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Ruminate

Publisher’s description: Ruminate is a quarterly magazine for those who desire the space to share short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction and visual art that resonate with the complexity and truth of the Christian faith.

“The handsome photography and inventive mingling of typefaces add to the sense that this magazine is wide open to new perspectives and the free play of the imagination. Ruminate's poetry and prose often address serious subjects, but with a note of hope that is never merely sentimental.” (Jendi Reiter, Winning Writers)

Jeanne M. Lesinski of NewPages calls the work within Ruminate, “especially evocative,” “immediate,” and “elegant.” Of one particular piece she comments, “I was hooked after reading the first line.”

With fresh content and handwrought design Ruminate hopes to create an intimate alternative to the standard literary journal as well as challenge the assumptions about typical spiritual literature. So come, and chew the cud with us!

Recent issues:

Ruminate's 21st issue tackles the topic of grief, suffering, and beauty in the ashes. It features the McCabe Poetry Prize winning poem--"In Bridgewater, my room" by Adrianne Smith and selected by judge Naomi Shihab Nye. Issue 21 also features an essay from Jessie van Eerden, fiction from Nancy Priff, a book review of Christian Wiman's Every Riven Thing, art from Joel Sheesley, and the McCabe Poetry Prize winners and finalists. http://www.ruminatemagazine.org/issue-21/

The "Feasting" issue [20] features poetry by Jenn Blair, Don Thompson, C.R. Resetarits, Lauren Schmidt, Barbara Crooker, Joseph Heithaus, Jeffrey G. Dodd, Laurie Lamon, Sharon Fish Mooney, Libby Falk Jones, and Natalie Minor; Nonfiction by Josh MacIvor-Andersen, Patty Kirk, and A.J. Kandathil; plus visual art by Laura Bruekelman, Stefani Rossi, Candace Keller, and Nicora Gangi.

This month RUMINATE is excited to announce the winner of the annual William Van Dyke Short Story Prize. The contest was judged by Leif Enger whose debut novel Peace Like a River was selected as one of Time Magazine’s Best Books of the Year in 2001. Work from Paul Willis and Luci Shaw also are featured in Issue 19 on the theme of "Sustaining".