Music From a Farther Room: A Journal of Fiction and Poetry was envisioned by the student writers at Long Beach City College as a forum for fiction writers and poets, not only from within the college but throughout the community. All submissions are read blind to ensure objectivity. The premier issue, Spring 1998, features work by four fiction writers, including Long Beach City College English and creative writing professor David Lipton, nineteen poets, including professor Frank Gaspar, and original drawings by Long beach artist JoshuaWeston.
Staff
The premier issue of Music From a Farther Room was edited by Joanna Downs, an English education major and fiction writer. Joanna is the second place winner of the 1998 River City Award for fiction, sponsored by the University of Memphis. Her short story "Bluegill" will appear in the June 1999 issue of River City Magazine.
The fiction editor, Alysia Marie McClure, is a comparative literature major at UCLA. She is the winner of the 1998 Drury Award for fiction.
Poetry editor Gregory Marchini has a BA in English from the University of California at Irvine. He is the 1997 winner of the Drury Award for poetry.
Numerous other members of the Long beach City College Writers' Circle worked on the magazine and deserve out thanks, including:
Eve Dobkin, Design Consultant
Rachel "Ivy" Clarke and Duke Sunset, Editorial Assistants
Bobby Garcia and Jerry Schaefer, Fiction committee
Phyllis Van Buskirk and Rebecca Escamilla, Poetry committee
Acknowledgements
Music From a Farther Room could not have become a reality without the tireless efforts of our staff, the generous support of the English department, and the patience and talent of our faculty advisor, Professor David A. Lipton.
Submission Requirements
Music From a Farther Room is currently accepting submissions for the Spring 1999 issue.
Submission guidelines:
Submissions can be fiction (up to 5,000 words) or poetry (3-5 poems, maximum of 100 lines total).
•Submissions must be in standard manuscript format. Submissions
not meeting standard manuscript guidelines will be unread.
•Submissions must include a cover letter with your name, address, phone number, a short (50 words or less) biography, and title of the submission. The title must appear in the upper right hand corner of every page of the submission. Do not include your name anywhere on the submission except the cover letter. If submitting both poetry and fiction, please submit them separately with separate cover letters.
•Submissions will be returned if a self-addressed, stamped envelope with sufficient postage accompanies the submission.
Music From a farther Room is on sale now at the Long beach City College Bookstore at the Liberal Arts Campus, located at 4901 East Carson Street in Long Beach. It is also available at Borders Books and Music in the Los Altos Market Center, 2110 Bellflower Boulevard, in Long Beach. Copies may also be purchased by sending a check to Music From a Farther Room, P. O. Box 8191, Long beach, CA 90808. Copies of the magazine are five dollars each.
