The Coil

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THE COIL is a weekday literary magazine that features essays, book reviews, interviews, shelfies, columns, articles, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, artwork, historical writing, literary recipes, booklists, soundbites, and more. We post at least one new piece per day every Monday through Friday, so follow us, and check back often. We welcome diverse and underrepresented voices and are an LGBTQ+ safe-space. *We pay token for all the pieces we accept, via paper check for U.S. authors and PayPal for foreign authors, about a month after publication. Pay varies, but is small.* We are operated by ALTERNATING CURRENT PRESS and are dedicated to publishing and promoting incredible literature that challenges readers and has an innate sense of self, timelessness, and atmosphere. We love science, history, homebound roots, rural landscapes, poetic literary fiction, diverse voices, and all that is electric in the literary world.

Literature to change your lightbulb.

Literature to change your lightbulb.

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Authors

	Name	Bio	Followers	Contacts Sign in to view	Role
	Leah Angstman	Historian, The Coil & Alternating Current editor-in-chief, book nerd, author of OUT FRONT THE FOLLOWING SEA (Regal House, Jan 2022). https://leahangstman.com.	409	@LeahAngstman leahangstman	Editor
	The Coil	Indie press dedicated to lit that challenges readers & has a sense of self, timelessness, & atmosphere. Publisher of @CoilMag #CoilMag (http://thecoilmag.com)	4028	@AltCurrent CoilMag	Editor
	The Coil	Managing Editor & Associate Editors for The Coil from @AltCurrent: https://medium.com/the-coil. Fiction, poetry, interviews, reviews, lit commentary, essays.	76	@CoilEditor	Editor
	Coil Shelfies	Shelfies at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact Shelfies Editor Tanner McClelland at shelfies@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag	15	@CoilShelfies	Editor
	Julia Dixon Evans	I am Senior Columns Editor at The Coil (http://thecoilmag.com), Nonfiction Editor at Noble/Gas, and author of the novel HOW TO SET YOURSELF ON FIRE.	15	@juliadixonevans	Editor
	The Last Thing I Loved	Column at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact Series Editor Katie Gezi at lastthing@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag	32	@LastThing	Editor
	Coil Excerpts	Book Excerpts at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact Excerpt Editor Lyndsey Ellis at excerpts@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag	55	@CoilExcerpts	Editor
	Coil History	History at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact History Editor Genevieve Mills at history@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag	23	@CoilHistory	Editor
	Coil Fiction	Fiction at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact Fiction Editor Andrew H. Dincher at fiction@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag	44	@CoilFiction	Editor
	Coil Poetry	Poetry at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact Poetry Editor Lewis J. Phillips at poetry@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag	162	@CoilPoetry	Editor
	Eric Shonkwiler	Author of Above All Men and 8th Street Power & Light, novels from @mwgothic, and Moon Up, Past Full, stories from @altcurrent.	168	@eshonkwiler eshonkwiler	Writer
	Amanda Jean	weirdo, editor, & gadabout. occasional writer. co-host of @redpenpod, articles editor at @strangehorizons, and formerly acquisitions at @lt3press.	51	@amandahjean amandahjean	Writer
	Margaryta Golovchenko	Settler-immigrant, poet, critic, and academic based in Tkaronto/Toronto.	109	@Margaryta Margaryta505	Writer
	Nicole Tommasulo	writer, poet, book reviewer • seen on MSN, AP Wire, The List, Hello Giggles, Femsplain, xoJane, Heels Down Magazine, etc. • For writing: ntommasulo@gmail.com	552	@nicoletommasulo nicoleatone	Writer
	Al Kratz	Al's novella-in-flash was recently short listed in the Bath Flash Fiction Award. His publications are listed at alkratz.blogspot.com.	23	@alkratz	Writer
