them. It was, as ever, a very difficult choice. We only accept work we believe deserves such recognition. Alas, we can choose only three and this year, those three were: Story 1: “Becoming Deer,” by Rachel Levy http://www.pankmagazine.com/becoming-deer/ … Continue reading →

[PANK]Invasions::Portland::Seattle

SEATTLE, TONIGHT! Join us. RSVP on Facebook.

Friday Five

These poems are good. They are poems that we read this week. They are poems that you should read while you wind down your week. Enjoy. Sasha Fletcher at Notnostrums. Nicholas Reading at Burnside Review. Juan Felipe Herrera was the … Continue reading →

AWP :: Gird Thy Loins

The conference itself sold out at 9,500 participants. The book fair exhibitor tables and booths sold out, as well, and while I don’t have the energy to count up the total (something like 500, I think), suffice it to say … Continue reading →

We Want Pulp

Pulp is story. Plot. Forward progression. Uncut and unabashed entertainment. For the Pulp Special Issue, tell me a story. Sex and high adventure, fun and guns, splatter and solemnity. Or any other category you can come up with. As long … Continue reading →

PANK, NEW YORK TIMES, BFFS

We are pretty excited to have the magazine included in a feature of ten “literary heirs” in the Style Magazine of the New York Times this weekend. We’re pretty excited. This is also a good time for Matt and I to … Continue reading →

From the Special Science & Fiction Issue Editors

Let’s face it: Science fiction gets a bad rap. Just utter the words and people’s eyes glaze over as they imagine literature built on formulaic plot twists, over-explanatory dialogue, and two-dimensional character archetypes piloting space shuttles to distant galaxies. As … Continue reading →

New E-edition of Sound of One Fork

Originally published in 1981 by Night Heron Press, The Sound of One Fork was Minnie Bruce Pratt’s first poetry chapbook. The Sound of One Fork represents a vibrant part of the history of lesbian print culture. In the new electronic edition, The Sound … Continue reading →

Deliberations Have Been Made! Winners Have Been Chosen!

This year’s contest was particularly competitive and the decisions were, truly, a challenge, particularly in narrowing the field. Our first shortlist had about 25 pieces so creating a list of 10 required the removal of some vital organs. Our winner … Continue reading →

Fancy Things and Contests

The fourth title in our Little Book series, I Will Speak For Me by Nicolle Elizabeth is now available for pre-order. At $8, pre-ordering I Will Speak For Me gets you four fifths of the way entered into our random drawing for an … Continue reading →

We Will Always Be Queer

Today, we debut our second queer issue. We loved last year’s queer issue, the richness and depth of the writing, and there was no question we would publish another (and another and another and another). I continue to think about … Continue reading →

Lit Mag Contest

Writer’s Relief is giving away multiple vouchers for literary journal subscriptions. To enter, writers/readers must commit to subscribing to two literary journals of their choice between now and October 12. They hope to help drum up some new subscribers for literary … Continue reading →

Design Our Next Cover?

We’re looking for a cover designer for PANK 6.  If you’re interested, please e-mail us at awesome at pankmagazine.com with a link, if possible, to a portfolio. We do offer a small honorarium for cover design.

Best of the Net Nominations

It’s that time of year when we start re-reading the wonderful work you send our way. We’ve made our nominations for Best of the Net and this year, they are: Poetry In Our Wedding Vows, I’d Beg,  Hannah Miet http://www.pankmagazine.com/hannah-miet/ … Continue reading →

1,001 Awesome Words Contest

We are now accepting entries for our third annual writing competition, 1,001 Awesome Words. We think it suits the PANK ethos to leave it at that. This time, we have a guest judge, the one and only Michael Martone. Not enough, … Continue reading →

Come Hang Out With Us

We’re enjoying Google Plus (feel free to add us to your Circles), so we thought we’d make use of the Hangout feature. On Wednesday, 7/20, we’re going to do a Hangout where you can come chat with us about anything, … Continue reading →

London Calls You

We’re excited to announce the publication of our newest special issue, London Calling, guest-edited by the one and only Kirsty Logan.  This is an exciting issue with work by Jo Gatford, Cara McGuigan, Susan Rukeyser, Andrew Pullan, Holly Dawson, Alice … Continue reading →

We Are Still Here, Still Queer

Submissions are now open for  PANK’s second  special issue featuring Queer prose, poetry & art, guest edited by Tim Jones-Yelvington. Submit fiction, poetry, art and unidentified or hybrid literary text objects  by September 1, 2011 through the special issue submission … Continue reading →

Hard to Say: Now Available

Ethel Rohan’s Hard to Say is now shipping. You can buy the paperback for $8, the e-book (in several formats) for $4, or both for $10. Act fast! Our books sell out quickly. The e-book was generously created by Vaughan … Continue reading →

CFS: Pushing the Boundaries

PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES postmark deadline: June 13, 2011 Creative Nonfiction is currently seeking experimental nonfiction for our “Pushing the Boundaries” section (“experimental,” “boundaries,” yes, these can be loaded terms). We want writing that blows our minds with its ingenuity, essays … Continue reading →

Circe

Circe, with poetry by Nicelle Davis and illustrations by Cheryl Gross, is forthcoming from Low Brow Press.

Tuscaloosa Runs This

Tuscaloosa Runs This — an eBook of Tuscaloosa Writers Download View on Issuu Donate Featuring Andrew Grace Jason McCall Matt Maki Lauren Gail Juan Carlos Reyes Megan Paonessa Jeremy Allan Hawkins Caleb Johnson Darren Demaree Kori Hensell Kate Lorenz Pia … Continue reading →

Hard to Say by Ethel Rohan, Order Now!

We are especially proud of our third book, Ethel Rohan’s gorgeous, personal, at times painful but always resonant, Hard to Say, and this is a book you’re going to want to get your hands on before it sells out. Hard … Continue reading →

Announcements!

