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ISSUE 4 (Debut Authors Special Edition) - 2017
Matt Gold (Interior photos) Originally from Ohio, Matt Gold has been living in Bloomington, Indiana for the past fifteen years and recently relocated to Brooklyn, NY. He divides his time between pursuing his musical career, acting auditions and photography. As a singer and songwriter, Matt frequently performs; some of his music can be found online at www.mattgold.net. As evidence of the democratizing nature of this approach to photography, Matt has no formal training in the visual arts. When he took a simple picture of his cat on his Sony Ericsson Z310A flip phone, Matt was amazed by the quality of the camera. He started exploring different subjects, and the collection included in Issue 4 grew from that picture. He continues to use this technique today, despite the advancement in current cell phone technology.
Marie Hofmann is currently a second year undergraduate creative writing student at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Her poetry has been featured in the Dying Dahlia Review. (Fiction)
Jimmy Huff has two publications prior to this one: a story (which was nominated for The Pushcart Prize) and an essay which appeared in River Pretty Arts Foundation's Paddle Shots II Anthology. He's currently working on a collection about the heavenly virtues and deadly sins, of which this piece is a part. (Fiction)
John Maki is a Seattle-based short story writer who studies at the Richard Hugo House. His story "The Opposite of Lovesick" recently won the 2016 Desi Writers Lounge international short story contest. He holds a BA in English from Lewis and Clark College and a Technical Writing and Editing Certificate from the University of Washington. He is honored to be included in Ten Debut Authors. (Fiction)
Jiwon (Jenny) Na is a fourteen year old South Korean. The short stories, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates, and “The Ceiling” by Kevin Brockmeier are examples of the type of work she wants to produce; they inspired her to write short-fiction and novellas, both in Korean and English. Jiwon grew up in a generation that constantly hears of suicide bombing and ISIS on the news. Living in South Korea, a country that is technically still at war, she lives under the constant threat of a nuclear attack; she therefore often focuses on the themes of grief, violence, and the emotional strain of making difficult decisions. She has attended several writing workshops and writes several days a week. This will be her first publication. (Fiction)
Grant Price is a writer and photographer based in Berlin. He recently finished his first novel, Static Age (available on Kindle only - living the dream). His website is https://strychnine.smugmug.com/ (Interior photos)
Luisa Kay Reyes has had creative nonfiction pieces featured in the "Fire In Machines" and Hofstra University's "The Windmill" literary magazines. Additionally, her Christmas poem was a first place winner in the 16th Annual Stark County District Library Poetry Contest. (Creative Nonfiction) Luisa's "My Border Crossing" has been nominated by EIR for a 2018 Pushcart Prize.
Anna Kaye-Rogers is a Junior at Northern Illinois University where she studies English, Writing, and Professional Communication. She is the proud mother of one human and three animal little girls. If she had free time she'd use it to work on her debut novel. Until then, Nicholas will continue to bug her about it. (Creative Nonfiction)
Traci Seelye lives in Stillwater, MN, where she can often be found on the local trail, biking in the sun or skiing in the snow. Her contributed photos were all taken in rural Northeastern Iowa, where she grew up. For similar images, along with a collection of art photography and portraits, visit her website: Storyphotographystudio.com. (Interior photos)
A J Tanek has one fiction writing credit, "Temptations," a short story published in the Genre Wars Anthology. Spouse, parent and horticulturist by day, aspiring writer by night, she resides in Southwest Michigan, but lives anywhere the stories wander. (Fiction) EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER
Robert Tokley is a self-taught artist who began painting in 2012. He lives with his wife and children in Ontario, Canada, and has been clean and sober for five years. http://www.roberttokley.com/ (Cover art)
Eileen Toomey was published in October, 2016, for the first time in The Museum of Americana, an online magazine. Since being chosen for Eastern Iowa Review’s Ten Debut Author’s issue, she has received notice that she will have another personal essay published in Fish Food Magazine. (Creative Nonfiction)
Clay Meek Whisler presently studies English and creative writing at The University of Northern Iowa. His work employs regionalist as well as LGBTQ themes, both inspired by his childhood home, a farm in the Iowan countryside. Clay plans to attend graduate school outside the state next fall. His artistic influences include writers Tennessee Williams, James Merrill, Ann Packer, John Steinbeck, Garth Greenwell, Bradford Tice, and Jack Kerouac. (Fiction)
ISSUE 4 (Debut Authors Special Edition) - 2017
Matt Gold (Interior photos) Originally from Ohio, Matt Gold has been living in Bloomington, Indiana for the past fifteen years and recently relocated to Brooklyn, NY. He divides his time between pursuing his musical career, acting auditions and photography. As a singer and songwriter, Matt frequently performs; some of his music can be found online at www.mattgold.net. As evidence of the democratizing nature of this approach to photography, Matt has no formal training in the visual arts. When he took a simple picture of his cat on his Sony Ericsson Z310A flip phone, Matt was amazed by the quality of the camera. He started exploring different subjects, and the collection included in Issue 4 grew from that picture. He continues to use this technique today, despite the advancement in current cell phone technology.
