News
Announcing [PANK] 7
Marking the first of our move to bi-annual print issues, we are proud to announce the scheduled release of [PANK] 7 for September 1, 2012. [PANK] 7 is a yearbook of literature, a dense periodical filled with the author’s you need … Continue reading
Our Million Writers Award Nominees
This year was especially difficult to pick only three stories to nominate for the Million Writers Award but here goes: Sarah Rose Etter, The Tongue Party Sean Doyle, Ladies First David Frederick Thomas, Hanging is the New Hugging:Â A Six Cassette … Continue reading
Sunday News
You only have a few hours left to buy Matt Bell’s Wolf Parts. Go HERE to buy. You only have a few hours left to enter this contest with a pretty sweet prize. Corium Magazine launches tomorrow and it is … 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
PANKcast!
1. Kudos to the publishing industry, where memoirs are written by people with genuinely awesome stories to tell and not Miss USA contestants whining about their cup size! 2. I would go to Boston just to hit up these bookstores. … Continue reading
PANK Does the Pushcart
Congratulations to our Pushcart nominees from PANK 3: Prose: Rachel Yoder, Letters to My First Love Chris Gavaler, Name:_____________ Courtney Elizabeth Mauk, Shadowland Poetry: Molly Gaudry, Beneath Mosquito Netting I Imagine Stephanie King, Baby Says (p. 23) Caleb Barber, In … Continue reading
News Bits
Our new editorial assistant Jeni has a new column that will start appearing on Tuesdays next week. You can check out this week’s column here. John Scalzi on asking favors from established writers. He makes valid points and well-known writers … Continue reading
News Roundup
New issue of The Collagist and they are having a flash fiction contest, judged by Kim Chinquee. The September issue of PANK is up. The Man Booker shortlist. And commentary. James Patterson signed a 17-book deal with Hachette. He signed … Continue reading
The News Never Sleeps
Subscribe to PANK 4, and/or 5 and/or 6 before 9/15 and receive one entry per subscription in a drawing for an 8GB iPod Touch. Excellent writing advice gleaned from Breadloaf. Alice Munro withdraws from prize competition because she’s already won … Continue reading
News You Need
Teresa Houle has joined the Folded Word staff and as our Snuggie poem contest winner, models her Snuggie! What to say when you don’t like a good friend’s bad novel. A book club for Russian Literature. A PW survey on … Continue reading
News at 11
Good news! All entrants in Friday’s competition will win a copy of the Lovelace book. HaHaClever is looking for submissions. Send your stuff, 1,000 words or less, to submissions@hahaclever.com. Zzzombiezzz. Getting the South right, or is it write? For women … Continue reading
News Next Now
Ten Tips for Landing a Writing Residency Light Boxes, by Shane Jones, to be published by Penguin in 2010. Secrets of the Amazon.com bestseller list. A great interview with Richard Russo. New issues of PANK, The Collagist, Bust Down The … Continue reading
All News is Good News
RIP John Hughes. Breakfast Club is the best primer on writing dialogue, ever. An interesting interview series that offers 10 Questions for Poetry editors. In this installment, Mary Biddinger, editor of the Barn Owl Review. A note to writers about … Continue reading
In Today’s News…
Congratulations to PANK contributor Kelly Davio who has been selected for Best New Poets 2009. Dzanc Books is looking for interns. New issues of Frigg, Letterbox, Rumble, Ghoti, Wigleaf, The Chapbook Review, Danse Macabre, Dispatch Litareview, Sub-Lit, Open Letters, elimae, … Continue reading
All Kind of News
Venerable online magazine Eyeshot has come to an end. It is a shame to see that this fine fine publication is calling it quits. We wish Lee Klein all the best in his future endeavors. At Randall Brown’s new site … Continue reading
News of the World
Forthcoming PANK contributor Shane Jones is interviewed at What to Wear During an Orange Alert. New issues of Contrary, dispatch litareview, Right Hand Pointing, Blueprint Review, Keyhole Digest, Heron, Word Riot, Pindeldyboz, Defenestration, and The Legendary. Â If you ever … Continue reading
Some Tidbits from Awesome Ashley
THE DZANC SHORT STORY COLLECTION CONTEST Congratulations to David Galef, winner of the 2008 Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Contest. Dzanc Books is currently holding a second contest for writers who want to submit a short story collection to Dzanc. … Continue reading
Tuesday is News Day
Bryan Carr is having a contest on his blog for a copy of MLKNG SCKLS and some other great looking books. You have until 7/27. Get to it. Ten tips for structuring a short story collection. From Daily Lit, Jhumpa … Continue reading
News, News, News
First an administrative note. We have responses down to a very manageable 12-72 hours, on average. We’re happy that it is summer and we have the free time to let you know what’s going on with your submission in a … Continue reading
Why Selling Points Matter and Other News
Short but sweet, the people at Salt Publishing give us 100 words of advice why selling points for books matter: Check it out at http://saltpublishing.com/blogs/index.php?itemid=670 There’s a new issue of decomP that looks excellent as always. Keyhole is offering a … 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
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. Â Here.
Get a PANK Subscription!
PANK does subscriptions! We offer a variety of subscription options: 1-year : 10 bones 2-year: 15 clams 3-year: Â a twenty spot Lifetime: your soul…or $250 Interested in receiving new contemporary art and literature from emerging literary icons with our … Continue reading
Fangirl Speaks
I’m a total fangirl for Narrative Magazine. The writing is always interesting and really quite good. For example, there are lines like this from Reese Kwon’s Super Hero: “Her abdication made for a good excuse, though. Hooking up with one … Continue reading
Fresh Pank
We are currently serving fresh writing for your delectation at http://www.pankmagazine.com/online with work by Daphne Gottlieb, Bruce Cohen and Gabriel Welsch. Let us know what you think!