"For more than a decade, the literary quarterly "Glimmer Train" has sought out and championed the most compelling short fiction written today, by both established luminaries and fresh new voices. This stunning new anthology probes the whole range of human relationships -- lovers, friends, family members, spouses, even one's beliefs and dreams. In "Beneath the Earth of Her," acclaimed writer Karen E. Outen delicately probes the life of a ..."
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"Ann Beattie, Joyce Carol Oates, Richard Bausch, and twenty-one other celebrated American writers contribute to this moving anthology of fiction, compiled by the editors of the "Glimmer Train" literary quarterly. In the ten-plus years since Susan Burmeister-Brown and Linda B. Swanson-Davies founded "Glimmer Train, " they have introduced an astonishing array of talented and innovative authors to a growing readership hungry for inspiring ..."
"Survey Our Literary Landscape From the Open Window of Glimmer TrainMany writing books offer instruction and inspiration, but never before has one pulled back the curtain and laid bare before you the joys, frustrations, struggles, and achievements of the literary lifeas experienced by more than one hundred accomplished writers. In excerpts from interviews conducted over a sixteen-year period and preserved by the editors of the highl ..."
"... Ann Pancake ' Peter Parsons • Roy Parvin • Karenmary Penn • Susan Perabo •
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"Gorgeous short stories by established and emerging fiction writers. This issue includes the winners of Glimmer Train's 2001 Fiction Open and Very Short Fiction Award."
"Glimmer Train, Winter 1998, Issue 25: Stories156 pp. Glimmer Train is an American literary journal founded in 1990 by Linda-Swanson Davies and her sister, Susan Burmeister-Brown, in Portland, Oregon. It is published quarterly, accepting works primarily from emerging writers. Stories published in Glimmer Train have been listed as notables in The Best American Short Stories, as well as appearing in recent editions of the Pushcart Prize, a ..."
"Survey Our Literary Landscape From the Open Window of Glimmer Train What drives you to write? How does a particular piece of writing come to exist? In Inspiration and Discipline, the second volume in our Glimmer Train Guide to Writing Fiction series, more than one hundred accomplished authors set aside talk of character and scene in order to address the more private and elusive aspects of their writing lives. In excerpts from in ..."
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"An anthology of new short fiction by award-winning and emerging authors, this intimate collection celebrates writing and honors the writer. The editors-two sisters from Oregon-choose stories that are beautifully written, readable, and emotionally affecting. Each collection is also visually satisfying with handsome cover art and story illustrations, and unusual author profiles. Excerpts can be found at glimmertrain.com, but please ..."
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