Pushcart Nominations
We here at Conte are pleased to announce our nominations for this year’s prestigious Pushcart Prize: Sarah Carson for "The Hole" from Conte 7.2 Tom Daley for "Now Your Mother is the Lord of Death"...
View ArticleSpring/Summer 2013 Reading Period Announced
Happy New Year from all of your friends here at Conte! We are pleased to announce that the reading period for Conte 9.1, our Summer 2013 issue, will run March 1st – July 1st. We hope you’ll review...
View ArticleQ&A with Lauren Almeida
Late last year, we serialized Lauren Almeida’s amazing story "Abandonment of the Flint" on our front page. Today, Lauren took some time to answer a few questions about creating the story, her writing...
View ArticleConte on The Writer’s Almanac!
We are thrilled that Paul Hostovsky’s "The Trombone Lesson," which originally appeared in Conte 3.2, is today’s featured poem on The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor! Kudos, Paul! Kudos, us!
View ArticleTwo New Poems by Andrew Hudgins
There, There Bent over the roaring cradle, I felt like a crocodile as, in the dark puddle of my shadow, the beloved bundle yodeled terror. I leaned...
View ArticleAn Interview with Stacie Leatherman
Poetry editor Adam Tavel conducted this interview with Conte 3.1 contributor Stacie Leatherman, and it was first published by the now-defunct Emprise Review on September 30, 2011. We are pleased to...
View ArticleEditor Interviewing Editor
Poetry editor Adam Tavel recently interviewed contributing poetry editor Eric Anderson as part of a special issue of Connotation Press: An Online Artifact that published today. You can read Eric’s...
View ArticleOur Nominations for the 2013 Best New Poets Anthology
We are pleased to announce that Cyndle Plaisted Rials and Stephen Lackaye are our nominees for the 2013 Best New Poets Anthology for their work in our most recent winter issue (8.2). Congratulations...
View ArticleFormer Contributor Bruce Weigl Named Finalist for Pulitzer Prize!
We here at Conte would like to extend a hearty congratulations to our friend and former contributor Bruce Weigl for being named a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry! Weigl’s poem "Gate"...
View ArticleNew Collection Published by Contributor Bruce Bond
We’re excited that poetry contributor Bruce Bond’s new collection, Choir of the Wells, is now available from Etruscan Press. Bruce’s poem "Via Negativa" was included in 8.2, our most recent issue....
View ArticleMini-site for Poems by Andrew Hudgins
Back in March, we were proud to publish two great poems by Andrew Hudgins; if you missed them, we’ve now got a nice little mini-site featuring those two pieces here. If you’ve read them once, why not...
View ArticleFormer Poetry Contributor Stacie Leatherman Joins Conte Staff
We are thrilled to announce that former poetry contributor Stacie Leatherman–whose poem "Making the Bed" appeared in issue 3.1 and who was also interviewed for our blog earlier this year–has joined the...
View ArticleAn Interview with Roger Weingarten
Poetry editor Adam Tavel conducted this interview with poet Roger Weingarten, who contributed a brief lyric essay and poem to Conte 5.2. Their exchange was first published by the now-defunct Emprise...
View ArticleSummer Reading Period Now Closed
The deadline for our summer reading period was Monday, July 1st, so Conte is now closed to submissions. We’re grateful for the many wonderful poems and stories that we have received and will render all...
View ArticleA New Poem by William Hathaway
Bloody Run at Gettysburg Because I’d never seen the stately hardwoods that once broke up the dips and swells of sweeping meadows with shady copses, I could only sympathize with my friend’s angry...
View ArticleFall/Winter Reading Period Announced
We are pleased to announce that the reading period for Conte 9.2, our Winter 2013/2014 issue, will run September 15th – December 1st. We hope you’ll review our submission guidelines and submit later...
View ArticleContributor Vandana Khanna Wins 2014 Miller Williams Arkansas Poetry Prize!
We are thrilled to share the news that current contributor Vandana Khanna has just been named one of two winners for the 2014 Miller Williams Arkansas Poetry Prize! Vandana’s poem "Mantra for the New...
View ArticleSummer Issue Pushed Back Until September
Though it was originally scheduled to publish in August, Conte 9.1, our Summer 2013 issue, has now been pushed back to mid-September. Thanks for bearing with us. We promise it’ll be worth the wait!
View ArticleConte Interviewed at LitBridge
Poetry editor Adam Tavel was recently interviewed by the good folks at LitBridge. You can read what he had to say about Conte, aesthetics, and online publishing here.
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