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Let me clarify something first. My definition of revision: Revision [ri-vizh-uh n] Noun 1. The act of completely revamping a previous version of a story. 2. When God looks down after creating the earth for six days and says, “Nope. Not so much.” And so He erases days two through six […]
Superstition Review student intern Asonta Benetti interviewed past intern Kelly Vo to see how she was impacted by her experiences with SR: “It really was not a planned internship,” Kelly Vo remembers, “but I know that without the amazing experiences I had at Superstition Review, I wouldn’t be as prepared for the next steps of […]
Each Tuesday we feature audio or video of an SR Contributor reading their work. Today we’re proud to feature a podcast by Kelly Morris. Kelly Morris holds an MFA from Spalding University, and her work has appeared in various literary magazines. She is a co-founder and regular contributor to the blog Literary Labors (And the Occasional […]
Like most writers, I was an avid reader as a child. Even though I couldn’t tell you the name of most of my college professors, I can easily summon a mental picture of my elementary school librarian, Mrs. Blair. To this day when I read a story set in a library, even a decidedly grown-up […]
On October 16th, at Changing Hands in Tempe, the poet and Arizona Commission on the Arts recipient, Kelly Nelson, shares selections from her new chapbook, a meditation on love, loss, and the things that go unsaid. The Event starts at 7:00pm. After the Event there will be an Open Mic for all interested. The poems […]
I’ve recently realized the importance of my own physical setting as an influence in my writing. When I’m working on a story, I like to write at my desk while drinking a particular type of green tea out of a specific mug. But sometimes I make myself go out and write in a coffee shop […]
Where are they now? We are so proud of our past and present staff here at Superstition Review, and we’ve decided to celebrate the accomplishments of our past interns throughout the month of April. Each day, we will feature an intern on social media and share what they’re up to now. Then, at the end […]
Our editors are hard at work building Issue 33 of Superstition Review, which will launch May 1. This issue features art from six award-winning artists: Dixie Salazar, Kathy Peterson, Slav Nedev, Kelly D Villalba, Rodney Rigby, and Nam Hoang Tran. Dixie Salazar is an artist and writer who has shown her work extensively in the Central Valley […]
Congratulations to Ananda Lima on the upcoming release of her fiction debut, Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil! The novel with be available June 18th from Tor Books and is available for pre-order now. Craft is a surreal literary linked short story collection revolving around the absurdity of our times, art, and writing, as […]
We’re back with another installment of getting to know the Issue 28 contributors! In this post, we hear from some of our Fiction and Nonfiction contributors. What’s your coffee/tea order? Katherine Tunning (Fiction) says, “The order goes: coffee on Tuesday, Thursday, and the weekend. Black tea on the other days, plus the coffee days, so […]