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Reader: Tyne Sansom
Tyne Sansom, former editor of El Portal will be reading his work on Monday, October 29th at 2:30p.m. in ENMU’s Art & Anthropology Building room 110. Tyne Sansom is a graduate student in English creative writing at ENMU. He lives with his family in Portales, NM. He enjoys road cycling on the high plains and…
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Reader: Stefan Kiesbye
Stefan Kiesbye, former creative writing professor at Eastern New Mexico University, and close friend of El Portal, will be reading excerpts of his work on Monday, October 29th at 2:30p.m. in ENMU’s Art & Anthropology Building room 110. Stefan Kiesbye stories, essays, and reviews have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and the…
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Join Us – October Readings
Join us on Monday, October 29th at 2:30p.m. in Eastern New Mexico University’s Art & Anthropology building, room 110, for readings by 6-time novelist Stefan Kiesbye and ENMU student Tyne Sansom.
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SUBMIT!
We want your best work! El Portal is seeking submissions for our Spring 2019 issue. If you have a piece you’d like to share, our editors are always reading. ENMU students are eligible for cash prizes and an extended deadline. ENMU student deadline is: December 15th.
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Terror, Tension, Teaching
Join El Portal staff & the ENMU Languages and Literature Deptartment in welcoming former faculty Stefan Kiesbye, now assistant professor of Creative Writing at Sonoma State University, back to the staked plains for a reading of his work on Monday, October 29th at 2:30 p.m. in the Art and Anthropology building, room 110. Graduate student,…
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Write!
Don’t miss our print submission deadline for Fall 2018 – May 11, 2018. Submissions for digital content are always welcome. Send your best work our way: EL.PORTAL@ENMU.EDU
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Spring 2018 Issue Launch Party
Join our staff, contributors, and fans to celebrate the launch of our Spring 2018 issue on Monday, April 30th at 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
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The American Way
by : Wesley Martin Jeffrey and Tammy poured out of the minivan, jumping and hollering across the parking lot, before Lillian had even unbuckled her seat-belt. “Hey! How many times have I told you two not to run off!” Their mom yelled at the kids as she shouldered her purse. “Lillian, get off your phone.” Lillian…
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The Real Deal
Jamie and the other kids threw rocks in puddles while they waited outside the fairgrounds. Their ruckus went unnoticed amidst the lights and sounds of the carnival. Jamie sighed and dropped his handful of rocks. He looked at his watch. It was approaching midnight. “There he is!” Lindsey shouted and pointed to the figure…
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An Interview with El Portal’s Incoming Editor: Bridget Richardson
The school year has come to its conclusion and that means El Portal is just about to slip into its summer hibernation. Before that, however, we’d like to introduce you to El Portal’s incoming editor-in-chief. Bridget Richardson, a long-time resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, will officially be taking over as El Portal’s editor in August…
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This is West – Grimble’s Curiosities
“I know exactly what will interest you,” Mr. Grimble said to the young couple browsing his wares to furnish their new home. He led them to his furniture aisle, briefly glancing out his shop window at the men hanging a sign on the store across the street. “We’re not looking for anything too fancy,” the…
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Call for Submissions
Time is running out! El Portal is currently accepting submissions for its Fall 2017 issue, but there’s only three days left! Fiction, nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry, photography, and art are all welcome internationally. Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Deadline 11:59pm, March 31st. For Terms of Submission: Click Here For Submission Guidelines: Click Here The Spring 2017 issue is…
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This is West – Fetching Apples
Mary Louise stole Uncle Romeo’s lion tooth necklace off the table and ran out the back door. Uncle Romeo always said that the tooth would bring courage to the wearer, and he would know, being a stuntman for the circus and all. Mary Louise knew stealing was wrong, that Mother and God would be angry…
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Call for Submissions
Time is running out! El Portal is currently accepting submissions for its Fall 2017 issue, but there’s only a week left! Fiction, nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry, photography, and art are all welcome internationally. Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Deadline 11:59pm, March 31st. For Terms of Submission: Click Here For Submission Guidelines: Click Here The Spring 2017 issue…
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This Is West – Things Lost
The diner was a little sweaty this time of year. The heat in the kitchen was unbearable, the parking lot burned hot as a frying pan, and flies clung to the outside of the windows in small swarms, delicate legs in the dozens crawling around in what little shade the sills had to offer, granting…
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