Versal literary journal
# Versal literary journal

Versal is an English-language literary journal that publishes poetry, prose and art. It was founded in 2002 by American poet Megan M. Garr (editor) and is published by wordsinhere, a literary organization in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2009, Poets & Writers magazine listed Versal as One of '22 lit mags that do more for your work.'

Versal publishes both new and established writers from around the world, including Argentina, Uruguay, Morocco, Romania, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, South Africa, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Croatia, Hungary, the United States, Canada, France and Australia. Its editor Megan M. Garr has, in the Versal 7 and 8 editorials, on the Versal blog and in an interview, discussed the connections between Versal and translocality. Garr was also a panelist at the 2011 Prague Microfestival of Literature at which translocality was a central theme. The text of Garr's presentation during the panel can be found on Versal's blog.

Versal is archived at the National Library of the Netherlands, ISSN is 1573-2207.

## Staff

* Editor: Megan M. Garr
* Managing editor: Sarah Ream
* Poetry editor: Megan M. Garr
* Fiction editor: Robert Glick
* Art editor: Shayna Schapp

Assistant editors:

* Jennifer Arcuni
* Anna Arov
* Reed van Brunschot
* Daniel J. Cecil
* Jennifer K. Dick
* Kate Foley
* BJ Hollars
* Terri Hron
* Kai Lashley
* Bonnie J. Rough
* Dafna Ruppin
* Matthew Sadler
* Mirabai Lacazette de Monchy
* Hélène Webers

## Contributors

The journal's notable contributors include:

"Versal" 10

Renee Couture

Ruth Danon

Tamar de Kemp

Neil de la Flor

Laura Eve Engel

Roxane Gay

Luke Andrew Geddes

James Grinwis

Shannon Elizabeth Hardwick

Susan van Hengstum

Geoff J. Kim

Ish Klein

Laurence Levy

Philip Lüschen

J. Annie MacLeod

Julia Madsen

Dora Malech

Ben Merriman

Rusty Morrison

Bill Neumire

Lisa Annelouise Rentz

Andrew Michael Roberts

Kayla Romberger

Brandon Shimoda

Candy Shue

Lee Sittler

Kristine Snodgrass

Joe Sobel

Freddy Tuppen

Siobhan Wall

Judith Westerveld

Bess Winter

Amy Wright

Jessica Young

Victor Zwiers

Versal 9

Louis Armand and Alice Notley Stace Budzko

Heather Hartley Rochelle Hurt

Stacy Kidd

Jane Lewty

Nate Liederbach

Antoinette Nausikaä

Maya Sarishvili

Amy Touchette

Ken White

Versal 8

Carlos Barbarito (trans by Laura Chalar)

Chung Ho-seung (trans by Mia You)

Neil de la Flor

Michael Genovese

Kim Holleman

Kuzhali Manickavel

Kerri Rosenstein

Selah Saterstrom

Brandon Shimoda

Kristine Snodgrass

Versal 7

Agustina Bazterrica Emily Carr Joel Fishbane Albane Gellé (trans by Jennifer K. Dick) Elizabeth Gross Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé Mary Miller Trey Moody Sawako Nakayasu Rufo Quintavalle Peter Shippy Nicole Walker

Versal 6

Wiljan van den Akker Marosa di Giorgio Ben Doller Emmanuel Moses (trans by Marilyn Hacker) Takashi Hiraide (trans by Sawako Nakayasu) Sándor Kányádi Xiao Kaiyu (trans by Alistair Noon) Selfa Chew Alex Piperno Jennifer Arcuni

Versal 5

Vesna Biga Tsead Bruinja Myronn Hardy Theodore Worozbyt Kelly Zen-Yie Tsia Joseph Radke Julie Marie Wade Andrew Michael Roberts Josh Hockensmith Alissa Nutting Billy O’Callaghan Mary Buchinger

Versal 4

Helen Degen Cohen

Robert Glick

Tatjana Lukic

Alex Piperno

Claire Potter Mark Terrill Aleida Rodriguez

Versal 3

Marilyn Hacker Naomi Shihab Nye Julie Doxsee Barbara Jane Reyes Joanna Klink Sandy Florian

Versal 2

L. Ward Abel Kate Foley Noah Eli Gordon Rob McLennan Michael Rothenberg Larry Sawyer Joshua Marie Wilkinson Sonia Zagwyn

## Reviews

* Reviews of Versal issues at NewPages
* Review of Versal 8 at Tarpaulin Sky
* 'A Home for Experimental Prose'
* Luna Park review of Versal 7

## Recognition

* Featured in the Sept/Oct 2005 edition of Poets & Writers Magazine
* Listed as one of the '22 Lit Mags That Do More For Your Work' in Poets & Writers
* 'Best Literary Magazine' of Amsterdam (TimeOut, October, 2009)
* 'Indie Innovator' listed by Poets & Writers
* Excerpt from Versal 8 featured on Luna Park Review
