The Spring 2009 issue of
Santa Monica Review
is available now.
Santa Monica College’s national literary arts journal, published twice yearly, showcases the literary voices of established authors and emerging writers. Founded by SMC English instructor Jim Krusoe (Blood Lake, Iceland, Girl Factory), the
Review
has presented readers experimental, thoughtful, and funny works of fiction and nonfictionincluding works by well-known authors such as Gary Amdahl, Alan Cheuse, Molly Giles, James Houston, Michelle Latiolais, Gary Soto and Jervey Tervalon during 21 years of publication, and has achieved a reputation as one of the West Coast’s leading journals.
The Spring 2009 issue of
Santa Monica Review, edited by Andrew Tonkovich, includes work by novelist Louis B. Jones
(California’s Over)
and acclaimed East Los Angeles short story writer Michael Jaime-Becerra (Every Night is Ladies’ Night)
There’s also a long meditation by screenwriter Ellie Herman and stories from repeat contributors Alisa Slaughter, Dave Peters and poet/Young Adult novelist Michael Cadnum (The King’s Arrow) as well as a story about the Rose Parade by first-time-in-print writer, Sean Howell.
Editor Tonkovich notes a preponderance of Californians represented in the issue: “This volume just happens to deliver on our promise to feature regional writers, part of the magazine’s historical mission. Of course, contributors also happen to be some of the very best fiction and nonfiction creative writers anywhere.”
Cover art for the Spring 2009 edition is by artist Nomi Silverman from her series “The Shepard Cycle.” To view more of her work:
http://www.nomisilverman.com/home.html
Santa Monica Review
is available for sale online at the
SMC Bookstore
as well as at
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
and
Small World Books in Venice,
SkyLight Books
in Los Angeles, and other local and national chain booksellers.
SMR
is distributed by Ingram and Armadillo. Copies are also available by mail and by subscription through
Santa Monica Review, Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405.
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The Fall 2009 issue appears in October..
Complete contents of the Spring 2009 issue:
Ellie Herman –
Life/Story
Robert Hambling Davis –
Captain Bum’s March on Suburbia
Alisa Slaughter –
Coyote in Winter
Ben Miller –
Open House Today
Kenneth Siewert –
Steering the Ship
Michael Jaime-Becerra –
Joyce, Summer 1970
Michael Cadnum –
Earthquake Murder Plane Crash Flood
Dave Peters –
The Magician’s Assistant
Sean Howell –
Rose Parade
Emily Quinlan –
The Green Belt
Ben Jahn –
The Caretaker
Louis B. Jones –
The Fungibility Thing
Contributors:
Michael Jaime-Becerra
is the author of
Every Night Is Ladies’ Night. He recently completed his first novel and is in the process of starting up his second one.
Michael Cadnum’s thirty-third book,
Peril on the Sea, is due out in the summer of 2009 from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The novel tells the story of the Spanish Armada from the point of view of three eyewitnesses. Cadnum enjoys hearing from visitors to his website:
www.michaelcadnum.com.
Robert Hambling Davis
has published fiction in
The Sun,
Antietam Review,
Homestead Review,
University of Alabama Review, and
Philadelphia Stories. He has received two Delaware State Arts Council fellowship grants for his fiction and creative nonfiction, and was a semifinalist in the William Faulkner Creative Writing Contest. One of his stories, “Death of a Deer,” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Bob lives on his family’s farm in north Delaware, and has taught yoga since 1971.
Ellie Herman’s fiction has appeared widely, including in
The Massachusetts Review, The Missouri Review
and
The O. Henry Awards Collection.
As a television writer/producer, she has written for many shows, including
The Riches, Desperate Housewives, Chicago Hope,
and
My So-Called Life.
She lives in Hancock Park with her husband, David, and their three teenage children, and currently teaches drama at Animo Pat Brown, a charter high school in South Los Angeles.
Sean Howell
grew up in Pasadena, and has fond memories of being wrenched from sleep on New Year’s and dragged to the parade route to watch massive, flower-encrusted floats roll down Colorado Blvd. His story, “Rose Parade,” begins under a set of bleachers along that route, and ends in a stranger’s garage. He works as a journalist in the Bay Area. This is his first story to see print.
Ben Jahn
grew up in Humboldt County and now lives in the East Bay area. His stories have appeared in
Zyzzyva,
McSweeney’s,
The
Greensboro Review, and in the Australian magazine
Torpedo. He’s finishing a collection of stories and starting a novel.
Louis B. Jones
is the author of the novels
Ordinary Money,
Particles and Luck, and
California’s Over, all three
New York Times
“Notable Books.”
Ben Miller’s prose has appeared in
Best American Essays,
The Kenyon Review,
The Yale Review,
AGNI,
Raritan,
Salmagundi
and elsewhere. Awards include a creative writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Dave Peters
works as a shark hunter in San Francisco. He lives with his dog, Chuckles. Most recently he’s had stories accepted by or published in
Harpur Palate,
The Southern Humanities Review, and
The Red Rock Review. You can reach him at
choners@pacbell.net.
Emily Quinlan
is originally from Morgantown, West Virginia. After receiving her BA from the University of Delaware she lived and worked in New York City for two years before entering the MFA program at the University of California, Irvine. She is currently completing her third year in the program and is working on a novel and a collection of stories.
Kenneth Siewert
has lived in Southern California for the past thirty years. He is currently completing his Masters in Creative Writing at California State University, Northridge. This is his second publication in
SMR.
Nomi Silverman’s work is in the collection of the New York Public Library, the Library of Congress, the Housatonic Museum of Art, the Hunterdon Museum of Art, and numerous national and international collections. In addition, she is a recipient of a Duke University Fellowship and a grant from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts. The cover piece is from “The Shepard Cycle,” her recently completed suite of prints on the death of Matthew Shepard. Her work can be seen at
www.nomisilverman.com.
Alisa Slaughter
teaches at the University of Redlands and lives in the San Bernardino Mountains. She is a regular contributor to
Santa Monica Review, and her work has also appeared in
The Missouri Review,
Natural Bridge, and
Alimentum. She recently finished a draft of a novel,
The Dancer Where She Fell.
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