Nancy Austin, whose work appeared in Issue 15 (Fall 2015), recently saw the publication of her new book, Remnants of Warmth, which you can find out about here.
Ron Austin, whose work appeared in Issue 14 (Summer 2014), recently had his short story “Cut Open the Vein and All You’ll Find Is Rust” published in the first issue of Cog, which you can read here.
Richard Thomas, whose work was featured in Issue 9 (Spring 2013), has recently launched a Kickstarter in order to help fund his new magazine, Gamut, which will focus on publishing genre-bending, hybrid fiction that utilizes the best of genre and literary voices. The Kickstarter closes on March 1st, 2016, and you can read about Gamut and donate here.
Congrats, all!
February 2nd, 2016 |
We’re happy to announce that submissions are open for Midwestern Gothic Issue 22, Summer 2016!
From now until February 29, 2016, send us your fiction and poetry inspired by the Midwest!
Never submitted before? Please read through our Submissions Guidelines—it only takes a few minutes and they’ll fill you in on what Midwestern Gothic is all about. Or you could check out one of our previous issues to get a sense of our aesthetic.
Please make sure you submit through Midwestern Gothic‘s Submittable page. (All the relevant details are there, too.)
We can’t wait to read your work!
February 1st, 2016 |
Congratulations to Grady Chambers, whose poem “Another Beauty I Remember” was recently featured in the 2016 edition of Independent Best American Poetry.
The poem originally appeared in Issue 18 (Summer 2015).
The collection was edited by Steve Fellner, whose second book of poems The Weary World Rejoices was published last year. His first book of poems Blind Date with Cavafy won the Thom Gunn Gay Male Poetry Award. His memoir, All Screwed Up, focuses on his relationship with his ex-trampoline champion mother.
Independent Best American Poetry 2016 is available to read online
January 19th, 2016 |
“We were pretending at being friends when we failed at love.” –Devin Kelly, “Bill’s BBQ-Closed,” Midwestern Gothic Issue 16
Photo by: RJR
January 16th, 2016 |
“Every year, flames creep and we scorch. Every year, we collect more dust. Every year, they drill deeper. Every year, fissures spread.” -Holly Jensen, The Last Ohioans, Midwestern Gothic Issue 16
Photo by: David Thompson
January 9th, 2016 |
We are thrilled to announce our
3rd Annual Voices of the Middle West: A Celebration of Writers and Independent Presses, to be held on
Saturday, March 12, 2016. Created in partnership with the University of Michigan’s Residential College, Voices of the Middle West is a festival celebrating writers from all walks of life as well as independent presses and journals that consider the Midwestern United States their home.
RSVP on our (open to the public) Facebook event.
The lineup of writers and panels this year is…well, we’re blown away, and we hope you’ll come participate with some of the best and most exciting voices our region has to offer.
The keynote (5 PM) will be delivered by none other than acclaimed poet, and 2015 National Book Award finalist, Ross Gay, author of three books: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. There will be a reception open to the public after the keynote, where Mr. Gay will be available to sign copies of his books, available to purchase by Literati Bookstore.
The day will also feature the following panels: Storytelling as Community, Personal Histories: Where Memoir and Fiction Meet, Publishing Panel: Unheard Voices, and Local Color: Is there a Midwestern Character?. The lineup is absolutely stacked, including the following authors, poets, publishers, and editors:
- Fred Arroyo
- Melissa Faliveno
- Angela Flournoy (a 2015 National Book Award finalist)
- Matthew Gavin Frank
- Peter Geye
- Naomi Huffman
- Matthew Kirkpatrick
- Airea D. Matthews
- Phong Nguyen
- Christina Olson
- Anne-Marie Oomen
- Emily Schultz
- Jared Yates Sexton
- Amber Sparks
- Megan Stielstra
- Ben Tanzer
- Jim Warner
There will also be a Bookfair featuring nearly 40 publications and presses with Midwestern roots from 10 AM to 5 PM in the atrium (main level) of East Quad. And an Open Mic, where students and community writers are invited to share their work with an audience.
The goal of the festival is to bring together students and faculty of the university, as well as writers and presses from all over the Midwest, in order to provide a perspective of this region and to showcase the magnificent work being produced here, the stories that need to be told…the voices that need to be heard.
Held on the campus of the University of Michigan, Voices of the Middle West will take place on Saturday, March 21.
Check out the links below for more information, including directions and maps, a list of bookfair exhibitors and information on all of the panels. Additional information will be added in the coming weeks.
Also, please feel free to RSVP on our (open to the public) Facebook event.
There is no cost to attend the festival, and we invite you to stop by and see what we’re all about. Hope to see you there!
About / General Information
Event Schedule / Directions and Parking
Presenters
Bookfair Information / Exhibitor List
January 6th, 2016 |
“I think to myself, is this maybe what longing is? Wanting something enough to make it true? Maybe, and yet, what if you don’t really know you want something until it is right there in front of you?” –Ben Tanzer, After the Flood
Photo by: Shay Appold
December 26th, 2015 |
“Time is an arrow, he says, and entropy the bow that shoots it, the reason we can never go back no matter how hard we try. Even if you unburn the fire, unshatter the glass, scrub the kitchen, end the affair, take back the lie, arrange all the books in alphabetical order on the shelf, you will still store the confusion somewhere else.” –Elizabeth Kerper, “After Thanksgiving”, Midwestern Gothic Issue 17
Photo by: Scott Stillman
December 19th, 2015 |
It’s almost time to put a bow on 2015, which means that we here at Midwestern Gothic are excited to debut the cover for Issue 20 (Winter 2016)—which features our 2nd Annual Lake Prize Finalists and Winners!
Cover image copyright (c) George L. Stein.
And check out this amazing group of writers and poets:
We can’t wait for this issue to help us ring in the new year. It is slated to release January 1, 2016!
December 15th, 2015 |
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit by a typewriter and bleed.” –Ernest Hemingway
Photo by: P.W. Elliot
December 12th, 2015 |
