Penumbra Online
fall 2021 edition
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Thank you to all who had attended our Fall 2021 journal launch! It was a pleasure to see so many of our contributors face to face, as well as hear some of the pieces published in the journal. You can now see all of the journal for Fall 2021, which is linked below. 

Penumbra Press chapbooks

Penumbra Press is excited to share the first three chapbooks we have published: 
ON BIRDS / WINGS / ROADS / SILENCE by Dottie Lo Bue, patchwork hearts by Natt Bartell, and Swimming to Syria by Sandy Feinstein. To view the chapbooks and their trailers, click here or down below.

Penumbra Press chapbook interviews

Penumbra Press has also conducted interviews with our chapbook authors! These interviews focus on the poets' work, their inspiration, the chapbook process, and much more. To see our interviews, click our Penumbra Online Media tab and select Penumbra Online Podcasts, or click the button below to go to our podcasts page.

Penumbra literary resources

The staff of Penumbra has also curated a list of literary resources, ranging from podcasts, videos, websites, and much more. Check them out by clicking the button, or find them under the "Penumbra Online Media" tab. 

Penumbra Spring 2022 Journal Launch

Thank you to all who submitted to Penumbra's spring journal and attended our launch this year!

Contributors will receive a copy of the journal by mail in the coming weeks. Up to five copies of the journal can be purchased by $20.22 donation to the Warrior Food Pantry. Email a copy of your your receipt and the amount of copies you wish to purchase to penumbra@csustan.edu.

​A PDF version of our 2022 print journal can be accessed below. The full version of the journal will be viewable via Issuu soon after our launch.

Penumbra Spring 2022
virtual art exhibition

Penumbra has also released our virtual art exhibition for this spring's art contributions. Click below to see all the artworks we're featuring, as well as the artists' biographies and piece descriptions. 

Featured Blog post
"Five Feminist Figures from five cultures: Gloria Anzaldúa"
By Autumn Andersen

Continuing the series hosted by Stanislaus State's writing center, Autumn Andersen writes on Chicana feminist author Gloria Anzaldúa in her latest blog post. Read it by clicking the icon or the button below, and see all our posts under the "Penumbra Online Blog" tab. 

Featured Reading
"The depths" by Claire Cortese

"Totally Booked!"
A penumbra podcast

Penumbra has launched our latest podcast series: "Totally Booked! A Penumbra Podcast." This series dives into the topics of book-to-movie adaptations, contemporary fantasy, manga, and LGBTQ+ representation. Our new episode features Andrew LaFrance, a manager at Elk Grove's "A Seat at the Table Books." Episodes are available on Spotify and on our podcasts page, under "Penumbra Online Media."
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"Episode Four: LGBTQ+ Representation..."

We have A Spotify!

Penumbra Online creates playlists in line with each edition of our journal. Click the icon for the latest playlist. Our latest playlist is themed by every piece in the journal this spring! ​Click below to see our track list. ​
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"Penumbra Spring '22"