The Spring 2013 Issue is on its way!

Thanks to everyone who submitted work to this spring’s edition of Fishladder.  Our wonderful genre readers and editors are meeting in the next couple of weeks to discuss your pieces.  After the voting process has finished, you will receive emails letting you know whether or not your work will be published in the Spring 2013 edition of the magazine. 

A few upcoming events you should know about:

March: On the 1st, the magazine is off to the printer! Sometime in March, we will also be hosting 10th Anniversary Gala.  At this event, we will be showcasing all 10 editions of Fishladder, as well as giving attendees a sneak preview of the 2013 edition with readings of selected pieces.  Snacks and beverages will be provided.  Time and location TBA. 

April 12th:  The unveiling of the Spring 2013 edition will be held on April 12th!  Come on by to meet the staff, hear readings of published pieces, and receive a free copy of the magazine hot off the press.  Snacks and beverages will be provided.  Time and location TBA. 

Also: the website links have been fixed so the 2012 edition of the magazine is now available along the side tabs. 

Thanks, submitters, readers, and editors, for your patience and dedication. Happy winter semester, everyone!

 

Now Accepting Submissions!

The fishladder staff is up and running, and we’re excited to see your submissions! Click on Submit for full instructions. 

Accepting applications for ’12-’13!

Get involved with Fishladder, GVSU’s annual journal of writing and art!
Would you like to help make editorial selections in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, drama, art, or photography? Do you have previous Fishladder experience and you’d like to become an assistant head editor or genre editor? We’d love to hear from you.
Download the blank application form here, or get a copy from the WRT department main office, in LOH 326. Turn in completed applications to LOH 326. Or after hours, to the envelope on the door of LOH 307. Applications are due Friday, September 21st, 2012!

For a detailed look at what we do, check out our main website at http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/fishladder/ or stop into the WRT department for a paper copy.

If you were a staff reader for the magazine last year, and want to continue in the same position, you do not need to fill out a new application.

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New website!

It’s been pretty quiet around here, because Fishladder has a shiny new website! Please go to http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/fishladder/ to see the new 2012 issue, as well as archived contents all the way back to our very first issue in 2003. We’ll spruce up this page as a place for editors and contributors (past and present) to talk about writing and editing. In the meantime, check out http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/fishladder/!

All-staff meeting!

By now, all applicants in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and drama, should have heard from one of our editors. We’re looking forward to meeting new and returning staff at our first (and only) all-staff meeting on Friday, October 7, at 5pm in LOH 174. Come and learn about the editorial process, and meet your fellow genre readers.

Special call for art and photography applications!

Art and photography students: we need you! Fishladder is still accepting applications from students interested in joining our editorial staff and evaluating submissions of art and photography. We’re proud to feature great visual art alongside great writing, but we need your help! Please download the application below and see the instructions on the form about how to turn it in. We’d love to have you on board.
Please apply by Monday, October 3rd!

FAQs
-The time commitment is flexible, and relatively light.
-Staff members can still submit their own work for possible publication.
-These positions are unpaid.

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Now accepting applications for ’11-’12!

EDITED 9/24: THANK YOU for all your applications. The returning genre editors are meeting this coming week to go over applications and select genre staffs. You will hear from Fishladder via email in the next week or so.

Fishladder is now accepting applications from Grand Valley State University students interesting in working on the magazine. Would you like to help make editorial selections in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, drama, art, or photography? Do you have previous Fishladder experience and you’d like to become an assistant head editor or genre editor? Are you interested in layout or design of the magazine? We’d love to hear from you. Please download an application, fill it out, and return it to LOH 326 by 9/23.
Looking forward to working with you!

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