A big thank you to fellow memoir writer Amye Barrese Archer, also a reader and contributor of Hippocampus, for the interview on her blog, First Person. We chatted about the inspiration for the magazine, my hopes and dreams for it, and even discussed Russel Brand. Read the story, New Literary Magazine for Memoir and Creative…
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.
Online Launch Party May 1: Win $100 Amazon.com Gift Card
To celebrate the launch of Hippocampus Magazine, we’re giving away $100 to one lucky reader. To be eligible to win, simply interact with us at our online launch party. We’ll keep track of all comments of substance (meaning, we just don’t want you to say, “Cool!), tweets and retweets, and Facebook shares throughout the day*.…
Debut Issue Preview: What to Expect in Issue #1
While not giving too much away, we figured we’d tease you a bit and share the authors and titles which will be part of the debut issue of Hippocampus Magazine. The first issue features over a dozen creative pieces and articles including: MEMOIR • A Panic of Birds; Lisa Marie Brodsky • The Rabbit Hole;…
Hippocampus in the News: Elizabethtown College’s The Etownian
Hippocampus Magazine was featured in this week’s Etownian, the weekly college newspaper at Elizabethtown College (where, by day, I work as the web content editor). Features editor Tara B. Hayes did a great job interviewing me; she was very professional. I am very pleased with the end result of this article. We talked for quite…
Hippocampus in the News: The Weekender, April 6
Northeast PA’s #1 arts and entertainment weekly, The Weekender gave a shout-out to Hippocampus Magazine in its front-of-book “This Just In” column. Thanks to my hometown alternative weekly for the coverage. If you were unable to read this screen shot, you can read the blurb and the full issue online here.
Video blog post: Your creative nonfiction submission questions answered
As with any new magazine, there are likely plenty of questions regarding submissions. We’ve tried to cover them all on the submissions guidelines page, but we’ve been asked a few additional questions via email, Twitter and Facebook. I responded personally to all of those people, but figured that others may have the same questions. In…
My brush with a real, (not so) live hippocampus
By day, I am the web content editor at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pa. Our department is behind the scenes working on a completely new college website – huge, huge project. (This explains the strategic launch date of the magazine!) We’re at the point now where we’re gathering content for the new website and part…
Seeking nonfiction submissions for debut issue
Everyone has a story to tell. And, we want to hear yours. Hippocampus Magazine is looking for memoir excerpts, personal essays, craft articles, memoir and craft book reviews and interviews for our debut issue (May 2011). Our submissions page has all the details. Why Hippocampus you ask? We thought this sea-horse shaped part of the…
We’re on Twitter
We admit it. We kind of like being stalked. That’s why we’ve made it easy for you to follow our every move–from afar. That’s right. We’re on Twitter. Our user name is @hippocampusmag. But, there’s more to just having a presence on Twitter. One of our founding missions is to engage our readers and contributors…
What’s a hippocampus?
Without the hippocampus, we wouldn’t remember much. Our magazine’s namesake refers to a portion of the brain where long-term memories are formed. While our debut issue is being worked on behind the scenes, we thought we’d provide a conversation starter with these fun facts: While we’re certain humans have always had a hippocampus as long…
