We’re pleased to announce the terrific judges lined up for our 2010 contests:

*The A. David Schwartz Fiction Prize: Benjamin Percy, author of The Wilding and Refresh, Refresh

*The Beau Boudreaux Poetry Prize: Quraysh Ali Lansana, author of They Shall Run: Harriet Tubman Poems and Southside Rain

*The David B. Saunders Prize for Creative Nonfiction: Deb Olin Unferth, author of Vacation and Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War (forthcoming Feb. 2011).

Each contest features a prize of $1,000 and publication, with a postmark deadline of December 31, 2010. You could probably use the money–why not check out the details?

Hearty congratulations to former contributor Adam Schuitema, whose short story collection Freshwater Boys was recently released by Delphinium Books.  One of the collection’s eleven stories, “The Feel of Meridians,” first appeared in cream city review 27.2.  Why not check out Adam’s website or pick up a copy of his work today?  We can pretty much guarantee you’ll enjoy it.

After many hours of editing, assembling, re-editing, and proofing, our “Spring” 2010 issue has finally arrived in our office, albeit 2 or 3 months past the usual date. It will be shipping shortly to independent and not-so-independent booksellers (mainly, Barnes & Noble) next week. You can also print a mail order form here. (We’re working on navigating the institutional pathways to enable online sales; that should be an added feature to our site this fall.)

While it took a bit longer than expected, we’re very proud of this mammoth issue. With a final page count around 245, it’s one of our largest issues ever–and it’s saturated with the best variety of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction (whatever that means…) that we could find.

Some of the highlights of this issue include our annual literary prize winners, as determined by three of our very favorite writers, Kathy Fagan, Jesse Lee Kercheval, and David Treuer: Haines Eason for poetry, Eson Kim for creative nonfiction, and Roger Sheffer for fiction. We also have an original translation of acclaimed Peruvian writer Edgardo Rivera Martinez’s short story, “Azurite,” the first time this fantastic story has been published in English. Additionally, you’ll find a feature section of flash nonfiction and comics from the esteemed John Porcellino.

To see a complete table of contents, click here. And, while I have you, thanks for reading and visiting–and for your continued support of cream city review. To order an issue, click here.