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2016 Contest: An Interview with Fiction Judge Sofia Samatar

by Black Warrior Review | Jun 27, 2016 | Archive, Interviews

Sofia Samatar is the author of the novels A Stranger in Olondria (Small Beer Press, 2013) and The Winged Histories (Small Beer Press, 2016). Her work has received the John W. Campbell Award, the William L. Crawford Award, the British Fantasy Award, and the World...

2015 Contest: Fiction Runner-up FELLOWSHIP by Kimberly King Parsons

by Black Warrior Review | May 23, 2016 | Archive, Feature

Writing by Kimberly King Parsons has appeared or is forthcoming in New South, Gigantic, Fiction Southeast, Fanzine, Time Out New York, and elsewhere. Ploughshares recently featured her story “Fiddlebacks” in their column “The Best Short Story I Read...

2015 Contest: Poetry Runner-up WOLFMOON by Mary-Alice Daniel

by Black Warrior Review | May 9, 2016 | Archive, Feature

Click here to check out more 42.2 featured content. Mary-Alice Daniel was born in Northern Nigeria and raised in the suburbs of London and Nashville, TN. After attending Yale University, she received her MFA from the University of Michigan. Her adopted home is Los...

2015 Contest: An Interview with Poetry Winner Mark Baumer

by Black Warrior Review | May 2, 2016 | Archive, Interviews

Click here to check out more 42.2 featured content. Mark Baumer lives in Providence, RI. He works in a library. His website is thebaumer.com. Interview by RYAN BOLLENBACH Black Warrior Review: In one of the stanzas of your winning poem ‘b careful’ you write: “It feels...

2015 Contest: An Interview with Fiction Winner Jill Rosenberg

by Black Warrior Review | Apr 25, 2016 | Archive, Interviews

Click here to check out more 42.2 featured content. Jill Rosenberg has a BA from Vassar College and an MFA in fiction from the University of Montana. Her stories have appeared in The Kenyon Review Online, Crazyhorse, The North American Review, and other journals. She...