by 4thgenre | Dec 17, 2023 | Craft Essay
I urge my students to cherish their digressions. Digressions are your true self bursting through the constraints of the essay’s order, I tell them. Students respond warily to this notion. They know at least as well as I do that true selves can be embarrassing, weird. ...
by 4thgenre | Aug 30, 2023 | Review
Precious Cargo A Review of Chris Arthur’s latest essay collection Hidden Cargoes By Chris Arthur232 pp. Eastover Press, $20.00Released October 2022 I have come all the way to New Orleans for this gumbo. It is nestled in a bowl in front of me, just shy of...
by 4thgenre | Jul 19, 2023 | News
Winners Announced for the 2023 Multimedia Essay Contest We received so many excellent submissions for our multimedia essay prize, and we’re grateful to everyone who participated. Our judge, Kelcey Ervick has selected the choose-your-own-adventure essay “Remapping an...
by 4thgenre | Jul 6, 2023 | News
2023 Michael Steinberg Memorial Essay Prize Winner! Thanks to everyone who entered this year’s Michael Steinberg Memorial Essay Contest. Our judge, Debra Gwartney, has selected the essay “Still Life” by Monica Judge as the 2023 winner. Gwartney called “Still Life” an...
by 4thgenre | Jun 12, 2023 | Craft Essay
The following is an excerpt from The Rosemetal Press Field Guide to Graphic Literature, (available July 2023) edited by Kelcey Ervick and Tom Hart, reproduced here with permission from the author and press. Why Graphic Literature The first time I asked students to...
