THE FAM ROUNDUP: SUMMER AND EARLY FALL 2025 EDITION
We may have taken some time off this summer, but the Split Lip FAM never stops producing work! We finally caught up on all the amazing FAM accomplishments since July, and it is a MASSIVE list! Please take a few minutes to read through some publications and news from the past few months. Congratulations to everyone here for so many cool pubs and accolades!
We do our best to find all of the FAM’s accomplishments, but apologies if we have missed yours! If you email or DM us on social media, we are always happy to include your news in the next roundup!
Publications, Interviews & Reviews
Contributor Ciara Alfaro’s published a nonfiction piece in issue 69 of Tampa Review
Assistant Fiction Editor Molly Andrea-Ryan’s short story “Fragments of One or the Other” was published in Heavy Feather Review
Her story “In the Dark” was published in Bulb Culture Collective
Her story ”How the Wife and Mother Disposed of Herself” was published in Tiny Molecules
Contributor Ally Ang’s poems “I’m Ashamed to Say It Out Loud” and “Kissing the Rose” were published in beestung
Contributor Sudha Balagopal’s flash “Here and There” was published in Ruby Literary
Her story “Family Values” was published in Thin Skin
Her flash “A Garden of Pink Flowers” was published in Ghost Parachute
Her flash “After I Return Home From Ma’s Funeral…” was published in Gooseberry Pie
Former Fiction Editor Janelle Bassett was interviewed about her collection Thanks for This Riot for The Schooner
Flash reader Jordan Blanchard’s piece “Brass Brackish Howl: Terence Blanchard by his youngest daughter” was published in CHEERIO
Contributor J. Marcelo Borromeo published a short story “CUT!!” in Boyfriend Village
Contributor TR Brady’s poem “Testosterone Daydream” was published in Bennington Review
Contributor KB Brookins was interviewed on an episode of the Let’s Talk Memoir podcast
Contributor Seán Carlson published a nonfiction piece “Teenage Kicks” in The Missouri Review
His review of Oona Frawley's This Interim Time was published in The Commons
His story “Cricklewood” aired on Irish National Radio as one of Belinda McKeon's picks for The Prompt
Contributor Justin Carter’s article “Was the WNBA Commissioner suspended? What to know about this viral rumor” was published in FanSided
Contributor Cavar published a story in Brave New Weird: The Best New Weird Horror + More, Vol. 3 from Tenebrous Press
Contributor Michael Chang’s poem “出卖 SELL OUT” was published in Beestung
Contributor Chloe N. Clark’s story “all these wonders” was published in StoryBottle Co.
She revealed the cover of forthcoming book Every Galaxy a Circle from Jackleg Press
Her poem “Reading a Headline That Crows Can Carry Grudges for 17 Years” was published in The Shore
Contributor and Assistant Flash Editor Emily Costa’s flash “Molly and I See Five 90s Bands” was published in HAD
Contributor Darren C. Demaree’s poem “Emily as I Receive a Handwritten Letter Asking if Darren is My Dead Name” was published in Pinch
His poem “Emily as The Comb in Her Hair Becomes a Centipede” was published in the Summer 2025 Issue of The Midwest Quarterly
Contributor Todd Dillard’s poem “Present Tense” was published in the Fall 2025 issue of The Threepenny Review
He his poem “The Quiet Game” was published in Pleiades Issue 45.1
His poem “Practice Run” was published in Stone Circle Review
Former Poetry Editor William Fargason’s poems “Angel,” “Holy Saturday Sonnet,” and “Ode to the Pillar of Salt” were published in Quarterly West
Former Fiction Editor Katie M. Flynn’s book Island Rule was reviewed in LitStack
Contributor Eleanor Fuller’s story "The Track” was published in Clockhouse Vol 12
Her piece “On Not Not Reading DFW after The Yak: Fabula Mirabilis” was published in Minor Literature[s]
Contributor Kathy Fish’s piece “Wyoming” was published in Hot Flash Literary
She wrote flash prompts for a blank notebook from matchbook
Contributor Elisa Gabbert’s article “30 Ideas About Writing Nonfiction” was published in The Creative Independent
Contributor Scott Garson’s story “Seekret” was published in Story
Poetry reader Emily Goldsmith’s poem “You Never Listen to Louisiana” was published in the Resisting Authoritarianism Issue of Radical Catalyst