We are  reading Little Book manuscripts until 9/15, as we look for titles to publish in 2012. Go to Submishmash, scroll to the bottom, and proceed accordingly. There is a $20 reading fee. As usual, there are no guidelines. We’re … Continue reading →

Black Warrior Review Contest

The Seventh Annual Black Warrior Review Contest has begun! Send us your dearest-beloved (stories/poems/essays)! Guest Judges for 2011 are: Gary Lutz (Fiction) John D’Agata (Nonfiction) Prageeta Sharma (Poetry) Payment must be made online (the Submission Manager will direct you to do so). To … Continue reading →

Two Announcements from Knee Jerk Magazine

Knee-Jerk’s 2011 Essay Contest Knee-Jerk is excited to announce its first annual essay contest! What do we mean by essay? Something that tickles us in strange places; that depicts a person, place, thing or idea in a unique light and … Continue reading →

Vote Bull!

Jarrett Haley, editor of BULL, needs your help: BULL is now one of five finalists up to win 100K in funding through Dockers’ (Levi’s) “Wear the Pants” Contest. It’s an unprecedented sum for a lit journal, and an unprecedented chance … Continue reading →

Buzznet Poetry Contest

In honor of poetry month, Buzznet, the web’s largest social magazine written for youth by youth, has partnered with BUST Magazine and actress and author Amber Tamblyn, to launch a poetry competition which invites aspiring young writers, poets and creatives to … Continue reading →

Hint Fiction, Part Trois

Robert Swartwood says: Hint Fiction is two years old. Hard to believe that what originally started as a not-so-serious essay which was intended to be read by only a handful of people turned into something this big. After all, Hint Fiction: An … Continue reading →

The April Issue of PANK Will Break You Down

The April issue of PANK is pretty massive in every way.  There’s a lot to talk about so let’s get to it, shall we? I have a little story about Laura Adamczyk. I saw Lindsey Drager read at Stories and … Continue reading →

Want to Read in Minneapolis?

PANK contributor (and trusty reader) Brett Elizabeth Jenkins has set up a reading that is sure to be kick ass in Minneapolis at moto-i (OMG A SAKE BREWERY) on Friday, May 13th, 8 pm. She’s looking for a few good … Continue reading →

Dzanc Day 2011 + Collagist Chapbook Contest

On April 9th, Dzanc will be hosting its second annual National Workshop Day, with workshops in 20+ cities all over the country (and one in Canada!). Most workshops are just $30, and are being taught by a variety of professional … Continue reading →

MEET NEPHEW

Mud Luscious Press has officially launched the imprint series Nephew: perfect-bound, pocket-sized, raw & aggressive titles published in limited-editions of 150 copies or for a sales period of three months, whichever comes first, & there will be no subsequent editions … Continue reading →

Call for Submissions: Hot Metal Bridge

Submissions are now open! Deadline for our spring issue: March 14th at midnight (eastern standard time). Fiction: In the Spring issue of Hot Metal Bridge, we are highlighting Flash Fiction. Or Microfiction. Or Short Shorts, or whatever people are calling them … Continue reading →

Tonight, PANK Storms The Mission!

The Wild & Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

D. Ray White was a revered mountain dancer from Appalachia who, while being filmed for the documentary The Talking Feet, was murdered in a shootout in 1985. His son Jesco filled his tap shoes and has danced his way to … Continue reading →

London Calling! Our Next Special Issue

Our first special issue was such a success (and we will be doing another Queer Issue in 2011) that we thought we do a special issue featuring writing from or about the United Kingdom. This issue will be edited by … Continue reading →

Save the Newg!

PANK friend and Vouched Books proprietor Chris Newgent and his lovely wife Britt were robbed by shitheads who took their most valuable possessions. One of Chris’s friends has started a campaign to garner a little money to help Chris and … Continue reading →

A Metazen Christmas E-Book

Metazen is releasing a Christmas e-book to microfinance a small business through Kiva. Consider making a donation and on Christmas Day, you’ll receive this awesome e-book with writing from all the writers listed above.

Christmas, Early, By Way of December PANK

The December issue brings our year to a close in a remarkable fashion with writing from Rae Bryant, Alan Stewart Carl, Kristina Marie Darling, Tyler Flynn Dorholt, Sean Doyle, Noah Falck, Raina Lauren Fields, Nate Innomi, Jeffrey Carl Jefferis, Annam … Continue reading →

Tis The Season: Metazen Christmas Anthology

Metazen is producing a Christmas Anthology for charity. They’re looking for writers and buyers and the details are here.

BIG SALE BUY NOW

We’re having a killer sale for the next two weeks. PANK 4: $7 PANK 5: $9 Our Island of Epidemics: $6 There are lots of great combo deals as well. Go to the store, browse, we hope you see something … Continue reading →

FOOD BLOG POSTS PLEASE TO SEND

Now that you’ve eaten some delicious turkey, make some great food blog recommendations. Here’s what the fine folks at Creative Nonfiction Have to say: Once again, Creative Nonfiction is seeking narrative blog posts to reprint in an upcoming issue. Since … Continue reading →

Get a Free Tattoo!

Buy the new novel from Eraserhead Press: Love in the Time of Dinosaurs and win a free dinosaur tattoo. Buy Love in the Time of Dinosaurs from  amazon.com before January 1st, 2011, send an email with receipt of purchase to … Continue reading →

Help Launch Forecast

A year ago this month, we published Chapter 35 of Shya Scanlon’s Forecast and now his book is being launched by Flatmancrooked . The year is 2212, the weather is out of control, and Seattle is being rebuilt with electricity … Continue reading →

Girls With Insurance is Having a Contest

The folks at Girls With Insurance have this to say: It’s contest time. What we have up for the winning is a once-read (by yours truly) copy of Mather Schneider’s Drought Resistant Strain (Interior Noise Press, 2010,  $15–GwI review forthcoming). … Continue reading →

The Queer Issue Reviewed

We were so pleased this morning to read Marcelle Heath’s lovely review of our October issue. Check it out!

