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Category: Hippocampus News
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.
Editor’s Notes: April 2012
I thought about making an April Fool’s Day joke in our monthly email or hidden somewhere in the new issue, but I am terrible at making things up – that’s why I love nonfiction. It’s the brilliant stuff you CAN’T make up!
Prompts: Oh. My. God. What is that smell?
Everyone can get involved with Hippocampus Magazine with {prompts}! About each month, we’ll post a new creative nonfiction prompt, inspired by a real-life event. Fact is stranger than fiction–if we experience something unbelievable, others must have a similar story. From January 2011 “Oh. My. God. What is that smell?” Join the fun with our current…
March 2012: Editor’s Notes
Happy March! It’s been unseasonably warm in my neck of the woods this winter. And I’m not complaining. It’s not spring yet, but it sure feels like it. Just yesterday at my day job, at Elizabethtown College, I snapped a picture of an art class having class outside. As I write this, I am procrastinating…
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Issue: Seeking Submissions
Music and memories: two words closely related. In July 2012, our online magazine will turn into a mix tape of sorts, belting out originals from an array of wordsmiths. Hippocampus Magazine invites you to share your music-inspired story in our first rock ‘n’ roll issue. There’s a reason so many timeless hits are those story-songs…
Editor’s Notes: February 2012
The February issue is live! This issue may feature a photo of heart-shaped ravioli on the homepage, but don’t let that fool you: this image is attached to a story about a would-be romantic dinner where our author opens mouth and, instead, inserts foot–not pasta.
Hippocampus Reader Survey 2012
Wow. It’s been a full year since we made our first call for submissions, launched our website and brought Hippcampus to life. And we’ve been sharing fresh creative nonfiction from established and emerging authors since May 2011. During this whole time we’ve been making friends, gaining followers and, most of all, having fun. When I…
Insider Tips: Nathan Evans
… it would be easy to say that’s why I read for the magazine – because they published me, or because they asked me, but actually there’s more to the answer than that. The reason why I read for Hippo is because I really believe in what it’s doing and the sort of writing it seeks to publish and promote.
Reflections: Hippocampus Staff Look Back, Look Ahead
Some members of the Hippocampus staff reflect on 2011 and share what they plan to do better in 2012. What are your goals for this new year? And what did you learn in 2011?
November 2011 Prompts: It really wasn’t an appropriate time to laugh, but…
Everyone can get involved with Hippocampus Magazine with {prompts}! Each month, we’ll post a new creative nonfiction prompt, inspired by a real-life event. Fact is stranger than fiction–if we experience something unbelievable, others must have a similar story. From November 2011 “it really wasn’t an appropriate time to laugh, but…” Join the fun with our…
