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"This fall, and all through the holidays, read, give, celebrate queer books. We keep the fires lit ‘till morning."
Check out the most anticipated queer books to read this fall:
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Making literature exciting, relevant and inclusive
"This fall, and all through the holidays, read, give, celebrate queer books. We keep the fires lit ‘till morning."
Check out the most anticipated queer books to read this fall:
buff.ly/eC1Yjnc
Parliaments in a parking lot on a July night. Two poems by Erika Meitner.
Evander James Reyes interviews Malavika Kannan about her adult fiction debut. UNPRECEDENTED TIMES. They discuss the campus novel, Gen Z fiction, and the challenge of living according to your values.
In honor of #LitMagWeek, we want to know: What lit mag introduced you to a writer you now love? 📚
Read Katie Bennett's essay on how motherhood impacts the topics we choose to write about
Flávia Monteiro interviews Deesha Philyaw about her debut novel THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF FIRST LADY FREEMAN. They talk about relationships between women, queerness, Bible passages, and more!
Last call for our #LitMagWeek discount 📚
Today is the final day to get 10% off manuscript consultations, annual memberships, and merch with code #LitMagWeek.
Grab something before it’s gone, and thanks for supporting independent literary publishing 💛
An essay about the cultural narrative surrounding the Asian robot maid
For #LitMagWeek and Throwback Thursday, we’re showing some love to Glimmer Train.
For nearly 30 years, Glimmer Train published short fiction from emerging and established writers before its final issue in 2019. We’re still devastated.
What out-of-print literary magazine do you still miss?
A story about a person whose best friend falls into a bottomless hole in their parents’ front yard.
Lit mags reading lit mags 📚
For #LitMagWeek, we’re sharing a literary magazine we love reading: @onestorymag.
We love One Story for its simple premise: one great short story every month.
Check out One Story here: buff.ly/sZqnKmG
In our latest 23 Questions, Min Jin Lee dives into the ideal writing day, her writing routine, reading the bible every day, and more!
Ekin Oklap discusses the intensity of adolescence, antidotes to loneliness, and how early experiences shape our lives. Interview by Marisa Wright.
For #LitMagWeek, we’re reintroducing ourselves!
This week for LitMagWeek, you can get 10% off annual memberships, manuscript consultations, and merch through October 2!
Use code #LitMagWeek at checkout and support independent literary publishing! 📚
A story about a collection of miniature men that is much more alarming then it seems. By Antoine Volodine, recommended by Brian Evenson.
🚨SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN🚨 All submissions will be accepted through our Submittable page. The portal will close at 11:59 PM Pacific Time on Sunday October 11 or when we reach our cap of 500.
My second published story of the year with @electricliterature.com , and definitely one of my favourite flashes I've written! If you enjoy dark tales about bones and the sea, then check it out ✨️💙💀🦀 First line below, and free to read here:
electricliterature.com/the-bone-her...
I have a piece “Son Debt” out in @electricliterature.com. A product of my endless worries about motherhood.
thoughts from @electricliterature.com on that National Book Award Longlist OpEd: "Many of these books tell stories that wouldn’t, or couldn’t, have been told just a few decades ago....They bring more people to the practice of reading, which inspires more people to become writers" shorturl.at/EjgTu
🍂 What book feels like fall to you? 📚