The Per Contra Prize for Short Fiction. deadline january 8, 2007. $1000 grand prize. check the details.

Per Contra is a pleasure to dive into. preferably with a cup of green tea (or coffe, if you prefer. or hot chocolate.) fiction, poetry, arts, interviews -- i never know where to start a new issue.

what can i say. i have a soft spot for Per Contra. my first ever publication, Snowrise, is in its second issue. not only that, but Miriam N. Kotzin invited me to submit, after reading it on zoetrope. this was when i had not a single publication credit. not only that, but my story is in the same issue with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, whose novel Purple Hibiscus i loved. i'm so thrilled to be in Per Contra.

i have way too many links in this post. over.