Issue five of Blinking Cursor was released in May, and I got so many great submissions that I could make two issues out of them, so issue six is already almost complete and will be published in July. To follow from that, another issue will come out in September as usual, and then again in December. This will start the trend for four issues per year instead of two - autumn, winter, spring and summer. So by the end of next year, there will have been twelve issues of the magazine published.
If that goes well, I would like to transition to being open for submissions all year round. I would do this straight away but I'm afraid that not giving a deadline for submissions will result in a drop, and obviously that would be no good because the magazine relies on its writers for content.
Speaking of authors, issue five saw the addition of "featured writer", and this will make a reappearance in issue six. This is a feature I really like - it's a short interview with a contributing writer, and it gives an insight into who the writer is, what they write, what inspires them, and so on. Over the course of the next few magazines, I think it's going to be really interesting to see a wide range of differences between writers and their work.
I'd also like to continue including book reviews. Issue four saw a review of Bone Silence by Peycho Kanev, and I'm happy to accept requests to review any other books, chapbooks, etc. And I'm happy to consider any Blinking Cursor contributors for the featured writer spot too, so if you're available for interviews, just let me know when you submit.
And finally, I would like to publish a book. Yep, an anthology, or journal, or something with some such name to be released next year and feature even more poetry and short stories. I'll be announcing that on the website with more details soon but it will essentially have the same guidelines as submitting to the magazine. This is the biggie, so I'll be giving plenty of time to submit to it - probably close to a year, in fact. Stay tuned for more information!
