Magic Helicopter Press was started by Mike Young, the editor of NOÖ Journal, in late 2007. The press will publish paper chapbooks, e-books, and experimental multimedia projects. The first two titles will appear in mid-November—Mary Miller’s Less Shiny, and Benjamin Buchholz’s Thirteen Stories. For more information, visit Magic Helicopter’s website.
Below is an interview [...]

Tania Hershman, the author of The White Road and Other Stories, kicks off her virtual book tour next week. Here’s a teaser for her book, and the full schedule of where Tania will be appearing. On December 16th, she will be stopping by here, so mark your calendars!
Via Salt Publishing: What links a café in [...]

The lovely Gayle Brandeis has made her decision! Please give it up for Sharon Hurlbut and her entry “For Safekeeping.” You can read Sharon’s story, along with the other contestants’, in the comments section of Gayle’s profile interview. Click here. About “For Safekeeping,” Gayle said:
Every entry was so rich and evocative–I enjoyed reading all [...]

If you read Gayle Brandeis’ interview (below) and want to enter the Self Storage contest, but aren’t exactly sure what “self storage” means, this announcement is for you.
Gayle says: “Feel free to interpret the theme widely. Write about items you or someone you know has packed away. Write about losing items you once put in [...]

I’m in awe of this issue. You will be, too. GO READ!

This is my life right now. I will be back when we recover.

The 2007 Writer Profile Project was so fun and rewarding that I’ve decided to continue the project in 2008. There will be several changes, however. The first one is this:
The Writer Profile Project wants new voices! If you’d like to participate in the project, please send the following information to kelly@kellyspitzer.com:
–a 10-20 page [...]

SmokeLong’s founding editor Dave Clapper says:
“It seems that many awards in people’s names are established posthumously. We’re ecstatic that we can recognize Kathy Fish while she’s still very much alive and kicking. As she stepped down as our Fiction Editor, we at SmokeLong wanted to recognize Kathy’s enormous contributions to the magazine and to [...]

The new issue of SmokeLong Quarterly is live! Clicky-click!

flavor a deux presents the Writers on Food Series
General Guidelines:
Do you have a favorite memory of walking through your grandfather’s orchard? Or touring Italy’s wine region? Do you remember tasting lobster for the first time? Rambutan? Enchiladas montada? Did you call a cookie an e-e when you were a kid? I did. Or maybe [...]

I’m very excited to announce that Dennis Mahagin is taking over this space for the next week.
Dennis is a poet and musician from the Pacific Northwest. His work has appeared widely, in both web-based and print publications. A collection of his poetry is forthcoming from San Francisco-based Suspect Thoughts Press. He is currently [...]

Okay, so Shelly Rae Rich bestowed upon me a Thinking Blogger Award. (Thank you very much, Shell!) I’m a total newbie when it comes to these “tag” things, so if I royally screw this up, you’re allowed to harangue me. But only a little bit, because after a while, I will bite back. It appears [...]

My writer’s profile appears on Art Springboard. Also check out Antonios Maltezos and Dennis Mahagin’s profiles. And don’t forget to read Per Contra, and UR Paranormal, the two journals associated with this site!

Starting on March 1st, I will be launching the Writer Profile Project. Each profile will consist of approximately ten questions posed to writers at various stages in their careers. During the series, you will meet editors of literary magazines, novelists, poets, and a wide variety of up and coming authors in all genres. I expect [...]

This week should be poetry week, but I find that I don’t enjoy reading that much poetry. It boggles my mind, and not in ways I find challenging and enjoyable. So. I’m scrapping poetry week and moving to a two week schedule. Every other Friday, starting on the 15th, I will post my picks in [...]