So, I’ve been meaning to make a statement for a while. As some may have noticed, Crow Name has kinda stalled in the literary journal department - for a couple reasons. One, life be crazy, and two, chronic illness be crazy. I’ve also been focusing a lot on my art recently as my chronic illness has been wiping me out, so there’s been more movement in our Etsy store than here, but it’s still been pretty low activity. I’ve honestly been putting off this announcement because going basically radio silent for so long made me anxious. 

As a result, I have a couple announcements to make: Gail has officially stated that she would like to step back from the literary magazine, as like I said, life be crazy. She will be staying on as a co-creator and co-founder. I will therefore be scaling back the literary magazine to 1 publication a year, as I will be the single editor. Of course, Crow Name will look different without Gail’s full input. In the coming year, I have plans to re-work Crow Name as a whole, fully combining my love for art and writing. Please bear with me as we undergo this change. 

I would like to give clearer dates for our publications as well. In the future, the literary journal will publish yearly on May 31st. Our submissions will close on March 1st. I will be looking through the submissions I have gotten over the past 6 months to March 1st of next year, so please be on the lookout for emails from me if I would like to include you in the publication. Please note that due to the volume of submissions, this year I will not be able to send rejection emails, which is not ideal. I hate when journals just ghost you, but I currently don’t have the ability to go fully through the emails. I hope to send proper rejections/replies for the next year. 

I also would like to use Crow Name as a platform for my art, which has always been a part of the publications. If you peruse our previous issues, you will see companion art I have made for writing pieces. I’m a little nervous to make my art a big part of Crow Name though, as I don’t want to take away attention from the publication. However, I would like to try my best to combine both of my passions through Crow Name. 

The art and journal will be presented in two different divisions, and as such, I will be working on the website to showcase both. I will also be appealing for more art submissions for Crow Name. Within everything, Crow Name will continue to be a place of acceptance and diversity and a celebration of all things dazzling. 

Thank you all for your support!