tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228628052010-01-20T19:40:09.311-08:00PERIGEE'S OFFICIAL WEBLOG <br><a href="http://www.perigee-art.com">WWW.PERIGEE-ART.COM</a> <br><br> Independent Literature and Art Delivered Online, Everyday, Since 2003Robert Woerheidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666859350300979981noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22862805.post-54229711975661572552010-01-15T12:40:00.000-08:002010-01-15T12:42:37.142-08:00

I spent way too much time thinking about what I should include in my first piece back as an official member of the Perigee tribe. So much has happened since I was last involved. I moved to Reno, Nevada with my wife, Tami. I began teaching high school English, greeted my son into this crazy world, bought a stupid house, saw my wife take hold in the high desert (where there's not much to hold on

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Perigee's 27th issue is due out on January 15th. The last issue of our sixth year is a fine one indeed. 10 short stories, 6 works of non-fiction, and 30 poems are included. Here's a list of the contributors: Fiction (10) “Little Life,” by Walter Cummins “The Bracelet of Date Stones,” by Sahar Delijani “Lonely Tylenol,” by Okla Elliott “Long Distance Call to Heaven,” by Clyde Fixmer “La Palette,”

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Perigee author Dave Seter's first collection of poetry—a chapbook entitled Night Duty—will be released by Main Street Rag Publishing Company in early 2010. Seter's poem "Billboard," which is part of the chapbook, appeared in Perigee's 22nd issue (October 2008). The title poem, Night Duty, was inspired by the author's first job out of college. As a field engineer with Public Service Electric and

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Writer's Digest is putting together their annual list of the best web sites for writers. We need your support to make the list! If you enjoy Perigee and want to support the work we're doing—bringing literature to a world-wide audience at no charge, and providing a quality venue to both new and established voices—please take a moment to vote for Perigee. Nominations are due by January 1, 2010.

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"A luminous love story and an internationally acclaimed masterpiece"Thomas E. Kennedy's latest novel, In the Company of Angels will be published by Bloomsbury USA & UK in April 2010. Angels has already had a starred review in Publisher's Weekly. Kirkus says Kennedy "offers two exquisitely crafted characters a chance to explore the legacy of inhumanity and to enact a drama of resilience—redemption

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Perigee is pleased to announce that long time reporter, interviewer and book review editor Chauncey Mabe will be contributing to each new Perigee issue. For 23 years Chauncey was the books editor and senior cultural columnist for the Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He's interviewed everyone from John Ciardi to Eric Carle; Dave Barry to Margaret Atwood; Charles Willeford to Marilyn

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Walter Cummins' fourth short story collection,The End of the Circle, has been published by Egress Books and is available on Amazon.com. [http:// www.waltercummins.com/circle] Cummins has published more than one hundred stories, two novels and numerous essays. He is editor emeritus of The Literary Review and co-publisher, with Thomas E. Kennedy, of Serving House Books. Cummins is a core faculty

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We're proud to announce Susan Straight as our 2010 Fiction Contest guest judge. Straight is a novelist and National Book Award finalist whose numerous essays and articles have appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Nation, and Harper's Magazine. She is a frequent contributor to NPR and Salon.com. Straight's story "Mines," first published in Zoetrope: All Story, was included in

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Perigee's archives are available through our regular issues, to donors and contributors. As always, authors are welcome to link to their work as it appeared in Perigee. If you don't already have a link, simply contact us at info[at]perigee-art[dot]com and let us know in what issue your work appeared, and the title(s). Many thanks to our donors who continue to support Perigee!

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R.A. Rycraft, Perigee's Non-Fiction Editor, has received a special mention in the 2010 Pushcart Prize for her story "Covenant." Our warm congratulations from her compadres on the Perigee staff. The story is available online by clicking here.

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Perigee is now on Facebook! Gain access to unique content, late-breaking news, and a growing fan base of writers, editors, publishers, and readers by following us on Facebook. Visit us on Facebook by clicking here.

