Two months ago I was approached by Diane Smith, the founding editor of Grey Sparrow/River Otter Press (who published my book), about editing a book of poetry that she was considering publishing. I agreed, and within the hour I had an eighty page poetry manuscript with a familiar name on it — Simon Perchik. Simon […]
‘Almost Rain’ — new poetry from Simon Perchik, available now! Read More »
Grey Sparrow seeks submissions on a rolling basis — meaning that you can submit anytime (which is absolutely wonderful). They are, however, currently awaiting submissions — particularly of flash fiction (under 1,000 words). If you’ve got any work done, now would be the ideal time to submit, while the editor is actively seeking it out!
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The Summer Issue of Grey Sparrow is finally done and can be found here. This issue features work by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and United States Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey and photography by guest photographer Tracie Van Auken, as well as work of fiction and poetry by new and established writers. Take a look today and
Grey Sparrow’s Summer Issue now complete and ready to be read! Read More »
I know this might not sound like a big deal, but Yale University has requested an annual subscription of Grey Sparrow! Believe me when I say that this is tremendously great news for a small literary magazine — when Yale notices you, you know you’ve made it big. Grey Sparrow is a literary journal published
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So, Amazon notified me today that my book of poetry, Chronicles of a Bee Whisperer, was put on sale at 10% off — bringing its price down to only $8.99! I don’t know how long the sale will last for, but if you’ve at all been on the fence about buying a copy of the
‘Chronicles of a Bee Whisperer’ on sale for only $8.99! Read More »
River Otter Press is now open for general submissions of poetry and fiction. Here is the official link to River Otter’s page on Poets &Writers! My book, Chronicles of a Bee Whisperer, is the first book to have been published by this fantastic press, and I’ll be the first to tell you that the editor, Diane
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So the Association of Writers and Publishers (AWP) is holding their annual conference in Boston this year, which is just close enough that I can attend! River Otter Press, the publisher of my book Chronicles of a Bee Whisperer, will have a table at the bookfair, which I will be manning each day alongside some
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Exciting news! As my book, Chronicles of a Bee Whisperer, was the only book published by River Otter Press in 2012 (it is, in fact, the press’s first book publication to date), the press has chosen to nominate six poems from the book for a Pushcart Prize. “Main Street,” “Pieta,” “A Family Saga,” “Permaculture,” “I
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