The year of the Ink-Filled Page Charcoal Anthology has been rife with dichotomies: abundance and scarcity, consistency and novelty, new and seasoned. Charcoal, therefore, is the fitting color to assign to this anthology—our production is neither black nor white, but dappled with shades of gray. The literary and visual art represented here rings true in that spectrum as well, reflecting times of despair punctuated with moments of delight.
All pieces originally appeared in the Ink-Filled Page quarterly online literary journal.
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Ink-Filled Page Charcoal is pure celebration, showcasing writing as diverse in style as in content. But make no mistake—no matter the era or culture represented, the writers featured between these pages all possess one common trait: an ability to bridge the divide between solid story-telling and lyrical prose that zips along the page, boundless in its capacity to transform even the most everyday experience into the sublime.
—Janet Freeman, founding editor of Rough Copy
I read Ink-Filled Page for the surprises, stories and poems that fill me with light, award-winning texts next to those poised to take flight. Ink-Filled Page is often raw. Its authors and editors unfailingly reveal hard-won insight, growing pains that suddenly, chrysalis-like, unfold into rare beauty. Dive into these waters for a refreshing shock, or two. Emerge smiling.
—David Milholland, president of Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission
Reading the works in the Ink-Filled Page is, in the words of Crystal LeFebvre, author of “Street Rat,” “like opening multiple worlds up at once.” The annual Youth Issue is an inspiration for young writers, seeing their peers in print; for all writers, remembering our first written works; and for educators, seeing the good work to which they’ve committed their lives. Enjoy!
—Shaindel Beers, author of A Brief History of Time (Salt Publishing, 2009)
The book will be released October 2010. Join us for our launch party on Wednesday, October 27, and preorder your book now!
