Links

Here are some useful links related to literature. If you know of a good literary site and would like us to add it, send e-mail to Joel Van Valin jdvanvalin@hotmail.com.

Local Literary Journals
Dislocate	Dislocate is a print literary journal published by students in the MFA program in Creative Writing at the University of Minnesota. Everyone is welcome to submit.
Double Dare Press	A monthly e-zine of fiction, poetry, art, political commentary and more. Local writer Suzanne Nielsen's "Cool Dead People" colulmn has its online home here.
Free Verse	A print poetry journal based in western Wisconsin. This is also the home of Marsh River Editions, which publishes poetry books and chapbooks.
InDigest	A ripping new local e-zine that publishes writing and art. New things are added every other Monday. They hope to break out in print soon...
Ivory Tower	The undergraduate art and literary literary magazine of the University of Minnesota. It was previously called "The Wayfarer". Ivory Tower publishes only undergraduate student submissions.
Mizna	A nationally recognized Arab American literary journal.
Rain Taxi	A national book review magazine based in the Twin Cities. They also have interviews. Read the "last laugh" to get your quarterly dose of literary humor!
Spout	A very hard-to-find literary journal that has been around since 1989, published "whenver the hell they feel like it". An issue is $4. They also publish books on a limited basis.
Three Candles	Poetry and prose e-zine edited by local poet Steve Mueske.
Water~Stone	A literary journal produced by Hamline University's MFA program. It appears once a year and publishes nationally known authors, as well as up-and-coming local writers.
Other Literary Journals
Bygone Days	A quality e-zine of historical fiction.
Can we have our ball back?	An inexplicable little 'zine that nonetheless is packed with top notch poetry.
Downgo Sun	A quiet little e-zine running out of Kansas City.
Dreaming Methods	This experimental site is a fusion of writing, graphic arts, music and animation. A fascinating mishmash of everything!
The Stinging Fly	A handsome print journal out of Dublin. They have some content from their back issues on the web.
Half Drunk Muse	A small but always worthwhile poetry e-zine run by grad student and HTML fanatic Sarah Miller.
Johnny America	A curious, engaging print and web journal out of Lawrence, KS.
Literary Vision Magazine	A lit zine out of California. Prepare to be attacked by colors!
Noö Journal	A new print & e-zine out of Northern California. And in case you're wondering what "noö" means - it's Greek for "mind", according to the site.
Small Spiral Notebook	A fabulous lit journal from New York City. Alas, they will cease publication in 2008.
Spoiled Ink	A monthly lit journal that also hosts forums and a network where writers can showcase their fiction or poetry for a small monthly fee.
Zafusy	An intriguing, compact e-zine of experimental poetry.
Resources
Minneapolis Writers Workshop	"The Minneapolis Writers' Workshop is a group of professional writers that meet weekly in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We mentor writers to help them sell their work. We have been meeting weekly since 1937."
Northography	A creative writing site for Minnesota poets. A different topic is introduced every so often, and writers are invited to respond with an original work. All works are posted with the topic.
Duotrope's Digest of Fiction Fields	A large and well-managed index of print and web 'zines that publish fiction and poetry. You can search by genre and story length. Includes pay scales and overview of each magazine.
The Literary Encyclopedia	A well-written and comprehensive site containing profiles and bibliographies of a vast assortment of writers. Most of the big names of the past can be found here, as well as better-known contemporary authors
The Loft	A writer's center, located in Minneapolis. The Loft sponsors workshops, readings and other special events.
SASE	A Twin Cities writers organization.
Minnesota Literature	The de facto "insider" publication for Minnesota writers. It is a newsletter that contains information about writing grants, contests, employment opportunities, events, and calls for submissions.
Midwest Book Review	One of the premier book review sites in the country.
Timeless Tales	A review site for romance, suspense, mystery, sci-fi/fantasy and other genres.
SFF.net E-stand	An "internet newsstand" with links to a large number of web 'zines and e-publishers.
Drowning Man poetry links	An nicely done site with links to many print poetry journals.
Poetry in the Arts	An Austin, Texas-based organization founded "to promote poetry as a cultural alternative". They publish anthologies and have an excellent publisher and literary periodical database.
Laura Hird's Lit Mag Central	On this page you will find links and descriptions of some of the best literary journals online and in print.
The AA Independent Press Guide	Dee Rimbaud's web page contains an independent press guide with publisher and magazine links.
Artdesy.com - An Art Directory	This site contains links for fiction, painting, theater, movies and more.
Zoetrope Studios	A good forum for short stories, screenplays, and other writing.
Local Publishers
Beaver's Pond Press	A vanity publisher with a reputation for producing well designed (and occasionally well written) books.
Coffe House Press	A small Twin Cities publisher with an excellent poetry offering.
Graywolf Press	A small publisher for 25 years, now located in the Twin Cities.
Milkweed Edtitions	A Twin Cities publisher of poetry and fiction with an emphasis on cultural diversity and the environment.
Scarletta Press	An independent publisher based in Minneapolis, publishing mainly non-fiction. Please note: this publisher only accepts agent submissions.
Writers
grebmar.net	Mike Ramberg's home page. Mike has some of his work posted here.
dayawati.com	Deanna Reiter's web site for spiritual connection. You can buy her book and CD Dancing with Divinity - Positive Affirmations for Any Situation from this site.
Bryan Thao Worra's web page	Check out Bryan's website to download his e-chapbook "Touching Detonations", peruse travel photos, and more.
Joel's Studio	Whistling Shade's zany editor, Joel Van Valin, has some of his own work posted here.
thedayonfire.com	Michael Gause's strange and unexpected poetry site.
General
"The Lunch"	An interesting (and well-written) restaurant review site.
Homestar Runner	If you've had enough highbrow literature for the day and just want to chill with some toons, here's the door.
Restroom Ratings	A site that does reviews of local rest rooms. Some scatalogical humor, obviously, but also plenty of wit to be found in these pages.
Amish Crafted	Luddites no more... a web site selling furniture made by Amish craftsmen in southern Minnesota.