An archive of posts relating to Hippocampus news and happenings, including special calls for submissions, contest alerts, award nominations, staff updates, book news, and general announcements.
[This blog post originally appeared on the HippoCamp 2016 conference website; we’re cross-posting it here.] Like magic, our ticketing system went live, today, at 12 a.m. Before we could even get out our newsletter–heck, before we even woke up this morning–people have been jumping on to the conference website to register for HippoCamp 2016! We’re…
In 2015, Hippocampus published about 150 pieces of creative nonfiction in its 12 issues. With input from our staff, I narrowed down these hundred-plus stories to these six…
Guest judge J. Michael Lennon said it best: “Impressive and moving sextet of creative nonfiction stories; each has its own singular merit. Very difficult to pick a winner.”
The first round of judging in our 2016 Remember in November Contest for Creative Nonfiction is complete.
We’re pleased to announce the guest judges in the 2015 Remember in November Contest for Creative Nonfiction, which will award a grand prize of $1,000. As is tradition, our most recent winner is part of the panel. The Hippocampus Magazine staff will narrow down all submissions to five finalists; from there, the guest judges take…
Christine Hale’s memoir (retitled) A Piece of Sky, A Grain of Rice is forthcoming from Apprentice House (April 2016). In this layered collage of memory within memory, Hale recreates for readers her kaleidoscopic experience of acceptance and insight along a broken path. Writer, prodigal daughter, single parent, Buddhist disciple, and, late in midlife, a newlywed,…
We’re proud to share these recent successes from past Hippocampus contributors: Lorie Adair‘s debut novel, Spider Woman’s Loom has been published by Foreverland Press. Described an exquisitely woven tale, it is set on the vast and starkly beautiful Navajo reservation in the aftermath of Indian agents exploiting the land and sending children to faraway boarding…
Hippocampus Magazine is giving away more than $1,200 in cash and prizes this November in our fifth annual Remember in November Contest for Creative Nonfiction.
We publish true stories here at Hippocampus, and so many of our writers have been inspired by the maternal figures in their lives, past and present.
Hippocampus Magazine will have a table at AWP 2015, and we’re doing all sorts of fun things. Find us at at the Bookfair at 1846.
