CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: SPECIAL ISSUE ON WOMEN WRITING THE WEST

Copper Nickel invites submissions, in all literary genres, from women who are currently writing in the American West (broadly construed), women who are originally from the American West or who call some part of the American West their home, or from women who write about the American West. We are preparing a special issue of Copper Nickel to be published in October 2008 as part of a symposium on Women Writing the West. We will continue reading submissions until the issue is complete, but writers are encouraged to submit as soon as possible, preferably before June 1st, 2008. Send all submissions as attachments (MS Word .doc or .docx formats preferred) by e-mail to element74[put the at symbol here]copper-nickel[put the dot here]org.

Copper Nickel is a journal of art and literature published by the students and faculty of the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center. Copper Nickel is dedicated to showcasing the best Denver has to offer alongside the best we can find in America today, to marrying the novice and the professional, the known with the volatile.


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Issue 9 will be released on March 7th. featuring work by Seth Abramson, Bill Adams, Andrew S. Bodine, Oni Buchanan, Emily Cervantes, Wm Anthony Connolly, Molly Giles, Jim Goar, Robert Grindy, David Gruber, Anne Heide, Carolyn Hembree, Charles Jensen, George Kalamaras, John Major, Gary L. McDowell, Juan J. Morales, Deborah Poe, Christopher Ryan, C. J. Sage, Nate Slawson, Stephanie Smith, Nate Stone, A. E. Watkins, Meagan Wilson, and Snezana Zabic.

Meanwhile, pick up a copy of Copper Nickel 8 featuring photographic and literary work from and about New Orleans. Contributors include Cynthia Arrieu-King, Jenn Blair, Blake Butler, Julia Cohen and Mathias Svalina, Christopher Chambers, Kathryn Colburn, Peter Cooley, Julie Doxsee, R. Jason Fraley, Kelle Groom, R. J. Lambert, Alex Lemon, Deanna Kern Ludwin, Andrea Marcusa, Clay Matthews, Theo Mullen, Kay Murphy, Kristen Prevallet, Melissa Pritchard, Nick Regiacorte, Nicole Louise Reid, Clinton T. Sander, Brandon Shimoda, Rebecca Strauss, Sara Veglahn, and Andy Young. You can buy copies directly from us or from one of the many independent booksellers along Colorado's Front Range.

Our first broadside is here, a limited edition of Allison Titus's poem "The Nineteenth Century." There are only 57 of these babies, all hand-signed by the poet. They'll go on sale next week here for $12 each.

 

 

 

And don't forget...

Copper Nickel 7 is here, featuring work by Roxanne Banks, Gina Franco, Noah Eli Gordon, G. L. Grey, Mark Guilbeau, Megan Harrison, Matthea Harvey, Conor Hollis, Rian Kerrane, Jen Lamb, Amorette Lana, Al Maginnes, Christopher Merkner, Jeff Newberry, Christopher Newgent, Joshua Poteat, Nicholas Reading, Rob Sumner, Mathias Svalina, Allison Titus, Fred Ulrich, and Joe Zeppetello.

Buy it here or at our local sponsors, Book Buffs of Denver and Composition and look for its imminent arrival on the shelves of the local Tattered Covers as well.

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The editors are now at work on issues 10 and 11. Copper Nickel 10 will be a special issue dedicated to women writing in (and about) the west. Issue 10 is scheduled for release in mid-October 2008. Copper Nickel 11 will be an open issue. Editors will continue to read year-round.

We are now reading submissions year-round and selecting for two issues at once, so please submit your poems or stories for consideration.

All submissions should be sent as attachments in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf).

All poetry should be sent to the (click for e-mail address) and all fiction to (click for e-mail address). All other submissions and queries may be sent to the (click for address).

Please read our complete submission guidelines here.