So, for those of you interested (and if you're reading this I assume you're interested) this blog has been set up to chronicle my work with Rough Copy Magazine in Winter/Spring 2010. I'm undertaking this project as part of my Senior Capstone at PSU, but I also have the great pleasure of working with the staff of Rough Copy for the simple reason that I am a humongous fan of their magazine and would love to help in its production. Is this awesome? Why yes, this is totally awesome, and let me tell you why.
Rough Copy is an online literary magazine making its initial forays into the printed world (this will partially be my task when working with the magazine, helping make this a reality). Have you clicked that link yet? Because if you haven't then you should. Rough Copy has the unique advantage of not only providing a well-rounded and methodical crop of literary offerings but also of making these offerings free to the public, something literary magazines have been slow to do for a number of reasons, all of which Rough Copy seems to have happily surpassed.
If you're so disposed, I would check out "The Countdown as Seen From 2000 Feet Above" by Sandy Tanaka, "The Power of Fiction" by Benjamin Chadwick, and "Our Problem" by Molly Giles. All of these stories are from people working at the top of their form and together they should give a nice impression of the alternately experimental and traditional material being published by the magazine.
In addition to fiction, Rough Copy offers an excellent selection of poetry, non-fiction, and just a little bit of art, which I recommend you check out as well.
My job in all this is still being defined, but like I said, from early talks with the magazine's editorial staff it seems like I will be focusing on the compilation of an anthology of the magazine's works as well as on the release of their fifth issue, due out this Spring. As their past issues have been accompanied by readings and other community projects it's a safe bet to say that this aspect of my work with Rough Copy will fit well with the "pedagogical art" side of this class.
My contacts at Rough Copy are Ashawnta Jackson, managing editor and talented poetess, and Janet Freeman, executive editor, talented writer, and currently in absentia while she works on the above in the spacious wilds of Arizona (I think...I might have to double check that). In any case, most of my work will be done with Ashawnta, whose talent and hard work I am eagerly waiting to be a part of.
Further bulletins as events warrant, may everyone have a lovely time between now and then.
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