We're so excited about our April issue and to feature the work of Hanna Rosenheimer as this month's featured flash fiction writer. She kicks off this month's Fightin' Words with the sweetest kitten and the single best word for:
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Say you're at a party and someone asks what you write. You say "fiction" and they say "What kind?" You say "literary" and they look at you, blinking, wide-eyed, before they disappear behind a crudités display.
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25 of the best songs from the first quarter of 2018.
Read MoreOur April issue goes live tomorrow. We can't wait for you to dive into the wonderful work we have in store for you. For now, here's a preview of April's contributors and what they've been playing:
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Yael van der Wouden's story "In the Other Room" was the second-place winner for our Summer Mixtape Flash Contest. Here, she tells us how the playlist influenced her process and her work.
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Late last summer, we launched our first flash contest: The Split Lip Summer Mixtape Flash Contest (Vol. 1). It was so much fun to read everyone's different takes on the playlist our judge Juan Martinez came up with, and we're thrilled to bring you the work of our winners in our March issue. Ashley Hutson, author of "Something Else", discusses how her story came to be.
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Gayle Brandeis' most recent book The Art of Misdiagnosis: Surviving My Mother’s Suicide is available now. She published the poem "Marching Orders" and the story "Cast Party" with Split Lip Magazine. Find out more at http://gaylebrandeis.com/.
Read More2017 was an extraordinary year. Extraordinary in the way the Loch Ness Monster is extraordinary. Unlikely. Improbable. Terrifying up close. In light of these extraordinary times, we emailed, half-joking, half- stupefied from panic-scrolling Twitter, What if we launched a print issue? Would that be crazy?
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The calendar says March but it's still February in our hearts as we celebrate our beautiful second issue of 2018. This month's featured memoir comes from Francisco Martínezcuello, who gives "Cup of Stars," a glimpse of his reading pile, and the single best word for:
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We're about to descend onto Tampa for AWP! If you missed our Twitter chat, here's a recap of our best advice on how to make the most of the conference and what kind of delights you can expect from Split Lip.
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Join us for one our #SLFAQ chats (TM) (not really) (maybe one day) on Thursday, March 1 at 9 pm eastern/6 pm pacific!
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