A Special Thanks

May 15, 2013

Now that both the 2012-2013 general and writing contest submission periods have come to a close, Fugue has a lot to celebrate, which means we also have a lot to be thankful for. Our editors considered submissions from thousands of talented writers, and we are fortunate to have received such remarkable prose and poetry for publication. While we always receive more than we can publish, many new and established writers now appear alongside each other in two new issues—print and digital—published this year. Due to the generosity of our readers and community, this year’s fundraiser, Flight of Writers, also raised enough money to help cover a large portion of our production and circulation costs. We would like thank all who donated their time, effort, creativity, money, or any combination of these to make Flight of Writers and Fugue such a success. We would also like to thank all who submitted their work this submission period. Keep submitting and, most importantly, keep writing.

Annual Writing Contest: Only Two Weeks Left!

April 15, 2013

Fugue’s Annual Writing Contest is about to close. You only have the last half of April to get your submissions in. That’s roughly 16 days! To enter before the May 1st deadline see the instructions on our Submit Page. Remember that there are two steps to submitting your contest entry. 1) Add the contest fee ($15) to your cart and pay through Fugue’s subscriptions menu , and 2) email the confirmation number of your contest fee and attached submission to the appropriate genre editor at fugue-poetry@uidaho.edu, fugue-fiction@uidaho.edu, or fugue-prosesubmit@uidaho.edu (nonfiction). Be sure to include "Fugue Contest Submission" in the subject line. Good luck. $1000 will be awarded to both poetry and prose winners!

Flight of Writers

March 30, 2013

April 26th, 2013 Fugue will be hosting Flight of Writers in our hometown, Moscow, ID. Flight of Writers is an event that pairs great wine with some of the region’s most celebrated writers. Here’s how it works: before the event, an esteemed judge is given writing samples. The judge then pairs each sample with a wine that best compliments it, taking into consideration the “flavors” in both the wine and the writing. The best part? The night of the event, the writers will read their work as the audience samples the wine each writer has been paired with. It’s a night of good taste, for both the ear and the tongue. Kim Barnes, Sam Ligon, and Daniel Orozco will be reading prose, and Ron McFarland and Alexandra Teague will be reading poetry.

Fugue 2013 Annual Writing Contest Now Open!

Jan. 1, 2013

The submission period of Fugue's annual writing contest is currently open. This year, we're fortunate to have our accomplished & talented guest judges, Claudia Emerson for poetry and Duff Brenna for prose, selecting the winners! Both prose and poetry winners receive a prize of $1,000 and publication in the Summer/Fall 2013 print issue of Fugue. Runners up will also be considered for publication in the Summer/Fall 2013 print issue. Check our Submit Page for the details on how to enter your submission. Good luck, and thanks for entering!

Success Stories

Dec. 11, 2012

Fugue has received some great updates from past and present contributors! We want to pass along their success stories:

Jacob M. Appel, whose short story "The Consummate Marauder" appeared in Fugue's Winter/Fall 1998 issue, won the 2012 Dundee International Book Prize. His novel, The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up, was released by Cargo Publishing this year.

Ansel Elkins, winner of this year's Fugue Spring 2012 Annual Writing Contest in Poetry for her poem "Real Housewives," has received notification that she has been awarded a 2013 Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts!

If you see these great writers around (in the real or digital world), be sure to congratulate them. We are proud that their work has appeared in Fugue, and wish them the best!

New Issue

Dec. 5, 2012

Fugue Readers
A quick announcement: our brand new Summer/Fall issue, #43, has arrived from the printer. It's available as a single issue ($10), or via a two-year subscription (which includes two issues for $18). Check the Subscribe page for more details. Thanks to our designer, Jordan Sparrow, for the cover art and for all of our talented contributors.

Issue #43 features: poetry by Ansel Elkins, David Cadzen, Dylan Mounts, Anne Switzer, Michael Derrick Hudson, Julie Judkins, and Jeff Tigchelaar; fiction by Josie Sigler, B. Pelcz, and Geoffrey Robert Waring; nonfiction by Natanya Ann Pulley, Signe Jorgenson, and Mark Beaver.

Here's a sneak peek:

Contest Winners

Aug. 21, 2012

Our spring 2012 contest winners are final, and their work will appear in the upcoming fall 2012 issue

The contest winners for poetry
Winner: "Real Housewives" by Ansel Elkins
Second place: "Midwest Suite" by David Cazden
Third place: "bobby solomon found himself the owner of a local community services organization" by Dylan Mounts
The contest winners for prose
Winner: "The Watcher in the Woods" by Josie Sigler (fiction)
Second place: "Trickster Surfs the Floods" by Natanya Ann Pulley (essay)

We would like to extend our gratitude to this year's judges, Pam Houston (prose) and Rodney Jones (poetry). We received many strong submissions this year, and the competition, in turn, was steep. Determining the winners was an experience as equally challenging as it was rewarding. We would also like to thank all those who submitted their work. We encourage you to keep writing and submitting.