That's right! We're holding a flash fiction contest, aka the Split Lip Summer Mixtape Contest, Volume 1.
Read MoreThe featured image for our July issue comes from Sarah Walko, an artist, director, curator, and writer who works in sculpture, installation, and film. Her work is striking in the worlds it creates. Here, she discusses her influences, her process, and the relationship between writing and art.
Read MoreWe return to asking the hard-hitting questions of our editorial FAM, this time with memoir editor Ray Shea. He's the latest to tackle the 19 rounds.
Read MoreWe kick off a sizzling hot summer edition of Fightin' Words with flash contributor Nathaniel Lee Hansen. Be sure to check out his story, "Unnamed Notebook," if you haven't already. Here, he gives us a pie that defies any word count and the single perfect word for:
Read MoreSparks can be romantic or embarrassing, familial or strange. A single spark can burn the whole forest down. This month we’re ablaze with words…
Read MoreWelcome to the July edition of Now Playing. While you're waiting for the issue to go live on the 15th, get to know this month's contributors, what they've been playing, and how it makes them feel.
Read MoreWe conclude our June round of Fightin' Words with Kristine Langley Mahler, author of this month's featured memoir, "Good Sorts." Here, she shares the single best word (or number!) for:
Read MoreWe're going to need set a few more places at the table! That's right, the Split Lip FAM has grown!
Read MoreIf you have seen the magic of our Twitter feed—and if you're landing here, there's a good chance you have—then you know the power of Becky Robison, our Marketing and Social Media Coordinator. She spreads the word of Split Lip far and wide, in addition to helping keep the engine of our mag running, and she's the latest to tackle our 19 Rounds.
Read MoreMelissa Goode is the author of the June issue's featured short story, "Chemistry." She also appears more than once in the June FAM newsletter. Here, she shares her view from the end of her street and her view on the best word for:
Read MoreToday's Fightin' Words comes from Meghan Phillips, author of "Koosh Motel," one of this month's flash stories. She shares with us a peek at her record collection and the single best word for:
Read MoreThis week is a special double flash edition of Fightin' Words! First up is Erin Striff, author of "Lies My Babysitter Told Me."
Read MoreFlash fiction editor Maureen Langloss joined the Split Lip editorial team in April. Here, she goes 19 Rounds.
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