|
Entertain, Educate and Engage |
|
Written by Elizabeth Martin
|
|
Wednesday, 01 June 2011 13:07 |
When one of our family members leaves the nest and sets out on her own path, and particularly if that path leads to further journalistic endeavors, we are proud to have played a role in that writer’s success story.
 On May 1, Donna Talarico, NEPA native and Wilkes University graduate, launched Hippocampus Magazine, an exclusively online literary magazine featuring creative nonfiction from established and emerging writers. In the spirit of its mission, the magazine also publishes craft articles, memoir reviews, and interviews with writers.
The debut issue features more than a dozen pieces from writers in the United States, United Kingdom, and Belgium, and includes writers Lisa Marie Brodsky, Suzanne Smith, Nathan Evans, Kate McCahill, J. Bradley, Kelly Evans, Daniel Aristi, Michael Maher, Amye Archer, and Kelly McIntype. Talarico’s debut interview is with Wayne Breirbarth, author of the nonfiction book, The Power Formula for Linked In Success.
“Hippocampus’s goal is to entertain, educate, and engage fans and writers of creative nonfiction,” she said.
Each month, the magazine will award a “most memorable” designation to the story that garners the most buzz; its writer will win a prize and the archived story will notate the achievement with a badge.
Submissions to Hippocampus Magazine are accepted on a rolling basis; guidelines are available online at www.hippocampusmagazine.com. Submitted works are read by members of a reading panel– a hand-selected group of approximately 24 professional writers and avid readers.
Talarico interned with Etruscan Press, where she redeveloped the independent press’s website and created and implemented a social media networking plan. She is the web content editor at Elizabethtown College, in Elizabethtown, PA. Previously, she worked for a leading eCommerce developer and spent several years working in radio. Since 2000, Talarico has contributed to a number of local, regional, niche, and national print publications, including IndependentNEPA magazine.
Hippocampus, you say? Well, they say it’s all in the name and, quite literally, it is. According to the Hippocampus website, “The hippocampus is what makes enjoying great memoir possible because, without it, memories would not exist. The hippocampus is the part of the brain where long-term memories are formed. What a more fitting name for an online magazine committed to drawing on personal memories!”
|
