Hey Folks,
Check out the review of TNS#1 on New Pages.
http://www.newpages.com/magazinestand/litmags/#Normal
Thanks to these folks for their support of us and of all the little guys out there.
Never let it be said that the Normal gang is short on ambition.
-- SWC
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Wanted: Director for the Rose O'Neill Literary House
K.A. Hays, one of our Normal friends, sent this interesting job opening:
Director of
The Rose O’Neill Literary House
The Rose O’Neill Literary House provides a haven for Washington College’s thriving literary community. Some of the nation’s most distinguished writers, editors, critics, and scholars have given readings, lectured and interacted with Washington College writers on the Literary House’s wraparound porch or within its poster-clad Victorian walls. Students handset their own poetry broadsides in the pressroom annex or perfect their prose in one of the student writing rooms. The Literary House is both a physical space and programmatic center at a small college where written expression and independent thinking are at the heart of our mission.
To direct the Rose O’Neill Literary House, the College is seeking a person with administrative and teaching experience and a distinguished record of publications in creative writing (genre open; non-fiction preferred). M.F.A or Ph. D required. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in designing co-curricular programs in writing that function in support of the liberal arts mission of the College. Evidence of teaching excellence on the college level is expected as the director will teach writing courses on both the upper- and lower-level. 1/1 load.
Major responsibilities include the development and promotion of co-curricular literary and creative writing programs in support of existing academic programs; management of the Literary House and Literary House Press; public outreach; student recruitment; and fund-raising and grant writing.
Washington College is located in historic Chestertown on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, enrolls approximately 1,300 students, and is within easy driving distance to Washington D. C., Philadelphia, and Baltimore. Applicants can learn more about the Rose O’Neill Literary House, the minor in creative writing, and the Sophie Kerr prize at http://lithouse.washcoll.edu/.
This is a twelve-month administrative position that reports to the Provost and Dean of the College. Tenure or tenure-track appointment negotiable depending upon qualifications. Anticipated starting date: July 1, 2009. Salary competitive. Applications should be submitted electronically. Please send letter of interest, cv, and writing sample as word documents or pdfs to lithouse_dir@washcoll.edu . Please have three letters of recommendation sent electronically to the above address or by mail to Christopher Ames, Provost and Dean of the College, Washington College, 300 Washington Avenue, Chestertown, MD 21620.
Review of applications will begin March 16, 2009, and will continue until position is filled. Washington College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Director of
The Rose O’Neill Literary House
The Rose O’Neill Literary House provides a haven for Washington College’s thriving literary community. Some of the nation’s most distinguished writers, editors, critics, and scholars have given readings, lectured and interacted with Washington College writers on the Literary House’s wraparound porch or within its poster-clad Victorian walls. Students handset their own poetry broadsides in the pressroom annex or perfect their prose in one of the student writing rooms. The Literary House is both a physical space and programmatic center at a small college where written expression and independent thinking are at the heart of our mission.
To direct the Rose O’Neill Literary House, the College is seeking a person with administrative and teaching experience and a distinguished record of publications in creative writing (genre open; non-fiction preferred). M.F.A or Ph. D required. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in designing co-curricular programs in writing that function in support of the liberal arts mission of the College. Evidence of teaching excellence on the college level is expected as the director will teach writing courses on both the upper- and lower-level. 1/1 load.
Major responsibilities include the development and promotion of co-curricular literary and creative writing programs in support of existing academic programs; management of the Literary House and Literary House Press; public outreach; student recruitment; and fund-raising and grant writing.
Washington College is located in historic Chestertown on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, enrolls approximately 1,300 students, and is within easy driving distance to Washington D. C., Philadelphia, and Baltimore. Applicants can learn more about the Rose O’Neill Literary House, the minor in creative writing, and the Sophie Kerr prize at http://lithouse.washcoll.edu/.
This is a twelve-month administrative position that reports to the Provost and Dean of the College. Tenure or tenure-track appointment negotiable depending upon qualifications. Anticipated starting date: July 1, 2009. Salary competitive. Applications should be submitted electronically. Please send letter of interest, cv, and writing sample as word documents or pdfs to lithouse_dir@washcoll.edu . Please have three letters of recommendation sent electronically to the above address or by mail to Christopher Ames, Provost and Dean of the College, Washington College, 300 Washington Avenue, Chestertown, MD 21620.
