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Poetry on the Patio

On Sunday August 22 at 7:30 pm Bedlam Theatre will be presenting Poetry on the Patio, which features a fantastic group of writers in a swell setting. This is a Spout-centric lineup, featuring Spout editor John Colburn, and Spout contributors Sarah Fox and Joanna Fuhrman (one of our featured poets) along with playright Bob Kerr. Here … Continue reading »

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Slushie

In a recent Salon.com piece, Laura Miller ruminates on the increased challenge of finding quality work to read when self publishing exponentially increases the available options. Read her piece here.  While reading unsolicited work (aka slush) can be a trying experience, as Miller vividly attests, it also provides an unfiltered view of the eccentricities and preoccupations of … Continue reading »

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Book Publishing Not Quite Dead, Again

Recently Garrison Keiller published the New York Times Op-Ed piece “The End of an Era In Publishing” which discusses how self-publishing will irrevocably change the publishing industry. His somewhat tongue-in-cheek assessment prompted Minnesota Public Radio’s MidMorning program to devote an hour to discussing the topic of whether or not book publishing as we know it is … Continue reading »

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Forever Young

In honor of Bob Dylan’s 69th birthday today, Spout strongly encourages you to play your favorite Dylan album. For me that might be Blood on the Tracks.  You can watch Bob perform a song from the album here. A good introduction to Dylan for children is the book “Forever Young” which was published in 2008. … Continue reading »

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Do The Math

At Spout, we are always amazed at the volume and quality of the submissions we receive, and wish we could publish more work than we do. According to a recent article from the Chronicle of Higher Education, there are plenty of publishing opportunities out there, but that isn’t necessarily a good thing. The growing number of … Continue reading »