IWW Members in Print and Published

Lots of IWW members scored publication triumphs last week! Last time I posted these they were in alphabetical order by last names--this time it's by first names, which is tough for Wendee. So next time I'll do it alphabetically starting with H.


Alan Girling:

My memoir, "Diagnosis: Square One," about my experience being falsely diagnosed with kidney cancer, will be published by Anvil Press in their upcoming anthology, Body Breakdowns. I wrote it specifically for this anthology and I'm gratified the project is a go. The book is already available for pre-orders on Amazon. I must thank the people who helped me with it over a year ago: Carter, Gary, Greg, Ally, Ruth, Julie Winrich, Sanchona, and Daddy Radic. If I've missed anyone, please accept my apologies.


Ann Hite:

I heard today a Christmas story I submitted to a new Cup of Comfort book, "Christmas Memories," has been accepted. I'll let you know when the book comes out in bookstores.

My poem, "Woman Released," is online at 7 beats a second. I wrote this for my husband for Father's Day. He's going to be surprised that I published it too. Thanks, Alice, for the info that led me there.


Charles Hightower:

I just received word from the Electric Dragon Cafe that I've won first place in their writing competition that just closed. The prize money isn't much to get worked up over, but it's nice to have my work validated.


Laurel Lamperd:

My Regency novel, Subsitute Bride, has been accepted for publication by Wings ePress, Inc., and is scheduled for publication in July, 2008.

Two poems, "Moon Boy" and "The Concert and Vermeer," were published in the anthology, The Weighing of the Heart, Sunline Press, Cottelsloe, Western Australia.


Louisa Homerow:

My short fiction, "Strays," appears in the summer issue of Smoking Poet.

Thank you to Alan Girling, who first introduced me to Smoking Poet. His short story was published in the 2007 spring issue. In addition, thank you to the members of the Practice list: the administrators who supplied the prompt and the members who gave feedback.

Smoking Poet accepts fiction, non-fiction, book reviews and poetry. The featured author interview is with the poet, Dorianne Laux. Submission guidelines here.

"Memory and a Restaurant in San Jose" appears in the seventh anniversary issue of
ken*again (summer 2007).

The piece was first submitted as a practice piece. Thank you to practice admin for the prompt and to practice members for their input.

To see the finished piece (under prose), to read other work and find guidelines please click here.

A number of list members have had their work in ken*again; for example, Joanna Weston's poetry appeared in the last issue.

Wishing you all the best on your writing. My participation may be sporadic for the rest of the summer, but I hope to get on keel once autumn is here.

Write on, everybody!!


Mark Kline:

I have a translation in the current issue of Words Without Borders, a web magazine hosted by Bard College. For those interested in literature, essays, reviews, poetry, etc. from around the world, translated into English, this is a great place to browse. Click on the continent or region you're interested in and take it from there.


Robert Hyers:

Yahoo! My short story "Playing House" is now up at 3:AM Magazine. Thanks
to everyone who critted it a couple of months back. If the mood strikes
you, you can read it here. Thanks again guys!


Scott Wiggerman:

I was just published in the 2007 print edition of "Queer Collection"
(Fabulist Flash Publishing: Las Vegas, 2007). Two poems are in this
edition: "Abortion Run," which I'm certain was subbed on the list a while
back, and "The Interview Date," which is now up on my website.

In addition, the 2008 "Texas Poetry Calendar," which I edit and publish with
my partner, is at the printers as we speak. Copies should be available in
mid-July, and as soon as our server issues are settled, I'll have a JPG of
the beautiful cover up at our website.


Sheri McGregor:

My second romance novel, originally published in the U.S. in 2001, has recently gone to print in Norway. My first romance, published in the U.S. in 1999, is now selling in Russia--added to Denmark, Holland, Portugal and Greece.

I recently finished up a brochure on stress management and the relationship between stress and depression for the non-profit Families for Depression Awareness. Apparently it is hugely popular, and within a couple of weeks went to a second printing.

I have recently contracted for the second edition of my hiking guide, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Diego, for a fall 2007 release.


Susan Constable:

As some of you know, I've been trying my hand at haiga for the past few months. Here are the first three to be posted online: Private Room, Spring Break, Autumn Sky. The first two were submitted for judging by Kuniharu Shimizu of the World Haiku Association, and the third one was part of a haiga workshop, under the mentorship of Linda Papanicolaou, editor of Haiga Online.

I'm having fun!!!


Wayne Scheer:

I've fallen behind on my yahooing, so if this seems like an overlong exercise in bragging, it is.

Long Story Short has accepted my story about love and sex among the elderly, "Choosing a Life," which was reviewed recently on the Fiction list under the title "A New Man."

Cynic Magazine agreed to annoy art historians with my humor piece, "A Walk in Arles."

T-Zero will publish my essay, "On Writing and Writhing." It grew out of various IWW discussions on writing rules. It should have been sent to the IWW blog, but I decided to see if I could make money on it first. Every $15 puts me closer to . . . buying a new ink cartridge for my printer.

Finally, my old reliable Espresso Fiction is beginning a new venture of stories for high school students and accepted an old story of mine, "What's Wrongwith Being Lazy?" Oldtimers at Fiction may remember it.

Now, for those few who are still reading or have skimmed to the bottom of this email, here are stories of mine that have recently gone online that I haven't bragged on recently.

"Take MeOut to the Ball Game," critiqued at Fiction, is available at Blood Orange Review.

"Cousin Harold," my one and only published poem written as a dare for Practice, is available at Flashquake.

"Sister-in-Law," a flash I wrote as a family joke based on a true event, is up at The Smoking Poet. You need to click on Fiction. Mine is the second story.


Finally, "The Eulogy" and "A Father's Day Tribute," two flashes written originally at Practice, can be read at Shine.


As always, I want to thank the writers at Fiction and Practice for their help and inspiration.

Wendee Holtcamp:

This article has generated a lot of attention!

"My 30 Days of Consumer Celibacy," OnEarth Magazine, Summer 2007. It also has a podcast where the editor interviews me. And the piece was reprinted at Alternet, which has an active discussion forum where many people have commented on it.