Epiphany

After nearly 25 years, it was time for an Epiphany refresh! Explore our new website at epiphanymagazine.org. While our mission remains the same—championing boundary-pushing writers at all stages of their careers—the new site opens up new ways to discover the work we feature.

10 days until submissions open for Issue No. 38. Want to learn what work we enjoy? Delve into our recent pieces, along with our 20+ year archive, by becoming an Epiphany subscriber—linked in our bio.

In Justin Taroli's “Dry Creek,” a gay bee keeper grapples with grief, devotion, and the gradual loss of insect populations. According to our editors, Taroli's story is a masterclass in quiet tension—read it now: www.epiphanymagazine.org/features/dry...

We’re proud to announce our 2027 nominations for the Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, O. Henry, and Puschart prizes. Read these incredible writers and all our favorite pieces by getting your very own Epiphany subscription, linked in our bio.

Thanks to everyone who packed the house for our Fall Reading on Friday. We’re especially grateful for (and awed by) the night’s show-stopping readers: Imogen Osborne, Nita Noveno, Ileen Park, Nora Rose Tomas, and Joana Urtasun. Wine and comforts courtesy of Liz’s Book Bar. 📸: Lydia Tesfaye

You’ve got until 10/15 to submit to our Fresh Voices Fellowship, which gives one early-career writer of color $2,000, a spot in our print issue, and a year working with our editors: epiphanymagazine.submittable.com/submit

This Friday, 7PM. Our fall reading features excerpts from Nita Noveno’s prize-winning memoir Mud on the Moon, along with new work from Imogen Osborne. Fiction by Ileen Park, queer poetry by Nora Rose Tomas, and translation by Joana Urtasun. RSVP: partiful.com/e/RJJiPl3Vxu...

Phone bans, barista stories, and masterclasses on craft. Thank you to the out of print (and recently revived) lit mags who showed us the way. Now’s the time to get 25% off of anything from our store. Get yourself a #LitMagWeek treat through the link in our bio.

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For #LitMagWeek, get a mag or Epiphany subscription for 25% off using the code LITMAGWEEK at checkout. Now’s the time to join our community in supporting independent print media (and discovering your next favorite writer): epiphanymagazine.org/store

Day 3 of #LitMagWeek is a great excuse to recommend the lit mags that keep our team inspired. Which magazines and journals would you add to the list?

Our editors were wowed by Stephanie Macias’s story “Something Terrible,” a stunning, hilarious reflection on Latine storytelling and racial bias in publishing (werewolves with hands might also be involved). Now free to read on our Substack: substack.com/@epiphanylit...

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Come to our fall reading at Liz's Book Bar on 10/9. Enjoy new work by 2026 Breakout Prize Winner Imogen Osborne. Excerpts from Nita Noveno's award-winning memoir. Fiction by Ileen Park, translation by Joana Urtasun, and poems by Nora Rose Tomas. RSVP: partiful.com/e/RJJiPl3Vxu...

David Sheynberg brings us gay longing, failed Broadway boys, and klezmer band intruige in “Unveiling,” our latest piece of fiction. Experience the “omnipresent ache” that resonated with our editors: www.epiphanymagazine.org/features/unv...

Submissions to our Fresh Voices Fellowship are open through October 15. Apply, learn more about the requirements, and meet past fellows: epiphanymagazine.submittable.com/submit

Congratulations to our current Fresh Voices Fellow, Julia Hou!🥳🩷

Breakout Prize Finalist Perry Levitch unpacks metaphor and motherhood in “Ragged Point Inn,” a poem that’s stuck with our editors. Read it here: www.epiphanymagazine.org/features/rag...

"Mom turned her skin transparent so I could see down to her aching bones. I held on for as long as I could. Maybe that made me a foolish kid, but I wouldn’t have wanted her to change." Gorgeous new fiction in @epiphanylit.bsky.social from Sammi Chiyao: www.epiphanymagazine.org/features/hea...

With “Heaven is a Place in West Palm Beach,” Breakout Prize Finalist Sammi Chiyao weaves a story for all the families that are deemed “too much.” Read our editor’s notes on what grabbed our attention, and the full story here: www.epiphanymagazine.org/features/hea...

Thank us later for this reading list of piercing short story collections, all published this year from former Epiphany contributors, including @patrickobrienstrickland.com

From cursed Playboy mansions to schoolyard shitpits to salmon canneries, our latest issue can come with you everywhere: www.epiphanymagazine.org/store/p/prin...

Wondering what stands out to our editors? Read our editor’s notes on "Elegy,” a poem by Breakout Prize Finalist Carolene Kurien: www.epiphanymagazine.org/features/ele...

An idyllic swim in the river. A father wielding an axe. A young boy’s crisis. For women in translation month, we offer you a shocking excerpt of “Death in Spring” by Mercè Rodoreda, translated by Martha Tennent from Catalan. Read it now on our Substack: epiphanyliterary.substack.com/p/death-in-s...

Join a live Q&A with our EIC @saralippmann.bsky.social, Editor @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social, and Becky Tuch from Lit Mag News on 8/27 at 2:30PM ET. This is your moment to ask about submissions, editing, and how lit mags work—and registration is free. Sign up here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Small mags are keeping literary community alive, one group think at a time. We can't wait to show you what our team's been working on this summer.