Their poems “Pre-Ghost Jacqueline” and “The Feu Follet” were published in Midway Journal
Their poem “REALLY THIS IS A POEM ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE” was published in Moist Poetry Journal
Their poems “ALBERT J. SCHRIBER, B. 1923” and “REACH FOR BANANA LEAVES” were published in Pithead Chapel
Their poem “TEACHING AT THE END” was published in Porcupine Literary
Contributor Renny Gong’s novel excerpt “Ping-Pong Kids” was published in The Paris Review
Contributor and Former Contributing Editor Christopher Gonzalez’s essay “The LGBTQ+ Literary Resistance” was published in Poets & Writers
Contributor Hannah Grieco was interviewed about her new collection First Kicking, Then Not for Washington Independent Review of Books
Contributor Michael Hammerle’s story “Heel” was published in The Airgonaut
Contributor Dave Housley’s interview with Austin Ross was published in Barrelhouse
Contributor Amorak Huey’s poem “Builder (I hardly know her) (this isn't a joke) (this is a serious love poem) (I know that sounds sarcastic) (just read the poem) (read to the end) (that room at the end, that's all I want in the world, that room and us in it)” was published in Pleiades
Contributor Lauren Hunt received the 2025 St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award for Literature
Contributor Abbie Kiefer’s review of Civil Twilight was published in The Massachusetts Review
Her poem “Geese in Flight, Oil on Canvas, Restwell Motor Inn Room 12 with One-Way U-Haul Parked Outside” was published in The Offing
Contributor Jill Kitchen’s poem “Just think of all your body could do” was published in HAD
Contributor Joshua Jones Lofflin’s story “On Our Way to the Circus” was published in SmokeLong
Contributor Kim Magowan’s flash “We Are All Appalled” was published in Milk Candy Review
Her flash “What To Do If Someone Tries To Tell You Bad News” was published in Fractured Lit
Her stories “The Thing People Know About Someone Before They Are Formally Introduced” and “What Monica’s Husband Doesn’t Understand” were published in Ruby Literary
Her flash “Body and Soul” was published in MoonPark Review
Her story “Two Days After Their Mother Dies” was published in XRAY
Contributor Nick Mandernach’s story “Young Sheldon Room Tone” was published in New England Review
Contributor Ilana Masad’s novel excerpt “A Honeymoon Disrupted By a Close Encounter” was published in Electric Literature.
Her review of A New New Me by Helen Oyeyemi was published in The Los Angeles Times
Her interview with Katharine Coldiron on her essay collection Out There in the Dark was published in Los Angeles Review of Books
Her novel Beings received a starred review in Kirkus Reviews
Contributor Jen Michalski’s essay “Her Kind: A Writer’s Personal Comps” was published in Writer’s Digest
Contributor Richard Mirabella’s flash “Volcano People” was published in Hex
Contributor Claudia Monpere’s flash “The Ace of Teeth” was published in Lost Balloon
Her creative nonfiction piece “When I Knew Nothing” was published in Flight: A Literary Sampler
Contributor Sarah Fawn Montgomery was interviewed in Brevity about her collection of small essays Abbreviate
She was also interviewed in Laurel Review about her book Nerve: Unlearning Workshop Ableism to Develop your Disabled Writing Practice
Poetry Editor Rita Mookerjee’s poem “Tall Tale” was published in The Margins
Her poem “Wherein the Kardashian Sisters Marvel at Their Bounty, Reach Enlightenment” was published in Flight: A Literary Sampler
Her poems “Monologue for the Embalmer” and “The Gospel of Edie Beale Bouvier” were published in Villain Era
Her poem “Still Life with a Bottle of Moët at the Château de Fontainebleau” was published in The American Poetry Review
Contributor Kat Moore’s piece “Oceanography of a Mother and Daughter” was published in Bird Coat Quarterly
Managing Editor Wendy Olsen’s flash “The Boy Waits” was published in Wigleaf
Contributor and poetry reader Max Pasakorn’s nonfiction piece “Restful Self-Portrait” was published in Literary Namjooning
Their poem “Bangkok, Thailand” was published in Pandan Weekly
They were interviewed on an episode of the Our Queer Impact podcast
Poetry reader Lucie Pereira’s poem “atmospheric river” was published in The Paddock Review
