Spring 2008
Volume 12
Edith Pearlman’s “Snoop” one of 100 Other Distinguished Stories of 2008 in
The Best American Short Stories 2009, edited by Alice Sebold.
B.J. Shields’ “My Coach” listed as a Notable Essay of 2008 in
The Best American Essays 2009, edited by Mary Oliver.
Contributors and Samples:
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Nin Andrews
Jacob M. Appel
Amy Ash
Rosa Alice Branco
Claudia Burbank
Michael Reid Busk --- The Seventh Son
Neil Carpathios
Sandra M. Castillo
George David Clark
Peter Cooley --- Aubade
Thomas Cooper
Robert DeMott
Lauren Faulkenberry
Jeff Fearnside --- Cactus
Erin Flanagan
Beckian Fritz Goldberg --- Crocus
Jeff Gundy
Genevieve Huttin
Kate Lane
Ben Morris
Aimee Parkison
Edith Pearlman --- Snoop
Anna Pennington
Lawrence Raab --- Freud
Doug Ramspeck
B.J. Shields
David Shields --- Reality
Curtis Smith
Philip Terman
Toni Thomas
Francine Witte
Mika Yamamoto
Editorial Staff
Editor-in-Chief:
George Looney
Fiction Editor:
Amanda Dziubkowski
Fiction Editor:
Benjamin Morris
Poetry Editor:
Corey Zeller
Poetry Editor:
Elizabeth Twohig
Nonfiction Editor:
Danielle Payer
Consulting Editors: Tom Noyes
Assistant Editors: Ilyas Abukar, Prema Bangera, Sierra Baril, Ashley Bressler, Elizabeth Bross, Kathryn Carstater, Patrick Conklin, Garret Culver, Keith Doak, Devin Faulhaber, Matt Grolemund, Erik Holman,
Jacquelyn Hricsina, Katie Kelecseny, Brad Kovalcik, Patrick O'Loughlin, Michael Parsons, Thomas Rawls, Nathan Roggenkamp, Jessica Samol, B.J. Shields, Kaylynn Smith, Jessica Storm, Ben Sutton, and Kalie Weigle
Cover Artist: AJ Noyes
Cover Design: Chris Majerik
Technical Consultant: Wendy Kallgren
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