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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 splitlipthemag.com

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 3h
"Because I needed to I loved being a slooper, every time I looked up a blue heron flew over, a military parade in the alleyway, pedaling westward into headwinds," Contributor Tyler Barton's poem was published in virgo venus press 💕 Catch “f-250” here: buff.ly/ycpahcu
A blue heron taking flight.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 4h
Got a cool interview or review? We 💗 smart, compelling book reviews & author (or publishing industry) interviews, especially from indie presses & marginalized groups. Just don't forge to fill out the query form! buff.ly/zI83PG2
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 7h
It's a good morning for some coffee and a submission 🌞 Don't forget, our Art and Photography Subs are still OPEN ✨ buff.ly/CnUV9a7
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 21h
Looking for more poetry to wrap up your Monday? Contributor @toddkaneko.bsky.social's poems RICKY STEAMBOAT and MAGNIFICENT MURACO were published in @forgetcool.bsky.social! 🤩 buff.ly/3sSlWqX
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We love it: contributor Despy Boutris’s poem FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS, I DON'T EAT UNTIL HUNGRY was published in @outlooksprings.bsky.social! 👏 Read it right here. buff.ly/fcomKEm
Black birds sitting on a telephone line.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
👏 HUGE congratulations to Ghost Parachute on their tenth anniversary issue! It's so special to see so many SLM contributors lined up here. 🥹 Give it a read! buff.ly/DAJNt5S
Ghost Parachute tenth anniversary issue.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Let's close ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with more poetry 💗 Contributor and former poetry reader T. De Los Reyes’s poem “Self-Portrait With & Against” was published in Art Sick. We know you'll love it: buff.ly/mAv5vs6
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We ❤️ a preorder on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY!! Former poetry contest judge @chenchenwrites.bsky.social’s debut essay collection IN CAHOOTS WITH THE RABBIT GOD (forthcoming 12/1/2026) is available to preorder now 🤩 buff.ly/nYVZ3du
Book cover of In Cahoots with the Rabbit God by Chen Chen.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We're shouting out a story on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY ✨ Contributor @writesloud.bsky.social's “Four French Cats & a Monster” was published in trampset. Find it here 💕 buff.ly/NnS0ZwF
The corner of a golden art frame.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Poetry for ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 💕 Contributor @bardsbesidebars.bsky.social published three poems in Issue 44.3 of @callaloojournal.bsky.social🎉 Get your copy now: buff.ly/w0SZi3u
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We're starting ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with book news!! Contributor @claudiamonpere.bsky.social's debut flash fiction collection THE PERIODIC FAMILY is forthcoming October 13 🥳
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🖥️ Our monthly newsletter went out this week! 😎 If you're looking to keep up with all things Split Lip, you can subscribe right on our home page: buff.ly/wlO3lUq
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🎉 Check it out: contributor Quinn Franzen’s poems MORNING MEDITATION and DOMESTIC PASTORAL were published in @diodeeditions.bsky.social Volume 19.2! 🤩 buff.ly/jjSiELt
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don't forget to check out our blog, LIP SERVICE, for all the latest SLM news and contributor insights 💋
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Major book news!! ✨ Contributor @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social just celebrated the publication of her novel THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF FIRST LADY FREEMAN 🤩 Get your copy now: buff.ly/J6yyL1y
The book cover of The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw. A Black woman in a green suit sits confidently on a gold chair.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's the first of the month, fam!! Here's what to expect for a spooky good October 🎃 1️⃣ Art Subs are OPEN 2️⃣ Tip Jar Subs are OPEN 3️⃣ Free Subs are CLOSED 4️⃣ OCTOBER ISSUE drops on the 15th 😁
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Big News, fam ➡️ Split Lip Magazine is pleased to announce our 2027 Best of the Net nominations!!🎉 Check out the list on our blog: buff.ly/tTfxmQU
