Category Archives: Issues

Building Girls by Randa Jarrar | Getting Excited for #12

In anticipation of #12, we’ve posted this wonderful story by Randa Jarrar–in its entirety.

illustration by Kelsey Zigmund
From MAKE #12 “Architectural” available January 2013
BUILDING GIRLS
fiction by Randa Jarrar
They come to Egypt in the summer; they come in their rented cars … Continue reading

Phyllis Bramson in Her Studio

“Phyllis Bramson paints from her wholly-owned perspective of Fragonard, Chinese pleasure books, bawdy ashtrays, and the provocative Art that cartoons hope they grow up to be.
Painting/collaging in her Chicago studio, discussing her work with a minimum of artspeak and a … Continue reading

New Online: A House in Santiago by Luis Sepulveda

A House in Santiago
fiction by
LUIS SEPÚLVEDA
Translated from the Spanish by Paul Grens
Photos by Linda Panetta

It all happened very quickly because that’s the way things go when the sky is in a hurry. Something broke in the air, the clouds … Continue reading

MAKE #11 Release Party!

MAKE: A Literary Magazine Issue 11 “Neither/Nor” Release Party
Friday, October 28. Doors at 7 p. m. / Show starts at 7:30 sharp!
Rational Park, 2557 W. North Ave
$8 suggested donation—can be used toward the purchase of an issue or a subscription. … Continue reading

Issue 11! Coming Soon!

Sarah Conaway, The Vision, 2008, Archival inkjet print 30” x 40”
Line from Speech Acts 11–13: I am a conjunction by Janet Desaulniers
Featuring…Nonfiction by Freya Gibbon /Kara J. Searcy/ Ira Sukrungruang/ Dylan Nice /Janet Desaulniers /Dot Devota/Beth Peters/ Zeena Barazanji/ Spencer Hendrixson /Louisa … Continue reading

MAKE 10 Review in Newpages.com

If you’re not familiar with Newpages.com, you’re missing out on an awesome resource for discovering new literary magazines and independent publishers. And of course, you’re missing this new review of MAKE 10: http://www.newpages.com/literary-magazine-reviews/2011-07-15/#Make-10-Fall-Winter-2010-11
“MAKE explores the youthful pastime of play, … Continue reading

Get ‘Em Quick! Issue 11 Classified Ads

Classy classifieds! A perfect and super affordable way to announce your new book, your editing or grooming services, give a shout out to your favorite person, find a new favorite person or sell off your heavy bookshelves before you leave … Continue reading

Chicago Zine Fest Exhibition

Saturday, March 26, head on over to the  for the second annual Chicago Zine Fest! With two full floors of tablers (featuring 300 zinesters!), a full day of workshops, a DIY Film Festival curated by Eric Ayotte, lectures, and more, … Continue reading

Call for Submissions — ISSUE #11

MAKE Issue #11

Deadline: April 15
Theme: Neither / Nor

Issue #11′s theme, “Neither/Nor,” calls for work that is neither here nor there.  Think:  no man’s land / Either/Or / corpus callosum / the Midwest / afterlife / liminal.
This could mean … Continue reading

Call for Submissions: Issue 9

The theme of Issue #9 is Myth, Magic & Ritual. One way of thinking about this theme is to consider the ways in which myth has been used–and continues to be used–as a means of explaining the world. But of … Continue reading

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