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ARTICLE: Making It Online via TNJ.com

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Here is an excerpt of an article I'm mentioned in via The Network Journal (TNJ.com).   Making It Online Kweli Joins the Ranks of Web Publications By: CLARENCE V. REYNOLDS Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Business For better or worse, the Internet in the 21st century has certainly changed the ways we access information, be it academic, journalistic or literary; challenging the merit of content and offering a place for creative prose to flourish at the same time. The closings of bookstores nationwide along with the decline of print publications — particularly those with an artistic focus and a specific audience in mind — continue to leave readers, writers and publishers wondering about the future of hardcover books and outlets for literary works in general. Although low circulation, loss of advertising dollars, and even concern for the environment have led to rethinking strategies within the publishing market, the Internet has been the impetus behind the emergenc...

2011 Kweli Journal Sanctuary Issue is here!!

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The 2011 Fall/Winter issue of Kweli Journal is now here! Edited by Laura Pegram,Radhiyah Ayobami, Naomi Extra, Luivette Resto, Ivelisse Rodriguez, Gena Lue Tsing, and Nicole Vasquez the issue features stunning poetry, nonfiction, and fiction by emerging and established writers. The issue also features a conversation with Angie Cruz and a moving photo essay by Haitham Abdulmajed. Check out poetry by DuEwa Frazier ( "What Light Looks Like" for Pearl Cleage ), Santee Frazier, Gloria Amescua, Phillipp W. Aurwand, Shokry Eldaly II, MEH, Cynthia Oka, and more!!