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Issue 9 Launch Party [Recap]

April 12, 2012February 19, 2018Superstition Review

We would like to thank all of our staff, interns, contributors, readers, Art Intersection, Mind Over Batter, and Pomegranate Cafe for making the launch of Issue 9 a success. On launch day alone, we had over 460 visitors, half of which were new to Superstition Review. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Check out some of the photos from our Issue 9 launch party.

294964_10150941149804896_157823139895_13252804_2031176664_n — Cake pops courtesy of Mind Over Batter.

529122_10150941173944896_157823139895_13252907_1246622270_n — Poet Gregory Castle reads his work. Editor Jennie Ricks presents her favorite work from Issue 9.

556026_10150941174289896_157823139895_13252910_88195755_n — Editor Caitlin Demo presents her favorite work from Issue 9.

303484_10150941149999896_157823139895_13252806_1710192691_n — Friends of Superstition Review

389749_10150941150324896_157823139895_13252809_1034535631_n — Artist Carolyn Lavender discusses her work.

522986_10150941175229896_157823139895_13252915_1921023927_n — Editor Sarah Murray presents her favorite work from Issue 9.

562607_10150941149909896_157823139895_13252805_459702951_n — Some of our talented SR Interns. Friends of SR including Faculty Advisor Melanie Pitts, Professor Duane Roen, and Hannah Roen, who was an editor for Issue 1 of SR.

528309_10150941173724896_157823139895_13252905_2036711706_n — Artist Monica Martinez discusses her work.

555863_10150941174989896_157823139895_13252913_902900085_n — Editor Corinne Randall presents her favorite work from Issue 9.

536329_10150941174104896_157823139895_13252908_1347330894_n — Editor Christine Peters presents her favorite work from Issue 9.

542803_10150941149554896_157823139895_13252799_942907503_n — Delicious vegan rolls courtesy of The Pomegranate Cafe.

536505_10150941150109896_157823139895_13252807_1641991810_n — Contributors and staff mingling before the presentation.

522151_10150941149684896_157823139895_13252801_1009591274_n — Delicious hummus & veggies courtesy of The Pomegranate Cafe.

548834_10150941175409896_157823139895_13252916_2024812987_n — Editor Christine Truong presents her favorite piece from Issue 9

Meet the Review Crew: Interview Editor Erin Caldwell

March 24, 2012February 19, 2018Superstition Review

Each week we will be featuring one of our many talented interns here at Superstition Review.

Erin Caldwell is the Interview Editor at Superstition Review, an undergraduate English major, a nanny, and a barista. After her graduation form ASU in May, she plans to go on an extended whirlwind national tour playing bass guitar with her band Dogbreth. During her tour of the US, Erin hopes to complete a collection of poems and short stories that are expected to be printed by local Phoenix press, Lawn Gnome Publishing. Right now, Erin’s main career goal is to create extracurricular writing workshops and literary magazine programs for children and teens in rural and urban areas.

Living through a nomadic childhood, Erin found a sense of stability in her book collection. A lifelong fan of fiction and poetry, her favorite books as a child were The Phantom Tollbooth and Where the Sidewalk Ends. Her tastes have grown to include works by Truman Capote, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, JD Salinger, and Joyce Carol Oates. If she had to choose one book to read for the rest of her life, it would probably be To Kill a Mockingbird or Nine Stories. Drawing upon these influences, Erin writes essays, stories, and poems based on her own experiences.

Her favorite aspect of the small-press literary world is being able to read work from famous authors and emerging writers side-by-side. Ploughshares, Tin House, and The Believer are her top magazine picks. Through her time with Superstition Review, she will get to interview new and established authors printed in such publications. These conversations will give insight into the literary world by the people living in it.

Meet the Review Crew: Advertising Editor Christine Peters

February 14, 2012February 19, 2018Superstition Review

Each week we will be featuring one of our many talented interns here at Superstition Review.

Christine Peters, a senior at Arizona State University, is one of the Advertising Editors working here on Superstition Review. She is graduating this May with a degree in U.S. History and a minor in Global Studies. An Arizona native, Christine plans on leaving the beauty of the desert after graduation for the excitement of New York City.

Christine is an avid supporter of the arts. Although originally a dancer, Christine has since expanded to exploring and learning more about the different mediums through which human expression can take form. Her internship at the Arizona Commission on the Arts was paramount in educating her about the many utilities art can serve, and how it is truly invaluable for a strong, healthy society. Her current internships with the Musical Instrument Museum, Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation, and Superstition Review, likewise are teaching her about the many ways in which arts can be promoted and integrated into society.

Christine wants to pursue a career in which she can better advocate for the arts, whether it be at the grassroots level, through direct implementation of arts programs, or at the national level, through policy creation. Christine was initially brought to Superstition Review after seeing an ad for interns in her college’s e-newsletter. In an effort to learn as much about the different ways in which the arts are integrated into society, and having prior experience with artist outreach, Christine applied for a position with the literary magazine.

So far the internship has taught Christine about the most direct and popular ways to reach out to artists and the public. She will certainly carry the skills she is learning through the internship into her next position.

Christine has loved getting to know more about the different components of the literary world: writing, publishing, and marketing. Christine has enjoyed becoming familiar with the contributors of Superstition Review.