And not to be outdone, the winners of the 2009 and 2010 Pocataligo Poetry Contest are also now on the site. The 2010 contest was judged in-house by our poetry staff, and the 2009 contest was guest judged by world renowned poet Mark Doty. Click here for the winners of both contests.

It was a long, difficult, and lonesome process for guest judge David Bajo, but he has finally emerged unscathed with the winner, runners up, and finalists for the 2010 William Richey Short Fiction Contest. The contest brought in a record number of submissions and we were truly pleasantly surprised by the sheer volume of strong work. Thanks to everyone who entered the contest, and we hope to see more of your work throughout the year and in next year's contest. Click here to view the list of finalists, runners up, and the grand prize winner.

We are proud to announce our annual Pocataligo Poetry Contest, for which we are now accepting entries. The deadline is March 31st, and the guest judge is the supremely talented Ray McManus, whose next book will be out shortly. Visit the Poetry Contest section of our site for more info on the contest.

Our newest issue, Spring 2010 (Issue 17 #2, for those of you counting at home) launched at AWP to some pretty great feedback at both the cover and the content. We had a blast meeting our contributors and anyone else who was willing to pluck our ducks, so big thanks to everyone who was brave enough to stop by and chat... we are a menacing looking bunch. We'll be updating the website soon, so make sure to keep up with us.