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Out & About
Ian Doherty, a creative writing student at Susquehanna University, recently conducted this Q&A with me for one of his classes. We briefly discuss the origins of [PANK], the state of the magazine, and a few things in between. Doherty: How did … Continue reading
Out & About
Paper Darts, one of my personal favorites, had a couple nice pictures of our AWP book fair table and some nice things to say about us on their blog. “It’s no surprise that PANK has one of the sexiest displays at … Continue reading
Sightings
Our babies make their way in the world with or without us. Somewhere not here.
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
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
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
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
Pindeldyboz, You Are Awesome
All things considered, it is very easy to start a literary magazine. It is infinitely more difficult to start and then sustain a great literary magazine and do so for ten years. Pindeldyboz managed to do so with wit and … Continue reading
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, No, It’s an Ampersand Super Hero by Nicelle Davis
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
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
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
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
Roses are red, violets are blue, I love ARTIFICE and LUMBERYARD, too.
Among the many vaguely articulated PANK policies I will likely break today, three in particular. First and foremost, PANK staff are supposed to eschew self-promotion of their own individual creative works within PANK air-space, insofar as it can be avoided. … Continue reading
HTMLGIANT Readers Take Themselves Apart
How, you ask? We pick our favorites, in order of their appearance: 1. Teresa turns it up loud, takes an acidbath and gets sweaty. 2. Marco tears in with tongs and staple guns. 3. Bob follows the Way and does … 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
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
Sex Dungeon for Sale!
Patrick Wensink recently decided there’s only one way to celebrate the release of his book, “Sex Dungeon for Sale!”. And that is by holding a coloring contest. He had a series of illustrations created based on some of the book’s … Continue reading
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.
Rose Metal Press Chapbook Competition
From the Editors of Rose Metal Press: Our Fourth Annual Short Short Chapbook Contest submission period begins October 15 and ends December 1, 2009. Our 2009 judge will be Dinty W. Moore. During the submission period, please email your 25 … Continue reading
PANK People, Everywhere
Tim Jones-Yelvington has a new story in the Musical Obsession issue of Storyglossia about Adam (G)Lambert. He is joined by Anne Valente, Tracy Bowling, and many other talented writers. In the new Emprise Review, fine writing from Paula Bomer, Ryan … Continue reading
Degrees of Separation
Let us begin with ABJECTIVE and Juliet Cook’s “Paper Dolls.” Cook is also featured in DIAGRAM 9.5. In DIAGRAM 9.5, we also find Ryan Teitman’s “Ode, Elegy, Aubade, Psalm.” Ryan is also in Hayden’s Ferry Review. Hayden’s Ferry houses … Continue reading
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
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
Poetry and Party, Bowery Poetry Club, October 27th
The IndieFeed Performance Poetry Podcast (http://performancepoetry.indiefeed.com) and the three-time National Poetry Slam championship venue NYC-Urbana are thrilled to be working together to host an eclectic & electrifying night of spoken word entertainment. The IndieFeed / NYC-Urbana Showcase and Party will … 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
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
Asked/Answered
Last night I Twittered about two new poetry peeves: epigraphs and cute fonts. Morris Stegosaurus (@mstegosaurus) asks: Two questions: 1) Do you think there’s any context in which non-standard fonts could be appropriate in a poem and 2) Same question, … 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
News of Two New Presses + News + Fall Television
Past PANK contributors continue to be industrious.
