Faraway contributor Rosana Cortez Noguera has new books of poetry and stories available online in English, French, and Spanish. Support Rosana by visiting her storefront, where you can purchase these titles for as little as $3, including her book of short tales in English, Orange Roses.
You can also click here: http://stores.lulu.com/roussicle
I can’t seem to sit still and concentrate on anything for more than a few minutes at a time. There are too many distractions, and I’m too willing to be distracted.
The next issue is in its final phases before publication. We’re just waiting for a few final things to fall into place. Stay tuned. There are a LOT of great art, short stories, and poems in this issue, which is clocking in at about a hundred pages. My hope is that everyone who opens an issue will read it from cover to cover and appreciate not only the work that we at Faraway put into making the issue look good, but of course all of the time and effort that the creators put into their works. Several of the authors who appear in this issue have self-published novels, or have been published professionally, like Vic Fortezza, whose story in this issue I really enjoyed. I look forward at some point to finding enough time and money to read all of them, and I have no doubt that plenty of these writers will have novels published in the future.
I’m excited to announce the next fundraiser for Faraway. On March 1st, 2009, Daniel Sawyer, Jason Jorgensen, and Gil Cante will be running the Los Angeles Marathon in order to promote their work on Faraway: A Journal of Art & Literature. Faraway is a magazine dedicated to helping young writers and artists get into print. Sponsor these runners and all proceeds from the Marathon For the Arts Fundraiser will go to Faraway to help get more writers and artists printed, and to get their work out to more readers and viewers.
Check back for updates as the runners progress in their training. If you would like to join in the Marathon For the Arts in Los Angeles or elsewhere, let us know by emailing FarawayJournal@gmail.com.
Fundraiser Goal: $500
Marathon Goal: Finish in 4 hours.
Follow along here: http://www.farawayjournal.com/marathon-for-the-arts-fundraiser/
As you might have seen yesterday, Faraway is gearing up to publish a new issue, and we’re now accepting submissions. If you would like to become part of Faraway, you can do so now by submitting your poems, stories, novel excerpts, essays, reviews, photographs, drawings, paintings, etchings, music, or anything else that might be construed as artwork to FarawayJournal@gmail.com.
Now is an exciting time to become a part of Faraway. Our web traffic has exploded and will only continue to grow, so anything submitted to Faraway will be guaranteed a large and growing audience, in addition to the amazing look you’ve come to expect from past issues of the journal.
Don’t delay. Submit today.
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by Daniel Sawyer
In 2007, after trying for months to get my short stories and poetry published in established magazines, it slowly dawned on me that perhaps I could start my own literary journal and publish myself. The prospect was instantly daunting, but I forced myself to go through with it because I am passionate about writing. With a group of friends and relatives, I founded Faraway: A Journal of Art & Literature in 2007, for the purpose of giving writers like myself a free, easy outlet for their writing. To date, the journal has published dozens of stories, poems, and works of art by over twenty contributors in five countries, but it was never easy. Below are five of the most important lessons we’ve learned in the year and a half since we started publishing the journal, which will help future magazine publishers avoid common pitfalls.