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Here’s peak at The Conium Review Vol. 3 Collector’s Edition. Tom Howard’s “American Rag Story” won our Innovative Short Fiction Contest (judged by Manuel Gonzales, author of The Miniature Wife). Manuel called the story “funny and tragic and formally interesting.“
Brown cardstock cover, black front leaf, and linen interior pages. Volume 3 releases on November 30th. Remember that the a paperback edition is available too!
This issue’s stories and authors are:
About the Volume 3 Authors:
Olivia Ciacci is an improvisational comedian who teaches high school English in Connecticut. Her work has occasionally appeared on McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.
Tom Howard’s work has appeared recently in ARDOR, Storm Cellar, Quarter After Eight, Digital Americana and elsewhere. He lives with his wife in Arlington, Virginia.
DV Klenak’s piece is part of a book of linked short stories titled Le Jardin de Montenegro. She has been published in Raven Chronicles, The Pitkin Review, Underneath the Juniper Tree, Portland Monthly Magazine, and others. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College.
Jan LaPerle lives in east Tennessee with her husband, Clay Matthews, and her daughter, Winnie. She teaches at Tennessee’s oldest college, Tusculum College. She has published a book of poetry, It Would Be Quiet (Prime Mincer Press, 2013), and an e-chap of flash fiction, Hush (Sundress Publications 2012), and several other stories and poems.
Zach Powers lives and writes in Savannah, Georgia. He is writing this bio himself, and writing it in the third person, which to him feels rather pompous. He is averse to pomposity and is really quite personable. You’d like him. Give Zach Powers a chance. Why do you have to be so judgmental? His work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Brooklyn Review, Forklift, Ohio, Phoebe, PANK, Caketrain, The Bitter Oleander, Quiddity, The Nervous Breakdown, and elsewhere. He is the founder of the literary arts nonprofit Seersucker Live (SeersuckerLive.com). He leads the writers’ workshop at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, where he also serves on the board of directors. His writing for television won an Emmy. Get to know him at ZachPowers.com.
Christine Texeira is an MFA candidate at the University of Notre Dame. She is from Seattle, Washington.
Meeah Williams is a graphic artist and writer. She lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with her husband, Hank.
The 2014 Innovative Short Fiction contest has ended, and Manuel Gonzales has selected the winner. Congratulations to Tom Howard and his short story, “American Rag Story.” This year’s judge, Manuel Gonzales, noted that this piece was “funny and tragic and formally interesting,” and he also liked that “it didn’t take itself too seriously.” Tom Howard’s work has appeared recently in ARDOR, Storm Cellar, Quarter After Eight, Digital Americana and elsewhere. He lives with his wife in Arlington, Virginia. Tom will receive a $500 prize, and his story will be published in the next issue of The Conium Review, due out later in 2014.
This year’s finalists were Amy Blakemore, Jack Granath, D. V. Klenak, Jan LaPerle, and Christine Texeira. Honorable mentions include Colleen Burner, Julie Curwin, Will Kaufman, and Kendall Klym.
The Conium Review editorial staff thanks everybody who submitted and supported this contest. We look forward to announcing next year’s judge soon, and we hope many of you will consider submitting again in 2015.