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
From Ashley’s desk to yours…
1. A Public Space poetry editor Brett Fletcher Lauer is one of the judges for Bright Lights, Big Verse. Write your own New York poem and see your name in lights in Times Square. How cool is that?! 2. … 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
Laura Marello, Claiming Kin
PANK contributor Laura Marello’s first novel, Claiming Kin, is now available from fine purveyors of reading material online and at your local bookstore. About Claiming Kin, a first novel by Laura Marello: Andrea has an unusual sense of smell. She … Continue reading
Guest Post: On Motherhood and Writing
One of the interesting threads that emerged from last week’s post about race and gender was women writers discussing the impact of motherhood on their writing so I invited three fantastic writers, Teresa Houle, Ethel Rohan and Angi Becker Stevens, … Continue reading
Friday Five
1. PANK contributor Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz has a book coming out in January 2010. In the coming months, there will be a review, a giveaway, and an interview. In the meantime, check out the awesome cover. 2. Keyhole 8 is … Continue reading
Friday Five Things to Read Across the Virtual Plain
1. The Pickup by Nate Innomi, Proxy by Emma Lannie, oh hell… everything in >kill author 2. 2. The King of Sinkholes by Kevin Wilson and Mongolia, New York, Prague Krakow, by PANK contributor Matthew Salesses in the debut issue … Continue reading
Friday Five: The “R” Edition
1. Read: Aaron Burch, How To 2. Reminisce & RIP: John Hughes, The Formative Years. In Memoriam, a giveaway: The Too Cool For School John Hughes Collection. Leave a comment about which Breakfast Club character you like best and why. … Continue reading
From Ashley’s Desk
Bill Ectric gets a brief low down from author Mikael Covey, about his latest book, Out There. Check it out here: http://billectric.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/out-there-by-mikael-covey/ The wonderful editorial staff at the Ampersand Review introduce Ampersand Books! There are 2 books available on their … Continue reading
An Editorial Assistant Speaks
A dear friend of mine who works as an editorial assistant at a small press has some things she wants you to know: 1. The title “Editorial Assistant” does not mean that this unfortunate person is *your* personal assistant. He/She … Continue reading
Yet Another I Heart Moment…
From Ashley’s Desk: In high school I became obsessed with the written word and began, one by one, reading everything of interest in my school library. (Coming from a small leftover mining town, it didn’t take me long to exhaust … 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
Ask the Editor: Lauren Becker, Fiction Editor, DOGZPLOT
Once a week, more or less, we’re going to interview an editor or other person of interest that you may not know a lot about. Our first interview is Lauren Becker, a PANK contributor past and future. She is also … Continue reading
Charms for the Easy Life: Thoughts on Design
People are often intimidated by design because they think it is this big complicated thing they can’t do. I am not a designer, but I can cobble together something that will not make your eyes hurt. These are only my … 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
Missives from the void.
“Cookiebomb” sent us a polaroid. Postmarked Dulles, VA, June 15. No other identifying mark. Perfect. Sky? Thanks, CB.
REAL SIMPLE Essay Contest
First, we are now offering PDFs of PANK 1, 2 or 3 for $3.5o. The awesome t-shirts we had at AWP are also available for sale. Details here: http://www.pankmagazine.com/subscribe.html REAL SIMPLE’s annual Life Lessons Essay Contest Topic: When did you … Continue reading
Why We Do It
Molly Gaudry wrote a lovely post over the weekend about why editors do what they do and the kinds of acceptance letters we send. I don’t have anything nearly as eloquent to add but I like lists so I will … Continue reading
Recommended Reading
There’s a really interesting piece of writing up at Abjective this week by JodiAnn Stevenson. David Erlewine has a very short story in this month’s elimae. There’s a new issue of flash fiction up at DOGZPLOT, all of it good. … 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
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
ARTIFICE MAGAZINE announces open call for submissions
ARTIFICE MAGAZINE announces an open call for submissions for its upcoming Issue 1, to be published in January 2010. Submissions will be accepted year-round online at http://www.artificemag.com/submissions/ Artifice Magazine is looking for previously-unpublished stories, prose works, and poems, pieces … Continue reading
Happy National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. Who knew?
I am mildly obsessed with the New Yorker’s intense preoccupation with the lives of white men. In the past several issues, the magazine (of record?) has kicked up this preoccupation the proverbial notch. In the April 6 2009 issue, Rebecca … Continue reading
Every One Gets In
Duotrope has a nifty little feature wherein they share the acceptance rates of journals. PANK is supposedly at 25%, but in reality our acceptance rate is not that high. There must be a preponderance of people whose writing we like … Continue reading
We’ve been enjoying the writing at Necessary Fiction.
