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Announcing the 2021 Writing Fellows
March 27, 2021
We're thrilled to announce the 2021 A Public Space Writing Fellows.
Announcing the 2021 Editorial Fellow
March 13, 2021
The 2021 A Public Space Editorial Fellow is Miguel Coronado.
“The Metaphor Game” by John Francis Istel
March 9, 2021
The Academy for Teachers' Stories Out of School 2021 Flash Fiction Contest Winner, selected by Jonathan Lethem
Judge's Citation: Out of a superb batch of teacher-short-shorts, I finally had to settle on “The Metaphor Game”. It has verve, compression, surprise, and courage on its side—everything you want, in barely three pages. The irony is deft, and it makes a fierce commentary on its social-justice theme and also the current state of disrepair in the world of metaphor.
Cristina Rodriguez Joins A Public Space Staff
February 18, 2021
Cristina Rodriguez is joining A Public Space as Marketing and Sales Director.
“Where were my monsters?”
December 17, 2020
"My first encounter with the ciguapa lore was through my own research. I love mythology and fairy tales and wanted to write something in this space. But I thought, where were my monsters, you know?"
Innaugural A Public Space Editorial Fellow Taylor Michael speaks with Yohanca Delgado about writing "Our Language."
The 2021 A Public Space Editorial Fellowships
December 7, 2020
A Public Space is pleased to announce that applications for the 2021 Editorial Fellowship, a program for aspiring editors, will open on January 1.
The 2021 A Public Space Writing Fellowships
October 29, 2020
We are pleased to announce that applications will open on January 1, 2021, for the 2021 A Public Space Writing Fellowships.
“At peace in the dark where writers work.”
October 26, 2020
Writing practices, influences, and making art in a time of catastrophe. A Public Space Managing Editor Megan Cummins speaks with the 2020 Writing Fellows—Katie Foster, Rosemarie Ho, and Crawford Hunt—about the art that has sustained them in an unsettled year.
Open Call
June 18, 2020
In connection with the Editorial Fellowship program at A Public Space, we are pleased to announce an open call for a special portfolio in the magazine to be edited by Taylor Michael.
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