Prick of the Spindle: A Quarterly Online Journal of the Literary Arts
Vol. 4.1
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  Artwork this issue by Mark Reep, Guest Artist

Prick of the Spindle partners with the Pensacola Little Theatre to produce plays during the fall of 2010
for our Outreach Initiative for Youth Drama Competition. See guidelines here.

Prick of the Spindle - Dogzplot reading:
Two journals. One place. Dangerously close.
A Reading: Wherein writers of poetry, fiction, & nonfiction will gather in one place
to read their work by the sunny shores of the Florida panhandle.
Date:
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Time:
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
Dolce Vita, 309 South Reus St., Pensacola, Florida


Purchase a Kindle Magazine subscription to Prick of the Spindle issues here.

NEW: Aqueous Books

A podcast party! Having taken place during the AWP conference between Cynthia Reeser and others who were unable to attend the momentous annual occasion: Meg Pokrass, Ren Powell, Elizabeth Kate Switaj, Katrina Gray, J. Bradley, Tantra Bensko, and Andrew Bowen.

Prick of the Spindle Poetry Open judges Eric Weinstein and Cynthia Reeser announce the winners of its first Poetry Open Competition.
Purchase the Kindle edition, a publication including the stories of competition winners and honorable mentions, here.

Prick of the Spindle editor nominations for the storySouth Million Writers Award are in:
Story 1: "Grease Stains, Kismet, and Maternal Wisdom" by Mel Bosworth
Story 2: "Mr. Hunter's Backyard" by Rory Douglas
Story 3: "Playing from Memory" by Bob Sommer

Prick of the Spindle announces the winners of its first Fiction Open Competition.
Purchase the signature print edition, a publication including the stories of competition winners and honorable mentions, here.
The Kindle edition is available here.

We get interviewed on Fictionaut.

Congratulations to our Pushcart Prize XXXIV Nominees:
In Fiction:
* "Wild Man" by Ladee Hubbard
* "The Pulse of Snow" by Tony M. Vinci
* "Flood Plain" by Sarah Hilary
In Poetry:
* "Beach House" by Ali Shapiro
* "Dealey Plaza Action Set" by Laurie Barton
* "The Incident of the New Fires in the Gulf" by Christopher Lirette


We are now accepting short film submissions. To submit your work, send inquiry to pseditor (at) prickofthespindle (dot) com.

Check out the Dzanc Books Creative Writing Sessions, offered for writers who wish to fine-tune their craft.

Prick of the Spindle has a NewPages review. Read it here.

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