Fictionary put to bed
February 4, 2009
Finally.
Guido Mendez's cover
After a couple months of staring at this magazine until my eyes ached, it’s done. Our designer, Guido Mendez, did an amazing job, and we’ll have this out in time for the AWP Conference next week—knock on wood; I don’t want to jinx us.
But I have to say, I’m really proud of this. We’ve managed to create solid magazine journalism while including all our departmental news in a way that doesn’t come across as chest-thumping. Jon Fullmer’s feature on Joe Meno is a fascinating glimpse into the work ethic that leads to Joe’s seemingly superhuman creative output. Ilana Shabanov’s “Postcards from the Program” takes a look at how travel to—and living in—a foreign country influences writing and the teaching thereof. And (speaking of chest-thumping) you can read my profile of Booklist associate editor and Story Week mainstay Donna Seaman on my Stories page.
