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Carve Magazine
About Carve Magazine: Carve Magazine is honest fiction. We publish online the kind of stories that linger long after they are read—stories that are honest, that are willing to reveal the flaws and the beauty hidden in each of us.
Contact Information:
Editor: Matthew Limpede
PO Box 701510
Dallas, TX 75370-1510
Phone: (214) 425-7860
Email: editor[at]carvezine[dot]com
Web: www.carvezine.com
Submission Information:
Formats: Online, Print
Genres: fiction, nonfiction, cross-genre, interviews, artwork
Simultaneous submissions: yes Email submissions: no Online submissions: yes (see website) Reading period: year-round Response time: 4-6 months Payment: yes (see website) Contests: yes (see website) ISSN: 1529-272X Founded: 2000 Issues per year: 4 Distributors: Disticor Copy price: $12 Average pages: 52 Subscription (ind) 1 year: $39.95 Subscription (inst) 1 year: $29.95
Publisher's Description: Read Carve and enjoy stories that are truly honest fiction. Published quarterly, our stories are available online for free, and we offer a Premium Edition subscription in print and on digital devices. The Premium Edition has exclusive features not available on our website: author interviews, Facts Facts, Reject stories, poefictiontry, and more.
We were established in 2000 and named in honor of Raymond Carver, and our stories reflect the essence of his writing: compelling characters, nimble words, and moments of grace that define us. Our fiction will keep you captivated from first line to last, and we invite you to share your thoughts and reactions with our comment feature available on every story.
Carve is also home to the annual Raymond Carver Short Story Contest, which offers more than $2500 in prizes and attracts the best fiction from all over the world. Our winners are also read by literary agencies as part of the prize package. Our stories have earned special mentions by Pushcart Prize and the Million Writers Awards, and many of our past contributors have gone on to publish novels, short story collections, or even start their own literary magazine.
We’re a passionate community of writers and readers at Carve, and we invite you to join us.
Recent Issues:
The spring 2013 issue features the three winners of our 2013 Esoteric Awards (natural disaster theme): "Storm in a Teacup" by Dan Powell, "The Possibility of Fire" by Jessica Barksdale, and "Higher Ground" by Karen Celestan. In-depth interviews with all three are also included. Reader's Voice essay by Owen Vince, a new Reject! story by Molly Laich, and Something More features the two honorable mentions of the contest: Victoria Large's "Before the Earth Shook" and Jeff Moscaritolo's "A Chance to Get Involved."
Winter 2012 - Our second Premium Print Edition features four new short stories centered around the classroom and teenage experience. Interviews include Eric Freeze, Man Martin, Katie Cortese, and Gary V. Powell. Includes a special feature on writers and writing with disabilities, a new Reject! story, and a new Reader’s Voice essay.
last updated 06/04/2013