Epiphany Lit Journal
@epiphanylit.bsky.social
Semiannual publication & independent nonprofit 501c3. In Joyce's words, an epiphany is the moment when “the soul of the commonest object… seems to us radiant."
Announcing our 2025 @pushcartprize.bsky.social nominees!
You can read Ananya and Mazi's stories in Issue 35: Desire & Dread epiphanyzine.com/buy/epiphany.... The rest of our noms will feature in our upcoming issue, out in December!
You can read Ananya and Mazi's stories in Issue 35: Desire & Dread epiphanyzine.com/buy/epiphany.... The rest of our noms will feature in our upcoming issue, out in December!
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Announcing our 2025 @pushcartprize.bsky.social nominees!
You can read Ananya and Mazi's stories in Issue 35: Desire & Dread epiphanyzine.com/buy/epiphany.... The rest of our noms will feature in our upcoming issue, out in December!
You can read Ananya and Mazi's stories in Issue 35: Desire & Dread epiphanyzine.com/buy/epiphany.... The rest of our noms will feature in our upcoming issue, out in December!
Announcing our 2025 Best of the Net nominees!
You can read all the pieces on our website epiphanyzine.com
You can read all the pieces on our website epiphanyzine.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Announcing our 2025 Best of the Net nominees!
You can read all the pieces on our website epiphanyzine.com
You can read all the pieces on our website epiphanyzine.com
Subs are now open for our next issue. Send us your best work, now through December 15!
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November 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Subs are now open for our next issue. Send us your best work, now through December 15!
epiphanymagazine.submittable.com/submit
epiphanymagazine.submittable.com/submit
Submissions for issue 36 open in three days, and we are delighted to announce that the poetry for this issue will be edited by esteemed poet @camillerankine.bsky.social. So poets, send us your best!
October 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Submissions for issue 36 open in three days, and we are delighted to announce that the poetry for this issue will be edited by esteemed poet @camillerankine.bsky.social. So poets, send us your best!
We are having a fall reading and you're invited!
Please join us on Thursday, October 16th, 8pm at Liz's Book Bar (315 Smith Street, Brooklyn) featuring Emily Skillings, Ananya Pandya, June Glass, and Alice Liang
Please join us on Thursday, October 16th, 8pm at Liz's Book Bar (315 Smith Street, Brooklyn) featuring Emily Skillings, Ananya Pandya, June Glass, and Alice Liang
September 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
We are having a fall reading and you're invited!
Please join us on Thursday, October 16th, 8pm at Liz's Book Bar (315 Smith Street, Brooklyn) featuring Emily Skillings, Ananya Pandya, June Glass, and Alice Liang
Please join us on Thursday, October 16th, 8pm at Liz's Book Bar (315 Smith Street, Brooklyn) featuring Emily Skillings, Ananya Pandya, June Glass, and Alice Liang
Please join us in welcoming Sara Lippmann as Epiphany’s new Editor-in-Chief! A longtime teacher, editor, writer, and literary co-conspirator, Sara shares our passion for collective work and championing bold, original voices.
As she says: “We are better in conversation, in collaboration.”
As she says: “We are better in conversation, in collaboration.”
June 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Please join us in welcoming Sara Lippmann as Epiphany’s new Editor-in-Chief! A longtime teacher, editor, writer, and literary co-conspirator, Sara shares our passion for collective work and championing bold, original voices.
As she says: “We are better in conversation, in collaboration.”
As she says: “We are better in conversation, in collaboration.”
We’re still riding the high from this year’s Fête!
Endless thanks to everyone who attended, contributed, or cheered us on from afar—we raised a record-breaking amount that will help keep us going strong into next year.
We truly couldn’t do it without you 💛
Endless thanks to everyone who attended, contributed, or cheered us on from afar—we raised a record-breaking amount that will help keep us going strong into next year.
We truly couldn’t do it without you 💛
June 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re still riding the high from this year’s Fête!
Endless thanks to everyone who attended, contributed, or cheered us on from afar—we raised a record-breaking amount that will help keep us going strong into next year.
