In the Current

Post Two: Issue 2 Contributor Updates

Aaand we’re back! I am happy to present to you all the fruit of my internet labor. I have gathered here recent publications, honors, and achievements by our Issue 2 contributors. Of course, links to these writer’s works are included in this post. And yet, there are entire worlds in these journals. Do yourself the kindness of taking a stroll through the communities these writers inhabit. Lastly, I would be remiss if I didn’t spend an insufficient sentence giving gratitude to teachers, mentors, readers, editors, publishers, and writers, for their tired work these past months continuing to create, share, and nurture, such necessary art.

Jordan Durham won the Construction Magazine’s 2019 Poetry Contest Congratulations, Jordan!

Sneha Subramanian Kanta published her new chapbook! She also had work appear in Hobart, Trampset, Jaggery Lit and Waxwing. She was also featured in Plume Poetry’s 5 under 35. Congrats! And be sure to check out Parentheses.

Ben Seanor had a poem recently appear in Colorado Review.

Nicole Rollender won Palette Poetry’s Previously Published Prize. Fantastic job, Nicole! And of course, please check out the wonderful work on THRUSH Poetry Journal.

EG Cunningham had work appear in Voicemail Poems and in the inaugural issue of Lincoln Review. Congrats!

Max Heinegg had poems in Glass Poetry, Live Nude Poems, Thrush, Dovecote and The Indianapolis Review. Congrats, Max!

Shannon Austin’s work was recently in Kissing Dynamite Poetry and Rust + Moth.

Bob Sykora has a poem forthcoming in Foootnote: A Literary Journal of History.

Rachel Small had poems in Kissing Dynamite, Soft Cartel and Talking About Strawberries All The Time. Well done!

JK Anowe had work appear in Kissing Dynamite, Plume Poetry’s 5 under 35, and in Memento, an anthology published by Animal Heart Press. His chapbook was also released by Madhouse Press. He is also a chapbook editor at Praxis Magazine. Congrats!

Vismai Rao’s work appeared in Ghost City Press, Rust + Moth, Kissing Dynamite and Parentheses. Nice!!

Jonathan Louis Duckworth had work in Gulf Coast Online Exclusives, Sidereal Magazine, Metaphorosis Magazine and three poems in Heavy Feather Review. Good work!

Chloe N. Clark had work appear in Trampset, Atlas + Alice and had her collection of stories, Collective Gravities, published by Word West. Check out this interview relating to her book in Kanstellation and be sure to check out the journal she co-founded, Cotton Xenomorph. Amazing work, Chloe!

Nishat Ahmed had work appear in Into The Void, has a poetry book, Field Guide For End Days, through Finishing Line Press, AND another book, Brown Boy, forthcoming from Porkbelly Press. Wow!

Jack B. Bedell work in Fresh Air Poetry, Okay Donkey, ISACOUSTIC and won Hedgehog Press’ Stickleback competition! Attaway to be!

William James had a poem published in Booth!

Charlotte Covey had work taken by Arkana, The 2River View, Glass Poetry, Puerto Del Sol, Quiddity and Plume Poetry’s 5 under 35! Grats, Charlotte!

Satya Dash’s work appeared in Sangam, Sundog Lit, Juke Joint, The Hunger, Glass Poetry, Pidgeonholes, The Mantle, Wildness and in Indianapolis Review. Great work, Satya!

Melinda Ruth is now a poetry reader for Arkana and did an amazing interview for Oxford American. Congrats!

Terin Weinberg had poems appear in Split Rock Review and Prime Number Magazine. Be sure to read and submit to Gulf Stream where she is poetry editor!

Alec Prevett was in Cherry Tree, Drunk Monkeys, Hobart, Longleaf Review, Sixth Finch, Puerto Del Sol, Up the Staircase Quarterly and is forthcoming in DIAGRAM and Denver Quarterly. Fantastic, Alec!

Alejandro Ruiz del Sol had work in Okay Donkey and is the poetry editor for Puerto Del Sol.

Nancy Mitchell’s work was featured in Cultural Weekly, The American Journal of Poetry, was interviewed by Broadkill Review and is the inaugural poet laureate of Salisbury, MD. Check out Plume Poetry where she is an associate editor of special features!

Molly Likovich had a stories taken by Automata Review and Not One of Us and is also the founder & editor of Elephant Ladder!

Tyler Truman Julian had work in Mineral Lit, Barren Magazine, South Dakota Review, Spiral Orb and is the managing editor for Puerto Del Sol. Check out his collaboration with Joshua Young, “Wyoming”, at Tupelo Quarterly and his book Wyoming: The Next Question to Ask (to Answer) from Finishing Line Press!

Joshua Young had his work appear in Dead Alive and Maudlin House. His chapbook, Weekends of Sound: 764-Hero Mixtape, was recently published by Madhouse Press, and his novella, Little Galaxies is forthcoming at Los Galesburg. Congrats, Joshua!

A big thank you to all our contributors—Let’s see what awesome accomplishments we’ll get to share next!

All the best,

Ella