Russian teacher ‘kills friend in heated poetry versus prose argument’
by Maria Tadeo “A Russian teacher allegedly killed a friend in a drunken argument over literary genres, investigators have said. The pair engaged in an animated discussion on the merits of poetry over...
View ArticleA Chat About Diversity In Publishing Over Toast
by Nicole Chung & Linda Z “Like many others I was glad to be able to read the final breakdown from Lee & Low’s 2015 Diversity in Publishing Baseline Survey, however disheartening the numbers....
View ArticleUncapping The Press: My Introduction to Bottlecap Press & Top Picks of 2015
by Carolyn Decarlo “My introduction to Bottlecap Press began in early 2015, when I contacted CA Mullins about reviewing Beyza Ozer’s chapbook Good Luck with the Moon & Stars & Stuff. He was...
View ArticleOnline Literary Magazines and their (Intense) Diversity Problem
by Gabino Iglesias “I’ve never felt the need to begin an essay with a clarifying note, but there’s a first time for everything. I’ve been writing reviews for Electric Literature since 2014, always...
View ArticleReality Beach Issue Two is Alive!
*** Past N! contributors Beach Sloth + Barrett Warner + Bud Smith kick it with a dope crew over in Reality Beach‘s second issue! REALITY BEACH is a purveyor of new poetry. Poetry is an expansive term....
View ArticleFables with Fangs & Ghost City Press
I set my shadow loose on the playground again. I’m sorry—never been a winner.” -Under Control, “Fables with Fangs” Nostrovia!‘s co-manager + Chapbook Contest editor + spinal chord Christopher Morgan...
View Article“Luna Luna” Call for Submissions!
by Alaina Leary “As a disabled woman, these kinds of stories and perspectives are so important to me. I grew up thinking my existence was a burden – literally – and that I’d never be employed, that I...
View ArticleStreet Heroines Tags the Graff World
Official Trailer | “STREET HEROINES” A Film By Alexandra Henry https://player.vimeo.com/video/164267661 “STREET HEROINES CRASHES THROUGH GRAFF CEILING, GIVES THE LADIES A VOICE” by Anne Kristoff “Like...
View ArticleTNT Acquires Luis Urrea’s “Into The Beautiful North”
by Elia Esparza “Turner Network TV (TNT) has acquired Pulitzer nominated, award-winning author’s Luis Alberto Urrea’s adventurous novel ‘Into The Beautiful North’ to develop into an epic television...
View ArticleAre Artists Abandoning NYC?
by Arun Venugopal “Is the nation’s art capital experiencing a mass exodus of artists? This question goes to the heart of the city’s identity, and certainly it’s not hard to find artists who have left...
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