Former Managing Editor Amy Rossi’s essay “The Girls in the Background: Why I Write About the Footnotes of Fame” was published in BookTrib
Her essay “The Power of Withholding a Character’s Name” was published in Electric Lit
Senior Memoir Reader Sara Ryan’s piece “Fathom” was published in The Common
Contributor Amber Sparks’ story “Your Life in Parties” was published in Short Story, Long
Her essay “Coming from a Place: Community in the Films of Hayao Miyazaki” was published in Bring Wall/Dark Room
Contributor Brett Stuckel’s poem “38, No Coffee” was published in Knee Brace Press
His poem “What the Guy Sitting Next to Me at the Bar Said to the Cancerous Side of My Head” was published in Rogue Agent
His micro chapbook “Limber Days” was published in Ghost City Press
Contributor Kristina Ten was interviewed in Cease, Cows about her new collection Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine
Her story “Kamchatka” was nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award for Short Fiction
Contributor Matthew Tuckner’s poem “Time Landscape” was published in Bennington Review
Poetry reader Teri Vela published a piece in Issue 9 of Troublemaker Firestarter
Her poems “One Month Later,” “Sexton Sonnet,” “Borges Sonnet,” and “But who warned them //” were published in Villain Era
Books & Anthologies
Contributor Taylor Byas’ poetry collection Resting Bitch Face was published on Aug 26th by Soft Skull Press
Resting Bitch Face was recommended in The Chicago Review of Books
Resting Bitch Face received a starred review in Publishers Weekly
Contributor Darren C. Demaree’s new collections Emily as an Echo and The Library Poems are forthcoming from April Gloaming Publishing in 2027 and 2028, respectively
Flash Editor Erica Frederick’s novel Fight in the Night will be published by Scribner
Contributor Megan Giddings’ book Meet Me at the Crossroads was published on June 3 by Amistad
Contributor Sabrina Hicks’ story collection Coyote Girl is forthcoming in 2026 from Cowboy Jamboree Press
Contributor Jen Michalski’s book All This Can Be True was published on June 3rd by Turner Publishing Company
Poetry reader Lucie Pereira’s debut chapbook From Here to the Ocean will be published on October 17th from Finishing Line Press
Contributor and memoir reader Tyler Raso’s debut full-length collection Mirror Would Be a Beautiful Name for a Child will be published on October 12th, 2027 from Noemi Press
Their chapbook no seed yes seed is forthcoming with from Kith Books
Contributing editor Becky Robison introduced the cover for My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities Of Death which be published on Jan 6, 2026 from Quirk Books
Former Managing Editor Amy Rossi’s debut novel The Cover Girl came out on August 5th from Mira Books
Contributor Erin Slaughter’s memoir The Dead Dad Diaries came out on September 23rd from Autofocus Books
Contributor Matthew Tuckner’s debut collection The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire came out from Four Way Books
Assistant Fiction Editor Analía Villagra’s short story collection Lady of the Garden will be published by Milkweed Editions
Contributor Donna Vorreyer’s poetry collection Unrivered came out on October 7th from Sundress Publications
Awards, Honors & News
Contributor Seán Carlson received the 2025 St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award for Literature
Contributor Dorothy Chan’s collection Return of the Chinese Femme was a finalist for a 2025 Lammy Award in Bisexual Poetry
Poetry Editor CD Eskilson’s collection SCREAM / QUEEN was a finalist for the 2025 National Poetry Series Open Competition
SCREAM / QUEEN was reviewed in Diode
SCREAM / QUEEN was selected for the Sealey Challenge
Their collection Life with Wings was a finalist for the 2025 National Poetry Series Open Competition
Contributor Jill Kitchen is now the social media manager for SWWIM
Contributor Sara Lippmann is now the Editor-in-Chief of Epiphany
Contributor Sarah Fawn Montgomery announced Nerve to Write, a magazine for disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent writers
Contributor Abigail Oswald is now the Lost/Found editor at Split/Lip Press
Contributor Maggie Su is now a fiction editor at New England Review
Contributor Jennifer Wortman’s novel Dreams of my Dead Husband made runner-up in the Autumn House Press Fiction Prize