Whiskey Island (the land mass) is actually a peninsula and can be found at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. A distillery was built there in 1836, hence its name. The island has suffered multiple incarnations: it has been a dump, a US Coast Guard Station, a ship graveyard, and a predominantly Irish immigrant shanty town.

It is currently the site of a salt mine, the largest marina on the great lakes, and the last refuge of the Cleveland-invented, industry revolutionizing Hulett Ore Unloaders: city landmarks on their way toward extinction, see 1 or 2. A rich mythology of bootlegging on the island has been unavoidable, along with eponymous burgers at various area restaurants and an array of empty Canadian beer cans.

The Magazine: Versed in Pulp

Whiskey Island (the magazine) is a nonprofit literary magazine that has been published (in one form or another) by students of Cleveland State University for over 30 years. We accept original poetry, prose, and art submissions from September 1 through April 1 of each year. No previously published work, please. Reporting time is about 3 months. Include a SASE for reply/manuscript return. Rights revert to author after publication. Payment = 2 copies and all the rights, benefits, and obligations a 1 year subscription implies. Oh, and don't forget our annual contest.