We've been publishing translations by women for 20+ years, and we've got something for everyone. Find out which of our all-time favorites you should read next. Cover Photo: Ghazaleh Alizadeh

In honor of the upcoming release of Mud on the Moon, Nita Noveno’s award-winning hybrid memoir, we are unlocking her CNF excerpt from our latest issue, where Noveno transports us to the salmon canneries of her native Southeast Alaska. www.epiphanymagazine.org/features/nit...

One of the best parts of our summer has been tuning into “good literary conversation,” as Laura Schmitt says in @electricliterature.com Here are some of the writing podcasts that have our team hooked and inspired.

To celebrate John Reed's new, riveting collection "Year of Valentines" (Spuyten Dyuvil), Mary Karmelek sits down with the renowned writer on crafting sonnets, the history of the NYC art scene, and whether puppets are capable of love. Check it out here: www.epiphanymagazine.org/features/joh...

Did you know that Epiphany has audio versions of each poem we publish online? Our website is full of many more ad-free surprises, where your next dose of literary transcendence awaits.

So, our interns are kind of everything to us! Let's take a second to thank this passionate squad of volunteers for reviewing submissions, attending editorial meetings, helping with social media, and far more. We don't even want to think about where we'd be without their support.

“The waiting room is a collage of almosts: almost asleep, almost calm, almost able to explain.” In our latest piece of creative nonfiction, Hridoy Kundu takes us into the bustling emergency room, where care fills the gaps that language leaves behind.

“Sandy, why don’t you wear a bikini like Mama? Were you always gay?” “Shaye!” Mama yells. “Since as long as I can remember, honey.” Sandy laughs. “And your Mama look better in a bikini than I do.” _________ New flash in @epiphanylit.bsky.social www.epiphanymagazine.org/features/a-p...

New short story just dropped! Ryan Russell's "A Pain So Common" follows a young girl as she lives with her mother on the road. Her mother's fleeting relationships paint a vulnerable, honest portrait of motherhood, sex work, and (yay!) sapphic connection: www.epiphanymagazine.org/features/a-p...

Thank you to the great folks at LIT NYS for awarding us the 2026 Advancement Regrant. We’re honored to be chosen along with fifteen other incredible organizations. As a nonprofit literary magazine, community support is everything!

Thrilled to join an illustrious group of literary organizations as a 2026 Amazon Literary Partnership grant recipient, which will enable us to continue supporting writers at every stage of their career. #AmazonLiteraryPartnership @clmporg.bsky.social

Behold the index, one of the most exciting features of our new issue's design by Lucy Andersen. From pink lumps to pubic hair to black mirrors, the index on "Neighbors'" back cover is a go-to for the issue's themes and idiosyncrasies. Get a copy through the link in our bio!

Epiphany is officially in our books coverage era! We’re excited to release Alina Stefanescu’s review of “People Who Live Alone Talk Too Much,” Sofi Stambo’s debut collection of short stories. Read the review now through the link in our bio.

ICYMI, @livesinpages.bsky.social's short story, "Peak Conditions for Delicate Fruits," was recently published in Issue 36 of @epiphanylit.bsky.social! buff.ly/gJybFKL Afterwards, treat yourself to his collection, I'M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT! buff.ly/4B34f9n @susanschulman.bsky.social

I cracked open this gorgeous new issue of @epiphanylit.bsky.social last night & read the most 🔥 story by @livesinpages.bsky.social! So many lines that hit so hard but this one especially: “Isn’t actual writing more than just observations?” Ouch!

Before you head off for 4th of July fun, add "Veterans" by Joshua Ambre to your beach reading list. During a trip to Williamsburg's historic war sites, a son grapples with the impact of his father's military service, all within the moment of a photograph. Read now on our website!

We’re so grateful for everyone who snagged a copy of “Neighbors” so far. What a joy it is to see the issue making its rounds. If photos of our magazine are giving you FOMO for the real thing, we’ve got copies available through the link in our website. Happy reading!

We’re plucking “Boyfriend Island” by Amelia Beckerman from our “Neighbors” issue. When Liv’s very best friend sails off to Boyfriend Island with her new bae, the aftermath reveals truths about female friendship, pick-me culture, and the rituals of modern dating. On our website!

In the age of AI slop and political attacks on artists, our concept of truth is vulnerable. We asked our contributors how they navigate honesty. To hear more from these writers, head to the link in our bio to get a copy of “Neighbors.” Stay tuned for Part 2 of these responses!

Gotta ❤️ a story on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY! Former contributing editor and contributor Chris Gonzalez’s @livesinpages.bsky.social story was published in the latest issue of Epiphany @epiphanylit.bsky.social 🎉Get your copy here:

Thank you to everyone who came to our “Neighbors” launch party! We were moved by the contributors who shared their work, along with our community who gathered to celebrate. You can still join the party by getting a copy of “Neighbors” through our website, 📸: Ric Morchower

Peeled from our latest issue, "Neighbors," @livesinpages.bsky.social’s short story follows a gay campus romance that descends into an hilarious, yet precise exploration of race, longing, and the tricky business of desirability in queer relationships. Read + get the issue through the link in our bio!

Let’s take a moment to celebrate Leslie Feinberg, a writer, theorist, and labor organizer. The author of “Stone Butch Blues” and 5 other books that honor the trans and lesbian experience, Feinberg’s work paved the way for revelations about anti-capitalism and gender liberation.

Thank you so much to @saralippmann.bsky.social, Jeff Bond, and the @epiphanylit.bsky.social team for publishing my story "Peak Conditions for Delicate Fruits" in their newest issue! 🍒🍓🍎🥝🥭🍉🍊🍋🍍🍇🍐