IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS SUBMISSIONS!

 

I know there are some of you still waiting to hear back regarding your When It Rains It Pours Anthology submissions.  I apologize for the delay but we just got our power back from Hurricane Ian passing through.  So bear with me a little longer and I will respond to each and every one of you.

Again, so sorry for the delay!

A.J. Huffman

editor, Kind of a Hurricane Press

Don't Forget!

 

Submissions for our Second anthology are now open:

New Anthology:  It's Five O'Clock Everywhere

Theme:  Alcohol/Drinking

Deadline:  November 15, 2022

Be sure to check out the guidelines HERE!

 

I am pleased to announce that Jellyfish Whispers is now back open for submissions

as well as Pyrokinection!  

 

Submissions for our Second anthology are now open:

New Anthology:  It's Five O'Clock Everywhere

Theme:  Alcohol/Drinking

Deadline:  November 15, 2022

Be sure to check out the guidelines HERE!

When It Rains It Pours Anthology is now CLOSED to submissions.

Acceptance/Rejection letters are already starting to go out for this anthology.  We do respond to all submissions, so keep your eyes on your inbox.

Thanks again for making our first anthology back such an amazing success!

Announcing the First Anthology Theme for 2022!

 

When it Rains it Pours
     Theme:  Rain
     Deadline:  September 15, 2022

Soft Re-Opening!

Sorry I've been gone for so long!  Life has its way of rushing past you in a blink. But I am back at it now and ready to re-open Kind of a Hurricane Press!

This is going to be a small-scale re-opening. We are going to start by re-opening one on-line journal, Pyrokinection.  Please not it will no longer be a daily posting journal, but a weekly publishing online journal. We may revert back to the daily posts in the future, but for current time-management purposes, it will be weekly. How many poems/poets I will be publishing each week will depend on you.  I don't want to set to many rules and boundaries. We're just gonna go with the flow.

Additionally, I will be announcing one anthology theme and deadline in the next month or so.  This will be a digital anthology for sure, possibly a print anthology.  Again, depending on how things go.

I will be announcing new guidelines for all of this very soon.

I have missed you all and cannot wait to see what you have been up to while I was gone!

Secrets & Dreams is now available!!!!

In creating the first anthology of 2016, Secrets & Dreams (346 pages), Kind of a Hurricane Press asked our authors to delve into the deepest and darkest aspects of their lives – their secrets and their dreams.  The result was as magical as it was divers. As always, our authors filled our pages with wild and wide-reaching imagination. We believe Secrets & Dreams will connect with all of our readers. Enjoy. 

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Storm Cycle 2015 is Now Available!!!!!!

Storm Cycle 2015:  The Best of Kind of a Hurricane Press (432 pages) is a compilation of the editors' favorite pieces from the six 2015 online journals as well as our six 2015 print anthologies.  A tireless search for poetic talent proved exceptionally fruitful, and the selection process for this anthology was brutal.  After a great deal of reading, re-reading, and discussion, the editors amassed an extremely diverse and eclectic body of work to put forth to represent what Kind of a Hurricane Press is about:  publishing the best poetry and flash fiction being crafted today.

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Happy Holidays is now available!!!

In creating the sixth anthology of 2015 (160 pages), Kind of a Hurricane Press asked our authors to celebrate our favorite holidays:  Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukah, Christmas, and New Years.  The result was magical, to say the least. As always, our authors filled our pages with amazing creations. We believe Happy Holidays! will connect with all of our readers with joy and celebration. Enjoy. 

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The Results of the 2015 Editor's Choice Awards are in!

Read the winners and see the list of finalists HERE!

CONGRATULATIONS!  And thanks for all the wonderful work submitted.  

(Individual emails with the results will be sent in the next few days)

Element(ary) My Dear is Now Available!!!!

In creating the fifth anthology of 2015, Element(ary) My Dear, Kind of a Hurricane Press asked our authors to dabble with the four elements:  earth, air, fire and water.  The result was alchemical, to say the least. As always, our authors filled our pages with amazing creations. We believe Element(ary) My Dear will connect with all of your senses. Enjoy. 

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Congratulations to All of This Year's Award Nominees . . .

