Still: The Journal publishes new issue and announces annual writing contests The editors of Still: The Journal announce the publication of Issue 12 of the online literary journal devoted to contemporary literature of the Appalachian South. Edited by Silas House, Jason Howard and Marianne Worthington, Still features fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, interviews, artwork, and multimedia from award-winning, established and emerging writers in the region and beyond. Issue 12 features the fiction of Kentucky writers Alice Hale Adams and Samantha Cole. Poetry contributors are Catherine Pritchard Childress, Kari Gunter-Seymour, and Eric Scott Sutherland. Two special poetry sections feature the work of 16 additional poets, including Ron Houchin, Bianca Spriggs, Linda Parsons Marion, Rita Quillen, and Robert West. “Trainman,” an essay from award-winning creative nonfiction writer Joyce Dyer is also featured in Issue 12. Acclaimed fiction writer Barbara Kingsolver is interviewed by fiction editor Silas House. Kingsolver speaks about her newest book, Flight Behavior, as well as being grounded in a particular place and writing with a “conscious heart.” Issue 12 offers the vivid paintings of Kevin Neal Gardner, professional artist and professor at Berea College, while the multimedia section presents a musical performance from The Quiltbox Sessions, the new instrumental release from Daniel Joseph Dorff and Ronnie Kuller from Ol Kentuck Recordings. Still: The Journal continues to serialize Robert Gipe’s eventual graphic novel, Trampoline. “Reckoning, Part 2: Monster Birds” is the newest episode. Gipe’s novel is about a teenage girl in eastern Kentucky who is witnessing the devastating effects of mountaintop removal on her community. The serialization includes the author’s unique, original drawings. This is the fifth installment of Trampoline. Finally, the editors invite submissions to the fourth annual literary contests in fiction, poetry and nonfiction. Details on how to enter can be found on the website. Judging this year’s contests are Holly Goddard Jones (Girl Trouble, The Next Time You See Me) for fiction, Rebecca Gayle Howell (Reckoning /An Apocalypse, Hagar Before the Occupation /Hagar After the Occupation) for poetry, and Fenton Johnson (Geography of the Heart, Keeping Faith: A Skeptic’s Journey) for nonfiction. Winners in each category receive $150.00 in prize money and publication in the October, 2013 issue of Still. See stilljournal.net/contest for contest rules and guidelines. Still: The Journal was founded in October, 2009, and is published three times a year, in February, June and October. The editors welcome submissions during the annual reading period (December 1-31 of each year). The web address is stilljournal.net. Contacts: Silas House, Fiction Editor: [email protected] Jason Howard, Nonfiction Editor: [email protected] 06/05/2013 Marianne Worthington, Poetry Editor: [email protected]
Posted on: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:35:40 +0000
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