Cover: A hot pink and melon marbled background with the text, "Best of the Net: Spilt Lip Magazine 2027 Nominations" written in pink on an inset, white square background. The Spilt Lip logo is in the bottom left corner.1: A hot pink and melon marbled background with a white square listing "Poetry" nominees: Tara Betts, "This 'Accent' That I Can't Lose & They Can't Place"; Despy Boutris, "Hate Poem without a Drop of Hyperbole in It"; Quinn Franzen, "Guava Jelly"; Joan Kwon Glass, "Mascot"; Tariq Thompson, "You Look Just Like the Bastard"; Stella Wong, "Inference"2:  A hot pink and melon marbled background with a white square listing "Fiction" nominees: Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey, "Jellyfish"; Graham Robert Scott, "I Can Still Hear You Breathing" and Creative Nonfiction nominees: Lydia Abedeen, "Ten Years after Being Buried Alive, I address My Sister-Wife through Our Mothers' Bodies"; Derek Maiolo, "Rescue"3: A hot pink and melon marbled background with a white square listing "Art" nominees: Ainaz Alipour, "Skin upon Skin"; Jen Shon, "Wallpaper (1887 Frank Sr. and Flavilla Bell House): Gussie"; VANDI, "Two Faced in the Park"
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What are our MEMOIR editors looking for? ⬇️ 📖 ✏️ Pieces that shine a new light on the human condition. ✏️ The dirty lowdown. ✏️ 2,000 words max. When in doubt, browse our archives to see what we like! buff.ly/otwjvyj
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, but you can support your library all year long. 📚️ How do you use your library? 📖
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"The moon tips its sombrero of clouds towards North Hollywood." Don't miss contributor @taylorbyas.bsky.social's poem BROKEN SONNET FOR LA JEALOUSY in Art Sick. 🔥 🔥 🔥 buff.ly/cie8Gks
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"I’m a tough critic when it comes to the grooms, especially when the men look like they know they’re attractive." Contributor @suburbanprairie.bsky.social’s piece “Girls in White Dresses” was published in @forgetcool.bsky.social 🥳 buff.ly/CUKOUFf
 A line of several wedding dresses.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
✨️ Lisa K. Harris reads FRILLY BLOUSE from our SEPTEMBER ISSUE ✨️
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"What do we need from our mother? Everything, which is an impossible thing." 📖 Contributor Donna Miscolta’s piece about OFELIA AND NORMA was published in Necessary Fiction! buff.ly/LOFzDp9
Ofelia and Norma by Donna Miscolta.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lisa K. Harris’s flash memoir FRILLY BLOUSE shares how past and present collide in the emotional objects we keep in our homes. Here, she shares just one thing about the piece.
Three pink peonies against a background of green leaves.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"An image passes through the pupil. The lens bends the light." 💙 Contributor Matthew Tuckner’s poem BREATHING LIGHT was published in Issue 129 of Image! Read it right here: buff.ly/I0eyjvU
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Alice Markham-Cantor reads THIGHS from our SEPTEMBER ISSUE.✨ Find the full piece here: buff.ly/WhgebBg
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Alice Markham-Cantor’s THIGHS captures the collision of mastery and insecurity in girls' sports. Here, she shares just one thing about the piece. buff.ly/PsDpsmI
The author is a woman sitting in the driver’s seat of a moving car. She wears a white t-shirt and small gold earrings, has blonde hair in a braid, and is driving with one hand on the wheel. The photo is shot from the passenger seat; the driver has just turned her head to smile at the photographer with real pleasure.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We're closing ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with a craft seminar 😍 Contributor @ambersparks.bsky.social is hosting the zoom seminar "The Modern Gothic: Making Haunted Fictions for the 21st Century" on Nov. 14🖋️ It's almost sold out, so reserve your spot! buff.ly/Rfwp5nq
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Congrats on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 🥳 Contributor @wrefinnej.bsky.social is joining @thirtywestph.com next fall 🙌
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Need poetry for ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY? We're shouting out some raw micros we know you'll love🔥 Contributor Dante Fuoco’s micro poems “reckoning” and “virginia dmv” were published @theoffingmag.bsky.social 🔥 buff.ly/eI7yBt9