Pretty, Rooster by Clay Matthews is Now Available

Pretty, Rooster by Clay Matthews is now available to order! The latest full-length collection of poems from Cooper Dillon Books is now available. If you like sonnets and love and small towns, roosters, flea-markets and beaters up on blocks, then … Continue reading →

Insignificant Gestures—In Stores Now

Jo   Cannon is a doctor and short story writer. Her debut collection, Insignificant Gestures, was published by Pewter Rose Press in November   2010. Purchasing information can be found here. A refugee finds his face has disappeared from the … Continue reading →

The PANK 5 Lineup

[BUY PANK 5] The Man Who Says Shhhhh by Deb Olin Unferth A Dainty Network of Bones by Lucas Southworth Last Dance at Poplar Ridge by Emily Kiernan Caterwaul by xTx Sacrifice for Higher Wisdom by Sheldon Lee Compton When … Continue reading →

2011 1,001 Awesome Words Contest Results

We received entries from 70 writers, many of whom sent in two or three pieces.  We read a great many stories, poems and work that truly defied categorization.  Our winner is a new-to-us writer but there are also familiar names … Continue reading →

KICKSTART THE RE:TELLING ANTHOLOGY

Our friends at Ampersand Books are publishing a unique anthology entitled Re:Telling: An Anthology of Borrowed Premises, Stolen Settings, Purloined Plots, and Appropriated Characters. Consider contributing to this project which includes the work of several PANK contributors. Giving is good. … Continue reading →

Poets & Writers likes us – they really, really…

Actually, I still don’t think P&W knows we exist. Otherwise we would have had a cover by now, no? Regardless, on page 82 of the new Nov/Dec issue, in an article titled “The Journals Agents Are Reading,” Diana Finch of … Continue reading →

Kickstart Pop Serial #2

Stephen Dierks has aunched a Kickstarter to fund Issue 2 of Pop Serial, a new, truly exciting magazine out of Chicago. He is trying to raise $1,000 or more in 21 days. The first 100 people to donate $10 or … Continue reading →

Matt Salesses’ OUR ISLAND OF EPIDEMICS coming at you!

Production has been produced, the printers dance concluded, shipments shipped and received and without further ado we release to you Matt Salesses’  Our Island of Epidemics, a PANK Little Book we are exceedingly proud of. The first printing is fast … Continue reading →

Help Knee Jerk Magazine Go Offline

A note from our fine friends at Knee Jerk Magazine: KNEE-JERK OFFLINE, THE PRINT EDITION IS COMING! WHICH MEANS IT’S TIME TO FUNDRAISE Knee-Jerk is a literary journal that publishes new fiction and creative nonfiction by both emerging and established … Continue reading →

Rose Metal Press Chapbook Contest

Rose Metal Press’s  Fifth Annual Short Short Chapbook Contest submission period begins October 15 and ends December 1, 2010. This year’s 2010 judge will be  Kim Chinquee. During the submission period, please email your 25—40 page double-spaced manuscript of short … Continue reading →

MONKEY BARS, Briefly

Monkey Bars by Matthew Lippman Published by Typecast Publishing, 10/06/2010 ISBN-13 (cloth): 978-0-984-49610-5 Pages: 72 Size: 6.5 x 8 I am not going to linger long on Matthew Lippman’s new poetry collection  Monkey Bars because Typecast Publishing is also publishing … Continue reading →

Contest Extended!

The 1001 Awesome Words contest will be accepting submissions until 10/15 instead of 9/30 so there’s still time to send us your awesomeness. Full details can be found here.

PANK ON FILM!

Some MTU students made a video about PANK and it’s pretty damn great. Check it out! See Shane Jones! Ethel Rohan! Kirsty Logan! M. Bartley Seigel shows off our t-shirt and says things. I say awkward things. Clicky clicky clicky. … Continue reading →

We Love Lori Ostlund so Buy Her Book

I loved Bigness of the World (my review can be found here) by Lori Ostlund so I was really happy to hear that the book is now available in paperback because hardcover books are evil. I have this book in … Continue reading →

Our Island of Epidemics Has Been Blurbed!

Extended sickness, packed-in sexspace,  a  she-god named Sam, stone sandwiches, ganglions, weight gain, dookers,  spells of fainting: this book about making a book is full of hell, though  a giddy kind of hell you might like to read aloud to … Continue reading →

Support Our Friends at Artifice Magazine

A note from our fine friends at Artifice Magazine: Issue #2 is just about ready to go: it’s got the car keys in its hand, it stole $5 from our handbag by the door, and it’s padded its bed with … Continue reading →

We Nominate Because We Care

We nominate our writers for everything we can whenever we can so their work can receive the added recognition it deserves. Below are our nominees for the Best of the Web 2011 and the Puschart Prize. We knew ye when! … Continue reading →

Fall into the September Issue

It’s hard to believe that two years ago this month we started publishing content online to complement our annual print issue. That first issue shared the words of only three writers–Daphne Gottlieb, Bruce Cohen, and Gabriel Welsch. We’ve grown quite … Continue reading →

Two Calls for Submissions

A Midsummer Night’s Press announces a call for submissions for two anthologies celebrating queer Jewish poetry: FLAMBOYANT: A CELEBRATION OF JEWISH GAY POETRY edited by Lawrence Schimel and MILK AND HONEY: A CELEBRATION OF JEWISH LESBIAN POETRY edited by Julie … Continue reading →

Mud Luscious Press Blind Faith Subscription Drive

Mud Luscious Press is having a limited-time ‘Blind Faith’ subscription drive: If you will trust us on the authors & titles of our forthcoming 2011 catalog without seeing any covers or blurbs, then you can get every book in the … Continue reading →

