We're so excited about the Summer Mixtape Flash Contest -- our first-ever flash fiction contest. And judging from the number of entries we've already received, you are too!
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Summer is winding down, but the August issue fights on with Fightin' Words Hannah Craig, author of this month's featured poem, "Letter to My Red Gun-Dog America." Below, she pushes the challenge for single best word responses to our questions to new heights:
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The featured image for August is by Moira Ness, a photo-based artist who recently was the artist-in-residence at Residency 108 in upstate New York. Her use of visual repetition is arresting, and her titles evoke an immediate sense of mood. Here, she discusses Nietzsche, visual and textual repetition, and her process for her latest project, Cyclical.
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August might be winding down but our August issue is in full swing, as is this month's Fightin' Words. This week features Kim Noriega, author of August's featured memoir. Be sure to read her piece in this issue, then crank up your stereo, and check out her take on the single best word for:
Read MoreKelly Flynn became Split Lip's editorial assistant in July. Here, she goes 19 rounds (and please, someone ask #20).
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Today we visit the writing desk of Matthew Sirois, whose memoir pieces "Brad Beckett: A Eulogy" and "On Saying Goodbye" appeared in our 2016 special memoir issue and 2017 FAM issue, respectively. His novel Near Haven will be published by Belle Lutte Press on September 1, and is available for pre-order now.
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Welcome to our August issue's Fightin' Words, where we ask our writers the pressing questions in life. We kick this round off with Josh Denslow, this month's featured flash writer, who shares with us a beautiful snapshot of his three boys and the single best word for:
Read MoreWe're thrilled to announce our Best of the Net Nominations!
Read MoreYou might be suffering from Excessive Internet Content Fatigue (official term). Here at Split Lip we’ve been thinking about how to best get you good writing and unclog your feed. But instead of getting into a cheesy debate about why, when reality’s stranger than fiction, fiction matters more than ever, we’re simply going to prove it.
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Our August issue goes live tomorrow (8/15). Now Playing gives a sneak peek at the issue's contributors, what they're playing, and what it means.
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Managing editor Amy Rossi joined Split Lip's staff in April, and she couldn't be happier to be a part of the team. She's the latest editor to go 19 Rounds.
Read MoreEarlier this year, the online literary organization Fear No Lit announced its first-ever Submerging Writer Fellowship. The Split Lip editorial team got curious about how this fellowship works and where it came from. So, after overcoming a few time-zone mishaps, I sat down to chat online with Tyler Barton, one half of the FNL brain trust, to talk about elaborate puns, the joys and hardships of AWP, and the need for good literary citizenship.
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Our July issue's Fightin' Words concludes with Christina Dalcher, author of this month's featured memoir "Two Uncles: A Fairy Tale." No stranger to conveying a great deal in a small space, she gives the single best word for:
Read MoreThroughout the month of August, poetry editor Marianne Chan will be offering feedback on poetry. If you've been looking for someone to critique a poem—or a packet of poems—this a great, cost-effective way to get substantive feedback.
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The calendar may say August, but we're still celebrating our July issue! Fightin' Words continues with July's featured poet, Todd Dillard, author of "Every Story is an Origin Story." Here, he gives us his single best word for:
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