Windy City Story Slam, Tuesday June 24th

Many years ago, Bill Hillman's poems appeared in the first issue of MAKE. Since then, a lot has happened. Too much to list. Most recently, he started this:

"Come check it out we're gonna have Rambo the Ball Hawk telling home run catching stories at Wrigley. Sergio Mayora is a former candidate for the Mayor of Chicago. Kennedy from the Thinman is doing a musical set and as always so is Mr. Henry. And as always a possible late night story by Don DeGrazia. The Slam is packed with top competitors it's gonna be a hell of a night."

Check out the article by Robert Duffer in TimeOut.

Issue 6 contributor Kathleen Rooney Reads

Kathleen Rooney is reading poetry right now at Quimby's in Chicago.
Let this be a announcement declaring all future readings by Ms. Rooney something to anticipate. She, along with issue 6 contributors Danielle Aquiline, John Beer, Lindsay Hunter, Amy Leach, and Michael Robins, read at last week's release party. All were excellent. If I do say so...

Illinois Arts Council Award

Fred Sasaki has been awarded an Illinois Arts Council award for his creative nonfiction piece, "Issei, Nisei, Sansei," which appeared in MAKE #4.
We are quite proud to have been able to publish the piece.
Read it here. Listen to it here.