Gina Thayer (@ginathayer.bsky.social) is a writer who loves the speculative, strange, and genre-fluid. They are working on short fiction and a novel in Minneapolis.

Welcome, all--and the SS/FF team will be ready for your short story collections and your flash fiction manuscripts in January!

Allison Renner (@allisonwrites.bsky.social) is the author of Green Light and Won’t Be By Your Side. Her flash has appeared in Ghost Parachute, SoFloPoJo, and others.

Nirica Srinivasan is a writer, illustrator, and bookseller based in India.

Blake Edward Hamilton is the author of Move in Silence, Hiraeth, and Consummation, among others.

Elaina Parsons is a memoirist and doodler from New Jersey who loves ice cream and dogs. When she’s not writing, she’s editing.

Thanks for coming by! We love the Twin Cities (and this year's TCBF was particularly 🤩)

Come say hi to your favorite press's directorial team-- @suburbanprairie.bsky.social and
@calebtankersley.bsky.social
will be tabling--and pick up our frontlist AS WELL AS selected backlist books at SPECIAL DISCOUNT PRICES! See you this Saturday!

Our readers typically stick with us for multiple seasons, so we're really looking for the best fits--and we hope it'll be you! We'll repost this/update the graphic with the application link on Nov 2--see you then!

2.) Our SS/FF editor would love to hear about a short story or flash fiction collection you recently read and enjoyed--and what you enjoyed about it.

3.) Most of all, let us know why you are interested in reading short story and flash fiction book manuscripts for Split/Lip Press!

As mentioned, there WILL be a cap on applications, but we're providing the app questions/info now so you can get your information in order:

1.) Please include a short biographical statement, any relevant journal/reading experience, and any personal short story/flash fiction writing experience.