| This Week from The Rumpus |
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- Interviews with Amanda Hawkins and Kay Sohini by Olivia Q. Pintair and Megan Pinto
- Review of Gina Tron's Suspect by Alex DiFrancesco
- Eduardo Martínez-Leyva talks Cowboy Park for The First Book
- Kateri Kramer draws rivers for the latest Sketch Book Reviews
- Three new pieces of flash Fiction by Walker Rutter-Bowman
- A cautionary tale in a new Essay by Ruby Djuna Hack.
- Button Poetry for Small Press Sunday
- The Rumpus PRIZE, calls for submission, Letters in the Mail from Authors (Oliver Baez Bendorf)
- Thank you to this week's sponsor Wake Forest University Press
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Interviews & Reviews
“I was interested in writing to the bottom—toward a death that does not “come back” to life but continues...”
Olivia Q. Pintair interviews Amanda Hawkins about their debut poetry collection, When I Say the Bones I Mean the Bones.
“The ’90s depicted in this book are so vivid that it’s like being in them again.”
Alex DiFrancesco reviews Gina Tron’s memoir Suspect.
“This book is a homecoming in reverse.”
Megan Pinto interviews Kay Sohini about her graphic memoir This Beautiful, Ridiculous City.
“Remember that every submission is a valuable opportunity to grow and connect with others.”
Eduardo Martínez-Leyva discusses the publication of his debut poetry collection Cowboy Park for The First Book.
“What all three of these books have in common is . . . a true commitment to the education about and conservation of rivers.”
Kateri Kramer reviews Three Books About Rivers for the latest Sketch Book Reviews. |
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New Essays & Columns
“They tap out the rhythm and rate of consummation, trail their fingers in the water, lose their hair and speech.”
Rumpus Original Fiction: Three Flash Stories by Walker Rutter-Bowman
“It’s a cautionary tale I’ve heard many times over: that which you hold onto will destroy you in the end.”
Rumpus Original Essay: "Ruins" by Ruby Djuna Hack |
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Small Press Sunday
Featuring Button Poetry
Join us Sunday, February 2 for our next Small Press Sunday featuring Button Poetry! Join The Rumpus, Janet Rodriguez, and Button Poetry's Director of Publishing Operations Tanesha Nicole Tyler at 3:30 PT / 6:30 ET to get a look inside the inner workings of one of your favorite small publishers.
We'll see you there on Instagram Live! |
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| RUMPUS PRIZE for
Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction! |
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Announcing the inaugural Rumpus Prize for Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction!
Submissions are open December 5, 2024 to March 2, 2025. The Rumpus has a long history of championing emerging and established poets, fiction writers, and essayists, and we’re pleased to announce a new way the magazine will bring attention to great writing.
All submissions will be read by The Rumpus‘s editorial team, and our final judges will be Kaveh Akbar (Poetry), Rachel Khong (Fiction), and Megan Stielstra (Creative Nonfiction).
The Rumpus Prize offers $3,600 total in prizes, with $1,000 awarded for 1st place prize and publication in 3 genres: poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Honorable mentions receive $200 and publication in each of the 3 genres. |
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| This week's sponsor:
Wake Forest University Press |
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| Letters in the Mail (from authors!) |
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Letters in the Mail from authors is a Rumpus subscription in which you receive an actual, postmarked letter from one of our favorite writers in your IRL mailbox twice a month. All letters are non-promotional, include a creative prompt, and have a return mailing address in case you'd like to write the author back!
Up next, an author letter from . . .
February 1: Oliver Baez Bendorf is the author of Consider the Rooster, and two previous collections of poems: Advantages of Being Evergreen (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2019) and The Spectral Wilderness (Kent State U.P., 2015). He has received fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Publishing Triangle, CantoMundo, Vermont Studio Center, and the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing. Born and raised in Iowa, he now lives in Colorado. Subscribe by January 31! |
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| Our ceramic mug
NOW SHIPPING WORLDWIDE! |
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| Sometimes our international friends ask how they can order our classic "Write Like a Motherfucker" ceramic mug. Well, we now have an option for you to get them through Bonfire. Get one for yourself or your best overseas bud. Also available to US folks, of course! |
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| We are open for our Enough column from Jan. 3-Feb. 7.
ENOUGH is a Rumpus series devoted to creating a dedicated space for work by women and non-binary people who engage with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence. We want to make sure that this conversation doesn’t stop until our laws and societal norms reflect real change. We consider personal essays, critical essays, poetry, comics, and hybrid work.
Submissions for our inaugural Rumpus Prize for Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction are open until March 2, 2025. Judged by Kaveh Akbar (poetry), Rachel Khong (fiction), and Megan Stielstra (nonfiction).
Two new columns, Collaborative Criticism and Close Reads are now open year-round!
We are open for Funny Women and Prose and Poetry Book Reviews submissions year-round.
(Reminder, annual Rumpus Members can submit their work in any genre all year long.) |
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Reader Support Keeps The Rumpus Going! |
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Founded in 2009 in San Francisco, CA and now based in Asheville, NC with readers and editors all over the US and abroad, The Rumpusis one of the longest-running independent online literary and culture magazines. Our mostly volunteer-run magazine strives to be a platform for risk-taking voices and writing that might not find a home elsewhere. We lift up new voices alongside those of more established writers readers already know and love. Often, we are an emerging writer's first notable publication, which is something we’re really proud of. We believe that literature builds community—and if reading The Rumpus makes you feel more connected, please show your support! Our Membership and subscription programs along with tax-deductible donations made to The Rumpus through our fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas, help keep us going and brings us closer to sustainability.
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