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Slippery Elm Literary Journal Hosts Deanna Tulley Multimedia Contest

Slippery Elm Literary Journal’s Deanna Tulley Multimedia Contest is open for submissions through Wednesday, Sept. 30. Contest entry is $10, with prizes of $300, $200, and $100. Submissions will be judged by multimedia artist Shin Yu Pai. The contest, in its third year, comes after the release of the literary journal’s 2020 edition and features […]

Slippery Elm Accepting Submissions for 2017 Print Issue

Poetry and prose submissions are being accepted through Sept. 1 for this year’s issue of Slippery Elm, the University of Findlay’s literary journal. A total of two $1,000 in prizes will be awarded. All entries, accepted from the public as well as UF community members who are not associated with the magazine, should be original […]

White Balloons, Skyline Chili and Willows: Several Subjects Spotlighted in 'Slippery Elm,' Now Available for Purchase

What contributed to Laura’s aura? A “scraggy cowl-neck sweater and faded jeans blown out at the knees,” author C.C. Parker wrote in “Forgive Me,” a short story selected for inclusion in the fourth issue of Slippery Elm, the University of Findlay’s annual literary journal. Now available for purchase, the latest edition features 44 entries selected […]

Poetry and Prose with Baklava and Bob: Third Slippery Elm Published

The third issue of Slippery Elm, The University of Findlay’s annual literary journal, is available for purchase. According to journal editor and Associate English Professor Dave Essinger, a total of 661 submissions were received, up from 416 in 2014. Consequently, the acceptance rate was approximately six percent, down from about eight percent last year. Two […]

Second Slippery Elm Issue to be Published

The second issue of Slippery Elm, The University of Findlay’s national literary journal, will be available at a release party scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 in the upper room at Logan’s Irish Pub in Findlay. The event will also feature readings from some of the authors whose works were selected for inclusion, and […]