September 2023
I’ve never known a writer who didn’t feel ill at ease in the world... We write about the world
because it doesn’t make sense to us. Through writing, maybe we can penetrate it,
elucidate it, somehow make it comprehensible.
~Andrea Barrett
A review of Linda Dittmar’s memoir, Tracing Homelands; Israel, Palestine, and the Claims of Belonging, appeared Mondoweiss.
Suzanne Hicks published “My Sincerest Apologies” in Atlas + Alice.
Gail Hosking’s poetry collection, Adieu, will be published by Main Street Rag. Her essay, “In Preparation: Dancing for Your Life,” appeared in Adelaide.
Genevieve Plunket’s novel, In the Lobby of the Dream Hotel, has been featured in LitHub, Campaign for the American Reader, The Page 69 Test, and Electric Lit.
Mary Ellen Redmond’s poem “In English Class Discussing Signs & Symbols” appears in Rattle #80.
Mariana Sabino’s short story collection The Verdigris Stories is forthcoming from K + P Press.
MicroLit Almanac submissions now open!
Check out the latest review on our Reviews page: Jonathan Everitt reviews Denton Loving’s Tamp and M.C. Armstrong reviews Lauren Kay Johnson’s My Life in Camouflage.
Save the date for a free Meet the Editors event! October 24th at 7 p.m. Eastern/ 4 p.m. Pacific.
Our next InConversation event features JoeAnn Hart, author Highwire Act, and Genevieve Plunkett, author of In the Lobby of the Dream Hotel, on Tuesday, September 19 at 7 p.m. Eastern (4 p.m. Pacific).
Registration is required.
Our beloved Mix & Meet workshop will start back up on September 12th. We can’t wait to see you!
August’s MicroLit Almanac contained work by Linda Doughty, Sarah Oakes, Suzanne Bjornson, Dawn Tasaka Steffler, and Sara Kempfer.
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! Send us your work!
Fiction/Nonfiction/Poetry
October 22-29, 2023
(asynchronous, self-paced)
Forget about raking leaves and commit to your writing with a week of stories, essays, poems, and prompts, all designed to help you create new work. This is an opportunity to expand your horizons by experimenting with creative work, either in traditional literary form or in one of the many genres (SciFi, Fantasy, Horror, Crime, whatever you choose). You’ll receive introductory information and three packets of work with readings and prompts designed to generate work. Our open forum allows the group of writers to read and comment on each other’s work. All literary and realistic writing will be eligible for early review and inclusion in MicroLit Almanac.
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Enjoy the waning days of summer-
Cat & Max