Marie Hofmann is currently a second year undergraduate creative writing student at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Her poetry has been featured in the Dying Dahlia Review. (Fiction)
Jimmy Huff has two publications prior to this one: a story (which was nominated for The Pushcart Prize) and an essay which appeared in River Pretty Arts Foundation's Paddle Shots II Anthology. He's currently working on a collection about the heavenly virtues and deadly sins, of which this piece is a part. (Fiction)
John Maki is a Seattle-based short story writer who studies at the Richard Hugo House. His story "The Opposite of Lovesick" recently won the 2016 Desi Writers Lounge international short story contest. He holds a BA in English from Lewis and Clark College and a Technical Writing and Editing Certificate from the University of Washington. He is honored to be included in Ten Debut Authors. (Fiction)
Jiwon (Jenny) Na is a fourteen year old South Korean. The short stories, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates, and “The Ceiling” by Kevin Brockmeier are examples of the type of work she wants to produce; they inspired her to write short-fiction and novellas, both in Korean and English. Jiwon grew up in a generation that constantly hears of suicide bombing and ISIS on the news. Living in South Korea, a country that is technically still at war, she lives under the constant threat of a nuclear attack; she therefore often focuses on the themes of grief, violence, and the emotional strain of making difficult decisions. She has attended several writing workshops and writes several days a week. This will be her first publication. (Fiction)
Grant Price is a writer and photographer based in Berlin. He recently finished his first novel, Static Age (available on Kindle only - living the dream). His website is https://strychnine.smugmug.com/ (Interior photos)
Luisa Kay Reyes has had creative nonfiction pieces featured in the "Fire In Machines" and Hofstra University's "The Windmill" literary magazines. Additionally, her Christmas poem was a first place winner in the 16th Annual Stark County District Library Poetry Contest. (Creative Nonfiction) Luisa's "My Border Crossing" has been nominated by EIR for a 2018 Pushcart Prize.
Anna Kaye-Rogers is a Junior at Northern Illinois University where she studies English, Writing, and Professional Communication. She is the proud mother of one human and three animal little girls. If she had free time she'd use it to work on her debut novel. Until then, Nicholas will continue to bug her about it. (Creative Nonfiction)
Traci Seelye lives in Stillwater, MN, where she can often be found on the local trail, biking in the sun or skiing in the snow. Her contributed photos were all taken in rural Northeastern Iowa, where she grew up. For similar images, along with a collection of art photography and portraits, visit her website: Storyphotographystudio.com. (Interior photos)
A J Tanek has one fiction writing credit, "Temptations," a short story published in the Genre Wars Anthology. Spouse, parent and horticulturist by day, aspiring writer by night, she resides in Southwest Michigan, but lives anywhere the stories wander. (Fiction) EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER
Robert Tokley is a self-taught artist who began painting in 2012. He lives with his wife and children in Ontario, Canada, and has been clean and sober for five years. http://www.roberttokley.com/ (Cover art)
Eileen Toomey was published in October, 2016, for the first time in The Museum of Americana, an online magazine. Since being chosen for Eastern Iowa Review’s Ten Debut Author’s issue, she has received notice that she will have another personal essay published in Fish Food Magazine. (Creative Nonfiction)
Clay Meek Whisler presently studies English and creative writing at The University of Northern Iowa. His work employs regionalist as well as LGBTQ themes, both inspired by his childhood home, a farm in the Iowan countryside. Clay plans to attend graduate school outside the state next fall. His artistic influences include writers Tennessee Williams, James Merrill, Ann Packer, John Steinbeck, Garth Greenwell, Bradford Tice, and Jack Kerouac. (Fiction)