Another School Year Begins, Below Shiny Red Apples

Tres Crow interviews xTx and things are said. Congratulations to PANK 3 contributor Brooklyn Copeland who just  received a Lilly Fellowship! That’s some fancy business right there. Another Tuscaloosa Craigslist Missed Connection from Brian Oh Lee You. We have high … Continue reading →

We Are Now Using Submishmash

Writers, we have surrendered to the awesomeness that is Submishmash. We are now using their system for all submissions. Direct your writing to pankmagazine.submishmash.com. We are also no longer accepting submissions for the Queer Special Issue. You overwhelmed us with … Continue reading →

Weave Seeking Collaborators

The fine people at Weave are looking for collaborators at AWP 2011. If you would like to partner with Weave for a reading or to share a table at the bookfair, go here for further details. While you’re at it, … Continue reading →

Check it Out: The WBEZ Blog

WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio has a quirky blog I’ve been enjoying this week. In addition to the posts you might normally find on a blog (news, supplements to WBEZ programming, other miscellany), each week author Amy Krouse Rosenthal creates a … Continue reading →

We Want Readers for AWP 2011

We’re looking for ten readers for the PANK/Annalemma/mud luscious reading at AWP 2011 to join the five mud luscious press novella readers who have already been secured. This reading extravaganza will likely take place on Thursday evening at 7 or … Continue reading →

Books You Should Buy

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Like Winning at Roulette : A Review of Jessalyn Wakefield’s Unsleep’s Village by J. A. Tyler

I went on cruise and in the stateroom there was a closed-circuit feature about how to bet on roulette and how, if you place those bets just right, you can win big. My wife and I watched the video. We … Continue reading →

A Cover Speaks 1,000 Words

The cover art for Our Island of Epidemics and PANK 5 are both being done by the amazing Luca DiPierro. Both PANK 5 and Our Island of Epidemics are available for pre-order. Feast your eyes:

The July Issue of PANK is Explosive

The writers in the July issue are blowing things up. They are shooting fire into the sky. Get down with Rachel Adams, Stace Budzko, Sara Crowley, Alana Dakin, Tim Dicks, Chris Erickson, Jen Gann, Kyle Minor, Ansley Moon, Gena Mohwish, … Continue reading →

2010 1,001 Awesome Words Contest

We are now accepting entries for our second annual writing competition, 1,001 Awesome Words. We think it suits the PANK ethos to leave it at that. Not enough, you say? Need key words, you say? Explode. Excite. Intrigue. Surprise. Blow. … Continue reading →

Things You Should Know About

[1]  The Sixth-Ever Black Warrior Review Contest has begun! Send us your dearest-beloved (stories/poems/essays)! Guest Judges are: Claudia Rankine (Poetry) Peter Markus (Fiction) Lia Purpura (Nonfiction) Payment must be made online (the Submission Manager will direct you to do so). … Continue reading →

June PANK is Here For You

We’re pretty excited about the June issue of PANK. There’s a little bit of everything in this one and contributors include James Tadd Adcox, Melissa Broder, Gabe Durham, Kaitlin Dyer, Emily Howorth, Alexandra Isacson, Kevin Kaiser, Victoria Lynne McCoy, Teresa … Continue reading →

Submit to Annalemma 7: Endurance

Every day the world tests our will, our ability to keep moving forward. With this in mind we chose the theme for Annalemma Issue Seven: Endurance. The word has a connotation of athletic ability and physical stamina. But the mind … Continue reading →

New Little Books From PANK

Our second Little Books reading period has closed. We read and enjoyed more than fifty excellent manuscripts. We have laughed, we have cried, we have agonized. We thank everyone who entered and trusted us with their writing. Matt and I … Continue reading →

Kickstart Brett Elizabeth Jenkins

Brett Elizabeth Jenkins, one of our intrepid readers and bloggers, needs your help! She has a Kickstarter page for a Midwest Poetry Tour and there are only eleven days left for the funding to come through. Her tour is only … Continue reading →

May We Enchant You With the May Issue

The May issue is up, it is outstanding, and it includes writing from J.P. Dancing Bear, Ryan Bradley, Catherine Zobal Dent, David Erlewine, Eileen Escabar, Seth Fischer, Shanna Germain, Kathleen Heil, Elizabeth Hildreth, Aubrey Hirsch, David LeGeault, Kyle Minor, Nancy … Continue reading →

Let’s Make the Case for Blog Posts as Literature

From the Editors of Creative Nonfiction: Recently, the NY Times’ Paper Cuts blog ran an interesting piece about  whether or not a blog could rise to the level of literature  (http://tiny.cc/thr48). Their answer, ultimately, was no, but the  editors at … Continue reading →

Did You Miss Us? We Missed You!

.5 We have returned from AWP 2010 where many things happened, all of them good, nay, great. Lots of things have been happening. 1. There’s a new issue of PANK featuring Rachel Andelman, ZZ Boone, Julie Babcock, Leah Bailly, Nik … Continue reading →

Chapbook Contest Extension until May 15

We’ve had a couple requests to do so and we’ve been contemplating an extension anyway so we’re going to keep the reading period for chapbooks open until May 15!  More details here.  Send us awesome. We are ready and reading.

Annalemma Six Release Party 4/12 7:30 pm

PANK + IndieFeed = Awesome

PANK  and poets who’ve been published by PANK are being featured on Indiefeed: Performance Poetry this week. On Monday, enjoy Carrie Murphy. She’ll be followed on Wednesday by Kristina Marie Darling and the week ends on Friday with Stephen Mills. … Continue reading →

New Opportunities, New Revenue Streams

PANK’s growth over the past few years has been incredibly exciting for us as editors and as we begin our fifth year, we’ve been asking ourselves what we can do to make our offerings more dynamic and more importantly, we’re … Continue reading →

This, That and The Other or RELEASE THE KRAKEN

1. In case you haven’t heard, AWP is just around the corner. You can meet the PANK editors at the Bookfair (Space A E10), all day every day during the conference. We’ll be having a fun giveaway and we’ll be … Continue reading →

A Mud Luscious Bookmark Contest

the first Mud Luscious Press bookmark contest: anyone who has ordered from us in the past knows that we have already made  some slick looking ephemera bookmarks with cover designs & excerpts from  forthcoming novel(la)s, but we plan on giving … Continue reading →

Spring May or Not Be Springing But the March Issue has Sprung

We are well into March. There have been a few days of sunshine. We can see the ground, often a rare occurrence this time of year. Our hope that winter has ended is fragile but our spirits are buoyed not … Continue reading →

Gigantic is GIGANTIC

I am intrigued by Gigantic magazine. I like the name. They have a really nice website. I find them mysterious and elusive. They never respond to my submissions unless I withdraw something (totally my fault) and then they are very … Continue reading →

MOOOOOOOOO!

