The Barstow & Grand literary journal seeks to fulfill a humble mission – to support the writers of the Chippewa Valley by offering an outlet for their creative writing, and to help them grow and professionalize their craft through the process of submission. After a year of hard work, our first issue, featuring a broad and impressive cross-section of Western Wisconsin writers, is ready for release. Our debut reading will feature several fiction, nonfiction, and poetry authors whose work appears in issue one, and a discussion of the publication process with the editors. Stop down to pick up an issue, hear some incredible writing, and help us thank everyone who worked so hard to bring this project to life. With cake.