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Lilly Dancyger’s searing and poignant essay collection, First Love: Essays on Friendship (The Dial Press, 2024), explores female companionship, care, and survival. Beginning with her close childhood bond with her cousin, Sabina, Dancyger understood the love of friendship as a revelation.
HEAD DOWN, KEEP WRITING,
DON’T BE AN ASSHOLE :)
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Our October 2024 edition of Now Playing features a video game world to dive into, a tabletop game to share with friends, a portrayal of women’s relationships, and a song to cry along to, all from our contributors!
Award nominations season is upon us once again. As always, it was difficult to choose—but we’re pleased to finally announce our nominees for Best of the Net 2025!
Max Pasakorn’s poem “Ghazal for My Gay Ass” bursts forth with playfulness, longing, and hope to be and to have a certain sort of boy.Here they share just one thing about the piece.
Kasey Butcher Santana’s essay “Contraband Marginalia” opens the doors for us into the joys and challenges of working in a jail library. Here she shares just one thing about the piece.
Caitie Karasik’s story “Rob Bumble” contains a fabulous first date, roly-poly bugs, a favorite onion, and some deep longing .Here she shares just one thing about the piece.
A member of SLM's memoir team, Cassie Mattheis shares the journey that led to her love of nonfiction and the joy she finds in reading and discovering the power of new essays.
Mojtaba Taghvaei (aka “Moshtaba”)’s art “Twins” provides a vibrant exploration of closeness and wakefulness. Here he shares just one thing about the piece:
Pegah Ouji’s flash “In the Name of Those Optimist Iranian Fools” leaves the moon behind for love of a twin sister and Iran. Here she shares just one thing about the piece.
Our September 2024 edition of Now Playing features killer stories, dark ballet, strange bookstore finds, and music full of queer joy and messages of social change, all from our contributors!
Jeremy T. Wilson’s story “Happy Hibernation!” throws us into an unpredictable journey where desires take strange shapes and squirrels come along for the ride. Here he shares just one thing about the piece.
If you’re looking for something to sink your teeth into this back-to-school season, here are some fall recommendations from the Split Lip Mag FAM!
This collection of recent SLM FAM news and publications is perfect to explore during a drowsy summer afternoon.
Madeline von Foerster’s art “Frog Cabinet” is a powerful portrayal of nature’s fragile beauty. Here she shares just one thing about the piece..
Vanessa Hua’s flash “Forecast” shows us how destruction of one kind leads to another, a cascade of disappearing. Here she shares just one thing about the piece.
On our staff Slack, we discussed the meaning of stakes in poetry. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!
nat raum’s poem “a photo bro asked me a patronizing question in 2016 & I am still thinking about it” demands honesty, holds everything up to the light. Here they share just one thing about the piece.
Our June 2024 edition of Now Playing features books for lovers of nature, spine-tingling screams, and songs that grab you by the heart, all from our contributors!
Jeff Wood’s memoir “What Time Is It?” is a powerful exploration of the mind and memory and the pain of their unraveling. Here he shares just one thing about the piece.
This May was an abundant month for the SLM Fam; let the dazzling work of our staff and contributors brighten your day.
Arah Ko’s poem “Sorry I Didn’t Call You Back” pulls us into a compelling catalogue that both gives and resists answers. Here she shares just one thing about the piece.
We’re over the moon to share that Moisés R. Delgado’s story "The Moon Is a White Corn Tortilla, the Night a Sizzling Comal, and the Stars Are Parmesan Cheese Because God Loves Quesadillas with His Nightly Cafecito" has been selected for Best Small Fictions 2024!
Claudia Monpere’s flash “Girl Locks” closes in on us, the tight prose showing us a grim reality for a young woman.Here she shares just one thing about the piece:
Our May 2024 edition of Now Playing features weather phenomena and lessons in collaboration, all from our contributors!
This April, the Split Lip community’s news and publications were more heartening and appreciated than ever.
m. mick powel’s memoir “i THOUGHT I gave up my virginity to a Pretty Ricky song but that’s not the point” gives a breathless plunge into a memory’s sensory rush. Here they share just one thing about the piece.
Dylan McNulty-Holmes’ poem “Ode to My Preposterous Tiny Moustache’s First International Flight” is a glorious celebration of a body moving through both space and into identity. Here he shares just one thing about the piece.
March was another stunning month for our Split Lip FAM! A huge round of applause for this batch of announcements, publications, and awards. We are excited to appreciate all your current and upcoming accomplishments!
Our April 2024 edition of Now Playing features delightful dishes and an impactful album, all from our contributors!
One thing the staff at Split Lip Magazine loves to do is read other literary magazines. Today we’d like to share some favorite poems & micros from our lit mag reading adventures!
10th anniversary postcards
10th anniversary postcards
BIG ANNIVERSARY
—tiny work—
a set of 10 postcards
words by Erica Frederick, Joshua Garcia, Brianna Johnson, Eli Kourtis, Richard Mirabella, Tyler Raso, Dina L. Relles, Vicki Xu, and Verna Zafra-Kasala
art by Adrienne Brown-David, Paula Camacho, Xu DaRocha, Cindy Fan, Tatiana Garmendia, Teresa Meier, Tiffany Mi, M-A Murphy, Marie Nova, and Ryan Singer
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Includes ten jumbo (9″x6″) postcards, featuring nine of our favorite covers from the past on one side, with all-new, bite-sized stories, memoirs, and poems on the other. A card featuring our special anniversary issue cover is blank on the reverse side. Send them to your friends or keep them for yourself—we won’t judge. 😉