There’s a new magazine making a little noise: One Ded Cow. Send them things!

FWD: To Think. To Write. To Publish.

A program for “next generation” writers of any genre with an interest in science and technology. Learn creative nonfiction techniques. Develop and pitch ideas to book and magazine editors and literary agents. Publish your work. Featuring two intense days of … Continue reading →

DOGZPANK @ AWP!

Have we reminded you recently about the DOGZPANK reading during the Denver AWP in April? Have we done that? Have we? Where:  Forest Room 5 When: Thursday, April 8, at 7:30 pm. Who:  Aaron Burch,  Beth Thomas,  Tim Jones-Yelvington,  JA … Continue reading →

Cousins Reading Series: Providence, RI

Sunday March 7, Darcie Dennigan and WIlliam Walsh are launching the Cousins Reading Series in Providence. The first reading will feature Heather Christle, Claire Donato, Matt Hart, and Nate Pritts. Cousins Reading Series is featured on Sundays (about once a … Continue reading →

Chapbook Reading Period Open

We are again open for chapbook submissions. PANK is seeking chapbook manuscripts in any genre, cross- or  mixed-. To know what excites us and what doesn’t, read PANK Magazine, then show us something we haven’t seen before. Our first chapbook, … Continue reading →

I Heart Pilot Books

It’s a great day to be beguiled in Seattle. The sun is bright and warm. The mountains are snowcapped and crystal clear on the horizon. Such a beautiful day, in fact, I’m tempted to push a hipster off his single-speed … Continue reading →

storySouth Million Writers Award Nominations

There could be only three and it was a difficult decision but this year we are nominating: The Incredible Teeth of Bobby McGraw by John Haggerty http://www.pankmagazine.com/?p=1207 The Ugliest Drowned Man in the World Washes Ashore Lake Michigan by Janet … Continue reading →

You Me and Everyone We Know Did Real Good

Y’all are awesome.   Tthere are many reasons why but today you are awesome because in our fundraising drive for Haiti, you raised $775. We are genuinely overwhelmed by your generosity and as a Haitian I am grateful to all … Continue reading →

All About Us

In the March, 2010, issue of  The Writer Magazine, Mary Miller offers up “7 hip literary magazines you need to check out.” And whom might that selective cabal include? Why, none other than Keyhole, Kitty Snacks,  NOÖ,  The Normal School, … Continue reading →

February PANK, Our Valentine to You

If a Valentine is an expression of love, we feel there’s no higher demonstration of our affection for our readers than sharing the work that excites us and haunts us and never strays far from our hearts. In the February … Continue reading →

Meet Our New Reviews Editor, Kirsty Logan

We’re thrilled to announce our new Reviews Editor will be Kirsty Logan who joins us from across the Atlantic in Glasgow, Scotland. We’re particularly excited about bringing Kirsty on board because she’ll be focusing on both American and European writing. … Continue reading →

The Best of (What’s Left Of) Heaven by Mairead Byrne

Publishing Genius Press, is pleased to announce its tenth book, THE BEST OF (WHAT’S LEFT OF) HEAVEN, by Irish/American poet, Mairead Byrne. The 200-page collection of poetry is scheduled for release on March 1. Byrne’s poetry is characterized by her … Continue reading →

PANK 4 Arrives

Hark! Cue the silver snarling  trumpets… Beginning tomorrow, out go your copies of PANK 4, packaged smartly by our little animatronic snow elves, mailed directly to your door where PANK 4 will emerge from its supple wrappings like a faun, … Continue reading →

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

When I was a kid I really enjoyed those games where you had to look at a picture and identify all the elements of the image that were out of place. Sometimes we receive a communique that pushes so many … Continue reading →

Friday 5!

Much of note, whittled to 5, in no particular order: 1. Bias, I know. Aaron Burch’s HOW TO TAKE YOURSELF APART, HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF ANEW. 2. Scott Garson’s AMERICAN  GYMNOPéDIES. 3. Laura Sim’s STRANGER. 4. CAKETRAIN 7. 5. BITCHSLAP … Continue reading →

MLP: The First Year + Giveaways

Mud Luscious Press has compiled the creative works which represent the first year’s output into a gorgeous little anthology. The collection features work from CL Bledsoe, Randall Brown, Aaron Burch, Blake Butler, Ryan Call, Jimmy Chen, Elizabeth Ellen, Molly Gaudry, … Continue reading →

Help Wanted: Reviews Editor

PANK continues to grow. We’re interested in bringing a Reviews Editor on board. Your job would be to write reviews of magazines, books, chapbooks, etc.   for the blog, at least once a week. Some books we would ask you … Continue reading →

Nostalgia’s Thread: Ten Poems on Norman Rockwell Painting by Randall R. Freisinger

Accessible and engaging, the poems in Randall R. Freisinger’s Nostalgia’s Thread are provocative reconsiderations of the American experience as depicted in ten of Norman Rockwell’s best known paintings. Arguably the only serious collection of poems inspired by Norman Rockwell’s images, … Continue reading →

