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Issue 14 of Drunken Boat: An Online Journal of Arts and Literature

I recently joined the editorial staff for Drunken Boat: An Online Journal of Arts and Literature as assistant nonfiction editor. »

No Time: Twisted Ladders by Richard Ragan Now Available on Amazon

Richard Ragan’s science fiction novel, No Time: Twisted Ladders, is now available through Amazon in both Kindle and print editions. »

Article by Erin Wilcox Published in Copyediting

I am pleased to announce that my article on when to place a comma between prenominal modifiers has been published in Copyediting newsletter. The article, based on a series first published here in The Particular, unveils the mysterious behavior of adjectives stacked before a noun, showing that whether or not to place a comma between them is more than a matter of stylistic taste. The full article is available to subscribers to Copyediting»

Richard Moore's "Crossing Erez" Published in Guernica

Congratulations to Richard Moore, whose creative nonfiction essay “Crossing Erez” is featured in Guernica: A Magazine of Art and Politics. Moore and I developed this piece together a few months ago. It describes his passage through the fraught landscape between Gaza and Erez. Read the essay here: http://www.guernicamag.com/features/2473/moore_3_15_11/.

Shirley Kurth Schneider Published on Kids These Days

Congratulations to Shirley Kurth Schneider, new guest blogger for www.kidsthesedays.org! Schneider’s piece “Adoption: Alaska Style” will be serialized in six parts on the website, which is affiliated with the Alaskan radio program Kids These Days. The essay is excerpted from Schneider’s memoir, Between Two Poles, the story of the rise and fall of her marriage in Fairbanks, Alaska. I edited the excerpts and the memoir, for which Schneider is currently seeking literary representation. »