Note from the editor
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.
Editors
editor-in-chief / FOUNDER
Leah AngstmanHistorian, The Coil & Alternating Current editor-in-chief, book nerd, author of OUT FRONT THE FOLLOWING SEA (Regal House, Jan 2022). https://leahangstman.com.
owner / publisher
The CoilIndie press dedicated to lit that challenges readers & has a sense of self, timelessness, & atmosphere. Publisher of @CoilMag #CoilMag (http://thecoilmag.com)
Managing Editor
The CoilManaging Editor & Associate Editors for The Coil from @AltCurrent: https://medium.com/the-coil. Fiction, poetry, interviews, reviews, lit commentary, essays.
SHELFIES EDITOR
Coil ShelfiesShelfies at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact Shelfies Editor Tanner McClelland at shelfies@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag
SENIOR COLUMNS EDITOR
Julia Dixon EvansI 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.
LAST THING SERIES EDITOR
The Last Thing I LovedColumn at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact Series Editor Katie Gezi at lastthing@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag
EXCERPTS EDITOR
Coil ExcerptsBook Excerpts at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact Excerpt Editor Lyndsey Ellis at excerpts@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag
HISTORY EDITOR
Coil HistoryHistory at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact History Editor Genevieve Mills at history@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag
Fiction Editor
Coil FictionFiction at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact Fiction Editor Andrew H. Dincher at fiction@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag
POETRY EDITOR
Coil PoetryPoetry at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact Poetry Editor Lewis J. Phillips at poetry@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag
Writers
editor-in-chief / FOUNDER
Leah AngstmanHistorian, The Coil & Alternating Current editor-in-chief, book nerd, author of OUT FRONT THE FOLLOWING SEA (Regal House, Jan 2022). https://leahangstman.com.
WRITER
Eric ShonkwilerAuthor of Above All Men and 8th Street Power & Light, novels from @mwgothic, and Moon Up, Past Full, stories from @altcurrent.
owner / publisher
The CoilIndie press dedicated to lit that challenges readers & has a sense of self, timelessness, & atmosphere. Publisher of @CoilMag #CoilMag (http://thecoilmag.com)
LGBT+ DIVERSITY DIRECTOR
Amanda Jeanweirdo, editor, & gadabout. occasional writer. co-host of @redpenpod, articles editor at @strangehorizons, and formerly acquisitions at @lt3press.
BOOK reviewer
Margaryta GolovchenkoSettler-immigrant, poet, critic, and academic based in Tkaronto/Toronto.
book reviewer
Nicole Tommasulowriter, poet, book reviewer • seen on The List, Hello Giggles, Femsplain, xoJane, Heels Down Magazine, etc. • For writing: ntommasulo@gmail.com
book reviewer
Al KratzAl's novella-in-flash was recently short listed in the Bath Flash Fiction Award. His publications are listed at alkratz.blogspot.com.
interviewer
Lori HettlerFounder/ The Next Best Book Club. Freelance Publicist. Small Press Junkie. Feeding the reading addiction at http://thenextbestbookblog.blogspot.com
interviewer
Kevin CatalanoAuthor of DELETED SCENES and WHERE THE SUN SHINES OUT, Professor at Rutgers-Newark, Interviewer for The Coil, Human with face, www.kevincatalano.com
Book reviewer
Leland CheukTHE MISADVENTURES OF SULLIVER PONG (novel), LETTERS FROM DINOSAURS (stories) @macdowellcolony, @salon, @catapultstory, @electriclit, @the_rumpus, @kenyonreview
book reviewer
LA LanierWriter of short fictions & poetry sharing what helps her keep id monsters at bay. Including reviews at The Coil.
book reviewer
Melissa GrunowAuthor of REALIZING RIVER CITY: A MEMOIR (2016) and I DON’T BELONG HERE: ESSAYS (2018), book reviewer, word nerd. www.melissagrunow.com #amwriting
WRITER
Paige M. FerroPaige M. Ferro is a queer writer, editor, and library worker living in Bend, Oregon.
BOOK reviewer
Lisa FavicchiaLisa Favicchia is a poet and writer from Ohio. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Bowling Green State University.
book reviewer
Surmayi KhatanaA 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.
POETRY EDITOR / BOOK reviewer
Ed TatoPoet. Editor. Reviewer and Reader. His two poetry collections are available online. Some of his poems abide there, as well, or in various print journals.
book reviewer
Romhy CubasVenezuelan journalist living in Berlin. I like to think that I can live without wifi. I read then I think. MA Literature student.
book reviewer
James PrenattJack of all trades, master of some. Mostly writer though. Okay, just writer and not quite a master.
book reviewer
Nicole DavenportSmall creature of unknown species navigating the earth in search of dogs to cuddle, armed only with sarcasm.
Managing Editor
The CoilManaging Editor & Associate Editors for The Coil from @AltCurrent: https://medium.com/the-coil. Fiction, poetry, interviews, reviews, lit commentary, essays.
BOOK REVIEWER
Laura McKenzieLover of coffee and cocktails, often found with my nose in a book and my ears in music.
WRITER
Corey FarrenkopfWriter/Librarian on Cape Cod. Words in Catapult, Blue Earth Review, JMWW, and elsewhere. Rep'd by @MarieLamba. www.coreyfarrenkopf.com @CoreyFarrenkopf
BOOK REVIEWER
Sean FI’m a teacher, a reader, a writer, and overall exhausted human being. Coffee is my main food group.
SHELFIES EDITOR
Coil ShelfiesShelfies at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact Shelfies Editor Tanner McClelland at shelfies@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag
SENIOR COLUMNS EDITOR
Julia Dixon EvansI 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.
LAST THING SERIES EDITOR
The Last Thing I LovedColumn at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact Series Editor Katie Gezi at lastthing@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag
EXCERPTS EDITOR
Coil ExcerptsBook Excerpts at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact Excerpt Editor Lyndsey Ellis at excerpts@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag
LAST THING SERIES EDITOR
Katie GeziCalifornian-turned-New Yorker. Series editor for “The Last Thing I Loved” @CoilMag #CoilMag (http://thecoilmag.com).
HISTORY EDITOR
Coil HistoryHistory at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact History Editor Genevieve Mills at history@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag
EXCERPTS EDITOR
Lyndsey EllisLyndsey Ellis is a writer and excerpt editor at The Coil (thecoilmag.com). Her work explores intergenerational issues in the Midwest. www.lyndseyellis.com
Fiction Editor
Coil FictionFiction at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact Fiction Editor Andrew H. Dincher at fiction@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag
FICTION EDITOR
Andrew H. DincherI 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.
POETRY EDITOR
Coil PoetryPoetry at The Coil: An Independent Literary Magazine at http://thecoilmag.com. Contact Poetry Editor Lewis J. Phillips at poetry@thecoilmag.com. #CoilMag
SUBMISSIONS DIRECTOR
Katharine Coldiron's work has appeared in Ms., the Guardian, the Washington Post, elsewhere. Author of Ceremonials & Plan 9. Clips, kcoldiron.com; ko-fi.com/kcoldiron.
