“I don’t know that I can fully express how grateful I am to Dylan Emerick-Brown. Not only did he respond quickly to my submission and not drag it out endlessly (as most writers are used to when submitting manuscripts), but he was so encouraging to me as a writer and so attentive to my work that he actually inspired me to turn back to fiction again. When my story was up on Splash Of Red, I got a chance to read a lot of the other work up there, and I found it really invigorating. In this celebrity-driven/who-do-you-know? culture, small presses like Splash Of Red and passionate editors like Dylan really are the best chance for truly new voices. I’ m so thankful he’ s out there!”
- Claudia Grazioso
“Dylan Emerick-Brown is an experienced and capable editor who not only attends to the details of copyediting but also to the overall tone and intention of a piece. He is a good, close, sensitive reader, a pleasure to work with, and unfailingly encouraging.”
- Robert Wexelblatt
“My work has passed through the hands of many different editors over the years, but rarely has it been handled with the finesse and professionalism that Dylan brings to the editing process.”
- Howard Good, author of Everything Reminds Me Of Me (Desperanto, 2011)
“I especially appreciate Splash of Red because Dylan Emerick-Brown is unafraid to consider – in a timely fashion – longer, theme-driven narratives. His openness to fictional characters who wrestle with ideas is unusual and refreshing and shows both imagination and an awareness of the long story’s potential to dramatize the ambiguous complexity of experience.”
- Nels Hanson
“In an era when editors either publish gratuitously or according to fads and fancies, Dylan Emerick-Brown remains remarkable in his careful culling of literature. Neither afraid of untested sentiment or of old-fashioned topics, Dylan has consistently sought to promote quality work. It’s refreshing to know a gatekeeper who cares about the texts he broadcasts.”
- Dr. KJ Hannah Greenberg, National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar, Pushcart Prize Nominee
“I am most appreciative of Dylan Emerick-Brown as an editor. Working with him on my poetry submission for Splash of Red was one of the most beneficial experiences I have had with an editor. He responded to my work with great sensitivity and insight and was tremendously supportive and encouraging to me as a writer. He brings to his editorial work a broad knowledge of the literary world and of publishing, and he has exceptional interpersonal skills that enable him to work with writers to develop their work and refine their skills. He is a terrific and talented editor with great dedication to his work.”
- Christina Murphy
“Dylan Emerick-Brown is an appreciator of the arts in the best sense of the word. He does his best to understand the artist’s intentions and then perfectly articulates that understanding.”
- Robert Kaplow, author of Me And Orson Welles
“Dylan Emerick-Brown has always been a courteous and respectful editor to work with. He is prompt in his dealings with authors and provides them fascinating opportunities through Splash of Red to take their poetry above and beyond the typical venues and audiences.”
- Catherine Owen
“After a submission experience with editor Dylan Emerick-Brown I can say he is both timely in his response and professional with the process. I found that his accessibility and interest in poet/author are a perfect formula for Splash Of Red and it’s continued success.”
- George Bishop
“There are a lot of so-called editors out there, but not a ton of good ones, let alone great ones like Dylan Emerick-Brown who will work side-by-side a writer, offering valuable input as a piece is polished in voice and cadence, thereby getting a story to the critical point where it sings. Dylan’s love of writers comes through with every interaction. He’s a good man, fighting the good fight on behalf of our shared craft.”
- Len Kuntz
“One thing any writer or poet needs is an editor who fosters hope and inspiration, and Dylan Emerick-Brown is clearly one of these editors. You expect the technical assistance and expertise, and the gentle prodding to adhere to guidelines and deadlines, but he is also a friend in the cosmos, a colleague in the ether of Internet and print writing. It has been my great pleasure to have dealt with him, in his position as editor-in-chief with Splash of Red.”
- Sean Jackson
“Any writer, poet, photographer or painter – all artists for that matter – who have had the pleasure to come across the online literary arts magazine Splash of Red, will definitely want to be a part of it. Dylan Emerick-Brown, it’s editor-in-chief should be very proud indeed, due to the high quality of its content, from the Pulitzer Prize winner to the unknown and up and coming writer. But Dylan Emerick-Brown is not proud; he’s a very kind, humble and gracious editor, who not only has an exceptional eye for talent, but he has the patience that all great editors need when working with writers; writers and poets may get the credit, but in the background the editors work tirelessly to make sure all of our words are free of grammatical errors, etc. Editors and poets especially, tend to be perfectionists, and any aspiring writer or poet would benefit greatly by having their work edited by the extremely capable and talented editor-in-chief of the wonder that is Splash of Red, Dylan Emerick-Brown.”
- Steve Castro
“Dylan Emerick-Brown offered me insightful comments in response to my submission of a short story to Splash of Red. Although ultimately the story was not published there, his input gave me a direction and the confidence to continue to develop and improve the story and my writing in general.”
- Michael Royce
“My experience publishing with Dylan Emerick-Brown was entirely positive, and as a frequent reader of Splash of Red, I can assure readers that the magazine maintains a consistent level of quality and craft that places it on my list alongside Granta, storySouth, and New Letters, to name only a few of a handful of magazines I consistently read. Having an MFA and a PhD in English/creative writing, I also feel qualified to comment on the great use I have made of many of Emerick-Brown’s online articles about both the creative and the professional/publication sides of writing in my classroom. I highly recommend Dylan for any area of writing or editing or publishing, from content to context. He’s the real thing.”
- Dr. Cherri Randall, Assistant Professor of English Writing, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
“Dylan Emerick-Brown is a complete professional and an excellent communicator. My publishing experience was stress-free and I received responses to my questions immediately. A joy to work with.”
- Stacy Campbell