The Peak
Congratulations to Graybeal-Gowen Prize Winner, Majda Gama!
Huge congratulations to Majda Gama for winning Shenandoah’s Graybeal-Gowen Prize this year for her poem “In Great Aunt Noor’s Salon”! Judge Anna Maria Hong said, “I’m enthralled by this poem’s movements recollecting recent wars and their reverberations through our current catastrophes, the collateral and casual destructions of empire, as the poet deftly traverses time and place, melding […]
A Chance to Play: DW McKinney interviews Robert James Russell
A Chance to Play Robert James Russell, author of the comic “How to Make a Full English” from volume 73.1, speaks with editor DW McKinney about losing and finding his way back to comics. For those unfamiliar, what is an English breakfast? An English Breakfast is traditionally like bacon, […]
Willie Lin on Conversation Among Stones
Willie Lin discusses the process of writing and putting together her book, Conversation Among Stones, which was published in November 2023. Her piece, “Object Lesson,” was featured in Volume 68.2 of Shenandoah. Read “Object Lesson” here. Can you tell me the story of this book: When did you start working on it? What were some […]
Really Dark Really Fast: An Interview with Tracy Sierra
Tracy Sierra, author of “The Burr” from Volume 73.1, talks about new motherhood, scary stories, and her debut novel, Nightwatching.
What’s In My Desk: Samuel Clark
Our surroundings and methods shape our work. In this series, we explore our contributors’ desks, and how what’s in them reveals things about both art and the artist. In this installment, we hear from Samuel Clark, author of “Bait Shop on the Bridge” from Volume 73, Number 1.
Finding Agency and Liberation with Her Body: A Conversation with Angie Kang
Angie Kang, author of the comic “Birthmark” from volume 73.1, speaks with editor DW McKinney about having agency over her body in healthcare settings and writing herself into her stories.
Essay: The Aftermath
K Chiucarello, author of Water Works featured in Volume 72.1 of Shenandoah, speaks about the aftermath of trauma and the journey to writing about it in the following essay.
Q&A: Erin Hoover on No Spare People
Erin Hoover, the poet behind Barnburner, featured in the Fall 2021 edition of Shenandoah, answers questions about her new collection entitled No Spare People.
On Growing Words, Invasive Vines, and Forced Metaphors
Janna Miller, the author of the nonfiction piece Better Homes and Gardens featured in Volume 72.2 of Shenandoah, writes about the relationship between writing, wild words, and invasive vines in this piece. Read Better Homes and Gardens here. Some words are true and grow wildly and without restraint. The wisteria vine will climb over the door […]