August 1, 2010
The August edition of Instigatorzine features the following:
"Car and Carriage Collide" by Ruben Carbajal
"Car Bombs and Helmets of the Gods" by Ryan Sprague
"Kinda Beautiful" by Julie Ellinger Hunt
"The Trees Will Go, Too" by Andrew Kolbenschlag
"On Cutting a Tree" by Chazz Jogie
"The Start Menu" by Andrew Gorman
"My Mama and Papa Never Attended," "With a Pencil," and "Summit" by Melida Rodas
"The Sad Hunched Woman with Stubby Pimples on Her Face" by Franca Kirsch
"Time Goes in Starts and Stops" by Lily Sladen
You can also now find Instigatorzine in Jim Hanley's Universe!
Jim Hanley's Universe
4 West 33rd Street
New York, NY
(212) 268-7088
July 12, 2010
The July issue of Instigatorzine is now out! You can purchase a PDF or hard copy in the subscriptions page and the issue history page! Apprehensive? Preview it first and see if you really want it!
Also available are the featured artist and author articles. We spoke with Stephanie Herrera, one of the staff illustrators for Instigatorzine she gave us the inside scoop on illustrating. We also had the opportunity to speak to Daniel Shebses about his short story, "Misunderstandings of the Third Kind." Full article and story are available!
The second podcast is also available! It features an interview with Julie Ellinger Hunt by Keith Chiappone along with readings of four of her poems. So check it out on the media page!
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July 7, 2010
You can now purchase your copy of Instigatorzine at Garden State News in Bayonne, NJ!
Garden State News
456 Broadway
Bayonne, NJ 07002
201-339-1385
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July 4, 2010
Instigatorzine proudly presents its first podcast episode! It features an interview with Angel Eduardo, followed by his short story, "Ends." Check it out! More podcasts to come soon!
June 30, 2010
In the fourth issue of Instigatorzine, we misprinted Sandra Bazzarelli's poem, "McDonald's." You can find her poem corrected in the issues section.
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June 25, 2010
You can now purchase Instigatorzine at Vector Comics in Bayonne, NJ!
Vector Comics
902 Broadway
Bayonne, NJ 07002
201-437-2228
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June 21, 2010
July's issue is going to be crazy! We have short stories and poetry from 15 different authors! This issue is going to feature:
"Anasthesia" by Liz Vosk
"AM" by Michael Weems
"Master" by Krystal Sital
"Just Like High School" by Amanda Halkiotis
"In Praise of Honey" by John Biscello
"Tarred and Feathered" by Mark Blickley
"Apples to Oranges" by Daniel O'Connor
"Small Amusements" by Ben Nardolilli
"A Day Spent with Words" by Kate Giusfredi
"Stink Eye" by David Sansevere
"There's a Where" by Nathan Fuller
"Language as Play" by Nicole Contreras
"Old and New" by Jacqueline Nigro
"The Weary Lacrymosa" by Dana Facchine
"Misunderstandings of the Third Kind" by Daniel Shebses
It will also be featuring a cover by Nickelodeon artist, Kristen Chiappone. So look out for it on July 1st! Also make sure you attend the second Instigatorzine reading on July 24 at the Networking Cafe in Bayonne, NJ. Many of the authors listed above will be there to read their work!
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June 9, 2010
If you look upward, you'll see a contest icon. Click it! We are holding our first contest! Gran prize is $100, second is $50, third is $25. Get movin'!
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June 6, 2010
Instigatorzine will be hosting its second reading at the Networking Cafe at 418 Broadway, Bayonne, NJ 07002 at 6:00-8:00PM on July 24. Readings will be delivered by contributors from our third and fourth issue.
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May 10, 2010
The Instigatorzine has been featured on Newark's Examiner! Article by Sean L. Fitts, whose work appeared in the third edition of the Instigatorzine. So check it out! And check out his work!
The Instigatorzine is also producing its first series of podcasts! The podcast will feature readings and interviews by the authors who appeared at our first reading at the Symposia Bookstore in Hoboken, NJ. The podcast will be coming out once a week starting on May 30. So be sure to check back! Below is a list of the authors appearing in the podcasts:
-Elizabeth Vosk
-Lisa Sofranko
-Julie Ellinger Hunt
-Angel Eduardo
-Keith Chiappone
-Robert Jason Clark
Each podcast will also feature a theme song by local musicians. So if you're interested, send us an e-mail at questions@instigatorzine.com!
