Off The Shelves And Poetry

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Off the Shelves
Editor: Mark Letcher
We are living in a new golden age of young adult literature. Edgy and engaging titles by authors both emerging and established have been pushing the field of young adult literature (YAL) to places we've never seen before. Teen readers are seeing more innovative formats and genre-blending in their reading, are exposed Tag Heuer Replica to authors from around the world, and are blurring the lines between previously established "teen" and "adult" fiction.

There may be no better time to celebrate and promote the diversity, characters, issues, and pure literary craftsmanship that YAL offers its audience and our hope is that you will help us contribute to the conversation.

This column will explore a wide range of topics related to literature written for and/or read by young adults, with a strong emphasis on recently published works. We particularly welcome the voices and experiences of secondary teachers, for whom YAL provides vital classroom reading, suggestions for eager and reluctant ...
... students, and engaging personal reading material.

Submissions of 500--1,500 words, inquiries, and suggestions for future column topics should be directed to Mark Letcher.

Poetry
Editor: Anne McCrary Sullivan
In her poem "Valentine for Ernest Mann," Naomi Shihab Nye reminds us that "poems hide. In the bottoms of our shoes, / they are sleeping." Look inside your shoes, your desk drawers and kitchen cabinets, the hallways of your school, the grocery stores and garbage dumps of your community. "Find" some poems and send them to EJ. Choose those that seem a fit, either explicitly or implicitly, with announced themes of upcoming EJ issues. We are looking for well-crafted original poems in any style, serious or humorous, written by teachers, students, or those who love them. We do not consider previously published poems or simultaneous submissions.
Send by email attachment, for blind review, up to Replica Tag Heuer Watches five poems with only phone number and initials on the page. In your email message, include brief biographical information. Poets whose work is published will receive two copies of the issue in which their work appears. Send submissions to EJPoetry@nl.edu. Send correspondence to Anne McCrary Sullivan .