A Strange Coolness In the Air

We are really, really thrilled to share that PANK contributor MERRITT TIERCE will receive a 2011 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer’s Award. Merritt is an outstanding writer and this recognition is richly deserved.

In Issue 4 of Red Lightbulbs, xTx, Paul Cunningham, J. Bradley, and others.

David LaBounty has an interestingly titled poem up at Booth.

The September issue of decomP includes Gary Moshimer, Eric Burke, and others.

Lumberyard 8 features Sherman Alexie and many other fine writers.

At Used Furniture Review, a story by Bonnie ZoBell.

Ravi Mangla has a funny short list at McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.

In book news, JA Tyler’s novella Girl With Oars & Man Dying is available for preorder from Aqueous Books.

There’s also a new issue of elimae with Eric Burke, Peter Schwartz, Meghan Lamb, Kristina Marie Darling, Brian Oliu,Jimmy Chen, Shane Jones, MG Martin, and Helen Vitoria. Brian also has short fiction in Shelf Life.

Hobart brings us something from Kevin Wilson.

I really recommend everything in DIAGRAM 11.4 but PANK contributors also bring it hard with work from Adam Peterson (and Laura Eve Engel) and Matthew Vollmer.

Dan Gutstein has a new book of poetry out, Bloodcoal & Honey.

At Freerange Nonfiction, you will find an essay, The Dative Case, by Daniel Nester.

The American All-Stars issue of Beat the Dust includes Matthew Salesses, Lindsay Hunter, and AD Jameson.

Sinners of Sanction County, by Charles Dodd White, can be pre-ordered from Bottom Dog Press.