HOLIDAY SALE

We are having an epic holiday sale. PANK 4: $8.00 PANK 4 + 5: $12 PANK 4 + 5 + 6: $20 How to Take Yourself Apart, How to Make Yourself Anew by Aaron Burch: $6 Chapbook + PANK 4: … Continue reading →

ANNALEMMA PRESENTS — HOLIDAY IN CAMBODIA: A COLLECTION OF HOLIDAY STORIES FOR A GOOD CAUSE

In the winter of 2007 editor, author,  and  activist Anne Elizabeth Moore was invited to live to Phnom Penh to teach  Cambodian young women how to make zines. She plans to return December 24th to continue her ongoing project. We … Continue reading →

A Virtual Stocking Stuffer–December PANK

The time for December PANK is upon us. In our final issue of the year, you will find wondrous and at times whimsical words from James Tadd Adcox, Eric Beeny, Sheldon Lee Compton, Kristina Marie Darling, I Fontana, Janet Freeman, … Continue reading →

Easter Rabbit Release Party 12/12

Tis the season to celebrate the birth of Joseph Young’s first book, Easter Rabbit. The party is at the Hexagon, in Baltimore (1825 N Charles St) THIS SATURDAY NIGHT. It opens at 7pm, the show starts at 8:30. It’s free, … Continue reading →

News from MLP

12.1.09 brings news from Mud Luscious Press, in the form of this: WE TAKE ME APART by Molly Gaudry, the debut title in the Mud Luscious Press Novel(la) Series, is shipping this month. $12. Read an excerpt & get a … Continue reading →

A Holiday Gift Guide + Gifts for You, Dear Readers

Our gift guide is simple this year. Visit our store and purchase a subscription to PANK 4 or more. We’re also selling Aaron Burch’s chapbook How to Take Yourself Apart, How To Make Yourself Anew for the low, low price … Continue reading →

The Epic PANK 4 Lineup

We have finalized the lineup for PANK 4 and we’re really excited about this issue. You can order PANK 4 here.

Give thanks for November PANK

The November issue of PANK is now live and it features some really great writing (for which we are extra thankful, get it? November, Thanksgiving, we give thanks, okay, horse, beaten dead, now glue, sticky, peeling from our palms, tasty … Continue reading →

New Kid on the Block

There’s a new kid on the indie publishing block—Black Coffee Press LLC. They are out of Detroit and   just released their second book entitled SHE. by Thomas Michael. Five new titles are set for 2010 – all from fresh … Continue reading →

Shya Scanlon’s Forecast

Chapter 35 of Shya Scanlon’s Forecast is now live: http://www.pankmagazine.com/?p=1081 Enjoy!

AWP Table Share: Help a Publisher Out

The fine folks at Artistically Declined Press are looking for a table share at AWP 2010. If you’re interested, leave a note in the comments and we’ll put you in touch.

Sneak Peak: Opium 9

The cover art for Opium 9 has been revealed and it is pretty! Order now for this goodness: Cover by: Sean Landers Stories by: Jonathan Baumbach, Dawn Raffel, Anne Ray, Aaron Garretson, Davin Malasarn, B.R. Smith, Melinda Hill, John Madera, … Continue reading →

Future PANK in 3

1. PANK 4 coming down the pipe, featuring new work from Jennifer Pieroni, Taylor Mali, Matt Bell, Bill Yarrow, Summer Block, Ethel Rohan, Laura LeHew, Bob Hicok, Karen Gentry, and many, many others. Delicious. Get some. 2. Aaron Burch’s chapbook … Continue reading →

East Bay on the Brain

If you’re going to be in Berkeley, CA Sunday 10/25, consider East Bay on the Brain, a reading featuring Timothy Crandle, Andrew O. Dugas,   Stephanie Freele, Greg Gerke, Roland Goity, Ethel Rohan, Reynard Seifert and hosted by Lauren Becker. … Continue reading →

Dodging Traffic by J. Bradley, Now Available

J. Bradley’s first collection is long overdue.   Ampersand Books is proud to present this raucous, lively collection of vivid imagery, larger-than-life imagery, and poetry crafted from the real stuff of everyday life.   Lust, love, contempt, disgust, parental guidance, … Continue reading →

PANK Friends Out/About

If you haven’t checked it out already, the October issue is now live and full of amazing writing. xTx has a new chapbook, Nobody Trusts a Black Magician, out from Not a Punk Press. October contributor Gary Moshimer has a … Continue reading →

October PANK: Tricks and Treats and Flannel Sheets

October brings fall color, a chill in the air, the smell of winter coming and this month, remarkable writing from:: Amye Archer Jimmy Chen Katie Cortese Karen Dietrich Neil de la Flor Travis Fortney Karen Gentry Steve Gibbon Joseph Goosey … Continue reading →

National Book Award Nominees

More details here. FICTION Bonnie Jo Campbell, American Salvage (Wayne State University Press) (YAY) Colum McCann, Let the Great World Spin (Random House) Daniyal Mueenuddin, In Other Rooms, Other Wonders (W. W. Norton & Co.) Jayne Anne Phillips, Lark and … Continue reading →

Guest Post: On Queer Visibilities by Tim Jones-Yelvington

Pank asked me to write about queer visibility and acceptance in the independent publishing community. I should confess much of my thinking re: this topic is unresearched and anecdotal. Some is based more on speculation than direct experience, and so, … Continue reading →

Monkeybicycle, Half Price Sale!

The fine folks at Monkeybicycle say: This week, we’re anxious to clear room in the office for Monkeybicycle7, so we’re offering up all of our existing issues at half price. That means you can get any book in our online … Continue reading →

A ‘lil Hicok with your Monday morning coffee?

