Rip Rap 35: CSULB's Literary Journal

The editors of Riprap regret to announce that there has been a delay with the release of RipRap 35 and that we have no choice but to  reschedule the release party and reading. It will now be combined with the MFA Graduate Reading on May 20th, which is being held in the USU Beach Auditorium at 7:00pm. We truly hope that all of the very fine contributors to RipRap will still be able to participate in this celebration.

The editors also wish to thank the many students who showed up earlier this week to get the issue collated and ready for binding. The failure of the print shop on campus to get the binding done, on schedule, is a substantial disappointment for all of us who worked (literally) day and night to get the final product ready for public distribution.

We deeply apologize for any inconvenience this postponement may cause and hope that you will still be able to join us for the unveiling.  Thank you for your understanding and support.

RipRap Literary Journal - 35th Anniversary 

CSULB English Department’s Annual Publication

Release Party - Issue 35 - Spring 2013 

Thursday, 5/9/13 @ 7PM @ CSULB’s Beach Auditorium 

RipRap Literary Journal - 35th Anniversary 

CSULB English Department’s Annual Publication

Release Party - Issue 35 - Spring 2013 

Thursday, 5/9/13 @ 7PM @ CSULB’s Beach Auditorium 

Poetry Reading: Rae Armantrout

Date: April 18, 2013

Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Location: USU Beach Auditorium

http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/english/poetry-reading-rae-armantrout/

MFA Reading Series #5

Date: April 19, 2013

Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Location: Viento y Agua (4007 E. 4th St. Long Beach 90814)

http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/english/mfa-reading-series-5/

Thank you anyone and everyone for submitting to RipRap Literary Journal, Vol 35.

Acceptance and Declinations for Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction pieces will be announced via email by Tuesday, January 8th, 2013.

Art Submission Deadline (of all mediums: painting, illustrations, photography, etc) for RipRap35 is being EXTENDED until Monday, January 14th, 2013. Thus, if you were too busy, please feel free to submit and pass this message along to an artist friend!

California State University, Long Beach 

English Department - Master of Fine Arts - Creative Writing

*2nd Annual MFA Reading Series 3rd Installment

Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 6:45PM

Our Reading Line Up:

Sean McDougal

Fabiola Guzman

Monica Holmes 

Ramsey Mathews

Mony Vong

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READERS' BIOS:

Monica Holmes is a second-year MFA fiction writer. She likes pretty much everything about Long Beach, except that it has no mall. Her writing focuses on childhood and growing up in southern California. She dedicates all her writing to her father, who first taught her there was a "t" in "listen."

Fabiola Guzman is a second- year MFA poet. She also enjoys writing nonfiction and hopes to publish a memoir in the near future. Family is an important aspect in her life which can bee seen as a powerful force in her writing. She has over forty cousins and counting. She dislikes hurting any creatures including mice and ninja spiders. In her spare time she indulges in snowboarding, hiking, swimming, and video games. Some of her favorite foods include raspberries and salami.

Ramsey Mathews is a first-year MFA poet. He grew up in rural Georgia. As a kid he worked in tobacco, soybean, and peanuts, where he learned the art of cow tipping. Thus, his Southern poems. He camps and climbs, especially at Joshua Tree, where he broke his leg. More poetry . Ramsey says, "When all other inspirations fail, there remains the surreal nature of love to write about."

Sean McDougal is a second-year MFA fiction writer. What initially drew him to writing was lyric writing, having sang and played guitar and piano in bands since age ten. Because of lyric writing, he was first interested in poetry, but then moved over to fiction because the lengths of the narratives and the attention to details put into prose writing. He is currently working on a novel about a young man who lives next to a military base. The novel will focus on one particular week during a summer. Sean and his wife own and operate a photography business and they live in San Diego with their two children. 

Mony Vong is a second year MFA fiction writer. She received her BA with an emphasis in Creative Writing from CSULB. Long Beach has been her home for a long time though she’s not a native speaker of English. She moved here when she was in grade school. She has three tremendous children who keeps her on her toes. In addition to being a writer and a mother, She’s a lover, a girl, a purveyor of books, an adult and the domestic goddess. She’s lived in many places and countries but the place she’s most comfortable in is in the The Great Gatsby, Huckleberry Finn, Mice and Men, Ask the Dusk, and Charlotte’s Web among many other favorites. 

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Bring Your Friends and Family and a Happy Attitude.

