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From the Writing Table of Leia Penina Wilson

Splinters Are Children of Wood is Leia Penina Wilson's second collection and winner of the Ernest Sandeen Prize in Poetry. It is available now from the University of Notre Dame Press. Learn more about her writing space.

SLMOctober 24, 2019blog, from the writing desk of

Just One Thing with Steven Duong

We are so excited to bring you work from Steven Duong for October’s featured poem. Here, Steven shares just one thing about how this poem came to be.

SLMOctober 22, 2019blog, just one thing

From the Writing Desk of: Kathryn Ross

Kathryn Ross’s “In the World Where I Do Not Exist” appeared in Split Lip’s October 2016 issue, and her debut collection of essays Black Was Not a Label is officially out from PRONTO!

SLMOctober 18, 2019blog, from the writing desk of

Now Playing: October 2019

Our October issue is launching tomorrow! We can’t wait to bring you a brand-new issue full of amazing writing, but until that moment, here’s Now Playing, a preview of some of October’s contributors, what they’ve been listening to lately, and what it might mean.

SLMOctober 14, 2019blog, now playing

19 Rounds with Amy Stuber

We were thrilled when Amy Stuber, who had been a flash reader, became assistant flash editor earlier this year! If you haven’t read Amy’s writing, allow us to suggest starting with “Happy, Happy, Happy,” “Only a Little Bit Less Than I Hate Myself,” and her very latest, “Never In a Million Years.” And you can get to know Amy better here, through our 19 Rounds.

SLMOctober 9, 2019blog, 19 Rounds

The Fam Roundup: September 2019

Dare we make a fall into reading pun? Oh we dare. FALL INTO READING with our contributors’ and editors’ work from September and revisit their Split Lip pieces in our archives.

SLMOctober 3, 2019blog

Just One Thing with Lorena Parker Matejowsky

This month’s featured poem comes from Lorena Parker Matejowsky. We are absolutely thrilled to bring you “My Bible Verse vs Your Bible Verse” and Lorena’s take on Just One Thing.

SLMOctober 1, 2019blog, just one thing

Just One Thing with Nicholas Guerreiro

September’s featured short story “Toyota Head” comes Nicholas Guerreiro, and we are so excited to share it with you! Check out “Toyota Head” if you haven’t already, and learn just one thing about how the story came to be.

SLMSeptember 26, 2019blog, just one thing

Announcing our 2019 Best Microfictions Nominees!

We have published some wonderful microfiction this year, and we are thrilled share our nominations for the Best Microfiction anthology.

SLMSeptember 24, 2019blog

September #SLFAQ Recap

We kicked off fall submission season with a Twitter chat to cover all your questions about Split Lip — and our contests. Couldn’t make it? Here’s a recap of what our staff had to say.

SLMSeptember 20, 2019

Now Playing: September 2019

Our September issue is HOT OFF THE PRESSES, and we could not be more excited. And if, like us, you can’t get enough of our contributors’ words, here’s what they’ve been enjoying and what it means.

SLMSeptember 17, 2019blog, now playing

Letter from an Editor

editorletterSLMSeptember 14, 2019blog, from an editor

"Creating a pause for reflection": an interview with Michael Pederson

Before we turn the page on our August issue, we want to celebrate our featured artist, Michael Pederson. He recently took some time to talk with us about the dark sense of humor in work and his approach to street art.

SLMSeptember 13, 2019blog