Midwest Literary Magazine & Small Press Fair

Join us for the Midwest Literary Magazine & Small Press Fair hosted by The Kenyon Review and the New York-based Council of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP).

Stop by for a panel discussion or small group roundtable, to chat with a publisher, or just to peruse the books, magazines, and journals, many of which will also be available for sale. Part of a series of fairs being held around the country, the Midwest Literary Magazine & Small Press Fair features publishers and editors of regional and national literary magazines and small presses, all converging to sell their journals for $2 an issue and books for $4. Each day also brings discussions on issues related to writing and publishing. See the schedule below.

Closing Thursday's session is Epilog, a gala reading with graduating MFA students from Ohio State's Creative Writing Program, at 7 pm in the Film/Video Theater.

Presented by the Council of Literary Magazines & Presses, The Kenyon Review, and the Wexner Center in association with Ohio State's Creative Writing Program, Department of English.


SCHEDULE

Thu, June 3 / 11 am-7 pm

Film/Video Theater / 11 am
WRITING IN THE MIDWEST
Panel discussion with Midwest authors and editors: Keith Hood (editor, Orchid), Lawrence Coates (director, Bowling Green State University Creative Writing Program), David H. Lynn (editor, The Kenyon Review), David Young (coeditor, Field), Alice Cone (Wick Poetry Program), David Lazar (senior editor, Hotel Amerika)

CafÈ / 2 pm
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
Small group discussions with journal editors: Mike Czyzniejewski (editor, Mid-American Review), Kathy Fagan (editor, The Journal), Nancy Zafris (fiction editor, The Kenyon Review), David H. Lynn (editor, The Kenyon Review), George Looney (editor, Lake Effect), Sam Longmire (editor, Out of Line), Rachel Moulton (reader, Antioch Review), Christina Veladota (assistant editor, Hotel Amerika)

Film/Video Theater / 7 pm
EPILOG
Readings by Graduating MFA Students from the OSU Creative Writing Program

Fri, June 4 / 11 amñ6 pm

Film/Video Theater / Noon
EATING YOUR WORDS
Panel discussion on how to write and still put food on the table: Bob Fox (Ohio Arts Council), Kate Fox (Ohioana Library Association), Phyllis Boerner (editor, Kaleidoscope)

Film/Video Theater / 2 pm
GETTING PAST THE GATE
Panel discussion about submitting unsolicited manuscripts, and what grabs editors' attention: Karen Craigo (poetry editor, Mid-American Review), David Baker (poetry editor, The Kenyon Review), Erin McGraw (coordinator, The Journal Fiction Prize), Peter Riesbeck (Sundry Publishing Company)

Panelists are subject to change. Current as of 5/12/04.