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...
by 4thgenre | Jun 5, 2023 | Interview
Essaying as Empowerment A Conversation with Sarah Fawn Montgomery and Jody Keisner Halfway from Home: EssaysBy Sarah Fawn Montgomery194 pp. Split/Lip Press, $16.00Released November 2022 Under My Bed and Other EssaysBy Jody Keisner240 pp. University of Nebraska...
by 4thgenre | Jun 1, 2023 | Multimedia
Out of Body Winner of the 2022 Fourth Genre Multimedia Essay Prize Here’s what our judge, Wayne Koestenbaum, had to say about this year’s winning essay: “In delicate and textured drawings and text fragments, “Out-of-Body” beautifully captures...
by 4thgenre | Jun 1, 2023 | Multimedia
Chthonic Finalist of the 2022 Fourth Genre Multimedia Essay Prize Author’s note: Click here to experience Daniel’s immersive, experiential essay. If you would like to read the text in a more conventional format, it is transcribed below. Can you remember...
by 4thgenre | Jun 1, 2023 | Multimedia
What Can’t Be Explained Through Pictograms or How the Voices of Korean Birth Mothers Become the Voices in my Head Finalist of the 2022 Fourth Genre Multimedia Essay Prize 1. I was raised in the church, taughta woman’s worth was how she guardedher heart, her...
