For those of you familiar with the literary magazine I founded in 1996, In the Grove, you'll know we've published some great writers and some great new writers, but that our publishing schedule is very erratic. Over twelve years, though, we have churned out sixteen issues---and tonight, number 17, is now online. It is the first issue we've done online since deciding to make the move from print to screen. A number of factors have made the move appealing---the lower cost, the wider distribution, and the increasing legitimacy of online literary magazines. So, I hope you will bookmark inthegrove.net, link us, spread the word, and most of all, enjoy the writing.
I'm very excited about this issue, and I would like to thank all of our loyal readers over the years. I should thank our patient contributors, as well, and they are an amazing roster. This issue features the prize-winners from the 2008 William Saroyan Centennial Prizes, Chaired by Megan Bohigian. The first place winners are Hal Ackerman, Elizabeth Edelglass, and Bethany Chaney.
The issue also includes:
fiction by Tim Z. Hernandez (excerpt from his forthcoming novel, Breathing, In Dust)
creative nonfiction by Jeff Tannen and Lucille Sutton
poetry by David Campos, Yu-Han Chao, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Charles Hood, Sam Pierstorff, Dixie Salazar, Soul Vang, and C. Dale Young.
Lastly, I should thank my good friend Erik Fritz, whose patience, diligence, eye for good writing, and off-the-charts web skills have made the issue possible. I'm certain In the Grove would not have made it to number 17 without him.
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