Monthly Archives: September 2012

The Slush: FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Meakin Armstrong

We try to have at least 30% unsolicited fiction in Guernica, meaning we get a lot of our fiction stuff from the slush pile. In fact, we’re about to publish our FOURTH publishing debut this year. I believe in doing … Continue reading →

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Coming Up: A Guest Editor Gig

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Meakin Armstrong

I just finished a guest-edit of a magazine and it’s got some of my best nonfiction writing in it. And the people I got to also write? Wow. The magazine comes out in December. Hint: the magazine is concerned with art and … Continue reading →

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New York: I Still Love You Best

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Meakin Armstrong

No one who was in New York on 9/11 will ever forget that day. I still well up when I think of the firefighters a few doors down from me and how they lost half of their crew. Even now, … Continue reading →

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New with Guernica, Two Stories Every Two Weeks

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Meakin Armstrong

For years, I made sure that Guernica ran at least one story, every two weeks. Doing that worked well (very well in fact, we won many awards and published many top writers). But—and this was important—there were so many other stories … Continue reading →

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