New things are coming!
After quite a bit of planning, testing, and replanning, we will be launching a new version of the website within the net couple months. We
October 12, 2022
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R&S Announcements
Announcing a Guest Poetry Editor
I’ve been blessed to work with a stable lineup of genre editors since I took over as editor-in-chief of Rock & Sling in 2010. We’ve
August 5, 2019
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Connect with Rock & Sling on Social Media
Did you know Rock & Sling is on Twitter? And has an Instagram? Follow us on our social media pages to stay connected. Follow us: Facebook:
July 5, 2019
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American identity
Vox II: Intersectionality
by Meghan Foulk Now, more than ever, do we need to hear from the greater community within America. Polarization and pointed fingers widen division and
December 20, 2018
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American identity
Vox II: Engage
by Caitlin Wheeler A few years ago, a few colleagues and I hosted lunch for a well-to-do visiting author. The author invited a local friend
December 12, 2018
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Vox II: American Identities
by Emily Hanson American Identities is the exploration of the fluidity and the multiplicity of the different identities that have created the world we live
November 28, 2018
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December 5, 2017
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Art and Faith
Meet Rock & Sling’s New Web Editor
Like books, blog posts plunge me into a perspective different than my own, but in a way that is immediate, a compact chunk of text to absorb while taking the bus to work, multitasking during a Netflix binge, or sitting on a park bench during my lunch break. The great posts divert me from my comfort zone, helping me see myself, my community, my life, in new ways, sending me back into my day with a subtle shift in perspective, a gentle (or not so gentle) nudge to keep chewing on this new idea.
August 17, 2017
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beauty and art
Reaching Out to Beauty
What can I offer them? What can I write to them when their fears and questions—along with mine—are so loud in our ears?
February 8, 2017
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art
Special Issue Release at AWP
We are not interested in who is right or wrong, politically, but in capturing the voices in the discussion. We attempted to present as wide an array of voices as we could.
February 7, 2017
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Special issue: Call for Submissions
As we move toward the reality of Donald Trump’s pending presidency, artists are responding. Rock & Sling wants to produce a cross-section of that work,
November 19, 2016
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April 12, 2016
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December 8, 2015
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Annie Stillar
R&S Editors and Contributors Share Summer Camp Stories
Summer’s in full swing. Here at R&S headquarters, we’re seeking out the shade and waiting for tomatoes. Summer’s also prime time for camp. How To
July 9, 2015
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October 29, 2014
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American Lives Series
Congratulations To Rock & Sling Nonfiction Editor Julie Riddle
Huge congratulations are in order for Julie Riddle, nonfiction editor for Rock & Sling. Riddle’s memoir was chosen for the American Lives Series from the University
July 3, 2014
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February 25, 2014
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February 17, 2014
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big honkin awards!!!
R&S Editor Thom Caraway Named Spokane’s First Poet Laureate
Those of us here at Rock & Sling are pleased as punch that our editor, Thom Caraway, has just been named the first poet laureate
October 6, 2013
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February 7, 2013
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Issue 8.1 cometh
We have most of the content settled for issue 8.1. The issue will be something of a theme issue, featuring work from some of the
December 1, 2012
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A Rock & Sling Fundraiser
We’ll be hosting a poetry salon with Laurie Lamon and Nance Van Winckel at the Community Building in downtown Spokane at the end of April.
April 12, 2012
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Pushcart Prize nominations
Rock & Sling is pleased to announce its nominations for the 2011 Pushcart Prize “To the Reverend Arnold Kenseth” by Ray Amorosi (issue 6.1) “Day
December 1, 2011
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Sarah Vowell Live
Looking for something to do with the remainder of your weekend? Whelp, good luck. But when that long and glorious weekend reaches an end and
November 6, 2011
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Issue 6.2 takes shape
It seems we’ve been sluggardly here on the R&S blog, but I assure you such is not the case. The new issue is coming together,
May 3, 2011
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Winter 2011 Issue
The new issue is at the printer, and should be in our hands soon, and then in our subscribers hands, and on news stands around
January 20, 2011
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Back in Business
Rock & Sling is back, and getting ready for our first issue, due out in December. We are accepting submissions, and selling subscriptions, both of
August 2, 2010
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