The Pinch Literary Contest!

Posted by The Pinch on Nov 9, 2011 in fiction, hohenberg foundation, justin torres, literary contest, literary journal, nicky beer, poetry | No Comments

More information here: http://bit.ly/uvIG5M

CONTEST UPDATE

Posted by The Pinch on May 18, 2011 in fiction, hohenberg foundation, Jeffrey McDaniel, literary awards, literary contest, literary journal, poems, poetry, Rick Bass, short story, story, Submissions, the pinch, The Pinch Literary Awards | No Comments

We here at The Pinch have enjoyed reading all of your submissions to our 2011 Literary Awards in fiction and poetry. We are conferring with our esteemed judges, Jeffrey McDaniel and Rick Bass, and we will announce the winners soon!

CONTEST EXTENSION!

Posted by The Pinch on Mar 17, 2011 in hohenberg foundation, Jeffrey McDaniel, literary awards, literary contest, literary journal, poems, poetry, Rick Bass, short story, story, Submissions, the pinch, The Pinch Literary Awards | No Comments

We’ve been getting tons of excellent entries to our 2011 Literary Awards. We love them so much, in fact, we want to read more. We’ve extended the deadline to March 31st to give us a chance to read all the great fiction and poetry we can. So keep those submissions coming!

One week left to enter…

Posted by The Pinch on Mar 8, 2011 in fiction, hohenberg foundation, Jeffrey McDaniel, literary awards, literary contest, literary journal, Memphis, poems, poetry, Publication, Rick Bass, short story, story, Submissions, the pinch, The Pinch Literary Awards, the university of memphis | No Comments

The Pinch Literary Awards! Deadline: 3/15! $2500 in prizes! Poetry: $1,000 and publication in the Pinch. Judge: Jeffrey McDaniel. Fiction: $1,500 and publication in the Pinch. Judge: Rick Bass. Enter online OR send snail mail to: The Pinch Literary Awards English Department University of Memphis Memphis, TN 38152-6176 Visit the Contest page for more details.

Pinch Literary Awards in Fiction & Poetry!

Posted by The Pinch on Jan 6, 2011 in fiction, hohenberg foundation, Jeffrey McDaniel, literary awards, literary contest, literary journal, poems, poetry, Rick Bass, short story, story, the pinch | No Comments

$1500 for Fiction! Judged by Rick Bass! $1000 for Poetry! Judged by Jeffrey McDaniel! See contest page for more info!

The nominations are in…

Posted by The Pinch on Dec 4, 2010 in berwyn moore, bonnie naradzay, Carol claassen, Erica Johnson Debeljak, Nominations, sarah fawn montgomery | No Comments

We are proud to announce our nominations for The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses XXXVI. Fiction: Erica Johnson Debeljak “The Apple and Paradise Too” (30.1) John Brandon “Be Good to Our Pretty Girls” (30.2) Creative Nonfiction: Carol Claassen “Terminal Punctuation” (30.1) Sarah Fawn Montgomery “Death: An Encyclopedic Account of Ritual and Remembrance” (30.2) ...

2009 Pushcart Nominations

Posted by The Pinch on Mar 3, 2010 in brian kitely, CNF, february 1944 tom andrews 23, fiction, poetry, Pushcart Prize | No Comments

The Pinch is proud to announce its 2009 Pushcart nominations! Fiction: “Heal” by George Singleton and “February 1944 Tom Andrews, 23″ by Brian Kitely Creative Nonfiction: “Postscript to a Postscript to ‘The Ring of Time’” by Robert Root and “The Sound of Retreat” by Steven Church Poetry: “Ghazal Without Blood” by Joshua McKinney and “To ...

Party with The Pinch!

Posted by The Pinch on Feb 28, 2010 in creative writing club, dan piepenbring, greg larson, greg taff, hohenberg foundation, Joshua Schriftman, literary awards, Memphis, Meryl natchez, Release Party, Richard Bausch, sandy longhorn, SEA, the university of memphis, the wright carriage house, tray drumhann | No Comments

Celebrate the release of the new Spring 2010 issue, soon to hit bookstores! The Pinch Release Party Saturday, March 20 7 to 9 p.m. The Wright Carriage House, located at 688 Jefferson in Memphis, TN Drinks and appetizers will be served. Readings from three of our contributors, Sandy Longhorn (poetry), Joshua Schriftman (creative nonfiction), Meryl ...

2008 Pushcart Nominations

Posted by The Pinch on Feb 28, 2009 in CNF, fiction, Lee Sharkey, literary contest, On blind men metaphor and how she got to california in the first place, poetry, Pushcart, Pushcart Prize, the pinch, Uncategorized, “How To Work a Locker Room” | No Comments

2008 Pushcart Prize Nominations: Fiction- Garth Risk Hallberg, “Castaways” Nason Smith, “Breakaway Diver” Creative Nonfiction- Tita Ramirez, “On Blind Men, Metaphor, and How She Got to California in the First Place” Michelle Seaton, “How to Work a Locker Room” Poetry- Lee Sharkey, “Timor Mortis” Allison Joseph, “Trace Particles”