Gina Chung’s August issue story “Green Frog” has been getting lots of love—it was even Longform Fiction’s pick of the week! Here she shares just one thing about the piece.
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How is it nominations season again? Throughout the time warp that is 2020, we’ve been publishing some fantastic work—and we’re thrilled to announce our nominations for this year’s Best of the Net anthology!
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Aliceanna Stopher’s August issue memoir “Creation Myths” ties family, memory and the solar system together—all eternal, enormous, difficult to grapple with. Here she shares just one thing about the piece.
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Help us give a warm welcome to our new Assistant Memoir Editors, Susan Lerner and Jane Josée Link! We’ve also brought five new wonderful Memoir readers on board.
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We’re so glad to be back from summer break with a brand new issue AND a brand new edition of Now Playing! Here our August contributors Gina Chung and Aliceanna Stopher share what music and TV shows have been inspiring them these days.
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We were on summer break during July, which means we have TWO WHOLE MONTHS of #SplitLipFAM greatness to catch up on! Check out all this incredible work from our contributors and staff.
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Jason B. Crawford’s June issue poem “Unicorn Kidz Dance Under the Moonlight, Too” is nothing short of transcendent—it shines, shimmers, and splashes. Give it a read, and we guarantee your heart will dance along with it. Here he shares just one thing about the piece.
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Sabrina Hicks’ June issue memoir “Walking Contradictions” is a road trip from the past into present, memory into imagination. Here she shares just one thing about the piece.
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Noley Reid’s June issue story “Coming Back” features some unnerving kindergarten games. Here she shares just one thing about the piece.
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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.
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We 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.
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At 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.
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April showers bring May WORDS, apparently. Let’s take a moment to celebrate all the incredible work that our #SplitLipFAM published in May!
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The 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.”
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