Kelly Rafferty, Poetry Panelist  During the summer of second grade, I sheltered earthworms inside a deep puddle I graciously flooded every evening. My love so pure and forgiving I paid little mind to the precise distinction between moist and…drowning. Remarkably, they died. I wept wells of slimy tears and buried…

Esther Santiago Rodriguez, Fiction Panelist During the last few years, social media seems to have taken over the world, and now it’s taking over the literary world as well. You can find a great piece of poetry scrolling through your social media feed on a daily basis, especially on Instagram. Instagram…

Joseph Frare, Fiction Panel Editor If there is one thing to take away from “Social Media for the Authors: The Toughest Topic to Advise On,” a blog post by Jane Friedman, it’s that social media is the easiest and yet most successful way to advertise your book or your other works of…

Allison Rosaci, Non-fiction and Multimedia Panelist Congratulations on finishing up your writing – whether it be a creative project or a paper for class, that’s a great accomplishment! However, don’t get too caught up in the celebration – it’s always good practice to look over your work before you submit…

Anna Zarra Aldrich, Blog Editor A man sits beside the banks of the Thames, sandwiched between the reconstruction of the Globe Theatre and the Tate Modern – a literal crossroads of art. Seated in his folding chair, he has a small table set up in front of him. He has…

Christian Buckley As a literary magazine ourselves, we’d like to reach more authors with great stories. For the writer, literary magazines are a great way to begin building a CV of writing credentials. An impressive publication history can make you look more attractive to potential literary agents and publishing houses….

Rebecca Hill When I first came to college, my biggest concern was choosing my major. I thought I was choosing my entire life path. I remember pacing the hallway of my freshman year dorm on the phone with my father, describing my worries. I felt pressure to choose a major…

Amanda McCarthy Ecopoetry is a word used to mean many things in the poetry cannon, however the main point of many of these arguments is that ecopoets examine how humans fit into the world around them and contribute to the larger ecosystem of the entire world. These five poets try…