Our current episode debuts our newest segment, The Takeaway, where we answer questions from our Five Points readers and listeners. This episode features a question from Becky Tuch, founder of Lit Mag News and The Review Review, about literary journal rejections and when it’s time to revisit your work. 

Join our editor for Five Points, Dr. Megan Sexton; undergraduate intern, L. Davenport; and assistant editor for fiction, Victoria Pitter, as they discuss the ins and outs of rejections and revisions. 

Special thanks to Becky Tuch for submitting her question. To feature your question on upcoming episodes of The Takeaway, visit fivepoints.gsu.edu and submit your question through the “Contact Us” page on our website. Selected submissions will receive a Five Points tote bag. Be sure to visit Becky’s Substack at https://litmagnews.substack.com/ for all things literary. 

This episode was created with the collaboration of our editor for Five Points, Dr. Megan Sexton; undergraduate intern, L. Davenport; and assistant editor for fiction, Victoria Pitter. Our theme music is provided by The Skylarks. For more information on Five Points and to subscribe, please visit us at Five Points: A Journal of Literature and Art  and on Instagram at @five_points_journal. 

Our current episode focuses on volume 24, no. 1 issue of Five Points. We feature a conversation between award winning author Tayari Jones and GSU professor Dr. John Holman about her craft as a writer and professor.

Special thanks to Tayari Jones. For information on Jones’s novels including New York Times bestseller An American Marriage, visithttp://www.tayarijones.com . For information on Dr. John Holman, visit https://cas.gsu.edu/profile/john-w-holman/ .

This episode was created with the collaboration of our undergraduate interns, Christelle Martin-Hoster and Jessica Ward, who also engineered the podcast. Our theme music is provided by The Skylarks. For more information on Five Points and to subscribe, please visit us at: http://fivepoints.gsu.edu/ and on Instagram at five_points_journal. Enter promo code LISTENER to receive a podcast discount.

Our current episode focuses on authors featured in the Volume 22, no. 1 and Volume 22, no. 2 issues of Five Points. In our first segment, we feature a conversation between contributor Lauren Watel and editor Megan Sexton about her friendship with David Bottoms. In our next segment, we feature a conversation with contributor George Witte with Megan Sexton as well as readings from his poetry collection, An Abundance of Caution. 

Special thanks to Lauren Watel and George Witte. For information on Lauren Watel's forthcoming Book of Potions, visit https://www.sarabandebooks.org. For information on David Bottom's A Scrap in the Blessings Jar, visit: https://lsupress.org. For more information about George Witte, visit: https://georgewittepoet.com/https://georgewittepoet.com/ and https://unboundedition.com.

This episode was created with the collaboration of our undergraduate interns, Ashley Day and Audrey Case, who also engineered the podcast. Our theme music is provided by The Skylarks. For more information on Five Points and to subscribe, please visit us at: http://fivepoints.gsu.edu/.

Our current episode centers on the Volume 20, no. 1 issue of Five Points. We feature a conversation between Editor Megan Sexton and contributor Jill Bialosky as well as readings from her recent collection, Asylum. Contributor Donna Coffey Little discusses the life and work of poet George Scarbrough.

Special thanks to Jill Bialosky (www.jillbialosky.com), Donna Coffey Little (www.reinhardt.edu), and GSU’s English department. Episode three was created by Megan Sexton with assistance from Fletcher Varnson, recorded by Laurah Norton, and engineered by Maura Currie. Our music is provided by The Skylarks. For more information on Five Points and to subscribe, please visit our website, http://fivepoints.gsu.edu/.

Our second episode centers on volume 19, issue # 3 of Five Points. We  feature friends and poets Chad Davidson and Gregory Fraser reading and reflecting on one another’s work, and a conversation with Dawn Major about the work—prose and painting alike—of the late William Gay.

Special thanks Chad Davidson, Gregory Fraser, Dawn Major, and GSU’s English department. Episode two was created by Dr. Megan Sexton, Laurah Norton, and Alexis Weathers. Our music is provided by The Skylarks. Engineered by Maura Currie. For more Five Points content, please visit our website, http://fivepoints.gsu.edu/.

Our inaugural episode centers on volume 19, issue # 2 of Summer 2019 and features interviews with Josuha Bodwell about Andre Dubus’ “Madeline Sheppard,” a discussion with Dr. Elizabeth West and her students about Nikky Finney’s “Hot Bed #11,” and a conversation with Randy Malamud and Pam Longbardi about The Drifters Project.

Special thanks to Joshua Bodwell, Drs. Elizabeth West, Randy Malamud, and Pam Longobardi, Dionne Clark, Carla Gomez, Bishop Lloyd, and GSU’s English department. Episode one was created by Dr. Megan Sexton, Laurah Norton, Brandie Rendon, Brooke Floyd, and Lexie Newhouse. Our music is provided by The Skylarks. Engineered by Maura Currie. For more Five Points content, please visit our website, http://fivepoints.gsu.edu/.