Review of applications will begin March 16, 2009, and will continue until position is filled. Washington College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Juan Felipe Does it Again!!!
Hey Folks,
Our friend, TNS#1 contributor, Juan Felipe Herrera does it again! He just won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. What a year, huh?
Give it up for JFH!!! You'll always be Normal in our book.
-- Eds.
Our friend, TNS#1 contributor, Juan Felipe Herrera does it again! He just won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. What a year, huh?
Give it up for JFH!!! You'll always be Normal in our book.
-- Eds.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Wagonful of Pushcarts
Hey Normalistaz,
The Board of Contributing Editors for the Pushcart Prize (a veritable "who's who" in the writing world) just nominated 4 more poems from TNS#1 for inclusion in their 2009 Anthology.
"Lost Earring," by Elizabeth Langemak
"Somewhere a Dog," and "Foster Child," by Dorianne Laux
"Social Security," by Joe Millar
Way to go, Normal Contributors!!
-- SWC
The Board of Contributing Editors for the Pushcart Prize (a veritable "who's who" in the writing world) just nominated 4 more poems from TNS#1 for inclusion in their 2009 Anthology.
"Lost Earring," by Elizabeth Langemak
"Somewhere a Dog," and "Foster Child," by Dorianne Laux
"Social Security," by Joe Millar
Way to go, Normal Contributors!!
-- SWC
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Thanks!
We had a blast at AWP in Chicago this year, and it wouldn't have been as much fun without all of you.
Thanks to all of you who stopped by the table and bought a mag, a subscription, a t-shirt, or just came by to say "Hi," pick up a tattoo, and turn the crank of the Vend-O-Prose machine. Extra special thanks to those contributors who stopped by and graced our table with their presence, and to those submittees who appreciated their sticker. Keep those submissions coming!
Thanks to all of you who elbowed us in elevators and bars to tell us what you think of the mag and to brandish your mercurial ink at us.
We hope to see you all next year in Denver, and we promise to bring more mags with us.
The Normal School No. 2: Lopate, Shields, Arvin, Braver, Fennelly, and Livesly. Coming soon.
Thanks to all of you who stopped by the table and bought a mag, a subscription, a t-shirt, or just came by to say "Hi," pick up a tattoo, and turn the crank of the Vend-O-Prose machine. Extra special thanks to those contributors who stopped by and graced our table with their presence, and to those submittees who appreciated their sticker. Keep those submissions coming!
Thanks to all of you who elbowed us in elevators and bars to tell us what you think of the mag and to brandish your mercurial ink at us.
We hope to see you all next year in Denver, and we promise to bring more mags with us.
The Normal School No. 2: Lopate, Shields, Arvin, Braver, Fennelly, and Livesly. Coming soon.
Nash leaves Counterpoint, Soft Skull Press survives
From Publisher's Lunch:
Well-known indie publishing spark plug Richard Nash is leaving Counterpoint, where he is currently executive editor, as well as editorial director of Soft Skull Press, on March 10. CEO Charlie Winton indicates the company will maintain the Soft Skull Press imprint and an editorial office in New York.
Nash notes 2008 was Soft Skull's "best financial year ever, even though just two years ago, prior to Soft Skull's merger with Counterpoint, it was weeks from liquidation." He adds, "having succeeded even in the face of the worst downturn the industry has ever experienced, I now feel it is time to let Soft Skull move onto the next phase of its existence, and to allow me to take on the new challenges our industry is facing."
Well-known indie publishing spark plug Richard Nash is leaving Counterpoint, where he is currently executive editor, as well as editorial director of Soft Skull Press, on March 10. CEO Charlie Winton indicates the company will maintain the Soft Skull Press imprint and an editorial office in New York.
Nash notes 2008 was Soft Skull's "best financial year ever, even though just two years ago, prior to Soft Skull's merger with Counterpoint, it was weeks from liquidation." He adds, "having succeeded even in the face of the worst downturn the industry has ever experienced, I now feel it is time to let Soft Skull move onto the next phase of its existence, and to allow me to take on the new challenges our industry is facing."
Monday, January 26, 2009
Juan Felipe Herrera is on Fire!
TNS #1 contributor Juan Felipe Herrera's Half the World in Light has been nominated for a National Book Critics Circle award for poetry. Buena Suerte!
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