The Hermit Poet

(UPDATED: Theme broadened, Submission deadline moved to Dec 31)

Time to put on my editor cap and do a little promoting…

We’re still seeking submissions for the Spring 2006 issue of CRATE. Open reading period ends Dec 31, so please mail us something before then. Our theme for this issue is “Beyond Pandora’s Box.”

What do we want? Poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, one-act plays, anything that surprises and delights. We want to be impressed — wowed by your submission. With this issue’s theme, we’d like to see some wild and creative takes on the darker elements of our world.

CRATE
1607 HMNSS
UC Riverside,
Riverside, CA 92521

Although we’re a young journal (2nd year of existence), we’ve been drawing some attention thanks to a sharp cover and an interesting range of writers.

Writers and artists who graced our first issue:

Featured
Chris Abani
Marilyn Chin
Stephanie Hammer
Juan Felipe Herrera
Nina Revoyr (plus interview)
Susan Straight
Michael J. Elderman (photography)

Also work by:
Kate Anger
Bruce J. Arnold
Deborah Bogen
Orman Day
Diane Marie Delgado
Ruth Daigon
Frankie Drayus
Cuca Esteves
Sonia Gutierrez
Dann Halem
E.J. Jones
Gwendolyn Spring Kurtz
Christopher Mulrooney
Erica Olsen
Mayra Ortega
Steve Ramirez
Doug Rice
Craig Svonkin
Flavia J. Tamayo
Cynthia Tuell
Alan Wade
Ellen Wehle

Artwork by:
Jill Giegerich

Additional photography by:
Elizabeth Eastmond
Irene Eastmond

CRATE: A Journal Literary Borders & Boundaries
website: http://www.crate.ucr.edu
160 pp, perfect bound, digest-sized (but we’re exploring some other sizes right now).
Reads Sep 15 – Dec 15. Reports in February. Prints in March-April.