Welcome to the inaugural issue of Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices. Only one week left to submit to our new 2010 Literary Contest. $1,000 Prize for Fiction and/or Nonfiction. Final Judge: ANDRE DUBUS III. And $500 Prize for Poetry. Final Judge: TERRANCE HAYES. Click Contests for details. We welcome your regular submissions as well, and the authors welcome comments on their terrific pieces. Also, please note our outstanding photography section. Our Spring Issue will be posted in late March. Updates to come! Lee Hope

Lee Hope, is the author of the novel Horsefever, a finalist in the Midwest Book Awards. She is a recipient of a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship, and a Maine Arts Commission Fellowship for Fiction. She has published stories in numerous literary journals such as Witness and The North American Review. She founded and directed a low-residency MFA program and has taught at various universities. She also teaches for Changing Lives Through Literature, which serves people on probation and parole.