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From “What we’re leaving behind (map),” by Amorak Huey

https://midwayjournal.com/what-were-leaving-behind-map/

Registration to the Lit Youngstown Fall Literary Festival is open until September 1st!

https://www.lityoungstown.org/2024-fall-literary-festival

The results are in, and Midway Journal is pleased to say that three authors who published with us in 2023 made the Wigleaf Top 50 Longlist this year.

Congratulations to Allie Field Bell, Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach, and Meg Pokrass for making this year's longlist!

Links to their works are listed below!

Allison Field Bell: https://midwayjournal.com/a-story-you-know/

Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach: https://midwayjournal.com/of-feast-and-family-and-famine.../

Meg Pokrass: https://midwayjournal.com/geode/

Geode Geode Meg Pokrass January 15, 2023 It was a surprise when Jim announced that an old pal called Bob would be visiting. He had spoken of friends from his past, but never had he mentioned this one. “Bob, Robert? Roberto?” “Bob.” “Fair enough,” Paula said. “What is he like? Would you say h...

From “Ars poetica with a shovel,” by Erica Melliza Hom

https://midwayjournal.com/ars-poetica-with-a-shovel/

From “A Love Poem,” by Erica Melliza Hom
https://midwayjournal.com/a-love-poem/

“Our Minds Wear Us Like a Glove,” by Barbara Duffey
https://midwayjournal.com/our-minds-wear-us-like-a-glove/

“Cathedral Windows,” by Barbara Duffey
https://midwayjournal.com/cathedral-windows/

From “Betta Fish,” by Barbara Duffey
https://midwayjournal.com/betta-fish/

From “of god and merriment both,” by Anna Lucia Deloia
https://midwayjournal.com/of-god-and-merriment-both/

From “Once on a Ghost Ship,” by Gemma Cooper-Novack

https://midwayjournal.com/once-on-a-ghost-ship/

From “Wolf Breath Season,” by Durell Carter

https://midwayjournal.com/wolf-breath-season/

From “Opioid Crisis,” by Erin Carlyle

https://midwayjournal.com/opioid-crisis/

Midway is pleased to announce that Philip Raisor's story, “A Dog Story Doggedly Told” will appear in the 2024 Best Small Fictions Anthology!

https://altcurrentpress.com/best-small-fictions/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0_QmgkEjVn2EoNNNvrHHLgmivwdhqQB8VDIfJLDGMkDqoqPFhKEhheEgQ_aem_AfWKiJZcbwIFg88Oi1_q_ygK913xzshvM9xaSsfXlbtqrgsFBfm7LeoNs0LQwWBGl_Rm9j_hGtz5kgduUM2LlyZc

We couldn't be happier. Thank you Nathan Leslie, Michelle Elvy, and guest editor, Amber Sparks for choosing Philip's story!

"A Dog Story Doggedly Told" originally appeared in Volume 17, Issue 4:
https://midwayjournal.com/a-dog-story-doggedly-told/

Congratulations Philip! And congratulations all authors who made this year's anthology!

The Best Small Fictions annual series Overview and guidelines for the Best Small Fictions annual series, published by Alternating Current Press.

Thanks CLMP for making this possible. Glad to be part of this wonderful literary line-up! Special shout out to E.J. Koh, whose work is featured in this list.

Enjoy!

A Reading List for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month 2024 - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses For Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, observed annually during the month of May, we asked our member presses and literary magazines to share some of the literature by Asian American and Pacific Islander American writers they recommend reading in celebration.   Poetry Collections   The Voice o...

From “yellow-teethed,” by Logan Anthony

https://midwayjournal.com/yellow-teethed/

We met our limit for free submissions this month, unfortunately.

But, tip-jar submissions are still open. And, of course, the -1000 Below: Flash Prose and Poetry Contest is still open.

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From “if i open my hands,” by Logan Anthony

https://midwayjournal.com/if-i-open-my-hands/

At this price, this is an absolute steal. If you know your way around typewriter this is a must have! Thanks, Tom, for your years of dedication! You're a treasure!

For $35,000, you could own the Boston area’s last remaining typewriter shop - The Boston Globe Tom Furrier, the longtime proprietor and master repairman of Cambridge Typewriter in Arlington, is in search of a new owner as he prepares to retire.