BOMB’s fiction contest
The deadline is fast approaching for BOMB’s annual Fiction Contest, judged by Jonathan Lethem. First prize is $500 and publication in BOMB’s literary supplement, First Proof. Deadline April 15. Full info here: http://bombsite.com/issues/0/articles/3254
Journal Shout Out: Canteen
I got two issues of Canteen in the mail this week and read them both over the weekend. One of the features I really liked was articles by writers about the writing life from a different perspective than we normally … Continue reading
Three sides to every story
Five Star Literary Stories offers three perspectives–publisher, story and reviewer. Its an interesting read.
Northern Lights Film Festival
If you’re local (we suspect you’re not, but just in case), Michigan Tech hosts the 5th annual (?) Northern Lights Film Festival on March 27 and 28. Very, very, very cool. Shouldn’t be missed. Here.
New, Now, Next
I (like many others) am always on the lookout for new, interesting writing. The Emerging Writers Network is a great place to find excellent words here and there.
BBC’s Big Read?
I can’t tell if this is current or old or very old. The BBC started compiling their information in 2003 which appears to be when the Big Read programs aired. Regardless, at some point in the last six years they … Continue reading
best “first-liner” contest
Through May 1st 2009, enter the “Literary Database’s” contest for the best first liner… Enter here: http://literarydatabase.com/contest.html Although the winner doesn’t receive ca$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
There Are Wondrous Things About
Enjoy Nabokov explaining how to pronounce Lo-li-ta, among other things.
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.
Join us at Good Reads
See what PANK is reading and share your books with us at www.goodreads.com.
From House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
“There are seven incarnations (and six correlates) necessary to becoming an Artist: 1 Explorer (Courage) 2. Surveyor (Vision) 3. Miner (Strength) 4. Refiner (Patience) 5. Designer (Intelligence) 6. Maker (Experience) 7. Artist. “First you must leave the safety of … Continue reading
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
FWD: Bellday Poetry Prize
BELLDAY POETRY PRIZE $2,000 PRIZE TO WINNING POET Submission Deadline: March 16, 2009 CONTEST FINAL JUDGE: Linda Gregerson Linda Gregerson is the author of four poetry collections: Magnetic North (2007), Waterborne (2002), The Woman Who Died in Her … Continue reading
FWD: ROOMS announces chapbook contest
ROOMS announces its inaugural chapbook contest. The winning submission, chosen by ROOMS’ editors, will be published by Articles Press, its parent non-profit organization and publisher. The chapbook will receive a first printing of 200 copies to be sold for $5 … Continue reading
GOOD books
GOOD has a new book blog worth perusing.
Fight the Good CopyFight
As writers, copyright is a complex and important issue. How do we protect our creative works while contributing to an overall atmosphere of collaborative knowledge? In Locus Magazine, Cory Doctorow shares his thoughts on copyright and why we should reform … Continue reading
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.
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The Chronotebook
I am always looking for new ways to organize my day using a combination of electronic and print day planners. Now, Muji has come out with The Chronotebook. Each page has a clock and you can organize your day around … Continue reading
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
My Shuriken is Mighty
Today, I give you Book Ninja. Check out their literary novel rebranding contest for a few good laughs. In other news, who is going to AWP? I’m thinking a PANK meet-up of some kind where we might ponder the many … Continue reading
Lego Album Covers
I use Legos in the classes I teach so I’m always interested in seeing the different ways people use Legos. Check out these 20 album covers that have been recreated using Legos.
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
Things I am Obsessed With This Week
1. Sending out correspondence. If you’ve submitted work to us prior to 9/18/08 and haven’t heard from us, get in touch because we’re all caught up. 2. A few days ago, I talked about Esquire’s 75 books every man should … Continue reading
Esquire suggests…
Seventy-five books every man should read. At the top of the list, Raymond Carver’s What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, one of my favorite short story collections of all time. It’s a pretty fantastic list though … Continue reading
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The Metaphysics of the American Literary Industry…
Pretty Books, Just Pretty Books
Gawker has an interesting bit up about the revival of the home library, well-appointed and filled with all the right books. Said books, of course, are rarely read, a sad statement, Gawker laments, on the future of the publishing industry. … Continue reading