spirituality

Ten Questions for Shin Yu Pai

by Staff

7.27.21

“The hardest part of writing Virga was finding the courage to be vulnerable on the page.” —Shin Yu Pai, author of Virga

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Ten Questions for Akwaeke Emezi

by Staff

Ten Questions

6.8.21

“Having to insist on that center and refuse, over and over again, to compromise the work in service of a white gaze was one of the most brutal experiences of my career.” —Akwaeke Emezi, author of Dear Senthuran

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Ten Questions for Ellen Cooney

by Staff

Ten Questions

11.10.20

“Everything in my life is material.” —Ellen Cooney, author of One Night Two Souls Went Walking

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Craft Capsule: The Authority of Black Childhood

by

Joy Priest

Craft Capsules

7.6.20

The author of Horsepower suggests putting aside knowledge and focusing on unlearning.

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Ten Questions for Ryad Girod and Chris Clarke

by Staff

Ten Questions

7.14.20

This week’s installment of Ten Questions features Ryad Girod and Chris Clarke, the author and the translator of the novel Mansour’s Eyes.

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Wood Coin Magazine: Art & Lit

Basic Information

General Delivery

Website:

http://woodcoin.net

Vancouver

Washington

United States

98661

Submission Guidelines:

http://woodcoin.net/about.html

Contact Information

James K.

Beach

Editor & Publisher

Details

Genres Published:

Poetry

Fiction

Creative Nonfiction

Formats:

Web

Reading Period:

Jan 1 to Dec 31

Reporting Time:

Less than 3 months

Charges Reading Fee:

No

Accepts Electronic Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:

Yes

Payment:

No payment

Year Founded:

2008

Percentage of Unsolicited Submissions Published:

Greater than 50

Representative Authors:

<p>AnnyNymity, Elena Botts, Patrick Dobson, Hugh Fox, Colin Dodds, Dirk van Nouhuys, Christine Herzer, Michael t smith, Ruth Lepson, Changming Yuan, Carol Berge, Simon Perchik, XeusZenon, Hugh Fox, Jose Oseguera, Mutahira Moqueet, Felino A Soriano, Robert Masterson, T S Hidalgo, James Beach (contrib. ed./pub.)</p>

Issues per Year:

Varies.

Circulation:

5,000 to 10,000

Subscription Price:

Online.

Issue Price:

Free.

Number of Debut Authors per Issue:

Varies.

The issues are cohesive; the whole of the magazine is comprehensive.

Submit anything, from new to almost-forgotten, previously published if noted in an email, or rejected for whatever reason from other venues. I do work with talented writers if a theme or plot or character can be drawn out and refined for publication in Wood Coin. The magazine is uncensored as of January 2018, yet extreme literary or artistic stunts need to coincide with US obscenity laws.

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An Interview With Poet Li-Young Lee

by

Liz Logan

Direct Quote

2.11.08

The author of four poetry collections talks about his obsession with the unknown and the poem as a descendent of God.

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poetry | religious | interviews | spirituality

Cheryl Strayed’s Writers Camp: Connection and Community in Big Sur

by

Mary Stewart Atwell

Special Section

March/April 2016

2.10.16

A novelist recounts her experiences at Cheryl Strayed’s Writers Camp at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, where she learned the importance of recognizing authenticity in her writing and finding her tribe.

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retreats | residencies | spirituality | nature/environmental | colonies and retreats