We truly couldn’t do it without you 💛
Endless thanks to everyone who attended, contributed, or cheered us on from afar—we raised a record-breaking amount that will help keep us going strong into next year.
We truly couldn’t do it without you 💛
Why do we fête? To celebrate artists like Lucille Whittier—assistant managing editor at Epiphany, lover of survival stories and warm drinks, with work published in Love & Squalor and The Nowhere Girl Collective.
This is who your ticket uplifts: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
This is who your ticket uplifts: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
June 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Why do we fête? To celebrate artists like Lucille Whittier—assistant managing editor at Epiphany, lover of survival stories and warm drinks, with work published in Love & Squalor and The Nowhere Girl Collective.
This is who your ticket uplifts: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
This is who your ticket uplifts: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Why do we fête? To celebrate and support artists like @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social—Epiphany editor, writer of fiction and drama, visual storyteller, and NYU Tisch grad whose work has appeared in McSweeney’s, Carolina Quarterly, and Rolling Stone.
Join us on June 12th: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Join us on June 12th: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
June 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Why do we fête? To celebrate and support artists like @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social—Epiphany editor, writer of fiction and drama, visual storyteller, and NYU Tisch grad whose work has appeared in McSweeney’s, Carolina Quarterly, and Rolling Stone.
Join us on June 12th: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Join us on June 12th: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Why do we fête? To celebrate and support emerging talents like Lexi Byers—Epiphany editorial intern, reader, and freelance editor with dual degrees in English & Creative Writing. Her work is forthcoming in Bridge’s Fall 2025 issue.
Join us on June 12th: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Join us on June 12th: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
June 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Why do we fête? To celebrate and support emerging talents like Lexi Byers—Epiphany editorial intern, reader, and freelance editor with dual degrees in English & Creative Writing. Her work is forthcoming in Bridge’s Fall 2025 issue.
Join us on June 12th: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Join us on June 12th: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Why do we fête? To celebrate and support artists like @sidneylogan.bsky.social—Epiphany’s 2025 Fresh Voices Fellow, 2024 PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow, short story writer (Bodega, Minerva Rising), and debut novelist in the making.
Support writers like Sidney: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Support writers like Sidney: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
June 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Why do we fête? To celebrate and support artists like @sidneylogan.bsky.social—Epiphany’s 2025 Fresh Voices Fellow, 2024 PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow, short story writer (Bodega, Minerva Rising), and debut novelist in the making.
Support writers like Sidney: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Support writers like Sidney: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
✨ Cover reveal time ✨
Our Spring/Summer 2025 issue is almost here—and a limited supply will be available at the Fête! Our last issue sold out, so don’t sleep on this one.
🎉 Starting today: Get 20% off Fête tickets with code PARTY
Come celebrate: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Our Spring/Summer 2025 issue is almost here—and a limited supply will be available at the Fête! Our last issue sold out, so don’t sleep on this one.
🎉 Starting today: Get 20% off Fête tickets with code PARTY
Come celebrate: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
June 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
✨ Cover reveal time ✨
Our Spring/Summer 2025 issue is almost here—and a limited supply will be available at the Fête! Our last issue sold out, so don’t sleep on this one.
🎉 Starting today: Get 20% off Fête tickets with code PARTY
Come celebrate: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Our Spring/Summer 2025 issue is almost here—and a limited supply will be available at the Fête! Our last issue sold out, so don’t sleep on this one.
🎉 Starting today: Get 20% off Fête tickets with code PARTY
Come celebrate: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Fête season means spotlighting the brilliant folks behind the magic—like photographer and storyteller Daniel Schwartz, whose lens has captured Cosmo, Forbes, Tasting Table, and more.
Join us June 12th: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Join us June 12th: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
June 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Fête season means spotlighting the brilliant folks behind the magic—like photographer and storyteller Daniel Schwartz, whose lens has captured Cosmo, Forbes, Tasting Table, and more.
Join us June 12th: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Join us June 12th: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Meet Michele Lent Hirsch: writer of poetry and prose, author of Invisible (2018), contributing editor at Epiphany, and thoughtful teacher of craft at places like the 92nd Street Y.
