Perigee News and Updates

RSS Feed Launched

2008-12-30T13:54:00.001-08:00

Perigee has launched its own RSS feed to keep readers, writers, and subscribers up-to-date with the latest Perigee news. Click here to subscribe to our RSS feed and never miss an important announcement. Whether it's the release of a new issue, the start of a contest, or a new submission period, you'll always know what's happening at Perigee even when you don't have a chance to visit our web site

2009 Fiction Contest Opens Soon!

2008-12-20T13:52:00.000-08:00

Perigee's 2009 Fiction Contest will soon be accepting submissions. This is our most prestigious contest, with a Pushcart nomination going to the first place entry, publication in our 6th year anniversary issue, and $600 in cash prizes for the winners. Call it a stimulus package, if you like, or consider it a just reward for the best crafted, top three stories. This year we are very pleased to

Please Submit to 3by3by3

2008-12-16T08:21:00.000-08:00

Hello, For two years now, 3by3by3 has been publishing newsy, aleatory, formy poems—some 320 of them, about one every other day. See below for today's poem. As the election flows, crashes, and ebbs, please stop by the site, check out our recipe, and consider cooking one up. Please also consider forwarding this call for submissions to other folks who might be interested. Lance Newman 3by3by3

Issue 24 Submissions Now Open

2008-12-15T16:09:00.000-08:00

Submissions are now being accepted for our 24th issue, due out in April of 2009. Our 24th issue will also mark our sixth anniversary and will include the winners of our upcoming fiction contest. Our anniversary issues are consistently our best, and now is the perfect time to get your work included along Pushcart nominees and a growing list of international contributors. Click here to learn about

Annual Donor Drive

2008-11-14T13:48:00.000-08:00

Perigee is proud and pleased to have served you free-of-charge for six years, with great writing and artistic insight. Now is the time when we ask you to contribute, to help sustain our mission. We have several donor levels beginning at only $10, and each level has unique perks—including Perigee merchandise, signed book copies, and more. Perigee is also a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization which

Issue 22 Non-Fiction

2008-11-13T18:05:00.001-08:00

The following interview, essays, and reviews will appear in our 22nd issue, due out this weekend: "While in Darkness There is Light, Louella Bryant," Reviewed by Duff Brenna "Based on a True Story, Hesh Kestin," Reviewed by Duff Brenna "Kissing Stanley," by Fran Dorf "Jim Morrison Remembered," by Robert Gover "Walter Cummins, Literary Explorer: A Great Way to Spend a Life," an Interview by

Issue 22 Poetry

2008-11-13T17:45:00.000-08:00

The following poems will appear in our 22nd issue, due out this weekend. "Tar Bath," Gina Ferrara "Studio 2," by Lois Marie Harrod "Martian Spring," by Joanne Lowery "Scientists Discover Singing Iceberg in Antarctica," by Katy McKinney "The Archives," by Charles Nauman "Caterpillar of Smoke," by Oriana "Ars Poetica," by Patty Paine "As if Walking Lights the Way," by Allan Peterson "Motherhood as

Issue 22 Fiction

2008-11-13T06:27:00.000-08:00

The following works of fiction will appear in our 22nd issue, due out this weekend. "A Voice from the Summit," by Derek Alger "Rituals," by Lynn Bey "Rehearsal," by Robert Flanagan "Hard Riser," by Jim O'Loughlin "Angel of Mercy, Angel of Doom," by Dorene O'Brien "Shiner," by Tim Tomlinson Several submissions will appear in our January, 2009, issue—along with those additional fiction

Issue 22 Coming Soon!

2008-11-11T12:27:00.000-08:00

Perigee's 22nd issue will be released this weekend. Our thanks to everyone who has been patient while we constructed what is another gem of an issue. Keep an eye on this blog over the next few days to learn about the content and contributors of our newest issue.

Issue 22 Still in the Oven

2008-10-13T09:38:00.001-07:00

I am always reluctant to delay an issue. In fact, we haven't done so in years. Due to unforeseen circumstances, however, Issue 22 is going to take a little longer to bake than the originally scheduled publication date will allow. We at Perigee don't want to give you anything less than the magazine you've come to enjoy—and to return to again and again, with your time and your submissions. Our

Submissions Now Open!

2008-09-08T08:59:00.000-07:00

Submissions in poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and visual art are now being accepted for Perigee's 23rd issue. Don't miss the chance to be part of a publication which has garnered five Pushcart nominations in just the last year, and which continually re-defines the online literary magazine. Click here to read submission guidelines, and submit quickly through our online interface. Those who

R. A. Rycraft is Nominated for Best New Writing

2008-08-18T15:03:00.000-07:00

Former Perigee reader R.A. Rycraft is one of three Editor's Choices for Best New Writing, for her short story entitled "Komunyakaa Days." She was one of only ten finalists. All of us at Perigee congratulate her and are proud to have worked with her in the past. Rycraft's review of Leslie What's Crazy Love appears in our current issue. Once her story appears in Best New Writing, we hope

Submission Period Closes Soon

2008-08-17T14:27:00.000-07:00

The submission period for Perigee's 22nd issue, due out October 15th, is closing soon. Poets, writers, artists, and photographers have two weeks to submit work to the editors. Submissions close September 1st. This is the best time to submit work to Perigee, since you'll enjoy the shortest waiting period before hearing back from us with our decision. Click here to submit your work for free via

