Volume 17, Number 1

Poetry:

New poetry by Jeanne Marie Beaumont, Nancy Botkin, Marie Gauthier, Peter Ludwin, Sarah Chace, Susan Goslee, Brett Foster, Nancy Carol Moody, and many others, as well as translations of the poets Jingan and Yi Lu.

Fiction:

“The Aerialist,” winner of the 2011 fiction contest, by Hester Kaplan; “The Blue Demon of Ikumi,” honorable mention of the contest, by Kelly Luce; and “Beauty,” by Rachel Kadish.

Reviews:

“Heaven and Earth: Barbara Ras’s The Last Skin and Daniel Tobin’s Belated Heavens” reviewed by Valerie Duff-Strautmann. “Complicit: Shannon Cain’s The Necessity of Certain Behaviors,” reviewed by Catherine Parnell.

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Recent News from Salamander

2012 Fiction Contest Now Open

$1,500 Honorarium and Publication

Final Judge: Carolyn Cooke

SUBMIT: Online or by mail from May 15 through June 15, 2012

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Salamander at the Mass Poetry Festival

Posted on: April 4th, 2012

Salamander is excited to participate in the 2012 Mass Poetry Festival: April 20–22, in Salem, MA. Among all the fantastic events and festivities (which can be found at http://masspoetry2012.crowdvine.com/calendar), you’ll be able to find us at: The Small Press and Literary Magazine Fair: 12:00 — 5:00pm on Saturday, April 21 in…

John Deane to read at Suffolk University April 11^th

Posted on: April 4th, 2012

The CAS Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program, the English Department, and the Creative Writing Program are proud to present the following public events with John F. Deane. John F. Deane is an award-winning Irish poet, novelist, translator, editor, and the founding publisher of Dedalus Press and Poetry Ireland Review. …

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