Amanda Melton

Before you being reading, this was an assignment for class and I wanted to share here. My ideas for prose and poetry have always been a top priorty here. The Winter 2013 issue of The Southern Review by Louisiana State University demonstrates a subtle but discernible thematic unity around transitions and the negation of identity. Across poetry and prose, contributors explore moments of passes, whether geographic, emotional, or existential. While the issue does not impose a rigid thematic...

I’ve been sitting on this news like a dragon on a hoard, and I can finally say it out loud: Thianants is almost ready to meet the world. This book has been my companion through late nights, rewrites, breakthroughs, and more cups of coffee than I’ll ever admit. Watching it evolve into something I’m proud to share has been emotional in the best way. ARC Sign-Ups Are Live If you’ve been waiting to dive into this world early, now’s your moment. ARC readers are such an important part of the...

I loved the Hunger Games series when I was growing up. I remember it vividly in my middle school years. But I never assumed the world could only grow. I'm a little behind the curve here, but I just found this so interesting - President Snow's younger years and his life during the war and its aftermath. No wonder he was so cold-hearted... Summary Coriolanus Snow is a struggling teenager from a once‑powerful Capitol family, desperate to reclaim the status his relatives lost after the war. When...