Somewhat unrelated to the process of publishing this journal, but still quite amazing: Two members of the aspeers editorial staff were just published in The Atlantic Monthly. Responding to an essay contest on "The American Idea," Heather and Alexandra's contributions were selected top 25 out of 400 submissions to be published in this most prestigious venue.

Find the essay contest online at: http://www.theatlantic.com, for a more detailed report, see: http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/news/173