Issue 51: Fall 2020 Has Arrived!

Dear Readers,

While the bleak landscape and random bouts of snow might say otherwise, we're still in fall, and nothing says fall like welcoming the last issue of the year. Issue 51: Fall 2020 has finally arrived and it's brought with it another exciting collection of fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, and reviews.

This issue’s fiction features  “Burning River” by Memtimin Hoshur (translated by anonymous),  “Vanitas” by S. D. Chrostowska, and “This Man” by Kasịmma.

In poetry, check out  the visual poem “[a woman wandered into a thicket]” by Ava Hofmann, “Winter Flowers In Biddle City” and “Falling In Love In Biddle City” by Marianne Chan, “Sleepover” by Jes Battis, “Conditionally Acceptable Damage” by Bahar Orang, “Addiction” by Prince Bush, “Joy” and “24 시간” by Michael Chang, and “I WANT TO UNLOCK ALL YOUR ADDITIONAL COSTUMES” by IAN MARTIN.

In this season’s essays, read “The Pugilist in Lilac” by Max King Cap, “Stolen: A Bachelor’s in Commerce, a Master’s in Code Switching” by Brendon Holder, and “Investigation Ongoing” by Ben Robinson.

This issue’s interviews include Amanda Perry’s interview with Quattro Books’ Bilal Hashmi, Rob Taylor’s interview with Tanja Bartel, Manahil Bandukwala’s interview with Nisha Patel, and Julija Kalvelytė’s interview with Tim and Lynda Cowles of D’Avekki Studios.

Finally, this issue’s reviews section features reviews of Francesca Ekwuyasi’s Butter Honey Pig Bread by Whitney French and Sheung-King’s You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked. by Amanda Brown.

Keep an eye out next week when we announce our shortlist for the 2020 Thomas Morton Prize. In the following weeks we'll be announcing the winners and publishing those pieces with the rest of our fall issue. 

We hope you enjoy our very latest!

All the best,

The Editors