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LeRue Press and LRP Printing are proud to announce the release of Benjamin Arnold's first chapbook, Fractals of Past. Join us to celebrate! NOVEMBER 7, 2009 2:00 - 6:30 WEST STREET MARKET RENO, NV Let's have some fun! Art Show, Poetry Slam, Open Mic, $100 in prizes. Benjamin Arnold studied under award-winning poet Judy Jordan (Carolina Ghost Woods and 60 Cent Coffee and a Quarter to Dance

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Perigee's 2009 Donor Drive is now underway, and we're asking for your support to continue publishing. Web Del Sol recently named Perigee one of the top 50 literary publications in the entire world—online or in print. That's because for six years we've worked to bring readers cutting edge poetry, fiction, and prose at no cost whatsoever—delivered in a way that continues to redefine the tradition

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The Edwin Mellen Press is pleased to announce the publication of A New Reading of Rilke's "Elegies: Affirming the Unity of "life-AND-death" by Dr. John Mood. While meeting Mellen's usual high standards of a significant contribution to scholarship, this book, unlike many of Mellen's publications, is also accessible to the general reader of fine poetry in translation. Such readers will find this

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One of Perigee's founding editors, Benjamin Arnold, is about to release a book-length collection of poetry (April). The even better news? You can pre-order his chapbook, Fractal of Past, from Lerue Press right now by clicking here.

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Contributing Perigee Editor Thomas E. Kennedy's recent novel, In The Company of Angels, (Bloomsbury, $26) has been highly reviewed by Publisher's Weekly: It probably doesn't reflect glowingly on American expat Kennedy's native country that this watershed novel is the first to be published in the U.S. after a decade of acclaim abroad. Why it's taken so long is anyone's guess, as there's plenty to

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Creative WritingSome useful content from Open University's Creative Writing program (found in iTunes U).

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Perigee is pleased to announce the winners of our most popular and competitive poetry contest to date. Our Poetry Editor, Steve Kowit, and guest judge Suzanne Lummis had a tough task indeed. This year's submissions were exceptionally strong, and deciding on three winners and three honorable mentions took a great deal of consideration. First Place ($300): "The Seed Jar," by Corrie Williamson

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Perigee's 26th issue will be released this coming Thursday, October 15th. It will include all new fiction, non-fiction, and poetry—including the winners and honorable mentions from our 2009 Poetry Contest. Altogether we're publishing 41 phenomenal poems, short fiction from Brandon Cesmat, Walter Cummins, and Gavin Pate, an interview with Mich Cochrane, and much more. We hope you will enjoy all

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Perigee will be announcing its 2009 Poetry Contest winners on Twitter first. The winners, who are being awarded $600 in cash, will be published in Perigee's upcoming 26th issue--due out October 15.Want to be the first to know? Or just want to follow Perigee's tweets? You can find us here on Twitter: twitter.com/perigeeart

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Perigee is excited about our upcoming 25th issue—which will include work selected by our new Poetry Editor, Steve Kowit, as well as the 2009 Fiction Contest winners—and is pleased to announce the contributors for our July 15th, 2009 issue.POETRY“Wigs Galore,” by Claire Hsu Accomando“Manuscript Found by Natasha Rostova During the Fire,” by Polina Barskova (tr. Ilya Kaminsky)“A Still Life,” by

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Writers and readers can now follow Perigee on Twitter. Get up-to-the-minute updates on writers, submissions, and new issues.http://www.twitter.com/perigeeart/

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Perigee is pleased to announce the winners of our 2009 Fiction Contest. Fiction Editor Duff Brenna, and our finalist judge James Brown, have selected three winners and two honorable mentions from a selection of 10 finalists.First Place ($300):  "Auscultating in the Fourth Dimension," by Jacob M. Appel.Second Place ($200):  "It Happened to River," by Rachel Allyson Stone.Third Place ($100):  "

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Perigee would like to extend a special thanks to our 2009 Fiction Contest guest judge James Brown, who was not only a pleasure to work with, but also brought a marvelous insight to our contest and the deliberation process, and a sensitivity to the craft of story telling which speaks to his talents as a writer.Our Fiction Editor Duff Brenna recently wrote this about James Brown's powerful memoir,

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Perigee has sponsored the development of a new, powerful online resource: Support Literature dot com. This new web site will drive donations directly to Perigee, in support of our non-profit mission. Thanks to an all volunteer staff, 95% of the donation money contributed to SupportLiterature.com goes directly to the cause, a percentage very few charities can match. Donations are also

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