Listen Loud is a monthly rundown of music and music-related odds and ends from all corners of the internet. Feast your eyes (and ears) on this month’s list below.
Read MoreGetting inside the mind of a character can be exhausting or exhilarating. Sometimes it can be downright scary. Good writing takes us on detours, down unpaved driveways, and into the heart of the beast. And the best writing allows us to go outside ourselves without cat ears.
Read MoreCan't wait for our October issue? Neither can we! To tide you over, October's contributors offer some beautiful words about what they've been playing, listening to, and witnessing in the world:
Read MoreOur readers are a treasured part of the Split Lip FAM. They work hard and handle your words with the utmost thought and care, and we want you to know them! So, welcome to Meet the Reader, where we pull back the curtain and ask our poetry, fiction, and flash readers: what makes you say yes to a submission? First up is fiction reader Eric Rasmussen.
Read MoreThis issue’s featured art comes from Leah Sophia Dworkin, an artist and writer living in New York. Her work is compelling in its humanity and mix of humor and honesty. She took some time recently to talk to us more about her approach:
Read MoreKristen Arnett is the author of Felt in the Jaw, available now from Split Lip Press.
Read MoreWe were (and still are!) overjoyed that Katie M. Flynn joined the FAM as Fiction Editor this summer. Here, she goes 19 Rounds.
Read MoreAs we enter the final countdown for the Split Lip Summer Mixtape Contest, the editorial FAM has been spending a lot of time blasting judge Juan Martinez's fantastic playlist. Like a great story prompt does, it inspires different feelings and memories in each of us. Here's a sampling of our favorite tracks.
Read MoreThis summer, the Split Lip Editorial FAM grew by three, and one of those new folks we were thrilled to welcome is W.S. Lyon, Reviews & Interviews Editor. Here, he goes 19 Rounds, and not to be all click-bait headline about it, but it is very possible he has won Round 7.
Read MoreIn the spirit of togetherness, however cheesy that may be, I'm challenging myself to only happy-tweeting this month…. Nothing will induce happy tweets more than a killer playlist and some good old fashioned writing time.
Our September issue launches tomorrow. Get ready by checking in with a few of our contributors, what they've been playing, and how it makes them feel:
Read MoreWe aren't ready to say goodbye to summer, so we're extending our Summer Mixtape Flash Fiction Contest to September 30!
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