"I consider Gambit to be a literary magazine for amateurs. I am using amateur to mean two things: first, to signify the work of lovers (as the Latin root 'amour' indicates) and second, to signify the work of non- or pre-professionals (in other words, students or writers early in their careers). Thus, Gambit is a gateway magazine, an entry into the world of creative writing. From thirty-five years of experience with student writers, I am firmly convinced that seeing one’s work in print for the first time has both a galvanizing and an almost magical effect on the writer. This changes everything: the writer becomes self-conscious in a positive way which leads to an enhanced sense of craftsmanship and of oneself as the producer of creative work. Toward this end, we do not edit Gambit. Material is printed as it was submitted. I guess that most literary magazines wish that they were The Kenyon Review or Ploughshares and I guess that I know why. But these excellent magazines and others like them already exist in considerable number and what is much more rare is the amateur magazine. Gambit serves this important initiatory purpose."
Dr. Patricia Gaston, Gambit Faculty Advisor
Frequently Asked Questions
* What is Gambit? (see above statement)
* How can I submit a work for Gambit? Work for Gambit consideration may be submitted to either Dr.
Patricia Gaston, Office 1216 or Pat Mollohan, Office 1012. They may be in the form of hard copy or on some storage
medium (i.e. thumb drive, floppy etc.) Submissions may also be sent in the form of email to the following email address:
pat.mollohan@mail.wvu.edu Regardless of the way you submit a work for consideration please make sure that you
include your name and address. The reason for this is so works can be returned and copies of Gambit sent to you
should your work be chosen for publication.
* How are works selected for publication? All submissions are prepared and given as a blind reading by a
committee. Each member, after reading a submission votes on the piece.
* How often is Gambit published? Gambit is published yearly
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