Bob Hicok has new poems forthcoming in PANK 4 (order it!), one coming out on the website (as Roxane keeps the queue I’ll just say presently), and if you don’t read Hicok, well, you should. Begin anywhere, or here, or … Continue reading →

Electric Literature Presents: The Soapbox Reading Series

Where: Washington Square Park, (west of the fountain). When: October 13th, 2009 and October 20th, 2009, Noon — 1:30pm Who: Oct 13th: Colson Whitehead and Carmiel Banasky 20th: Stephen O’ Connor and special guests The Electric Literature Soapbox Reading Series … Continue reading →

From Ashley’s Desk to Yours

So this week I decided it would be fun to stalk a certain Associate Editor’s Facebook page. Here’s what I mined. Numero uno, Knee-Jerk, an interesting interview with David Shields, What is your most desired result of Reality Hunger? Intrigued? … Continue reading →

Announcements and Pronouncements

Only ten days to enter our chapbook competition. We are reading entries from our first contest. Results will be announced soon. We are looking for a copyeditor. Lots and lots of new work out and many magazines featuring work by … Continue reading →

Available Now: Disappears in the Rain, Matthew Thorburn

Disappears in the Rain, is now available. Because it’s a very limited edition, you won’t find Disappears in the Rain at Amazon or B&N. But if you’re interested, you can get a copy from Matthew via the link on his … Continue reading →

Five Things, It’s Friday

1. The Mid-American Review is hosting the Winter Wheat literary festival November 12-14. Check it out and consider attending. 2. Drunken Boat, an international online journal of art and literature, has this to say: We are re-opening submissions in ALL … Continue reading →

Things I’ve Been Reading

I had several firsts this week as I enjoyed my first issues of American Short Fiction, Keyhole, and Quick Fiction. I was duly impressed by all three publications. Actually, I lie. I’ve read the Handwritten Issue of Keyhole, too and … Continue reading →

Heads up. Chapbooks!

Get your manuscripts ready. We’ll be officially announcing PANK’s first chapbook contest sometime in August, deadline October (probably), winner announced in November, with a release coinciding and packaged with PANK 4. Expect a small entrance fee to help us cover … Continue reading →

Dzanc’s Creative Writing Sessions + A Giveaway

I had been hearing things about Dzanc Books Creative Writing Sessions. I was intrigued. Last week, I submitted a short story I’ve been working on, and chose Matt Bell as my mentor because I enjoy his writing. The process was … Continue reading →

Your To Do List: Subscribe to PANK

Support of all kinds is great, but you know what it takes to do what we do. Plus, PANK 3 is approaching sold-out status. Buy now if you have any hope of ever getting one. All issues also come with … Continue reading →

We believe.

The new Believer is in. Interviews with Deb Olin Unferth and Bob Odenkirk. What’s better than that? Nuthin’. Or is there something… Well not better. Different. Close on it’s heals, what should show up in my mailbox? Why, the newest … Continue reading →

Reading Log Star Date 051909

This weekend I read Keyhole 5, the Handwritten Issue, and NOO Journal issues 8 & 9. I write boring reviews. I apologize in advance. One of the things I really enjoy about literary magazines is that you don’t have to … Continue reading →

May PANK is served

This month we have writing from Katarina Boudreaux, John Bruce, Anne Champion, Catherine Daly, Kelly Davio, Richard Fellinger, Laurie Junkins (with an audio treat), Jan LaPerle, Chloe Leisure, D. Lifland, Anthony Madrid, Ravi Mangla, Mike Meginnis, Devin Murphy, Michael Strickland … Continue reading →

Call for Submissions: Best New Poets

Best New  Poets, an annual anthology of 50 emerging writers, is now accepting submissions  for its open competition.   See  www.bestnewpoets.org  for details.   Submission deadline is midnight,  June 1, 2009.     Entering poets cannot have published a book-length … Continue reading →

NEW LETTERS LITERARY AWARDS

$4,500 IN TOTAL PRIZES, PLUS PUBLICATION, IN THE  NEW LETTERS  LITERARY AWARDS Call for Entries for fiction, poetry, and the essay, by  May 18, 2009 Dear Writer, I want to make sure that you know about the chance to compete … Continue reading →

Good Writing, Everywhere

There’s so much good writing going on that I need to talk about it. A new story is up at Necessary Fiction—The Moon is a Star, by Peter Markus. I’m not going to describe it lest I detract from the … Continue reading →

Emerson was the first book slut…

…or so contends JC Hallman in a cute little piece over at Bookslut. We truly mean “cute” as a compliment, not as a  diminution.

Elizabeth Ellen at DOGZPLOT

Finally got around to the spring ’09 issue of DOGZPLOT. Tasty. Elizabeth Ellen, one of the beautiful minds behind Hobart, has a piece of short fiction that is well worth the trip. We won’t spoil anything for you, not even … Continue reading →

April Showers Bring….

The April issue of PANK is up. This month’s issue is swollen, like many lakes and rivers this month, with great writing from Tamiko Beyer, Rebecca R. Branden, Melanie Browne, Kevin Catalano , Annie Clarkson, Jared DeFife, Nick Demske, Jane … Continue reading →

Happy National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month. Who knew?

BOMB’s fiction contest

The deadline is fast approaching for BOMB’s annual Fiction Contest, judged by Jonathan Lethem.  First prize is $500 and publication  in BOMB’s literary supplement,  First Proof. Deadline April 15. Full info here:  http://bombsite.com/issues/0/articles/3254

Because writers need musical inspiration

I just started following the twitterer “Indie Music Universe.” I wanted to share with you all   http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/jukebox2009.asp the Indie Music winners of 2009– the best of Indie Music of 2009 thus far because sometimes a little music would do … Continue reading →

Northern Lights Film Festival

If you’re local (we suspect you’re not, but just in case), Michigan Tech hosts the 5th annual (?) Northern Lights Film Festival on March 27 and 28. Very, very, very cool. Shouldn’t be missed.  Here.

BBC’s Big Read?

