Friday, May 29, 2015

Flash Fiction by Tanaka

Short but not sweet: sample three morsels of flash fiction by alum Kaj Tanaka (2013). You can read "Service," "In-Service," and "After the Fall Carnival" on Revolution John now.

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Heil Translation Featured by Knopf


In celebration of Short Story Month, Knopf Doubleday is releasing e-book singles of authors on their list as Vintage Shorts. That means a translation by recent graduate Kathleen Heil, of Argentine author Patricio Pron's story, "The Peculiar State," is now available as an e-book original. Grab your copy today!


Wednesday, May 27, 2015

New Poetry by Henriksen, Clay

New work by 2005 graduates Adam Clay and Matthew Henriksen appear in current journals. You can find Adam's poems "Collected Translations," "Your Hope For," and "Winter Song" along with Matt's "The Story of God" online in Map Literary. And pick up a copy of the spring 2015 No Infinite to read more work by Matt, alongside poems by Cody-Rose Clevidence, C. Violet Eaton, and Sara Nicholson.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Honum Wins Hoffer Prize

Congratulations to alum Chloe Honum (2010), whose first collection, The Tulip-Flame, has won the 2015 Eric Hoffer Book Award for Poetry. ‪The collection was also recently named Best First Book of Poetry by the Texas Institute of Letters.


Tuesday, May 12, 2015

New Fiction by Tanaka


We've got new fiction from alum Kaj Tanaka (2013). Head over to Five Quarterly to read Kaj's story "Reservation King," then visit The Toast for a piece of flash fiction called "Piano Lessons." You can also find Kaj's work "Revenant Lost" in issue 12 of Juked, on shelves now.

Monday, May 11, 2015

The Common Features Catherwood, Stewart


Issue 09 of The Common features poetry by two alums, Michael Catherwood and Kevin Stewart. Click the links to read Catherwood's "Lottery Ticket and Fuck All" and Stewart's "Two Flat Tires."

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Clark Shortlisted for Masters Review


Congratulations to graduating student Megan Clark, whose story "Berserker" has been shortlisted to appear in The Masters Review! Each year, The Masters Review selects ten stories from "the country's best emerging writers" to appear in its print anthology. Megan's work joins thirty other stories and essays in vying for one of these coveted spots.

Monday, May 4, 2015

Goehring and Takacs in Hot Metal Bridge


Third-year student Eszter Takacs and fourth-year student Willi Goehring are featured in issue 17 of Hot Metal Bridge with their collaborative work "The Bedding Habits of Sorry Lunatics." Read it here.