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PHOEBE

A Journal of Literature and Art

MSN 2D6

4400 University Drive

Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

Phone: (703) 993-2915

E-mail: phoebe <at> gmu <dot> edu

Simultaneous submissions: yes Email submissions: no Reading period: 9/1-4/15 Response time: 4-6 months Payment: yes (see website) Contests: yes (see website) Founded: 1971 Issues per year: 2 Average pages: 128 Sample copy (postpaid): $4 Copy Price: $6 Subscription: $12

Publisher’s Description: For 37 years, PHOEBE has prided itself on supporting up-and-coming writers, whose style, form, voice, and subject matter demonstrate a vigorous appeal to the senses, intellect, and emotions of our readers. We choose our writers because we believe their work succeeds at its goals, whether its goals are to uphold or challenge literary tradition. PHOEBE welcomes both experimental and conventional prose and poetry, and we are always especially pleased to discover new voices. Unpublished writers are encouraged to submit their work.

PHOEBE sponsors an annual Winter Fiction Contest and the Greg Grummer Poetry Award. Winners receive $1000 and publication. All entrants receive a complimentary issue of PHOEBE. Past poetry judges have included Robert Creeley, Charles Wright, and Claudia Keelan. Past fiction judges have included Richard Ford, Tom Franklin, and Sandra Scofield. Entries due Dec. 1. Please visit our website for details.

Current issue:

Fall 2008, Volume 37 Issue 2 features collaborative poetry by Lyn Hejinian, Keith & Rosemarie Waldrop, Susan Tichy, Adrian Lurssen, Alec Finlay, as well as poems by Paul Fattaruso Rusty Morrison, &cetera, this issue of PHOEBE is poem-heavy and visually striking, with art, fore-edge painting and a very unique cover, all done specifically for PHOEBE by Paul Catanese.