Spring News: Readings, Books, More

  By Editors | March 11, 2013 - 00:45 | , , , ,
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MiCrow Issue 8, “Luminous” is now online! Michael J. Solender did a great job, as usual. If you like flash fiction and photography, don’t forget to check this out. (Go to MiCrow). Submissions are now closed. Thank you to all of the supporters and contributors.

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Readings: Readings and events coming up, with more opportunities coming up all the time. The editors at Crow are going to have a busy 2013! Bitchez Brew in March, and monthly in Oakland. If you are in the SF bay area or plan to visit, check out the website for the Bitchez Brew Reading Series here: Bitchez Brew Review. 

Look for Broken Pulpit in Cleveland in April, the Tremont Crawl, Oakland’s BEAST Lit Crawl in July and Toxic Abatement followed by another reading in Sacramento.  Info will be posted here in the next few months.

Introducing Crow Bookshelf: In progress- adding digital archives of projects, books, zines, and more to the bookshelf.  The goal is to eventually have an archive version of all of our printed chaps and zines since 2010.

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Winter, 2013 Full Of Crow Updates

  By Editors | February 13, 2013 - 18:19 |
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Thank you for staying with us through a tough year. Sometimes that damn thing- “real life”- gets in the way of our plans, ideas, dreams, whims. And we have to reckon with reality. I want to apologize for the delays and slow progress on the pile of things to get done. Some health stuff, work stuff, life stuff, etc. have made it difficult to keep at things with the force and diligence of years past. I am adding interviews, reviews, working on the digital versions of our books for our “bookshelf” area. We have new winter issues up of great fiction and poetry. Another issue of MiCrow flash in the works, submissions are open for that. And in a few months we will have new events to share including the next Toxic Abatement, more of the wonderful Bitchez Brew series (link!) in the bay, and of course BEAST lit crawl in Oakland in July. If you made it last year, you know that it was an amazing effort with hundreds of readers, volunteers, curators, community partners and supporters. Look for that info, in July.
Here are some links to check out some of these things:
Full Of Crow Poetry- Winter 2013
Full Of Crow Fiction- Winter 2013
MiCrow- Open For Submissions, See site.
PRATE: Full Of Crow Interviews: Recently added include Michael Grover and Leah Angstman.
Crow Reviews: Many on tap, including Zarina Zabrisky, Bud Smith, and more. Please note that after the reviews “promised” the reviews section will be closed to requests. (ok, it has been but we get them anyway and despite being swamped, we feel bad and hate to say no.)
Unfortunately, after three years, we are going to end the printed issues of Blink Ink. We are going to send out the final printed Graffiti issue soon. We might revisit the online format that we used to have, but we aren’t sure. We will try to make right on the subscriptions but we will not be accepting new subscriptions or submissions for the print issues. Previous issues will start to appear archived in digital format this year on our “bookshelf”.
We appreciate the support for three years of our printed books. Edited by Doug Mathewson, these have found their way all over the world. We have had these books at book fairs, readings, events, and more. This project has a special place in our hearts here at Crow. We will let you know what happens next.
Thank you and please feel free to get in touch. -Lynn Alexander

What Is A Blink?

  By Editors | December 3, 2012 - 06:01 |
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“The Blink is just the glimpse, the snapshot versus the movie.”
“Blink Ink fiction is not about traditional storytelling. It isn’t about a plot set in a town or a bar, with a story arc, conflicts, character development, resolutions. It isn’t about a story set in a diner somewhere, it is an exchange between a customer and a waitress about bread choices for a grilled cheese.”

“Blink fiction can be extraordinary, important moments- but it can capture mundane things as well, stripped of context. Its the lighting of a cigarette, words shared at an intersection, the downing of a shot before returning to a dark home. We don’t know where home is, or what waits there.
Blinks focus on moments, alone, with the rest left to the imagination. They can be realizations, exchanges, places on the road, an extraction of a scene, the nuance of something we know to be more robust, but whose full story is told elsewhere.”

“The Blink is just the glimpse, the snapshot versus the movie.”

“The challenge is to capture something, in about fifty words, and to make those words serve an idea.”

We want to hear from writers who are open to this challenge, and readers that understand the value of this format. People ask us how a writer can possibly tell an entire story in so few words. Well, we imagine that people look for different things in their reading experiences. Some might ask about the point of a haiku over an epic, or flash over a novel. The point speaks to intention, as the writer chooses a form that suits their objectives- the execution of the concept within that chosen structure. Blink does not mean abbreviated or abridged, an effort to condense, or distill as much as it is a glimpse.

Blink Ink 2013!

  By Editors | December 3, 2012 - 04:36 |
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Blink|Ink is accepting submissions for the January issue, loosely themed “graffiti” with a new look. Blink Ink features fiction “snapshots” of about fifty words. Are we expecting fully developed plots with story arcs in fifty words? No. We want a slice, a scene, think snapshot vs. a movie. Check it out at www.blink-ink.com and send to Doug Mathewson. Thank you for your support!

Fiction And Poetry Online, And Pushcarts

  By Editors | October 24, 2012 - 20:01 | , , , ,
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 Full of Crow Quarterly Fiction and Poetry for October are now online: Fiction and Poetry.
Thank you to our supporters and contributors!

Full Of Crow Announces Pushcart Nominations:

Doug Mathewson, For Blink Ink:

Alexandra Isacson – Manhattan
Corey Mesler – Dave and Grif and the Cat
Asha Khalaladkar – The Icelander
John Swain – Trampoline
Salley Reno – Hotel Khadijah
Dakota Taylor – The Passenger

Michael Solender, For MiCrow:
Our congratulations go to Linda Simoni-Wastila for her story “Cochinos” and to Len Kuntz for his story “Homebound”. Both are featured in our summer edition here.