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May 9, 2010
We are pleased to announce that the June issue of the Instigatorzine will feature:
"25 Ghosts" by Angel Eduardo
"26 Stories High" by Dan Cappello
"McDonald's" by Sandra Bazzarelli
"Being Nobody" by Carmin Aguiles
"Fiance" and "Professional Scape" by Brian Nailer
"Everything I Know in Life, I Learned from Duke Nukem" by Sam Slaughter
"Dover 1996" and "Sitting with Mr. Collins" by Patrick Shea
"Wish Fish" by Paul Jacks
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April 16, 2010
-Due to scheduling difficulties, we will not be publishing an issue for May 2010.
-We would like to welcome our new member, Elias Jimenez, as senior editor.
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April 15, 2010
You can now preview and purchase the April issue of the Instigatorzine! So head over to the history page to check them out!
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April 12, 2010
Check out the blog for two new posts about "Running Dragons" and 100 word groups!
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April 7, 2010
-You can now purchase your copy of Instigatorzine at Moonshadow Collectibles (3379 JFK Blvd.) in Jersey City, NJ.
-We are having a logo contest. Please click contests for details.
-You can now view a list of authors and artists appearing thus far in our zine in the Contributors page.
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April 2, 2010
The April issue of Instigatorzine will feature:
"The Diner" by Cristi Long
"Green Parrots in NJ" and "Divorce" by Sean Fitts
"The Angel" by Michelle McGuiness
"A Bottle" by Chazz Jogie
"Modern Romance," "Modern Romance Pt. II," "Now That's Comedy," and "The Most Dangerous Game" by Myles Ma
"Amber" by Laura McKeon and Melida Rodas
and "Missing Lourdes" by Sean O'Kane
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March 26, 2010
You can now preview the March issue of Instigatorzine for free on the History page!
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March 18, 2010
You can now order a single current issue from our Subscription page.
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March 15, 2010
The second issue is now out. You can purchase a digital copy in the History page. Also, start your hard copy subscription now with this issue! It features:
"Dead in the Dining Room" by Keith Chiappone
"White is..." by Jenna Kildosher
"Glass Door (Excerpt)" by Lisa Sofranko
"The Sweater" and "You Sent Me" by Julie Ellinger Hunt
And the conclusion of "Two for One" by Robert Jason Clark.
Also appearing in the March issue of The Instigator is artwork by:
Pablo Naranjo, Madelynne Dela Rama, GJ Lee, Shenella Cutting, Chazz Jogie, and Lizette Louis.
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March 10, 2010
We will be hosting our first event on April 18, 2010 at the Symposia in Hoboken at 6:00PM. The Symposia is located at 510 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030.
There will be readings by:
Angel Eduardo
Lisa Sofranko
and more TBA
Website updates:
Events page added.
Issue History updated.
Submission guidelines updated.
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March 4, 2010
Website updates:
-Submissions link changed to Contact/Submit
-Twitter and Facebook links added to Contact/Submit
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March 2, 2010
Subscriptions are now available. Please visit the Subscriptions page to choose if you want twelve black and white issues or twelve colored issues.
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February 23, 2010
February 23, 2010
There have been a few updates to the website.
-Forum added.
-You can now preview and purchase PDF files in the Issue History section.
Other news:
-Pablo Naranjo will be illustrating the March, 2010 issue of The Instigator.
-Instigatorzine website has been features on the New Jersey City University Student News website.
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February 18, 2010
"Welcome to Instigatorzine! This zine came into conception when I was reading through my writer’s market book. I had been working for some time on a region-based non-fiction piece, and was, as most writers, curious about getting it published upon completion. I pulled out my highlighter, opened up the pages of the book, flipped through the magazine section, and proceeded to highlight every magazine based in New Jersey. Unfortunately, this didn’t take very long. I found but three magazines located in New Jersey, all of which were very genre specific. It had become clear to me that there are no thin publications in New Jersey that even promote non-fiction. Being a non-fiction writer, this was very disheartening. It was then that I had decided to start my own literary magazine. The goal of this zine is to promote all mediums of writing: prose in the form of fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, mystery, horror, memoir, children’s, inspirational, religious, non-religious, essays; poetry, and plays. Mixed mediums are also more than welcome, as it has come to my attention recently of a genre dubbed, but not yet accepted, as “prosetry”—a hybrid of prose and poetry. This zine is meant to not only promote these genres, but to provoke, or instigate, writers of all genres to produce work that can be celebrated among the writing and reading community alike. Finally, each issue will also feature artwork by various artists."
--Keith Chiappone, Editor
Important Dates
August 25th: Issue #8 Deadline
August 26: Halloween Contest deadline
