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What’s your connection to the Midwest? I moved to Madison for my MFA in 2003, then was in San Francisco for four years where I met my wife. When my lectureship was up, I was lucky enough to get a job in Madison, a city I love. I grew up in West Virginia, which isn’t…
What’s your connection to the Midwest? I’m connected to the Midwest by every connection point on me. I was born here, raised here, went to school here (in Chicago), and live here now. I’ve lived in Los Angeles and Boston but bounced back to Michigan. I eat most of my meals here, and I have…
What’s your connection to the Midwest? Born and raised and now living in the beautiful Driftless Area in western Wisconsin. I’ve lived in the Arizona north, the East coast of Wisconsin and the Colorado foothills but nothing compares to where I am now. Favorite places or features of the region? The hills and valleys of…
We’re looking for thoughtful and thought-provoking writing and visual art that examines, interprets, and redefines the wide spectrum of life, past and present, in the Midwest.
Submit up to 5 images, BLACK & WHITE ONLY (due to production costs we are no longer able to publish color photos or art).
Submit work up to 6,500 words, double-spaced.
Submit work up to 6,500 words, double-spaced.
Submit up to 5 poems or 10 pages of poetry.
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