Issue 21 Contributors

2008-07-09T16:15:00.000-07:00

Perigee's 21st issue is due out on July 15th. The issue will include all new poetry, reviews, and interviews, plus the winning stories from our 2008 Fiction Contest. The following writers and poets will be included in #21. Fiction: Jessie Aufiery, "Somewhere Along the Way" (1st Place Winner) Brian E. Drake, "Some Places of Interest to the Anomalist" (2nd Place Winner) Randy Susan Meyers, "Sure

2008 Fiction Contest Winners

2008-06-15T18:46:00.000-07:00

Perigee is pleased to announce the winners of our 2008 Fiction Contest: First Place Jessie Aufiery, for “Somewhere Along the Way” Guest Judge Thomas E Kennedy says: "(This story) presents a kind of dystopian world, though one that seems to approximate where we live now—or some parts of it, or somewhere close by—as hip as it is well-written." Second Place Brian E. Drake, for "Some Places of

Mathias B. Freese Finalist for Awards

2008-05-13T17:58:00.000-07:00

Perigee congratulates Mathias B. Freese for receiving an Independent Publisher Excellence Finalist Book Award for his story collection Down to a Sunless Sea, which is also a finalist for the Reader Views Literary Award as well as a finalist in the "popular fiction" category of the 2008 Arizona Book Awards, sponsored by the Arizona Book Publishing Association. For an in-depth study of

Perigee 2008 Fiction Judge Thomas E. Kennedy Wins Ellie Award

2008-05-02T09:02:00.000-07:00

Our congratulations to Thomas E. Kennedy for winning the 2008 ELLIE, the most prestigious essay award in America. BEST ESSAYS: This category recognizes excellence in essay writing on topics ranging from the personal to the political. Whatever the subject, emphasis should be placed on the author’s eloquence, perspective, fresh thinking and unique voice. Winner: Thomas E. Kennedy’s essay, “I Am

Deadline: May 1st, 12:00 am CST

2008-04-29T16:05:00.000-07:00

Perigee's 2008 Fiction Contest closes in just over 24 hours, at midnight when April becomes May. Be sure to get your stories submitted before this deadline for a chance at $600 in cash prizes, publication in our summer issue, and a Pushcart nomination. Thomas E Kennedy has generously offered to serve as our guest judge for this competition. You can learn more about him at his website, and you

Jack Marshall Wins US and Canadian Competition

2008-04-28T13:36:00.000-07:00

Results of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation's annual United States and Canadian competition have been announced. Among the award winners is Perigee's April 2008 Featured Poet Jack Marshall. Jack Marshall has published twelve books of poetry, of which Sesame, 1993, was awarded the PEN Center West Award, a Pushcart Prize, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

5th Anniversary Issue

2008-04-06T18:16:00.001-07:00

On April 15th Perigee is celebrating its 5th anniversary with an amazing 20th issue containing all new poetry, prose, and visual art. We are also featuring the 2007 Poetry Contest winners, and our recent Pushcart nominees. On top of all that, we've got new features and reviews, and we're wrapping up submissions to our 2008 Fiction Contest. It will be a great issue, and one which we hope you will

2008 Fiction Contest Closing Soon!

2008-04-06T15:19:00.001-07:00

Our 2008 Fiction Contest is closing soon! If you are planning to submit, you only have until the end of April to do so. Why bother? How about a Pushcart nomination, $600 in cash prizes, and publication in this summer's issue of Perigee. We are honored to have Thomas E Kennedy serve as this year's guest judge. Click here to read full guidelines and submit through our easy online process.

Thomas E Kennedy is Ellie Finalist

2008-03-21T11:17:00.000-07:00

2008 Perigee Fiction Contest guest judge Thomas E. Kennedy is one of six finalists for a National Magazine Award in the essay category selected by THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE EDITORS, for his essay, "I Am Joe's Prostate," which appeared in NEW LETTERS. Magazine Industry Toasts Best and Brightest on May 1 at Jazz at Lincoln Center NEW YORK, NY (March 19, 2008)—Marlene Kahan, Executive

Perigee Authors Nominated for Pushcart Prizes

2008-02-24T12:40:00.000-08:00

Dear Perigee Editors: I am pleased to announce that our Board of Contributing Editors for the PUSHCART PRIZE: BEST OF THE SMALL PRESSES (33rd Edition), has nominated the works listed below for inclusion in PPXXXIII to be published in November. If any of these titles is picked for reprint in PPXXXIII, you will hear from us by early May. Thank you for helping us gather this annual celebration of

2007 Poetry Contest Winners Announced!

2008-02-15T08:59:00.000-08:00

Perigee is pleased to announce the winners and honorable mentions in our recent 2007 Poetry Contest. All those who participated have our thanks. Writing poetry is not easy. Offering up that poetry to be judged against other poems and poets deserves special recognition. That is why we are thankful for each and every submission we received in last year's competition. Even if your name does not

Harry Griswold Pens New Collection of Poems

2008-02-11T18:27:00.000-08:00

Buy book from publisher Harry Griswold’s Camera Obscura is a quiet collection filled with humorous and sometimes savage ironies and the quirks that only the best poets reveal: wisdom, insight, artistic integrity, an ability to stir: “…cockles and swirls, damp indentations, rising shafts of lubricous energy, some grassy places people still run their bare feet through.” These poems are gripping.