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‘Mount Island’ Launches Prize for Rural Poets of Color | Seven Days
Published in Seven Days on December 4, 2019 Brattleboro-based Mount Island, founded by Desmond Peeples, is a literary magazine devoted to the voices of rural LGBTQ and people of color. This week, the online quarterly began accepting submissions for a new poetry prize...
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Brattleboro magazine that gives voice to LGBTQ, people of color relaunches | Keene Sentinel
This article was originally published on December 24, 2019 in the Keene Sentinel. Rural communities can feel isolating, especially for underrepresented populations, like those who identify as LGBTQ+ or people of color. After a five-year hiatus, a Brattleboro-based...
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We Met Our First Funding Milestone in Just Two Days… Thank You!
Last Tuesday, on November 5, we asked for your help reaching our first fundraising milestone of $1000—the minimum we need to be eligible to apply for grants through our fiscal sponsor. Just two days later we ran right past the finish line—we thank you from the...
Call for Submissions: The Winter Issue, 2020 Print Anthology, and (Soon) Our First Contest
Mount Island No. 4 has been roaming the nation since October 31st, which means there’s only one thing to do: the whole thing all over again. After a brief closure we have reopened to submissions, with some important changes we’re happy to announce. In addition to our...
Highlights from Touché! A Tournament of Words
On October 19th at the Brattleboro Literary Festival, we celebrated our new issue by playing an original game show: Touché! A Tournament of Words. If you didn't make it to the party, you may have read our recent post, "Thank you for an incredible launch party!" and...
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