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Saranac Review offers wide range of literary works for PSUC community
Eric Rushia
Issue date: 11/3/06 Section: Life
Originally published: 11/2/06 at 7:02 PM EST
Last update: 11/2/06 at 8:11 PM EST
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Publishers of The Saranac Review, Plattsburgh State University College's own literary journal, had a sense of wonder about what the overall appearance of the journal would be. Until it was physically in their hands, though, they didn't necessarily know if things would turn out differently than they had anticipated.
"I am very pleased with how well it came out in terms of the printing quality," J.L. Torres, managing editor of The Saranac Review and English professor at PSUC, said after seeing the journal for the first time.
"A lot of work goes into it, which you wouldn't expect when you look at the final product because it looks so simple," Torres said. "We did a good job in choosing the best material from all that we received."
In the second issue, The Saranac Review has selected writings that encompass a wide range of diverse literary genres.
From flash fiction, to poetry, to creative non-fiction, The Saranac Review is a collection of works that represent the efforts of various artists, poets, students and other creative individuals. The contributors are of mixed backgrounds and are from all over the United States and Canada.
"Artists, writers and students came together to create something that is larger than any one of us could have ever achieved individually," Linda Young, editor of The Saranac Review and advanced writing professor at PSUC, said during an unveiling of The Saranac Review's second issue at the College Bookstore on Thursday.
"Student support and input really made this journal what it is," she said. "Without them we wouldn't have The Saranac Review."
The publishing world is filled with literary journals, so even the most inexperienced writers have opportunities available to submit work.
"One of the problems with many literary journals is trying to get good writers to write to you. They can submit their work to so many other publications," Torres said. "The competition is fierce out there and of course there is a pecking order, so we have that to compete with too."
Otherwise known as creative non-fiction, literary journalism is the literature of reality and the literature of fact. The genre includes literary journals, literary narratives, memoirs, personal essays and nature and travel writing, as well as cultural criticism.
The Saranac Review's roster includes such notable authors as Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, and its more recent practitioners, Ernest Hemingway, Norman Mailer and Tom Wolfe.
In association with the creative writing department at PSUC is an online literary journal review known as Pager.
According to the Web site, Pager is published on an ongoing basis through Plattsburgh's Community of Writers and allows for anyone from the surrounding Plattsburgh community to submit their own work in an open forum where it can be read and critiqued.
"I am very pleased with how well it came out in terms of the printing quality," J.L. Torres, managing editor of The Saranac Review and English professor at PSUC, said after seeing the journal for the first time.
"A lot of work goes into it, which you wouldn't expect when you look at the final product because it looks so simple," Torres said. "We did a good job in choosing the best material from all that we received."
In the second issue, The Saranac Review has selected writings that encompass a wide range of diverse literary genres.
From flash fiction, to poetry, to creative non-fiction, The Saranac Review is a collection of works that represent the efforts of various artists, poets, students and other creative individuals. The contributors are of mixed backgrounds and are from all over the United States and Canada.
"Artists, writers and students came together to create something that is larger than any one of us could have ever achieved individually," Linda Young, editor of The Saranac Review and advanced writing professor at PSUC, said during an unveiling of The Saranac Review's second issue at the College Bookstore on Thursday.
"Student support and input really made this journal what it is," she said. "Without them we wouldn't have The Saranac Review."
The publishing world is filled with literary journals, so even the most inexperienced writers have opportunities available to submit work.
"One of the problems with many literary journals is trying to get good writers to write to you. They can submit their work to so many other publications," Torres said. "The competition is fierce out there and of course there is a pecking order, so we have that to compete with too."
Otherwise known as creative non-fiction, literary journalism is the literature of reality and the literature of fact. The genre includes literary journals, literary narratives, memoirs, personal essays and nature and travel writing, as well as cultural criticism.
The Saranac Review's roster includes such notable authors as Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, and its more recent practitioners, Ernest Hemingway, Norman Mailer and Tom Wolfe.
In association with the creative writing department at PSUC is an online literary journal review known as Pager.
According to the Web site, Pager is published on an ongoing basis through Plattsburgh's Community of Writers and allows for anyone from the surrounding Plattsburgh community to submit their own work in an open forum where it can be read and critiqued.
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