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After nearly 25 years, it was time for an Epiphany refresh! Explore our new website at epiphanymagazine.org. While our mission remains the same—championing boundary-pushing writers at all stages of their careers—the new site opens up new ways to discover the work we feature.
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For #LitMagWeek, get a mag or Epiphany subscription for 25% off using the code LITMAGWEEK at checkout. Now’s the time to join our community in supporting independent print media (and discovering your next favorite writer): epiphanymagazine.org/store
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Our editors were wowed by Stephanie Macias’s story “Something Terrible,” a stunning, hilarious reflection on Latine storytelling and racial bias in publishing (werewolves with hands might also be involved). Now free to read on our Substack: substack.com/@epiphanylitera…
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Come to our fall reading at Liz's Book Bar on 10/9. Enjoy new work by 2026 Breakout Prize Winner Imogen Osborne. Excerpts from Nita Noveno's award-winning memoir. Fiction by Ileen Park, translation by Joana Urtasun, and poems by Nora Rose Tomas. RSVP: partiful.com/e/RJJiPl3VxuvKA…
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David Sheynberg brings us gay longing, failed Broadway boys, and klezmer band intruige in “Unveiling,” our latest piece of fiction. Experience the “omnipresent ache” that resonated with our editors: epiphanymagazine.org/feature…
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Submissions to our Fresh Voices Fellowship are open through October 15. Apply, learn more about the requirements, and meet past fellows: epiphanymagazine.submittable…
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Getting ready to submit your poetry? Here are four tips to make your submission stand out, based off conversations with our incredible guest editor Diana Khoi Nguyen.
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Breakout Prize Finalist Perry Levitch unpacks metaphor and motherhood in “Ragged Point Inn,” a poem that’s stuck with our editors. Read it here: epiphanymagazine.org/feature…
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With “Heaven is a Place in West Palm Beach,” Breakout Prize Finalist Sammi Chiyao weaves a story for all the families that are deemed “too much.” Read our editor’s notes on what grabbed our attention: epiphanymagazine.org/feature…
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Thank us later for this reading list of piercing short story collections, all published this year from former Epiphany contributors.
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From cursed Playboy mansions to schoolyard shitpits to salmon canneries, our latest issue can come with you everywhere: epiphanymagazine.org/store/p…
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Wondering what stands out to our editors? Read our editor’s notes on "Elegy,” a poem by Breakout Prize Finalist Carolene Kurien: epiphanymagazine.org/feature…
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An idyllic swim in the river. A father wielding an axe. A young boy’s crisis. For women in translation month, we offer you a shocking excerpt of “Death in Spring” by Mercè Rodoreda, translated by Martha Tennent from Catalan. Read it now on our Substack: epiphanyliterary.substack.co…
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Join a live Q&A with our editors and @BeckyLTuch from @LitMagNews on August 27th at 2:30PM ET. This is your moment to ask about submissions, editing, and how lit mags work—and registration is free. Sign up here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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Small mags are keeping literary community alive, one group think at a time. We can't wait to show you what our team's been working on this summer.
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“From its beginnings as a literary journal to its growth into an independent nonprofit press, Bamboo Ridge has been a home for multiethnic perspectives, immigrant narratives, & the deep connections between land, language, & community.” Read our spotlight: clmp.org/news/member-spotlig…
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We've been publishing translations by women for 20+ years, and we've got something for everyone. Find out which of our all-time favorites you should read next. Cover Photo: Ghazaleh Alizadeh
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Superlative seeks poetry and fiction on the theme of “growth” through August 31! Learn more about the magazine’s competition: clmp.org/members/open-submis…
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One of the best parts of our summer has been tuning into “good literary conversation,” as Laura Schmitt says in @ElectricLit. Here are some of the writing podcasts that have our team hooked and inspired.
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To celebrate John Reed's new, riveting collection "Year of Valentines" (Spuyten Dyuvil), Mary Karmelek sits down with the renowned writer on crafting sonnets, the history of the NYC art scene, and whether puppets are capable of love. Check it out here: epiphanymagazine.org/feature…
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