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Solstice Literary Magazine
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Fiction. Nonfiction. Poetry. Graphic Literature. Translation. A Magazine of Diverse Voices.
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We hope to see you at Barbara Siegel Carlson's reading on Friday, Feb. 21 at Open Doors Center for the Arts, 65 Washington St, Weymouth, MA hosted by Gloria Monahan, 7 pm. (Please note that the venue is not wheelchair accessible)
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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We're still open for submissions! Learn more here: solsticelitmag.submittable.com/submit

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February 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Deadline tomorrow! Sign up now for @galiotpress's Publishing Prep Workshop! Join Galiot Press and two literary agents for a five-day workshop focused on preparing your manuscript for querying or submission.

Deadline to sign up is February 15th. More details at: buff.ly/89x3Bzt
February 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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Happy Valentine's from us, to you! Send us your most romantic (in any sense of the) stories today! Find out how to submit here: solsticelitmag.submittable.com/submit
A graphic reading "Happy Valentine's Day" from Solstice
February 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Check out the art from Jody Ake in our most recent issue here: solsticelitmag.org/content/like...
A man wearing a suit looks at the camera in a weathered portrait. A man stares at the camera with a focused intensity, the portrait weathered. A man in profile, hair in a short mohawk and slightly frowning in a weather portrait. A woman looking to her periphery and smiling slightly at the camera in a weathered portrait
February 13, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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Playthings from former Editor-in-Chief @ilanmochari out now! Buy from Finishing Line Press here: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/play...
February 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Read the rest of "observation posts" by Jay Brecker from our latest issue here: buff.ly/9geheBV
"when cold rain beating on an umbrella made you feel safe but the downpour continued like bombs or missiles incoming" from "observation posts" by Jay Brecker in Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices A white man wearing sunglasses in 3/4 profile smiles just off-left the camera.
February 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Read "Death Vision" by Ryan Hunter in our latest issue here: solsticelitmag.org/content/deat...
February 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Please consider donating to Solstice to support marginalized artists! We are 501(c)(3) non-profit and donations are tax-deductible. Learn more here: buff.ly/KRkogSK
A drawn white box with a pink heart on it, with a slit on top where a golden coat is being dropped into the box. Graphic says "Donate to support marginalized artists" with the Solstice logo at bottom center.
February 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Sign up now for Galiot Press's Publishing Prep Workshop! Join Galiot Press and two literary agents—Amaryah Orenstein and Lori Galvin—for a five-day workshop focused on preparing your manuscript for querying or submission.

Deadline to sign up is February 15th. More details at: buff.ly/89x3Bzt
February 10, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Read the rest of "Boulders" by Julie O. Petrini from our latest issue here: solsticelitmag.org/content/boul...
"After I shook out the flat warm drops from the last of the beers, I leaned across the narrow chasm between our boulders and kissed you. Your lips were grainy and you tasted of Fritos. Yes, just friends, I thought." from "Boulders" by Julie O. Petrini. A woman with mid-length dark hair and wearing a bright red coat leans against a black sculpture, smiling at the camera
February 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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Read the rest of "English Horn" from our latest issue here: buff.ly/jHURhu9
"and the sea casting and casting itself, a bruise, turning color, a beached launch, a waterspout of tortured froth; a wind that is born and dies over an hour that slowly blackens" from "English Horn" by Eugenio Montale, translated by Mary Jane White A man in profile stares into the eyes of a needle-beaked bird with high plumage, also in profile A woman in profile, her hand on her neck. Flowers are in front of her.
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Solstice is open for submissions! We accept fiction, nonfiction, poetry, poetry in translation, and graphic lit. Submit here: buff.ly/bY2zNkt

#literaryjournal #literarymagazine #openforsubmissions #opensubmissions #openreadingperiod #litarary #writers #amwriting #submissions
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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TONIGHT! William Betcher's exhibit includes a reception from 6pm to 8pm tonight. Registration is required, but attendance is free. Learn more here: danforthartmuseum.wildapricot.org/event-6505920
February 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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This weekend! William Betcher's exhibit at the Danforth Museum from 6 to 8 pm. Registration is required, but free to attend. Register here: buff.ly/4NPspwJ
February 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Read the rest of "Yew Tree and You" by Subhaga Crystal Bacon here: buff.ly/Ow1ok5y
A blue graphic quoting Yew Tree and You by Subhaga Crystal Bacon, reading: "Even the morning word games mourn you. From the Scramble, elegy, and the Mini-Crossword, the evergreen you love from Plath: The yew points up. It has a Gothic shape." Subhaga Crystal Bacon, a woman with long light brown hair, sits on rocks outside with a green grass background behind her. She wears colorful plaid and paisley clothes and glasses. She is smiling to the camera.
February 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Sign up now for Galiot Press's Publishing Prep Workshop! Join Galiot Press and two literary agents—Amaryah Orenstein and Lori Galvin—for a five-day workshop focused on preparing your manuscript for querying or submission.

Deadline to sign up is February 15th. More details at: buff.ly/89x3Bzt
February 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Solstice is open for submissions! We accept fiction, nonfiction, poetry, poetry in translation, and graphic lit. Submit here: solsticelitmag.submittable.com/submit
"SUBMIT TODAY! Submission types accepted: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, poetry in translation, and graphic lit." with an orange microphone.
February 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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Please consider donating this season to Solstice to support diverse voices in our literary community. Find out more here: buff.ly/BRqNLOT. Thank you!
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February 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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Photography Editor, William Betcher, has an exhibit open at the Danforth Museum! The exhibit is open through May 24th. There is also an opening reception happening February 7th from 6 to 8 PM. Register here: buff.ly/4NPspwJ
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Read "Reckoning" by Beth Richards here: buff.ly/uVQEDA2
"We have made that shift, my mother and I, in which the child becomes the parent, and the parent becomes the child. As hard as I try, I’m not very good at either: I am an uncooperative child. I am a resentful parent. I calculate all the wrong things, don’t count the right ones. Nothing computes" from "Reckoning" by Beth Richards. Beth Richards, an older white woman with short white hair and wearing small hoop earrings and glasses, smiles at the camera against a white backdrop.
February 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Love graphic lit? Read "Perfect World" by Winter Issue contributor Danielle Shorr here:
Perfect World | Solstice Literary Magazine
Self-perception, identity, and the quiet injuries we inflict upon ourselves.
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January 31, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Have work to send in? We want to read it! Find out how to submit here: solsticelitmag.submittable.com/submit

#literaryjournal #litjournal #submissionsopen #openreadingperiod #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #graphiclit #comicartists #boston #literaryboston #amwriting
January 30, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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Have work to send in? We want to read it! Find out how to submit here: buff.ly/M9L0G08

#literaryjournal #litjournal #submissionsopen #openreadingperiod #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #graphiclit #comicartists #boston #literaryboston #amwriting
A graphic calling for submissions of all types, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, poetry in translation, and graphic lit for Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Read "Likes and Dislikes" by Mars Robinson from our Winter Issue here: buff.ly/ASCdmPB
An excerpt reading: "She smelled the coppery iron, the blood pooling on his shirt from her bite, a deep one. His breath hitched and she whined at the sound. She was small for a wolf, a runt, and she was thankful for his big body that had space for her." from "Likes and Dislikes" by Mars Robinson Mars, a Black woman, stands against a white background and wears a red and white print shirt. She is smiling at the camera.
January 26, 2026 at 8:02 PM