2023 was an exciting year for us in many ways. We experimented with new contests and submission opportunities, released a fabulous chapbook from Lindy Biller and another stellar edition of our annual anthology, launched a new website, and brought back one of our favorite writers of all time to judge our Short Story Award (submissions to the Winter Short Story Award for New Writers, judged by Kelly Link, are open until the end of January, by the way). But most importantly for us, we continued our tradition of publishing excellent new work from emerging writers. This year, we published forty-four new stories and essays online and another ten in Anthology XI, alongside Biller’s Love at the End of the World. We have great plans for 2024 and we can’t wait to get there, but first, let us thank you for your continued support! Happy holidays, and here’s to another great year ahead.
“Used Scars” by Patrina Corsetti
“A Dictionary of How Things Break” by Nora Studholme
“Behind the Falls” by Paulette Pierce
“The Woman in the Tree” by Lisa Beebe
“You Body” by Rosalind Goldsmith
“Ate Raw and Often” by J.A.L. Martinez
“Can’t Elope” by Miriam Camitta
“Prelude to the Abyss” by Daniel David Froid
“The Sum of All Amazements” by Lyndsie Manusos
“The Distant Daughter” by Brenda Salinas Baker
“Pigeons in Every Universe” by Kiran Kaur Saini
“Natural Selection” by Diana Reed
“The Reflecting Pool” by Karina Cheah
“Linear Histories” by Dan Tremaglio
“Copycat” by Susan Sanford Blades
“Life Hack” by Patricia Callahan
“The Blood Hustle” by Alice Hatcher
“Calling Out” by Robyn Jefferson
“Men Who Become Verbs” by David Lerner Schwartz
“The Developer” by Sarah Walsh
“The River at the End of the Road” by Hillary Millán
“Where They Come From” by Casey Gentry Quinn
“Advanced Reader” by Donovan Swift
“Naz 8 Cinemas” by Aliza Ali Khan
“Hatching Moths” by Emily Pegg