The fall 1996 issue of RED INK: A Native American Student Publication is
hot off the press and is now available. This publication is, as far as we
know, the only native student run journal of its kind in the country. We
feature a variety of topics, as well as a variety of formats. this issue
has articles on gaming, stereotypes, and archeology, as well as poetry,
fiction & non-fiction, book reviews, and artwork.
RED INK's goal is to provide an opportunity to publish works by native
writers in all fields. We also publish work by non-native scholars who
are interested in native issues; however, we strive to publish native
authors as much as we can, and generally don't publish creative writing by
non-natives. Our contributors are from all over the US and Canada. Among
the tribes/nations/people represented are Cherokee, Comanche, Inupiaq,
Lakota, Navajo and Passamoquoddy.
Why this blatant plug? Two reasons: First, we need your support. By
subscribing to RED INK (at $10 for 2 issues a year, 100 pages an issue, a
real bargain) you help support a forum for native writers; although we
recieve support from the University of Arizona, we have been instructed to
become more self-sufficient and bring in more revenue. If any of you have
seen RED INK you know we strive to put out a high quality publication.
This costs money, as 50 percent of our budget goes toward printing. Also,
our editorial board is all-volunteer, composed of 9 students (8 of them
native) from the University of AZ. Subscriptions help keep the journal
running.
The second reason is that we are looking for contributors as well. One of
the reasons we revived RED INK in 1993 was to provide native students
(primarily graduate & undergraduate) who are just starting out an
opportunity to have their work published. While we have published work by
such well known writers as Adrian Louis, Maurice Kenny and Gloria Bird, we
have also published writings by students as young as 10, and artwork by
several high school students. We especially need scholarly articles, as
many of our most recent contributions in that area have been by
non-natives.
We also publish book reviews, and we have a small library of recent books,
available (for free!) to anyone who wishes to write a review. Guidelines
for submitting to RED INK can be found in the latest issue, which is
available for 5 dollars. (Or you can contact us, and we'll be happy to
send you flyers on contributing, or subscribing.)
To contact RED INK for more info on subscribing or submitting, our address
is:
RED INK
American Indian Studies Programs
1615 East Seventh Street
the University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85719
phone: (520) 622-3504
fax: (520) 791-3735
email address: redink@ccit.arizona.edu
Thank you for your support.