Assigned Submissions
In light of the recent Tin House submissions controversy, maybe you’ll enjoy this brief exchange between ZYZZYVA editor Howard Junker and an anonymous author [my correction: she was not a former student of Junker’s as I had previously posted, but rather a writer he had published at one time] who required her class to submit their stories to literary magazines.
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July 8th, 2010 / 10:05 am
July 8th, 2010 / 10:05 am
UT Acquires Denis Johnson’s Archive
We noted when UT acquired David Foster Wallace’s papers here. And now we’ll note the purchase of Denis Johnson’s archive, which includes floppy disks and baby footprints.
I think I like the idea of archiving authors’ papers, but I wonder how these libraries will acquire their electronic materials? I remember one of my professors saying that UVA had passed on purchasing his email archive. Will such an acquisition be important in the future? How will those of us who are interested in that sidewise material access it? Who will look after it? What do you think about this impulse we have to sift through an author’s unpublished papers, and how will that translate to his or her electronic writing?
Two by Joan Healy
Click through for second video (nsfw).
Ryan Call—
Umpire Jim Joyce vs. Novelist James Joyce over at Adam Peterson’s Stock Photography Museum.
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20 Under 40 Pick ‘Em Winners
I’ve finally gone through the 24 entries (forgive my slowness), double-checked them, emailed the winners, and then I also had to wash the dishes and do a few other things before I could get this post live. Anyhow, thank you for being patient; I now present to you the 20 Under 40 Pick ‘Em Winners:
1st place: James Tanner (13 correct picks); Tanner selected prize package #2.
2nd place: Snowden Wright (12 correct picks); Wright selected prize package #1.
3rd place: Georgia Cool (12 correct picks, submitted one hour after Snowden’s entry); Cool will receive prize package #3.
Last place: Marshall, who submitted the following list:
1. Tao Lin 2. Tao Lin 3. Tao Lin 4. Tao Lin 5. Tao Lin 6. Tao Lin 7. Tao Lin 8. Tao Lin 9. Tao Lin 10. Tao Lin 11. Tao Lin 12. Tao Lin 13. Tao Lin 14. Tao Lin 15. Tao Lin 16. Tao Lin 17. Tao Lin 18. Tao Lin 19. Tao Lin 20. Dave Eggers
Congratulations, again, to the winners, and thank you to everyone who took the time to submit an entry! I hope this was a bit of distracting fun for all. If you liked this contest, please help us spread buzz about our next pick ’em: 10 Authors Most Likely to be Dropped by Their Publishers in 2011!
Thanks, especially, to all the authors and publishers and editors who donated products of their hard work to the prize packages. Please consider supporting them however you can.
(illustration from Dan McPharlin’s series Inland)
WE IN BALTIMORE I AINT PLAYIN
I love what Adam’s doing with IsReads now:
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June 4th, 2010 / 12:48 am
June 4th, 2010 / 12:48 am
Ryan Call—
The 20 Under 40 Pick ‘Em Contest is now closed due to The New Yorker‘s putting the June 7th issue online for subscribers. I’m closing it one day early to make sure we’re fair to those who submitted entries a while ago, just in case the list is included in that pay-walled content. When I can finally see a copy of the list, I’ll go through the entries and post the winner’s as soon as possible. Thanks for playing. Also, Lily’s post below reminded me to add to the prizes one tiny, unused Moleskine. UPDATE: Mike Young tells me the list isn’t actually out yet (he checked the issue online), so I’ll leave it open until the original deadline, 11:59pm tomorrow. Sorry for the confusion.
A Pixel Art Documentary by Simon Cottee
Last May, Blake posted a short meditation on video game art, particularly Jason Rohrer’s Passage, and how the constraints Rohrer and others write under can create new experiences in video games. If you liked that post, consider watching Simon Cottee‘s pixel art documentary, which explores how and why the pixel style has moved beyond indie video games and into visual art, music, and so on. Makes me miss my NES.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mqAZ06dwKU