	Lori Hettler	Founder/ The Next Best Book Club. Freelance Publicist. Small Press Junkie. Feeding the reading addiction at http://thenextbestbookblog.blogspot.com	87	@TNBBC TNBBC	Writer
	Kevin Catalano	Author of DELETED SCENES and WHERE THE SUN SHINES OUT, Professor at Rutgers-Newark, Interviewer for The Coil, Human with face, www.kevincatalano.com	78	@kevincatalano	Writer
	Cetoria	Poetic, Noble, Land Mermaid	16	@Cetoria	Writer
	Leland Cheuk	THE MISADVENTURES OF SULLIVER PONG (novel), LETTERS FROM DINOSAURS (stories) @macdowellcolony, @salon, @catapultstory, @electriclit, @the_rumpus, @kenyonreview	19	@leland.cheuk	Writer
	ExpendableMudge	Biblioholic, big-time reader, prolific reviewer, goofy garage veteran	1218	@ExpendableMudge expendablemudge	Writer
	LA Lanier	Writer of short fictions & poetry sharing what helps her keep id monsters at bay. Including reviews at The Coil.	14	@LALanier	Writer
	Steph Post		43	@stpostvegas	Writer
	Jen Corrigan	Jen Corrigan is a prose writer. She writes book reviews for The Coil.	122	@jenmcorrigan JenCorrigan3	Writer
	Melissa Grunow	Author of REALIZING RIVER CITY: A MEMOIR (2016) and I DON’T BELONG HERE: ESSAYS (2018), book reviewer, word nerd. www.melissagrunow.com #amwriting	111	@mel_the_writer melgrunow	Writer
	Paige M. Ferro	Paige M. Ferro is a queer writer, editor, and library worker living in Bend, Oregon.	52	@paigemferro Ferro3Paige	Writer
	Jamie Vincent		16	@jamievincent	Writer
	Lisa Favicchia	Lisa Favicchia is a poet and writer from Ohio. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Bowling Green State University.	11	@LisaFavicchia	Writer
	Surmayi Khatana	A writer trying to pen down words made out of ink from sunset colours. An author with a short story book to her name and a blog.	38	@Surmayi	Writer
	Ed Tato	Poet. Editor. Reviewer and Reader. His two poetry collections are available online. Some of his poems abide there, as well, or in various print journals.	14	@etpoems	Writer
	Romhy Cubas	Venezuelan journalist living in Berlin. I like to think that I can live without wifi. I read then I think. MA Literature student.	16	@RomhyAlex RomhyAlex	Writer
	Erin Britton	Freelance editor and book botherer for The Coil, Nudge, and nbmagazine.	10	@ErinBritton	Writer
	James Prenatt	Jack of all trades, master of some. Mostly writer though. Okay, just writer and not quite a master.	10	@jrprenatt	Writer
	Celia Daniels	Freelance writer and editor.	11	@her_madjesty celdanie04	Writer
	Jen S	Read, Write, Learn, Share	10	@JenS123	Writer
	Jaclyn M Brown		13	@jaclynmariebrown	Writer
	Nicole Davenport	Small creature of unknown species navigating the earth in search of dogs to cuddle, armed only with sarcasm.	12	@nicolelilly	Writer
	Brendan Hamilton		28	@brendanhamilton	Writer
	Laura McKenzie	Lover of coffee and cocktails, often found with my nose in a book and my ears in music.	14	@l.a.mckenzie	Writer
	Corey Farrenkopf	Writer/Librarian on Cape Cod. Words in Catapult, Blue Earth Review, JMWW, and elsewhere. Rep'd by @MarieLamba. www.coreyfarrenkopf.com @CoreyFarrenkopf	45	@coreyfarrenkopf CoreyFarrenkopf	Writer
	Sean F	I’m a teacher, a reader, a writer, and overall exhausted human being. Coffee is my main food group.	11	@dontcallmejosh	Writer
	Katie Gezi	Californian-turned-New Yorker. Series editor for “The Last Thing I Loved” @CoilMag #CoilMag (http://thecoilmag.com).	46	@katiegezi	Writer
	Lyndsey Ellis	Lyndsey Ellis is a writer and excerpt editor at The Coil (thecoilmag.com). Her work explores intergenerational issues in the Midwest. www.lyndseyellis.com	9	@ellislyndsey7	Writer
	Andrew H. Dincher	I am an avid reader and writer of science fiction and fantasy, an ISA Certified Arborist, and a former English Lit and American History double major.	12	@dincher_andrew adincher775	Writer
	Lewis Phillips	…	6	@ljpwriter	Writer
	Katharine Coldiron	's books are JUNK FILM, CEREMONIALS, WIRE MOTHERS. kcoldiron.com; ko-fi.com/kcoldiron.	439	@kcoldiron ferrifrigida	Writer
	Anthony Clemons	Educator and EdTech Enthusiast	213	@anthonyclemons1 anthonycclemons	Writer

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