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New Madrid is the national journal of the low-residency MFA program at Murray State University.
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Our Winter 2012 issue, dedicated to the theme of artistic commerce between Japan and the United States, is now available. Visit Subscribe/Contact Us for information on how to order a copy. For a preview, including the cover and table of contents, see Current Issue.
PAST ISSUES
Our Winter 2011 issue focuses on the viability of water as resource and symbol, and features the photography of Sant Khalsa as well as the work of many established and emerging writers.
Our Summer 2010 issue features the work of Beth Lordan, Avra Wing, Chigozie John Obioma, and William Trowbridge.
Our Summer 2009 issue features the work of Sherman Alexie, A. Igoni Barrett, Stephanie Dickinson, Simon Perchik, and many more established and emerging writers.
If you haven't already done so, we encourage you to experience the rich and vibrant literature featured in our previous issues of New Madrid. Please visit our Past Issues page.
For information on how to order copies of past issues, go to Subscribe/Contact Us.
The Low-Residency MFA Program at Murray State allows student writers to work on their craft where they live, under the guidance of prize-winning writers. Twice a year, in July and January, students attend a nine-day residency at MSU to join a community of writers for intensive study, workshops, readings, and lectures. More…
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Our Winter 2012 issue is now available. Visit Subscribe/Contact Us for information on how to order a copy. For a preview, including the cover and table of contents, see Current Issue.
Writing can be a lonely business. Our discussion boards offer a place to talk about writing, reading and all things literary. Find us on Facebook.
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The submission period for our Summer 2012 issue closed
March 15. The submission period for our Winter 2013 issue opens August
15, 2012 and closes October 15.
For information on how to submit your work, see Submissions.
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special-topic issues.
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