CHALLENGER international (Ci), a literary journal, contains poetry and sometimes short stories and novel excerpts. Editors are open to any kind of work, especially by teenagers (Ci's mandate: to encourage young writers, and to publish their work alongside established authors), providing it is not sexually explicit, profane, or overly abstract. The editors have published poetry from Canada, continental USA, Hawaii, Switzerland, Russia, Italy, Zimbabwe, the republic of Malta, Columbia, Australia, Slovenia, Korea, Pakistan, Argentina, England, and Ireland, and give preference to poetry with clear themes and vivid images. They give preference to fiction with vivid scenes and clear characterization and themes.

Ci is about 20 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches, laser printed and side stapled. Press run: about 50. They are distrubuted free to McNaughton Centre Secondary Alternate School students (Quesnel, BC, Canada). Contributors receive one e-copy through e-mail as payment and retain copyrights to their work.

Ci accepts previously published work and simultaneous submissions.

Island Scholastic Press (ISP) publishes poetry. To date (Summer, 2008) the press has published 42 poetry collections, many by world class writers. Authors receive an e-copy as payment and retain copyrights.

Ci: ISSN 1705-1932 

Submit work for Ci and ISP to Dan Lukiv, editor: lukivdan@hotmail.com