The winners and finalists of the 2012 Salamander Fiction Prize have been announced! The winner of the contest, chosen by judge Carolyn Cooke, is Lynne Oaks, for “A Sudden Absence of Sound.” Jenn Chan Lyman’s “Two Old Fools” received honorable mention. … Read More
With our new issue in the mail (!) and contest submissions closed, we have a moment to take a breath of this delicious warm Bostonian air and send a congratulations to some of our wonderful contributors: David Abrams, whose story … Read More
Salamander is excited to participate in the 2012 Mass Poetry Festival: April 20-22, in Salem, MA. Among all the fantastic events and festivities (which can be found at http://masspoetry2012.crowdvine.com/calendar), you’ll be able to find us at: The Small Press … Read More
The CAS Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program, the English Department, and the Creative Writing Program are proud to present the following public events with John F. Deane. John F. Deane is an award-winning Irish poet, novelist, translator, editor, and the … Read More
Congratulations to past contributor Will Schutt (Volume 15, No. 2), who was chosen as the Winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets. From yalepress.wordpress.com: Yale University Press is pleased to announce a winner in the 2012 Yale Series … Read More
Congratulations to Edith Pearlman and Laura Kasischke, winners of the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award! Edith Pearlman, who is featured in Salamander Vol. 11.1 and 12.1, won for her short story collection Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories. … Read More
The English Department and the Creative Writing Program at Suffolk University Present: A Reading by DEB OLIN UNFERTH, the author of the story collection Minor Robberies, the novel Vacation, and the memoir Revolution: The Year I Fell in … Read More
Stop by and say hello to Salamander at the AWP Chicago bookfair – we’ve got prime real estate at table M23 in the Southeast Hall. Among the AWPsome benefits of swinging by the Salamander table: admire our new issue … Read More
Join us on Tuesday, February 21, at 7 pm in the Sawyer Library Poetry Center, 3rd floor, 73 Tremont St., for a reading by fiction writer Siobhan Fallon and poet Elyse Fenton. Siobhan Fallon is the author of You … Read More
With so many talented contributors, we’re very pleased and not at all surprised to announce that many of them have exciting news to announce! Congratulations to Elaine Terranova, whose beautiful poem “Orphanage,” originally featured in Salamander 15.2, was chosen for … Read More
Welcome to our “Update at a glance,” where you’ll find the latest book news from our contributors as well as upcoming Salamander readings and events. We look forward to staying in touch with you. – The Editors
Winner Hester Kaplan, “The Aerialist” Honorable Mention Kelly Luce, “The Blue Demon of Ikumi” Finalists Michelle Regalado Deatrick, “The Second Coming of the STASSIS Goat” B. D. Feil, “The Second Baseman” Erica Plouffe Lazure, “Azimuth and Altitude” Dwaine Rieves, “Leverage” … Read More