She’s part of what makes Epiphany possible. Your ticket supports her and others: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
She’s part of what makes Epiphany possible. Your ticket supports her and others: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
May 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Meet Michele Lent Hirsch: writer of poetry and prose, author of Invisible (2018), contributing editor at Epiphany, and thoughtful teacher of craft at places like the 92nd Street Y.
She’s part of what makes Epiphany possible. Your ticket supports her and others: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
She’s part of what makes Epiphany possible. Your ticket supports her and others: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Why do we fête? To celebrate and support artists like Ashna Ali—poetry editor at Epiphany, author of The Relativity of Living Well (2024), PAIN BABY Substack creator, & MFA student at Randolph College.
This is who your ticket uplifts: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
This is who your ticket uplifts: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
May 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Why do we fête? To celebrate and support artists like Ashna Ali—poetry editor at Epiphany, author of The Relativity of Living Well (2024), PAIN BABY Substack creator, & MFA student at Randolph College.
This is who your ticket uplifts: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
This is who your ticket uplifts: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Singer, songwriter & composer Daphne Gale brings her stirring blend of folk, jazz, and art song to the Fête stage this year. Based between NYC, LA & Berlin, her intimate, genre-blending sound is not to be missed!
Join us June 12: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Join us June 12: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
May 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Singer, songwriter & composer Daphne Gale brings her stirring blend of folk, jazz, and art song to the Fête stage this year. Based between NYC, LA & Berlin, her intimate, genre-blending sound is not to be missed!
Join us June 12: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Join us June 12: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
We’re thrilled to welcome honored Fête guest: Emily Kirven, Executive Director & founder of READ 718.
Emily saw firsthand how inequitable access to literacy support impacted her Brooklyn students—and in 2015, she founded READ 718 to change that.
Grab your ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Emily saw firsthand how inequitable access to literacy support impacted her Brooklyn students—and in 2015, she founded READ 718 to change that.
Grab your ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
May 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We’re thrilled to welcome honored Fête guest: Emily Kirven, Executive Director & founder of READ 718.
Emily saw firsthand how inequitable access to literacy support impacted her Brooklyn students—and in 2015, she founded READ 718 to change that.
Grab your ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Emily saw firsthand how inequitable access to literacy support impacted her Brooklyn students—and in 2015, she founded READ 718 to change that.
Grab your ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
As we count down to the Fête, we’re thrilled to spotlight The Urbane Arts Club—Brooklyn’s literary gem and our Fête venue! Housed in a 1920s speakeasy, The Urbane is more than just a venue—it’s a cultural hub blending historic charm with a vibrant, community-first spirit.
May 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
As we count down to the Fête, we’re thrilled to spotlight The Urbane Arts Club—Brooklyn’s literary gem and our Fête venue! Housed in a 1920s speakeasy, The Urbane is more than just a venue—it’s a cultural hub blending historic charm with a vibrant, community-first spirit.
Join us at this year’s Fête as we welcome poet, performer, and powerhouse @mobrowne.bsky.social. It’s sure to be an incredible night of community and celebration. We’d love to see you there.
Grab your ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Learn more: epiphanyzine.com/features/202...
Grab your ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Learn more: epiphanyzine.com/features/202...
May 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Join us at this year’s Fête as we welcome poet, performer, and powerhouse @mobrowne.bsky.social. It’s sure to be an incredible night of community and celebration. We’d love to see you there.
Grab your ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Learn more: epiphanyzine.com/features/202...
Grab your ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/epiphanys-...
Learn more: epiphanyzine.com/features/202...
As April — and #NationalPoetryMonth — draws to a close, we return to where we began: @chelsdingman.bsky.social’s poem “While Reading Plato During a Lockdown.” It felt only right to end with her voice.
We’re endlessly grateful for our poets (and for you). Your words will carry us all year long.
We’re endlessly grateful for our poets (and for you). Your words will carry us all year long.
