Hello! We are pleased to announce the contributors to issue 10.2 of Gigantic Sequins! Here they are…!
literary journal
GS 7th Annual Summer Contest Results!
Thanks to our judges & all who entered. Here are the results!
POETRY
“Maadulampazham (In Which Her Daughter Hears the Diagnosis).” by Kari Ann Ebert, winner selected by celeste doaks
“Annotations for [Redacted] Elegy” by Derek Berry, finalist
“An Oral History of a City Destroyed by Fire” by Kitt Keller, finalist
“IF I WERE ANY MORE AMBIDEXTROUS I’D SLAP MY OWN ASS LEFT HANDED” by Zachery Elbourne, finalist
“Passed Down on Slow Hands” by Claire Fallon, finalist
“Portrait of George Stinney, Jr, as Police Report and Trial” by Len Lawson, finalist
FLASH FICTION
“The Collectors” by Julia Coursey – winner, chosen by Rachel B. Glaser
“Evolution” Katheryn McMahon, finalist
“Father’s” by Zach VandeZande, finalist
“My Fake Brother” by Leonora Desar, finalist
“The Murderous History of Tumbleweeds” by David Drury, finalist
“Timber” by Christopher Linforth, finalist
“Walks Like a Lion” by Nancy Au, finalist
GS 8.1 Contributors
We’re psyched to announce the contributors for our 8.1 issue, debuting this winter!
ART: Yokim Snow, Sarah Shields, and Miguel Angel Soto
COMICS: Jason Hart and Anna McGlynn
FICTION: María Isabel Alvarez, Andy Myers, Elizabeth Gibson, Kim Hagerich (5th annual Flash Fiction contest winner), and Saul Lemerond
CNF: Benji Alvey, Jacob Little, and Bailey Pittenger
POETRY: Zoë Bodzas, Kristi Carter, Brian Clifton, Emily Corwin, Dan Encarnacion, Dana Fang, p.e. garcia, Marlin M. Jenkins, Paige Lewis, Xandria Phillips (5th annual Poetry contest winner), Katie Prince, and Michael Martin Shea
7.2 CONTRIBUTORS ANNOUNCED!
Holy moly! It’s that time! This news went out via the GS monthly newsletter yesterday–and now it’s live, right here, on the internet, for everyone to see! The issue is forthcoming this summer, so keep your eyes peeled for a pre-order link in June. Meanwhile, bask in the glories that are the…
GS 7.2 CONTRIBUTORS
FICTION: Christopher D. DiCicco, Kathryn Hill, & Pete Stevens
CREATIVE NON-FICTION: Amber Taliancich Allen & Justin Carter
POETRY: Liz Bowen, Paul Cunningham, Logan Fry, Tracy May Fuad, Jennifer Hanks, Kamden Hilliard, Patrick Martin Holian, Alyse Knorr, Laura Kochman, Muriel Leung, Lupe Méndez, & Jameka Williams
ART: Maeve Myfawnwy Broome, Arielle Lipset, & Jessica Elizabeth Moore
COVER ART: Andreea Stan
BOOK REVIEWS: You’re the Tower by Christopher Lowe (Yellow Flag Press, February 2016), reviewed by Dustin Hyman; Aspects of Strangers by Piotr Gwiazda (Moria Books, 2015) and I Hate the Internet by Jarett Kobek (We Heard You Like Books, February 2016), both reviewed by Craig Chisholm
SHINY FAMILY NF :: NEWS FROM OUR CONTRIBUTORS
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but we still adore a recent contributor with one of the biggest hearts: Colette Arrand.
Colette wrote a non-fiction piece, “.081 Magenemite” for last summer’s 6.2 issue, and she’s just published a new piece at AutoStraddle titled “My Trans Body as a State of Desire.” It’s an exploration of her “emotional cave” as she discovers new modes of experiencing sexuality during her transition. It’s exciting, unique, and (of course) honest.
We’d expect no less from Colette.
GS 2015 Pushcart Prize Nominations
Congrats and good luck to the Gigantic Sequins 2015 Pushcart Prize nominees:
POETRY
Dalton Day “Career Day” (from issue 6.1, January 2015)
Carrie Lorig “Fear is the Beginning of Devotion / of a Dedication” (from issue 6.1, January 2015)
Joe Lennon “IAmA” (from issue 6.2, July 2015)
FICTION
Kara Vernor “Ants” (from issue 6.1, January 2015)
Devin Kelly “Sugar Bears” (from issue 6.2, July 2015)
ESSAY
Becky Wills “And Violets Are Blue, Roses Are Red, the Daisies Are Yellow, the Flowers Are Dead” (from issue 6.1, January 2015)
7.1 CONTRIBUTORS ANNOUNCED!
Issue 7.1!
forthcoming January 2016
We’ve begun production on issue 7.1, which will be guest designed by Melissa Middleberg. Here’s whose work the issue will feature:
FICTION by Michael Alessi, Gail Aronson, Gary Joshua Garrison,Melissa Goodrich, and Lillian Ann Slugocki
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Eileen M. K. Bobek and J. Bradley
POETRY by Heather Bowlan, Marty Cain, José Hernández Díaz, Tafisha Edwards, Jennifer Fossenbell, Denise Jarrott, Jared Joseph, Matthew Mahaney, Erin Lyndal Martin, and Billie R. Tadros
ART by Fabio Sassi and Irina Skornyakova
COMICS by Scott Stripling
+COVER ARTIST TBA!+
