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Malaika King Albrecht, Deborah Blakely, Eric Helms and Sarah Younger are the poetry editors at Redheaded Stepchild Magazine. We know that a lot of kickass poetry gets rejected, and we thought it would be fun to publish only previously rejected poems. We like rejects. That being said, receiving a rejection note from us doesn't say anything about the quality of the poem(s). If it doesn't work out here, submit elsewhere.
Malaika King Albrecht’s poems have recently been or are forthcoming in Kakalak: an Anthology of Carolina Poets, 4am, Hiss Quarterly Review, The Bedside Guide to No Tell Motel - Second Floor, The Pedestal Magazine, Poemeleon and other online and print magazines. She has taught creative writing to sexual abuse survivors and to addicts and alcoholics in therapy groups and also volunteers teaching poetry in schools. She lives in North Carolina. She is a board member of JMU's Furious Flower Poetry Center http://www.jmu.edu/furiousflower/.Her book "Lessons in Forgetting" is available through Main Street Rag here:
Here are a few links to poems online: Featured Poet at Empowerment 4 Women North Carolina Arts Council Feature Audio Poem: Sounds After the Howl Book available Press 53 Spotlight Anthology
Deborah Blakely lives in Los Angeles and is currently a graduate student at California State University Northridge. Her past occupations have included: Melrose Avenue hairstylist, commercial p.a., switchboard operator, and volunteer at the Los Angeles needle exchange. Here are links to a few online poems: When Answers Ask for Questions
Assistant Editors: Eric Helms is in the MFA program at Columbia University. A graduate of Furman University (07) where he concentrated in creative writing (poetry) under the guidance of William Aarnes and Gilbert Allen, he holds a B.A. in English and in Earth & Environmental Science. While not reading or writing poetry, he enjoys climbing, playing instruments and tennis.  Sarah E. Younger recently graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received a BS in Communication Studies and minors in Dramaturgy and Public Relations Journalism. She has just returned from a three-month self-designed Literary and Dramaturgical tour through Europe, thanks to the Frances L. Phillips post-graduation travel scholarship. Sarah has always loved literature regardless of genre or generation, and she is very excited to be working with Redheaded Stepchild Magazine. Many thanks also to Rae Anne Kinney for helping us design this site. She is a singer-songwriter from the Sandhills of North Carolina. Hear her music here: Kinney Productions |