I can’t tell if this is current or old or very old. The BBC started compiling their information in 2003 which appears to be when the Big Read programs aired. Regardless, at some point in the last six years they … Continue reading →

best “first-liner” contest

Through May 1st 2009, enter the “Literary Database’s” contest for the best first liner… Enter here: http://literarydatabase.com/contest.html Although the winner doesn’t receive ca$h– the winner will receive a copy of “the literary database 2009″– I love the idea of working … Continue reading →

PANK-alerts

I’ll do the footwork, if you’ll continue regularly checking out our blog. As I was waiting for the steam to drift from my freshly poured coffee, I found the following online that you just might want to check out for … Continue reading →

Two Things a Post Make

1. Administrative note: We’ve read and responded to all work submitted on 1/11/09 and earlier. If you haven’t heard from us and you submitted before 1/11/09, drop us a line and we’ll see what is what. 2. If you’ve ever … Continue reading →

Appreciating Augusten Burroughs

The progam CBS “Sunday Morning” is often a source of inspiration for this fellow watcher. This morning the show highligted non-fiction writer Augusten Burroughs, with several “experts” claiming that his work is fabricated. As a fellow product of a disfunctional … Continue reading →

The 50 best African Artists

A culturally, mind-expanding “rating” of fifty contributors of the arts from Africa. http://news.independentminds.livejournal.com/568956.html

PANK reading at Chicago AWP!

Friday night, 7pm, at Quimby’s in Wicker Park. More details acomin’. Stay tuned.

PANK Turns 3

Happy New Year! PANK 3, the print anthology, is in production, due out in a couple of weeks. New work from  Rosanne Griffeths,  Michelle Tandoc-Picherau,  R.A. Allen,  Brooklyn Copeland,  Matthew Thorburn,  Erik Wennemark,  Stephanie King,  David Brennan,  Margaret Bashaar,  Cristin … Continue reading →

There Are Wondrous Things About

Enjoy Nabokov explaining how to pronounce Lo-li-ta, among other things.

PANK 1 & 2 are out of print.

That’s kind of exciting. We should probably print more. We probably will. But right now we’re enjoying the idea of both existing and having moved the merchandise. A testament to our writers, we thinks. Regardless, we’re still sticking to a … Continue reading →

All songs are about one thing, mostly

… at least, according to Marc Haynes, over at McSweeney‘s.

Year’s Best?

This is the time of year when publications create their Best of 2008 lists. Today, we have the Los Angeles Times, with their offerings for the Best Books of 2008.

Coded Language

This is Saul Williams – Coded Language. Awesome.  Enjoy!

Join us at Good Reads

See what PANK is reading and share your books with us at www.goodreads.com.

Where’s Whitey?

A friend and I were recently talking about indie music, indie lit, and whiteness. Again. The former we talk about a lot. The latter less so. The former is written about more than a bit. The latter, not so much, … Continue reading →

Lit Mags Rock

Powell’s Books interviewed Open City editor Joanna Yas (read  here). She said: “I’m afraid that even though more and more people decide to be writers every day, I’m not sure if the same amount decides to be serious readers.” If … Continue reading →

GOOD books

GOOD has a new book blog worth perusing.

Art by Shannon Willis

Art by Shannon Willis Check out Shannon’s beautiful multi-layer, mixed-media art at: http://artbyshannonwillis.com/ “Choose Your Destiny” is beautiful.

Setting the World Write

Writing is a powerful tool for bringing attention to the world’s atrocities. In a series of journal entries, Ashley Judd writes about the ongoing tragedies taking place in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Reverse Graffiti Art (Clean Art)

                        Check out Paul “Moose” Curtis and his reverse graffiti art  using high pressure water to create green landscapes in the urban environment at  www.reversegraffitiproject.com

Perhaps the Last Open Forum Left

All forms of published written expression pass through a filter that censors the content to conform to society’s established norms. Bathroom graffiti may be one of the last open forums left providing a backdrop for anonymous articulation and discussion of … Continue reading →

Hmm…

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Spoken Word

This is Oscar Brown – This Beach. Awesome.  Enjoy!

Spider

 ”Spider”,  for your amusement:

Joan Didion on Election 2008

“Senator Biden himself was said to have ‘a great story,’ the one that revolved around the death of his first wife and child and taking the train from Washington to Wilmington to be with his surviving children. Senator McCain, everyone … Continue reading →

Girl In a Coma, Los Angeles, 10/20

Girl in a Coma (who are playing live with Tegan & Sara) will be playing live at Amoeba Records in Hollywood on Monday Oct. 20th, at 7pm.  If you’re not in that area, no worries, there will be a live … Continue reading →

Amoeba

Hah, I see a pattern forming.   My blogging abilities seem to be limited to trying to share my likings with others, but so be it.   That being said, I love Amoeba.   Amoeba is a music store with … Continue reading →

Just in, the new POETRY, October 2008…

From Craig Arnold’s Uncouplings:              in all communication            we count on a mimic            (I am not uncomic)   Tasty.   Great poems this month. Great … Continue reading →

The Poetry of Sarah Palin – From Slate.com

http://www.slate.com/id/2201342/pagenum/all/#page_start The Poetry of Sarah Palin RECENT WORKS BY THE REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. By Hart Seely Posted Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, at 1:25 PM ET Sarah Palin It’s been barely six weeks since the arctic-fresh voice of Alaskan poet … Continue reading →

From this week’s MTU Lode, in the “Pulse”

Giving literature a serious Panking -Cassandra Brabon, Lode Writer When I arranged to interview the staff of PANK Magazine, I was told to meet them at the KBC. Hearing that, I knew this small group meant business, but knew how … Continue reading →

FWD: From far, far away…

Hi I thought the readers of your website might be interested in our competition and was hoping you could post details on your site. Bookhabit.com, in association with the  New Zealand Poetry Society, are staging an international poetry competition that … Continue reading →

KCRW

KCRW is an amazing radio station that broadcasts a beautiful array of music, news, and artistic talks.   There are many different programs to choose from, and if you’re ever looking for something to read, check out Bookworm hosted by … Continue reading →