For Questions & Comments

Contact Editor-in-Chief, JAX NTP

Cal State University Long Beach English Department, Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing 2nd Installment of the MFA READING SERIES Nov 14th, 2012 at The Wine Crush

Poetry + Fiction + Everything in Between

hannah huff: http://www.csulb.edu/lats/itss/design/video/flash/english/jaxntp/hannah.html

cassady ozimec: http://www.csulb.edu/lats/itss/design/video/flash/english/jaxntp/cassidy.html

jax ntp: http://www.csulb.edu/lats/itss/design/video/flash/english/jaxntp/JAX.html

jen french: http://www.csulb.edu/lats/itss/design/video/flash/english/jaxntp/jen.html

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 @6:45PM

Cal State University Long Beach, Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing 2nd Annual MFA Reading Series - Fall 2012 - 2nd Installment

The Wine Crush 3131 E. Broadway Ave Long Beach CA 90803 www.thewinecrush.com 

For Questions and Comments Contact Editor-in-Chief, JAX NTP [email protected]

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WRITERS' BIOs:

Hannah Huff is a second-year MFA poet. She likes writing about unusual, overlooked things that you might discover stuck in your sock or in the middle of the desert. Her greatest accomplishment is making up a word, soumage, to describe the blending of sound and imagery in the three dozen poems in her thesis-in-progress. You can usually find her playing Xbox Live, running around the San Gabriel Valley, or staggering across Las Vegas, looking for poems in tequila shots.

Cassady Ozimec is a first-year MFA fiction writer. He’s from Santa Ynez Valley, California. He likes to paint, ride his bike, drink beer, write, travel, and look at people. If he weren't an MFA student, he would be a matador in the Barrio Puerta del Sol in Madrid, Espana. Please enjoy responsibly.

Jax NTP is a second-year MFA poet. She’s Editor-in-Chief of CSULB English Dept’s 35th Annual RipRap Literary Journal. She’s also the Coordinator of the MFA Reading Series, a total of six installments. Her MFA Thesis and poetry explores the psychology of the grotesque, identity&gender binaries, and the paralysis of neurosis in both modern and surreal environments. She has an affinity with Jellyfish and Polaris.

Jen French is a second-year MFA fiction writer. She is currently working on her thesis, which is a collection of short stories that focus on the dark complexities, oddities and humor of the human psyche. When she's not writing stories of pedophile compounds, hateful crones and heroic hallucinogen peddlers, she enjoys spending her time swimming in the Pacific and dancing to cumbia. She's a part-time charity employee and a full-time eccentric.

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-YOU MAY SUBMIT TO ALL GENRES, BUT MUST ADHERE TO LIMIT OF EACH GENRE 

Short Fiction and Creative Non Fiction Up to TWO stories or essays may be submitted. Do not exceed a combined total of 20 pages or 5,000 words. Manuscripts must be double spaced, Times New Roman or Courier New. Include a header with title and page number. Do not include your name on the header or footer.

Poetry Up to THREE poems may be submitted. Do not exceed a combined total of 6 pages. For poems over one page, include a header with poem title and page number. Do not include your name on the header or footer.

Artwork Original artwork such as photography, illustrations, paintings, comics, graphic art, etc may be accepted as well. Up to THREE pieces may be submitted. A hard copy may be submitted but a digital copy must be emailed as well. [email protected] for further information.

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SUBMIT POETRY. NONFICTION. FICTION. ORIGINAL ART. PHOTOGRAPHY AND ILLUSTRATION.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

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Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 @6:45PM at The Wine Crush 3131 E. Broadway Ave, Long Beach CA 90803 www.thewinecrush.com

Cal State University Long Beach, Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing 2nd Annual MFA Reading Series - Fall 2012 - 2nd Installment WRITERS’ BIOs:

Hannah Huff is a second-year MFA poet. She likes writing about unusual, overlooked things that you might discover stuck in your sock or in the middle of the desert. Her greatest accomplishment is making up a word, soumage, to describe the blending of sound and imagery in the three dozen poems in her thesis-in-progress. You can usually find her playing Xbox Live, running around the San Gabriel Valley, or staggering across Las Vegas, looking for poems in tequila shots.

Cassady Ozimec is a first-year MFA fiction writer. He’s from Santa Ynez Valley, California. He likes to paint, ride his bike, drink beer, write, travel, and look at people. If he weren’t an MFA student, he would be a matador in the Barrio Puerta del Sol in Madrid, Espana. Please enjoy responsibly.

Jax NTP is a second-year MFA poet. She’s Editor-in-Chief of CSULB English Dept’s 35th Annual RipRap Literary Journal. She’s also the Coordinator of the MFA Reading Series, a total of six installments. Her MFA Thesis and poetry explores the psychology of the grotesque, identity&gender binaries, and the paralysis of neurosis in both modern and surreal environments. She has an affinity with Jellyfish and Polaris.

Jen French is a second-year MFA fiction writer. She is currently working on her thesis, which is a collection of short stories that focus on the dark complexities, oddities and humor of the human psyche. When she’s not writing stories of pedophile compounds, hateful crones and heroic hallucinogen peddlers, she enjoys spending her time swimming in the Pacific and dancing to cumbia. She’s a part-time charity employee and a full-time eccentric.

Olivia Somes is a first-year MFA poet. She's President of HipPoetics, CSULB's Creative Writing Club. She won the William T. Shadden Scholarship Award for Poetry in Spring 2011. Her first chapbook, Life After Purgatory, was released in Fall 2012 and is available for purchase. She loves narrative and snarky contemporary poetry, dystopians, small presses, tacos, beer, barbecuing, and laughing at bad television. She hopes to one day write a graphic novel and a television pilot.

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