Just one summer ago a few readers gathered around the full moon in a thicket of heat and haze, and conjured muses that enlivened us…
Born in New Hampshire, Hope Amico took her letterpress skills toLouisiana State University for a degree in printmaking and started Gutwrench Press, an umbrella for her…
An Open Letter to North American Readers—The View re: my Tijuana Hero, Heriberto Yépez (and his Imperial Fantasy, Sir Charles Olson), now strangely honoring (or…
It was not until adolescence, and only because of a shared love for poetry, that Bill Berkson learned that his father’s side of the family…
When Timothy Don and Kira Brunner Don decided they wanted to put together an Oakland literary festival of ideas, they reached out to local organizations…
An interview profile of ZYZZYVA’s editors Laura Cogan and Oscar Villalon on the journal’s 30th anniversary, in anticipation of the 30-year celebration party on May 29, 2015. First published in SF Weekly.
Last year, more than 90 bookstores across the state participated in the inaugural California Bookstore Day, throwing special events and carrying items created specifically for…
When Monique Lewis received her master’s degree in creative writing from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania, she didn’t want the experience to end. “I wanted to…
This contest by The Winter Tangerine Review is open through June 1, is free to enter, comes with $250 per award, and is open only to writers…