Tuesday, September 11, 2007

peer-to-peer journal for literary artists

Volunteer editors and writers needed for beta peer-to-peer journal Website and online magazine. Please drop me a note if you're interested to learn more and assist. Basically we need a crew of intelligent folk to test, tear down, brainstorm, offer input and guidance... or just send some of your articles and ideas.

One of the projects underway here is a free access, peer-to-peer journal for professional literary artists in Portland, throughout Oregon, and around the Northwest. The underlying theme will be to advance the conversation of literary artistry and professionalism. We would include news, editorial, interviews, reviews, events, how-to articles on marketing, writers group info, MFA thoughts, and of course stories on craft... but the style remains local and peer-to-peer. So it is quick to the point, useful, interesting, and conversational in tone. Content certainly would be moderated and possibly edited (where necessary).

Think Poets & Writers meets Village Voice on the local lit scene with Web 2.0 flare, and that's sort of the idea.