Cimarron Review congratulates Christopher Shipman (Cimarron #170) on the recent publication of his book, Cat Poems: Wompus Tales & A Play of Despair, now available from Kattywompus Press. Pick up your copy today.

We’re thrilled to announce some wonderful news: Brenda Peynado’s “The History of Happiness” (Cimarron # 186) has been selected for the O. Henry Prize Stories 2015.

Many congratulations to Andrew Ladd, whose story. “The Picture” is forthcoming in our next issue. We’re proud to announce Ladd was named one of the five finalists for the New York Public Library Young Lions fiction award.

Check out this great review of James Miranda’s “We Knew Horses” (Cimarron #189) on the Ploughshares Blog.

Many congratulations to Cimarron contributor Mark Dostert, whose book, Up in Here: Jailing Kids on Chicago’s Other Side, appeared in September from University of Iowa Press. Read a review at Literary Chicago and an excerpt at Salon.