April 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
As April — and #NationalPoetryMonth — draws to a close, we return to where we began: @chelsdingman.bsky.social’s poem “While Reading Plato During a Lockdown.” It felt only right to end with her voice.
We’re endlessly grateful for our poets (and for you). Your words will carry us all year long.
We’re endlessly grateful for our poets (and for you). Your words will carry us all year long.
To close out our #NationalPoetryMonth series, we’re celebrating the brilliant Latif Askia Ba. Listen to him read “24 juillet,” from our latest issue.
Thank you all for following along with us this month—we’ve loved sharing these voices with you!
Thank you all for following along with us this month—we’ve loved sharing these voices with you!
April 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
To close out our #NationalPoetryMonth series, we’re celebrating the brilliant Latif Askia Ba. Listen to him read “24 juillet,” from our latest issue.
Thank you all for following along with us this month—we’ve loved sharing these voices with you!
Thank you all for following along with us this month—we’ve loved sharing these voices with you!
Poetry spotlight #3 is here for #NationalPoetryMonth!
We’re thrilled to feature Ceridwen Hall (Acoustic Shadows). Listen as she reads her powerful poem “Birthday Landscape With Deer and Scavengers” from our latest issue. Learn more about her work here: www.ceridwenhall.com
We’re thrilled to feature Ceridwen Hall (Acoustic Shadows). Listen as she reads her powerful poem “Birthday Landscape With Deer and Scavengers” from our latest issue. Learn more about her work here: www.ceridwenhall.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Poetry spotlight #3 is here for #NationalPoetryMonth!
We’re thrilled to feature Ceridwen Hall (Acoustic Shadows). Listen as she reads her powerful poem “Birthday Landscape With Deer and Scavengers” from our latest issue. Learn more about her work here: www.ceridwenhall.com
We’re thrilled to feature Ceridwen Hall (Acoustic Shadows). Listen as she reads her powerful poem “Birthday Landscape With Deer and Scavengers” from our latest issue. Learn more about her work here: www.ceridwenhall.com
For this week’s #NationalPoetryMonth spotlight, we’re celebrating @bristokes.com—contributor to our Fall/Winter 2024 issue and now an Epiphany reader!
Hear her read “pinkmania” from Issue 33—follow along with the text here: epiphanyzine.com/two-poems-by...
Hear her read “pinkmania” from Issue 33—follow along with the text here: epiphanyzine.com/two-poems-by...
April 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
For this week’s #NationalPoetryMonth spotlight, we’re celebrating @bristokes.com—contributor to our Fall/Winter 2024 issue and now an Epiphany reader!
Hear her read “pinkmania” from Issue 33—follow along with the text here: epiphanyzine.com/two-poems-by...
Hear her read “pinkmania” from Issue 33—follow along with the text here: epiphanyzine.com/two-poems-by...
“[I added] a little magical realism and fattened that skeleton with a body of possibilities.”
In Part 3, the final installment, Fresh Voices Fellow Sidney shares her vision for reimagining history through fiction.
Congrats again, Sidney—and thank you all for following along this journey!
In Part 3, the final installment, Fresh Voices Fellow Sidney shares her vision for reimagining history through fiction.
Congrats again, Sidney—and thank you all for following along this journey!
April 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“[I added] a little magical realism and fattened that skeleton with a body of possibilities.”
In Part 3, the final installment, Fresh Voices Fellow Sidney shares her vision for reimagining history through fiction.
Congrats again, Sidney—and thank you all for following along this journey!
In Part 3, the final installment, Fresh Voices Fellow Sidney shares her vision for reimagining history through fiction.
Congrats again, Sidney—and thank you all for following along this journey!
Our current reader and former Fresh Voices Fellow, Dawn Angelicca Barcelona, has a new chapbook out! Roundtrip is available now from Finishing Line Press—show her some love💗
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/roun...
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/roun...
April 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Our current reader and former Fresh Voices Fellow, Dawn Angelicca Barcelona, has a new chapbook out! Roundtrip is available now from Finishing Line Press—show her some love💗
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/roun...
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/roun...