25th Issue Submission Period Closes Soon!

The submission period for Perigee's 25th issue, due out this July 15th, closes on May 31st. If you have writing to submit you'll want to do so soon. You can submit online through our re-designed web site.

The newest member of our editorial staff, multiple award-winning poet Steve Kowit, wants to read your sharpest poems. Novelist Duff Brenna, our fiction editor, is seeking memorable fiction. And our non-fiction editor R.A. Rycraft, is on the look out for carefully crafted memoirs and essays.

By submitting now, you will also receive our fastest response. You'll hear from us in only 7 weeks. Submit online now to be considered for inclusion in our summer issue.

New Perigee Web Site for 6th Anniversary Issue

The upcoming 6th anniversary issue of Perigee, due out April 15th, will be released in a completely redesigned web site. We've changed things from the ground up and we're very excited about the new look, feel, and functioning of Perigee. The current site has been well loved, and lasted more than four years. We're confident the total redesign will be equally effective in serving our mission.

We are currently seeking individuals who would like to take the new site for a spin prior to its public debut. If you are interested in volunteering to explore a beta version (which will include some of the content to appear in our anniversary issue) please e-mail info[at]perigee-art.com and let us know.

The new site will include completely revamped submission, subscription, and donation procedures which are sure to make all of these processes very much easier.

Look for the new web site when our 24th issue is released this April 15th. The issue will include several retrospectives on John Updike by noted writers and new contributing editors to our organization. It's a can't-miss issue.

Now Accepting Submissions to Perigee's 25th Issue

On March 2nd, Perigee began accepting submissions to our 25th issue. We are reading general submissions in poetry, short fiction, and non-fiction (query for book reviews and interviews, please).

Click here to read guidelines and submit through our web site.

Writers are also invited to participate in Perigee's 2009 Fiction Contest, which closes on April 30. This year's guest judge is James Brown, author of The Los Angeles Diaries: A Memoir (HarperCollins), which was chosen for Best Books of the Year 2004 by the San Francisco Chronicle, Publishers Weekly, and The Independent in the UK. His work has appeared in GQ, The New York Times Magazine, and the Los Angeles Times Magazine. Brown has written several novels including Lucky Town and Final Performance.

Issue 24 Submissions Now Open

Submissions are now being accepted for our 24th issue, due out in April of 2009. Our 24th issue will also mark our sixth anniversary and will include the winners of our upcoming fiction contest. Our anniversary issues are consistently our best, and now is the perfect time to get your work included along Pushcart nominees and a growing list of international contributors.

Click here to learn about the submission procedure and to upload your submission.