Paul Corman-Roberts and Lynn Alexander for Quarterly Fiction and Poetry:
“That Thing You”re Hearing” Vallie Lynn Watson (Fiction, October 2012)
“Robin, With Her Eyes Closed, Running” Youssef Alaoui-Fdili (Fiction, April 2012)
“Tennis Lessons” Stephanie Vernier (Fiction, April 2012)
“Now And At The Hour Of Our Death” Lily Mack (January 2012)

“Of The Language Expiration Speaks” Felino A. Soriano (Poetry)
“Dune Lavender Clematis” John Swain (Poetry)

Fall Of Crow- 2012

  By Editors | October 24, 2012 - 12:12 |
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What an amazing summer this has been! Much to keep up with, so every now and then we like to post some updates about what we have been up to as a “round up” of news. You can follow us on facebook, use the “networked blogs” feature, twitter, and look for photos and more on both the Crow profiles and on Lynn’s pages. We have both a profile for Full Of Crow and a “page”.

First, the events: This summer was a busy time for events and readings, with our first Toxic Abatement event in San Francisco in July featuring both music and poetry, hosted by Paul and Lynn. Full Of Crow participated in the first Oakland lit crawl, also in July, with outstanding readers in leg two of the event. If you want to find out more about Toxic Abatement, the performers, view videos, etc. you can check out the site here.  (more…)

Red Fez Issue #46 Has Launched, And More…

  By Editors | June 15, 2012 - 02:02 |
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That’s right, Red Fez issue number 46 has launched and I am happy to share the new events page, as well. This page will give you details about many of the upcoming summer readings, like Bread Workshop, Toxic Abatement, Oakland BEAST Lit Crawl, and ZYFEZ 2, Oakland. You can also find out more about Toxic Abatement on the Fashion For Collapse page which has reader bios. ZyFez 2 is going to be huge this year in Oakland and you can see a full list of readers at the new ZyFez page here.  ZyFez is a joint event of Red Fez Publications and Zygote In My Coffee. There will also be a ton of new releases of books that week including the ZYFEZ Toledo anthology, new chaps from Citizens For Decent Literature, a project of The Literary Underground. New MUSTs. New zines. MiCrobes, matchbook poetry. Good things. (more…)

MiCrow Summer

  By Editors | April 14, 2012 - 22:07 |
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MiCrow Summer, 2012. MiCrow is Full Of Crow’s flash fiction supplement, published in digital e-book format, twice a year. Submissions will open in June. Editor Michael Solender’s guidelines are as follows. Check out previous issues here. 

MICROW…Summer #7

Submission Period: June 1, 2012 through July 15, 2012 – target Publication date: August 15, 2012

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 Theme: Home 

Consideration will only be given to submissions that follow very simple, but important guidelines for this special edition.

 

All Submissions: MUST state in less than 50 words how their submission relates to the theme of: Home. 

Prose: 1000 words or less, single submission only.

 

Poetry: Maximum submission of 3 poems.

Images: Multiple submissions allowed – preference to black & white photography, pen and ink, charcoal sketches and mixed media imagery.

All submissions will receive acknowledgement within one week of submission. Final selections will be communicated in July with publication in August.

If you cannot wait that long, do not submit as we are NOT interested in work submitted elsewhere or previously published. We want work specifically created for this theme.

Single space, left justified, Georgia font size 12 will be grounds for favorable consideration by the editor.

 

Fall Of Crow

  By Editors | November 3, 2011 - 04:29 | , , , , , , , ,
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Lot of things happening, and I’m glad that you are still here for the ride. We’ve been busy, despite the need to cut back in a few places like the chaps and reviews, which have been admittedly sporadic. October is always a busy month because of our quarterly sections, we have to get a lot of content ready at the same time. So Poetry is new, Fiction is new, and issue #9 of Blink Ink is out featuring short fiction and photography by Eleanor Bennett. Submissions are open, and subscriptions are available. We take paypal now, too. (link)

Heading into November, we have new issues of MUST streetzine coming out, available by request. We have issue #16 featuring the Poets For Change event, and issues 17-22 are coming. We will be doing a few Occupy related issues which will be available to download, print, distribute like all issues of MUST have been and will continue to be. They are always free to copy and spread.

Submissions are open for the winter issue of MiCrow (check it out here), the flash fiction ebook supplement at Full Of Crow, edited by Michael Solender. The guidelines page has been updated, so check it out if you are interested in submitting.

The Literary Underground (link) is a small press resource/community organized by Michele McDannold (Red Fez) and we now have some radio programs scheduled. (link to info/show page) I will be doing a show with Paul Corman-Roberts and the first will be on November 18th at 11 pm EST. The topic is the term “underground” itself, what it means, if it applies. For more information, I will have the upcoming shows posted on my blog before they air with a brief description of the topic. There’s a blurb about this first one on there. All welcome to call in and voice an opinion.

What else? We have new reviews here. New interviews coming to PRATE here. 

We are beating the drum about a lot of things, I know. But thank you as always for supporting the crow and for sending in your work, and reading. We really have some great work and we are lucky to have it, seriously. We are lucky and we know it.

Please get in touch if you want information about anything above. More to come. Onward, Lynn

Blink Ink #7

  By Editors | July 16, 2011 - 04:09 |
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Blink Ink #7 is here! Barr Bielinski, Randall D. Brown, Ashley Dean, Sarah Fiete, Amanda Gowin, Nick Johns, Peter LaBerge, Shea Newton, Robin Stratton, Susan Tepper, Richard Thomas, Stephanie Thurrot, JJ Toner, Dale Wisely, Jim Wittenberg. www.blink-ink.com. Subscribe/Submit/Inquire. Contributors get a free copy.








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