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Split Lip Magazine
@splitlipthemag.bsky.social
We’re a literary journal that’s totally bonkers-in-love with voice-driven writing, pop culture, and the kind of honesty that gets you right in the kidneys.
Posts: @carolinamata.bsky.social‬, AJ Jolish & @emotes206.bsky.social‬
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Our NOVEMBER ISSUE is hot off the press. ✨

WORDS by @srirachachang.bsky.social, Chloe Alberta, @dianezinna.bsky.social, & Stella Wong.
ART by Danielle Shandiin Emerson.
PLUS A.D. Lauren-Abunassar interviews @jessemechanic.bsky.social.

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Happy Thanksgiving, fam 💕 We are most grateful for our generous readers, our amazing contributors, and our talented staff 🥰

We're taking a little holiday break this weekend and will return on Monday! May you have a restful weekend.
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
More good news! 👏 Contributor Sarah Fawn Montgomery was interviewed in @laurelreview.bsky.social about her book NERVE: UNLEARNING WORKSHOP ABLEISM TO DEVELOP YOUR DISABLED WRITING PRACTICE. buff.ly/wMt6QvZ
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"When I was twelve years old, I sold my soul to the devil to become a virtuoso violinist."

Keene Short's memoir piece FAKING IT was just highlighted in our monthly newsletter! Find the full piece in our archives. 💕 buff.ly/oJdECIE
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We love starting the day with spotlights. Contributor @taylorbyas.bsky.social’s poetry collection RESTING BITCH FACE was featured in a @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social must-read list! 📚 buff.ly/Exncjv6
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Have a great night FAM 🌙We hope you're enjoying our NOVEMBER ISSUE, right here: buff.ly/xLAt0eb
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"Amma’ll ask why I haven’t called Mrs. Pai’s son, then contradict herself, ask why I’m wasting dollars. It’s always easier to lie."

We're still re-reading Sudha Balagopal’s flash, THINGS I CAN'T TELL AMMA, from our archives. Enjoy it here✨: buff.ly/Nq02GZ4
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A huge CONGRATS 👏 Contributing Editor Becky Robison’s book MY PARENTS ARE DEAD: WHAT NOW? (forthcoming from @quirkbooks in Jan 2026) received a starred review in @libraryjournal.bsky.social 🤩 buff.ly/7SDEyok
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Good morning FAM 🌞 Grab your coffee and your favorite lit mag. It's a wonderful day for some reading 📖
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This time last year, we published Zhuo Xiong's dramatic piece LIKE ASH, LIKE SHADOW NO. 1. Find it in the archives! 🧡 buff.ly/bwXLRzz
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
What are we really into as a lit mag? Spaces where we can be:

🔥 Brave
😜 Silly
👏 Honest
👽 And weird.
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"My own little doll family has no memories, no past, no future. They are perpetually unperturbed."

Contributor @ambersparks.bsky.social published an article in @literaryhub.bsky.social! buff.ly/HG3KQvb
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Have you seen the cover art of our NOVEMBER ISSUE? 💕 Check out Danielle Shandiin Emerson's piece HAADÍ SHÍTSILÍ (WHERE ARE YOU, LITTLE BROTHER?) right here: buff.ly/Fi0mGZt
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We hope you've enjoyed ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY as much as we have 🥰 Contributor @drovarela.bsky.social was interviewed by Julián Delgado Lopera about his new epistolary novel MIDDLE SPOON for @electricliterature.com. Check out this convo on anxiety and heartbreak: buff.ly/MLuaVWm
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Love book news on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY? Editorial assistant @jondoyle.bsky.social’s novel COMMUNION will be published in April 2026 via @atlanticbooks.bsky.social 👏 Mark it on your calendar!
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
We're shouting out some poetry on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 💕 Contributor @sebastianparamo.bsky.social published two poems in FOUR WAY REVIEW about learning and the promise of something new: buff.ly/M14hMsb
November 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Calling all workshop lovers on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 🔊 Contributor @sfmontgomery.bsky.social is teaching the FREE online workshop ✨ Unlearning Workshop Ableism ✨ with @cwstudies.bsky.social on Tuesday, December 2 at 7pm EST. Register now at: buff.ly/lPlVr9n
November 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It's ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY! Former EIC Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice won this year's @theforge.bsky.social Flash Fiction Competition for this unique take on a holiday story 🎉 Grab a cookie and read it here 😜 buff.ly/crCfi1W
November 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"The poetic image has long been a companion of the seeking, even in its guile."

This time last year, Amogha reviewed Sarah Ghazal Ali's THEOPHANIES. Give it a read! buff.ly/KOYcdcs
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
More good news to start the weekend! 🎉 Contributor @kimmagowan.bsky.social and Michelle Ross published a micro piece in the Ilanot Review! buff.ly/QvvNSgh
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We made it to Friday, fam! ✨ What are you reading this weekend?
November 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Publishing news to kick off the weekend! 🚨 Poetry reader @bringonthelucie.bsky.social published a chapbook with @finishinglinepress.bsky.social! buff.ly/kMXeIZy
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"When I was writing, I found it was also a bit of a therapeutic exercise. Just to be like, Well, I should probably mine this and see what comes up."

A.D. Lauren-Abunassar interviews @jessemechanic.bsky.social on his book THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE. Read it all here! buff.ly/exXzBhI
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"A crooked horse cannot develop impulsion.
Bisquick’s got that pure walk,
that pure trot, that drop it
like it’s hot pure cantor."

This time last year, we published BISQUICK'S DANCE BREAK by C. Russell Price. Find it in our archives: buff.ly/5lmCoEt
November 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"You once told me you were afraid of growing old, forgetting all the English you learned. You said speaking was like searching and fumbling for words in a heavy fog."

We still love the incredible TRACK CHANGES IN ENLGISH by Kenneth Lee in our archives💗: buff.ly/X5fKmjE
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Amazing!! @dianezinna.bsky.social's PANTHER AT THE WEDDING (from our NOVEMBER ISSUE) was included in Sari Botton's "Memoir Monday" 🤩Check out the whole list here: buff.ly/GmQEZ33
November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM