New Tanaka Story in Nailed

Recent graduate Kaj Tanaka (2013) has a new story in Nailed Magazine. You can read "I Only Wanted to Do Something Good" in its entirety online.

Letellier in Southern Poetry Review

The latest issue of Southern Poetry Review includes "Outlaw Country" by recent graduate Traci Rae Letellier (2014). Traci's poem won the journal's 2014 Guy Owen Award. Head to your local bookstores and pick up your copy today!

Jabaily-Blackburn in Best New Poets

Alum Jen Jabaily-Blackburn (2011) has work featured in the 2014 edition of Best New Poets, available now. Jen's poem "For Gene Kelly" was selected for the anthology by Dorianne Laux. Congratulations, Jen!

Cleaver Features Review by Paganelli

First-year poetry student Julia Paganelli has published a review of Dot Devota's collection And the Girls Worried Terribly. You can read the full review in issue 8 of Cleaver Magazine.

Three Poems by Williamson in Triquarterly

2013 graduate Corrie Williamson has three new poems featured in issue 147 of TriQuarterly. Head over to the website to read "A Bird in the Hand," "Still Life with Copper Creek and the Unabomber," and "Gates of the Mountains." 

Heil Translation on BOMB

"That winter the city was full of ravens." Fourth-year student Kathleen Heil has a new translation in BOMB magazine. You can read "A Raven on the Snow" by Argentine author Patricio Pron on the BOMB daily site now.

Chicago Quarterly Review Features Reaves

Fourth-year student Diana Reaves has a poem in volume 19 of the Chicago Quarterly Review. "Heron" was written in memory of her grandfather who, in Diana's words, "once told me their wings reminded him of the morning newspaper, unfolding at the edge of the kitchen table." 

Englehardt Wins Flash Fiction Contest

Congratulations to recent graduate John Englehardt, whose story "This is Great but You Don't Need It" has won the 2014 Flash Fiction Contest from The Conium Review! You can read the announcement and judge's statement here.

Donovan in Yew

Four poems by alum Aran Donovan (2013) are featured in the Winter 2015 issue of Yew, alongside otherworldly images by collage artist Vahge. Click here to see the conversation between these pieces, poem and collage.

Two Poems by Paganelli

First-year student Julia Paganelli has two poems out in recent journals. You can read "Vinegar" at Connotation Press. Then head over to BOAAT Press for "Ghost Peppers 3/$5 or $2 Each." Julia is the author of Blush Less, a chapbook about Appalachian women that will be released by Finishing Line Press this February.

Prince Poem in Hobart

Graduate Adam Prince (2003), author of the story collection The Beautiful Wishes of Ugly Men, takes a foray into poetry! You can read his poem "Unusual Box Jellyfish have Human-Like Eyes" in the latest issue of Hobart.

Siraganian in Southwest Review

The latest issue of Southwest Review features a poem by alum Jen Siraganian (2007). Pick up volume 99, number 4 to read "Picasso's Parts."

Macri Wins Cowles Poetry Book Prize

Southeast Missouri State University Press has selected Underwater Panther, a collection by alumna Angie Macri, as the winner of its 2014 Cowles Poetry Book Prize! Congratulations, Angie!