Relief Journal News

Posted by J. Mark Bertrand
on Wednesday, March 19, 2008
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Coach Culbertson has posted some news about staff comings and goings at Relief Journal, so I figured I should re-cap it here. First, the details:

* Alan Ackmann is moving up to head the Fiction Acquistions.

* J. Mark Bertrand is moving from Fiction Editor to be part of our forming Relief Advisory Board as his book deals start cooking. We're thrilled to keep Mark as an advisor, and his contributions have shaped Relief in a major way.

* Lisa Ohlen Harris is changing titles to represent all her fantastic work. She's been a co-editor of Creative Nonfiction, but she does so much more. Her new title is Assistant Editor, and she'll still be working with the Creative Nonfiction side as well.
Lisa is a major asset to our team, and we felt that her title should represent what she's already accomplishing.

* Jill Noel Kandel, as most of you know, is our Guest Editor for Creative Nonfiction for Issue 2.3. If you missed it, her interview can be found here.

* Karen Miedrich-Luo is moving from Creative Nonfiction Editor to Creative Nonfiction Consultant to focus more on writing.

* We're still trying to come up with a new title for Heather Von Doehren, as she's working on some new partnerships and stuff, so for right now she's going to be Editor-Who's-Working-On-Cool-Stuff in addition to working with Poetry.

So what this means is that, while I was the Fiction Editor during the journal's founding year, other responsibilities have forced me to step back. Fortunately, I leave the job in more capable hands than mine. Alan Ackmann is a superb writer and editor both. My attachment to Relief Journal is such that, in spite of the time crunch, I wanted to find a way to keep my hand in, so Coach decided to launch an Advisory Board and keep me on in that capacity, for which I'm grateful.

By the way, if you don't subscribe to Relief Journal, you should. It's an ambitious magazine that's already managed to publish some amazing work, and it gets better and better. Follow the link and find out for yourself. And if you're planning to attend the Calvin Festival next month, be sure to stop by the Relief booth and say hello!