Baily's Beads to be Unveiled Wednesday

The staff of Baily’s Beads will unveil the 2012 magazine at a celebration Jan. 25 in Mukaiyama University Room of the Frame-Westerberg Commons at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.

The event, which begins at 7:30 p.m., will include refreshments, readings and an open mic for those wishing to share their original work. The staff will also present awards for the best writing in the magazine. The free event is part of the university’s Spectrum Series.

Co-editors for the 2012 edition of Pitt-Bradford’s literary magazine were Seth Cheatle, an English major from St. Marys, and James Segee, a writing major from Bradford.

Advisor Dr. Nancy McCabe, director of the writing program, said that this year’s staff had some additional challenges to overcome due to rising printing costs and a constricted budget.

“The staff and I challenged ourselves to produce a high quality, low-budget magazine, which meant that we couldn’t do as much with color or design as we have in the past, but we didn’t scale back on the quality of writing that we chose,” she said.

“Rick Minard (visiting assistant professor of art) and some art students pitched in to help us with the cover and design, and the editorial staff ended up being one of the best I’ve ever worked with.”

The 2011 edition of the magazine was recently chosen the Most Outstanding Literary Magazine for 2011 by the American Scholastic Press Association.

Also, work has begun on the 2013 issue. The staff of the 2013 Baily’s Beads will read submissions of poetry, short stories, novel excerpts, memoir, travel writing, personal essays, plays and translations through March 30.

Work should have a cover sheet with the author’s name, address, phone number, email address and the title and genre of the work. The author’s name should not appear anywhere else on the manuscript.

Poetry should be single-spaced, while prose should be double-spaced. Writers may submit up to 20 pages. Electronic submissions made to bailys@pitt.edu are preferred. Submissions may also be dropped off at 103 Blaisdell Hall or mailed to Baily’s Beads, 300 Campus Drive, Bradford, Pa. 16701.
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