About the Book
Bacopa Literary Review 2017, published by Writers Alliance of Gainesville, is the 8th annual volume of our international print journal. We live in an age of environmental concerns, political dissent, divisiveness, war, discrimination, and suffering made personal by instant internet access. No wonder poets, writers, and artists seek meaning and provide inspiration through their creative efforts. These 53 contributors to Bacopa Literary Review 2017 bring valuable insights in our tumultuous times: FLASH STORY
Stephanie Emily Dickinson (Prize Winner), Charlotte M. Porter (Honorable Mention), Kelly Beard, Chelsea Ruxer, Bill Waters. CREATIVE NONFICTION
Raphael Helena Kosek (Prize Winner), Paddy Reid (Honorable Mention), Tamara Adelman, Tom Bentley, Joan H. Carter, Jim Johnston, Dana Perry, Bar Scott, Hugh E. Suggs, Glenda Williamson, Heather Gemmen Wilson, Chila Woychik FICTION
Chad W. Lutz (Prize Winner), Joe Dornich (Honorable Mention) POETRY
Claire Scott (Prize Winner), Adrian S. Potter (Honorable Mention), Jan Ball, Cheyenne L. Black, Nijai Blackwell, Michelle Brooks, Andrew Brown, Lucille Burt, Carrie Chappell, Michelle Bonczek Evory, Susan Flatt, Virginia Bach Folger, Margaux Griffith, Faleeha Hassan, Labecca Jones, Gloria Keeley, Ellaraine Lockie, Maya Lowy, David B. Maas, Katharyn Howd Machan, Clif Mason, Carol Oberg, Pattie Palmer-Baker, PD Roberts, James Robiscoe, Marian Kaplun Shapiro, Sarah Shu, Bill Shultz, Ciara Shuttleworth, Roger Sippl, Matthew J. Spireng, Jacqueline Trott, Julie Wenglinski, Sally Zakariya EDITORIAL TEAM
Mary Bast (Editor in Chief), Cynthia D. Bertelsen (Associate Editor), Susie H. Baxter (Creative Nonfiction Editor), U.R. Bowie (Fiction Editor), J.N. Fishhawk (Poetry Editor), Kaye Linden (Flash Story Editor) COVER DESIGN
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