tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331877502008-02-23T00:12:52.880-08:00The Big Ugly ReviewBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33187750.post-80240922715203355492008-02-23T00:09:00.000-08:002008-02-23T00:12:52.904-08:00

A note to those who submitted work to the upcoming "Fight or Flight" issue: it's not you, it's us. We are simply taking forever to go through all the submissions, and we are really sorry. We are getting closer, and we will be in touch with you soon. Thank you for your continued patience.

The Big Ugly Reviewtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33187750.post-29588137963999297872007-12-07T00:27:00.000-08:002007-12-07T00:50:07.004-08:00

Submissions have closed for Issue #7, "Fight or Flight," and we are nestling down with the stacks of stories and CDs and DVDs that have come in from near and far. In the meantime, take a look at this article in the Utne Reader, in which The Big Ugly Review is determined to be a "great literary journal." And then check out the NewPages online blog, which calls Kia Simon's film "The Dive" (in

The Big Ugly Reviewtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33187750.post-11457567689840936322007-11-23T13:45:00.000-08:002007-11-23T13:51:02.441-08:00

As we get close to the Dec. 1 deadline, the music mailbox tends to fill up with large files and your music submission may bounce back with a message saying that the mailbox is full. If this happens, please send your song (or a link to it) directly to biguglyfiction@aol.com. We'll try to empty out the music mailbox regularly so this won't happen, but just in case it does.... Thanks for your

The Big Ugly Reviewtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33187750.post-77905864447887037302007-11-07T17:09:00.000-08:002007-11-07T17:13:51.341-08:00

Do you live in the Bay Area? Do you like paper cuts? Do you like working for no money? Then we have the job for you! We have boatloads of submissions to go through in all categories, and are looking for readers to work with the editors to narrow down the field. Flexible hours, done at our office at the SF Writers' Grotto near South Park in San Francisco. Email info@biguglyreview.com if

The Big Ugly Reviewtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33187750.post-76193642623956208832007-08-08T16:44:00.000-07:002007-11-07T17:15:35.486-08:00

Hello readers, Planning on sending a submission to The Big Ugly Review? Wonderful. Allow us to make a few suggestions. 1) The theme for Issue #7 is "Fight or Flight." Your work should relate somehow to the idea of fight... flight... or both. 2) This means that it's okay to submit a lovely poem about flight, for example, with no mention at all of bloodshed and mayhem. 3) We are excited

The Big Ugly Reviewtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33187750.post-31110429228067469042007-08-06T18:34:00.000-07:002007-08-06T18:40:51.029-07:00

Come cheer for Big Ugly Review contributor Andy Raskin as he defends the reputation of BUR in the second monthly Literary Death Match, sponsored by Opium Magazine. The show on Tuesday, August 21 will feature readers from Instant City, edifice WRECKED and another magazine TBD, vying for the velvet crown, satin sash and shiny medal of honor. The judges: Oscar Villalon (Book Review Editor, SF

The Big Ugly Reviewtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33187750.post-84850209198683654782007-06-28T19:10:00.000-07:002007-06-28T19:31:01.369-07:00

Thanks to everyone who came out to 111 Minna Gallery for the release party of Issue #6. Here is a glimpse of it for those who weren't there, or those who want to relive all the joy. Andy Raskin regales the crowd with his quest to decode the mysteries of the intestinal tract. The regaled crowd. Laura Barcella relates her personal nightmare with an itchy foe. Wendy VanLandingham came up

The Big Ugly Reviewtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33187750.post-5173574989074002492007-06-04T15:54:00.000-07:002007-06-05T19:09:09.542-07:00

Everyone is warmly invited to the Issue #6 Release Party on Monday, June 18 at 111 Minna Gallery from 6-9 pm in San Francisco. Come for an evening of great readings, music and film from the issue. Readings by: Mary Kolesnikova, Sabrina Tom, Derek Patton Pearcy, Laura Barcella, Andy Raskin, Amanda Field, Wendy VanLandingham and Angela Marino. Music by: Sez Giulian, Diablo's Dust, Audrey Howard

The Big Ugly Reviewtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33187750.post-29368571574353408642007-02-15T17:55:00.000-08:002007-05-28T17:07:43.955-07:00

Keep your eyes peeled for Issue #6, coming soon! We hope to have the new issue up by mid- to late-May. We think you will be flabbergasted and agog with our beautiful redesign, courtesy of sezg design (www.sezg.com). A note to submitters: We are going through all submissions now, and hope to get back to you all with responses in about 4 weeks. We have a lot of great stories to read -- about

The Big Ugly Reviewtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33187750.post-1163548759604047552006-11-14T15:08:00.000-08:002007-05-28T17:07:08.377-07:00

A thousand years later, we are finally posting some photos from our fabulous release party held on August 29 at Varnish Fine Art Gallery in SF. Here is a small sampling, all taken by Tom Erikson (www.tomerikson.com). Thanks, Tom! Click on the image to see it bigger. Click the "back" arrow on your browser to go back. Here is the crowd at Varnish. And some artful guests. Laura Fraser from

The Big Ugly Reviewtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33187750.post-1163545684405412152006-11-14T15:02:00.000-08:002006-11-24T18:05:39.590-08:00

Big love and welcome to the newest addition to the Big Ugly family, beautiful Evelyn Wills Callaghan, born on Monday, November 13, 2006 in Boston. Congratulations to her parents, Big Ugly Review Poetry Editor Miriam Pirone and her husband, James Callaghan.

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The Big Ugly Review's Poetry Editor, Miriam Pirone, has a wonderful new poem in the current issue of the online journal Alice Blue Review, written in collaboration with Ed Smallfield. You can read it here.

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Thanks to everyone who came out last night and made the Contest Issue release party a success! We'll post photos from the party soon. And if you just can't get enough contests, check out our cover artist Timothy Buckwalter's website here. He has a weekly contest with prizes of fabulous art from his weekly online exhibitions. The contest and the prize change every week. This week... the

The Big Ugly Reviewtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33187750.post-1156467687106437322006-08-24T17:42:00.000-07:002006-08-24T18:01:27.116-07:00

Come one, come all to the Big Ugly Review Issue #5 Release Party this Tuesday, August 29 at Varnish Gallery in San Francisco. The evening will celebrate winners of The Contest Issue and will include screenings of the winning short films, readings, and live music. Readings by Colleen Morton Busch, Heather McDonald, Alethea Hannemann, Aneesha Capur and Anne Trumbore; films by Lev, Scott Prendergast

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