Summer is finally upon us—and we’re still stuck inside, for the most part. How about some music and TV recommendations? For June’s edition of NOW PLAYING, we have suggestions from contributors Sabrina Hicks, Jason B. Crawford, and Noley Reid.
Read MoreWe want to celebrate the June 2020 issue’s featured poet, Jason B. Crawford—who happens to have an award-winning debut chapbook, Summertime Fine, coming out in July! Jason recently took the time to talk with us about “Unicorn Kidz Dance under the Moonlight, too,” opening poetry to Black joy, Ann Arbor Pride, fighting for Black Lives—including Trans Black Lives and Queer Black Lives—and stepping up to build a better America.
Read MoreAt Split Lip Magazine, we continue to be outraged by the racist violence and state-sponsored brutality in America, most recently evident in the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and, devastatingly, others. Black Lives Matter. We denounce white supremacy and racism, in particular the structural racism that exists in all levels of our society—from healthcare, housing, employment, education, and law enforcement to the publishing industry.
Read MoreApril showers bring May WORDS, apparently. Let’s take a moment to celebrate all the incredible work that our #SplitLipFAM published in May!
Read MoreThe magnificent Diannely Antigua is that rarest of creatures: a TWO-TIME contributor to SLM! We’re thrilled to have her back. Here she shares just one thing about her May issue poem “I’m Almost 30.”
Read MoreFun fact: the #SplitLipFAM published so much in April that it took up a 5-page Word document! Let’s celebrate our contributors and staff—and check out their work in our archives as well.
Read MoreThe moment our poetry editors showed Threa Almontaser’s “I Crack an Egg“ to the rest of the staff, we fell into a collective fit of the OH-MY-GOSH-ACCEPT-IT-RIGHT-NOWs. Here Threa shares just one thing about her April issue poem.
Read MoreThis year we’ve decided to nominate Lorena Parker Matejowsky and Steven Duong for Best New Poets!
Read MoreThe pandemic lockdown is still going strong for most of us, which means we have plenty of time to watch and listen to new things—and our April contributors are no exception! For this month’s NOW PLAYING, here are some recommendations from Threa Almontaser and Jules Hogan.
Read MoreWe’re over the moon that Pia Ghosh-Roy’s Split Lip Magazine story “Pomegranate” has been selected for the 2020 Best Small Fictions anthology!
Read MoreJosh Denslow's debut short story collection, Not Everyone Is Special, will be published in 2019 by 7.13 Books. For more, visit www.joshdenslow.com/.
Read MoreWe’re not surprised Chen Chen picked Amrita Chakraborty’s poem “Seema Asks Me When I First Learned I Was a Girl and I Don’t Know How to Tell Her” as first runner-up in our poetry contest this year; the imagery is simultaneously dreamy and gut-punch strong, grounded and ethereal. Here’s just one thing from Amrita about her poem.
Read MoreA global pandemic couldn’t stop the #SplitLipFAM from being awesome! Look at all this outstanding work from our contributors and staff! You should definitely check out their work in our archives, too.
Read MoreMarch contributor and second runner-up in our recent flash fiction contest Tammy Heejae Lee is currently working on a novel about expat culture in Seoul. If it’s anything like her story “Roe Soup Dance,” we’re all in! Here’s just one thing from Tammy about the piece.
Read MoreMarch contributor and winner of our recent flash fiction contest Jean-Luc Bouchard includes writers such as Kazuo Ishiguro, Toni Morrison, and Akhil Sharma in their list of literary influences—and we wouldn’t be surprised if Jean-Luc was just as much of a notable name someday. Read their prize-winning story “Fun and Fresh” if you don’t believe us! Here’s just one thing from Jean-Luc about the piece.
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