Pushcart Nominees:

"Elements of Evaluation" by Amanda M. May from Element(ary) My Dear Print Anthology

"From a Booster Cushion" by Len Saculla from Objects in the Rear View Mirror Print Anthology

"Fairy Tales 101:  The Rules" by Emily Shearer from Twice Upon a Time Print Anthology

"Lost in a Distant Harbor" by Michael Lee Johnson from Element(ary) My Dear Print Anthology

"4 AM" by Michael H. Brownstein from The Mind[less] Muse online journal (February 10, 2015)

"Murmuration" by Patricia L. Goodman from Jellyfish Whispers online journal (April 28, 2015)




Best of Net Nominees:

"August, and Everything Before" by Lorette C. Luzajic from Pound of Flash online journal (June 24, 2015)

"Lost in the Mist" by Sydney Peck from Jellyfish Whispers online journal (January 10, 2015)

"When My Father Died" by Barbara Ruth from Pyrokinection online journal (June 26, 2015)

"Martyrdom" by Dawnell Harrison from Pyrokinection online journal (March 18, 2015)

"Poetic Points" by Scott Thomas Outlar from The Mind[less] Muse online journal (March 18, 2015)

"Fall Lambs" by Kelley White from Jellyfish Whispers online journal (February 15, 2015)




Independent Best American Poetry Nominees:

"Communion" by Ron Yazinski from Pyrokinection online journal (February 23, 2015)

"untitled" by Simon Perchik from Jellyfish Whispers online journal (May 1, 2015)

"Lathe" by Jason D. Dehart from Napalm and Novocain online journal (March 25, 2015)

The Four Seasons is Now Available!!!

In creating the fourth anthology of 2015, Kind of a Hurricane Press asked our authors to wander the pathways of the four seasons:  Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.  As always, our authors filled our metaphorical forests and parks with amazing work. We believe The Four Seasons will spark both your memories and your senses. Enjoy. 

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Wanted!

Reviewers needed 

for our online poetry book review site 

Black & White Gets Read

When we started the review site, we never dreamed we would get the amount of interest that we have.  While this is a wonderful thing, we quickly have fallen behind in the production of reviews.  Since we absolutely do not want to cut the amount of time and attention we give to each chapbook or book, we find ourselves in need of new reviewers to pick up the slack.  Therefore, anyone interested in reviewing for Black & White Gets Read should send an email to kindofahurricanepress(at)yahoo.com with either a list of previous review publications or with a sample review.  To get an idea of the kind of reviews we are looking for, please read our previous review history here: Black & White Gets Read

2014 Storm Cycle: The Best of Kind of a Hurricane Press is finally available!!!!

Storm Cycle 2014:  The Best of Kind of a Hurricane Press (510 pages) is a compilation of the editors' favorite pieces from the six 2014 online journals as well as our six 2014 print anthologies.  A tireless search for poetic talent proved exceptionally fruitful, and the selection process for this anthology was brutal.  After a great deal of reading, re-reading, and discussion, the editors amassed an extremely diverse and eclectic body of work to put forth to represent what Kind of a Hurricane Press is about:  publishing the best poetry and flash fiction being crafted today.

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Objects in the Rear View Mirror is Now Available!!!

In creating the third anthology of 2015, Objects in the Rear View Mirror (188 pages), Kind of a Hurricane Press asked our authors to let their imaginations rev up the highways and cruise down the backstreets of their minds.  As always, our authors filled our literary parking garages with amazing work. So roll the windows down, turn the radio up, and enjoy poetry and fiction from the open road.  We believe Objects in the Rear View Mirror will take you on a journey to some place uniquely interesting. Enjoy. 

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Twice Upon a Time is Now Available!!!

In creating the second anthology of 2015, Twice Upon a Time (244 pages), Kind of a Hurricane Press asked our authors to let their imaginations run wild with childhood memories, delve into the depths of, and if necessary, even re-create fairytales.  As always, our authors pulled out all the stops, and created, what we believe is one of our finest, and most universally appealing anthologies to date.  Twice Upon a Time has something for everyone. Enjoy. 

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Petals in the Pan is Now Available!

Petals in the Pan is Now Available!

In creating the first anthology of 2015, Petals in the Pan (266 pages), Kind of a Hurricane Press asked our authors to let travel the lines of the blossoming and the discarded, by exploring the themes of flowers and dust.  As always, our authors dug deep into the crevices and soared straight into the sun to find a way to present us with amazing work that married these two emblems of life.  Petals in the Pan has something for everyone. Enjoy. 

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The Results of the 2014 Editor's Choice Poetry Contest are in!!!

And the Winner is . . .

Scavenger Hunt by Donna Barkman


2nd place goes to . . .

Visitation Tuesday by Denise Weuve


3rd place goes to . . .

Mathematics by Christopher Hivner


This year we had three Honorable Mentions.  They are . . .

The Traffic in Old Ladies by Mary Newell
this small rain by Alexis Rhone Fancher
Signs of the Apolcalypse by Terri Simon


To read the winning poems and to see the complete list of finalists go to Kind of a Hurricane's Editor's Choice Contest Site:  http://editorschoiceaward.blogspot.com/