CONVERSATIONS
Grief in the Earth: A Conversation with Desiree Santana
Shenandoah contributor Desiree Santana discusses what shaped her poem "The Starving Time," which was a runner-up for the Graybeal-Gowen Prize and appears in issue 73.2.
BOOKS
Marc Dickinson on Replacement Parts
Marc Dickinson talks about his new book, Replacement Parts, and how it came together. Replacement Parts, a collection of linked short stories, is available now for purchase. Read the title story, featured in Volume 62.1 of Shenandoah, here. Can you tell me the story of this book of stories: When did you start working on […]
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Deleted Scenes: Insight into Revision with Michelle Donahue
Shenandoah contributor Michelle Donahue shares some of her revision process for her short story "Moon Jump," which appeared in issue 73.2.
SMALL TOWN DISPATCHES
Small Town Dispatches: Melissa Helton
Welcome to Small Town Dispatches, a new feature on The Peak that recognizes the efforts of sustaining a writing practice in places with unconventional resources. In this installment, Special Features editor Nadeen Kharputly interviews Shenandoah contributor Melissa Helton about living in Hindman, Kentucky.
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Pushing the Boundaries: A Conversation with Helena Pantsis
Helena Pantsis discusses her vision, including original artwork and genre-defying writing, for their debut story anthology. Their artwork "Again Boy" was featured in issue 73.2.
CONVERSATIONS
How Can we Heal?: Katz Interviews Dorsía Smith Silva
Associate editor Moriah Katz and author Dorsía Smith Silva discuss motherhood, healing within the family unit, and the creative process behind the author’s debut poetry collection, In Inheritance of Drowning. Smith Silva’s poem, “I Asked About Desire” is featured in volume 73.1
CONVERSATIONS
Transforming Landscapes: An Interview with Luisa A. Igloria
Shenandoah contributor Luisa A. Igloria talks about the themes and origins of her new poetry collection, as well as her time as Virginia's Poet Laureate.
BOOKS
Shenandoah Editors Put Their Own Spin on Book Recs
Four of Shenandoah's editors talk books that have inspired them, books they wish they had read, and books they think more people should read.
SMALL TOWN DISPATCHES
Small Town Dispatches: Shamala Gallagher
Welcome to Small Town Dispatches, a new feature on The Peak that recognizes the efforts of sustaining a writing practice in places with unconventional resources. In this installment, Special Features Editor Nadeen Kharputly interviews Shenandoah contributor Shamala Gallagher about living in Athens, Georgia.
SMALL TOWN DISPATCHES
Small Town Dispatches: Laura Villareal
Welcome to Small Town Dispatches, a new feature on The Peak that recognizes the efforts of sustaining a writing practice in places with unconventional resources. In this installment, Special Features Editor Nadeen Kharputly interviews Shenandoah contributor Laura Villareal about living in Lockhart, Texas.
CONVERSATIONS
It’s Not Like I Can Adopt a Country: Siew Interviews Majda Gama
David Siew Hii, Shenandoah’s associate poetry editor, interviews poets! To showcase their voices, the questions in the interview were removed, leaving behind only the voice of the writer. In this interview, Majda Gama talks about being an accidental Virginian, what makes a lifestyle, cats from the Middle East, and how poetry and prose party differently. Read her poem Graybeal-Gowen Prize-winning poem, “In Great Aunt Noor’s Salon,” here.
CONVERSATIONS
The Story Becomes a Fire: Chloe Duensing Interviews Editorial Fellow Mubanga Kalimamukwento
Intern Chloe Duensing emailed with editorial fellow Mubanga Kalimamukwento to discuss her life, her work, and what she is looks for as an editor.