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New Madrid
7C Faculty Hall Dept English and Philosophy
Murray State University
Murray, KY 42071
Phone: (270) 809-4730
E-mail: newmadrid<at>murraystate<dot>edu
Web: http://www.newmadridjournal.org
Simultaneous submissions: yes Email submissions: no Reading period: 8/15-10/15; 1/15-3/15 Response time: varies Payment: no Contests: no Founded: 2007 Issues per year: 2 Copy price: $8 Average pages: 160 Sample price (postpaid): $8 Subscription: $15
Publisher’s description: New Madrid is the national journal of the low-residency M.F.A. program at Murray State University. It takes its name from the New Madrid seismic zone, which falls within the central Mississippi Valley and extends through western Kentucky. Between 1811 and 1812, four earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 7.0 struck this region, changing the course of the Mississippi River, creating Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee and ringing church bells as far away as Boston. We are especially interested in highlighting work from areas known as “the flyover zone.”
Recent issues:
The Summer 2011 issue features cover art by Rosa Angélica Gómez; poetry by Aleksey Porvin (translated by Peter Golub), Grace Bauer, Corinna McClanahan Schroeder, Adrian C. Louis, Lee Upton, Eleanor Paynter, Susan Rich, and more; fiction by Michael Gills, Josh Gerald Wheeler, Kristin Lieberman, George Hovis, and Emily Howorth; a memoir by Dean Kostos; and essays by Gro Glatebo, Elena Passarello; plus new book reviews.
The Winter 2011 issue of New Madrid is dedicated to the viability of water as resource and symbol, and includes fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction from established and emerging writers. Contributors include Scott Gould and Karen Holmberg, as well as essayist Jeff Fearnside, who sheds light on the Aral Sea disaster with his piece titled “Ships in the Desert.” The cover features the photographic art of Sant Khalsa.