A white letter "X" painted on a black background.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We ❤️ a story on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY! Fiction reader Garima Chhikara’s flash “Only Fair That Way” was published in MoonPark Review. Check out this quiet piece 💕 buff.ly/M8fqUZc
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY, fam!! Start it with a review 😁 Contributor @brettstuckel.com's review of Rebecca Wood’s MULTIMORBID was published in Volume 20, Issue 1 of Wordgathering 🎉 buff.ly/lYv1ZiQ
A red thread goes through a needle.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
💫 Looking for some new poetry? Contributor Adele Elise Williams’ poem MY LOVER, THE MOMENT I FIRST SAW HIM NUDE was published in Volume 21.1 of Poetry Northwest! 🤩 buff.ly/uVdoLPH
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Your weekend reading is here: contributor & poetry reader @arahko.bsky.social's interview with Lisa Low was published in The Cincinnati Review! 💕 ✨️ buff.ly/Q2Sr5tj
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Resplendent in clearance sale plastic go-go boots and polyester mini-dresses, my teen aunts, Paula and Brenda, use the battered handle on the kitchen cabinet drawer to pop bottle tops—." We're still loving SEASONINGS by @sumbodysbabygrl.bsky.social, in the archive: buff.ly/I3UiAF4
A variety of bottle caps in black and white.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“I hear whispers: Have you seen her? The woman who is not a woman, she is a walking museum. Have you seen her wares?” Social Media Co-Director Shae Carroll’s novella THE ART OF CONJURING was published ✨this week✨ by Terrazzo Editions!! You get your copy here: buff.ly/tDzvuIj
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sarah Chin reads "24 Hours on Labor & Delivery" from our 🍂 SEPTEMBER ISSUE 🍂
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sarah Chin’s story “24 Hours on Labor & Delivery” drops readers into the chaotic, heartbreaking, sleep-deprived world of a hospital resident. Here, she shares just one thing about the piece: buff.ly/OvhjOvK
Sarah Chin sits in side profile outdoors under a canopy of trees on a sunny day. The person taking the photo holds open a copy of Maggie Nelson's The Argonauts next to her.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This time last year, we got to feature Valerie Marshall's piece TAMPERE. 🤍 🖤 Revisit it in the archives! buff.ly/62IMSeu
Technical-style drawing with an isometric view of industrial buildings on a square plot of land, surrounded by a crevasse on all sides, enmeshed with tree roots. A wonky forest with striped antelopes forms a desolate stronghold around the complex.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICYMI: Contributor @sean-carlson.bsky.social's essay HOMEWORK AS GAEILGE was published in Modern Language Studies! 🙌 buff.ly/8QIt4Gc
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Our SEPTEMBER ISSUE cover art "explores vernacular architecture through its historical, mythological, and sociological context." ✨️ Get a closer look at Joe Karlovec's EVICTION NOTICE right here! buff.ly/2Nz1Kk8
Warm amber interior light and empty chairs meet cool blue-green foliage and rusty stone in this heavily textured jacquard assemblage. Some fabric panel edges are left loose and fraying.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"To be reminded of the importance of allowing oneself to feel to the fullest extent—it’s a heartening thought on which to end an already thoughtful piece." This time last year, we published Benjamin Selesnick's micro review of Katie Lynn Johnston: buff.ly/Z0o66T2
A closed, black notebook and pen.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We're excited for this new book! Contributor @misdonnacolta.bsky.social's OFELIA & NORMA is coming out next week on September 29th from Regal House Publishing 👏 You can still pre-order now: buff.ly/PXLP0R2
Book cover of OFELIA & NORMA by Donna Miscolta: a yellow and orange illustration of two women on a beach.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"The collection proceeds anyway, but with a constant negotiation: how to write toward the dead without fixing them in place; how to make something that holds without closing." Jood AlThukair's heartfelt interview with leena aboutaleb on her debut THALASSA is in our SEPTEMBER ISSUE💕: buff.ly/e27OzC8
Book cover of THALASSA by leena aboutaleb: black and white illustration of a girl floating, reaching toward a hand.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We're all about poetry today. ✨️ Contributor Adele Elise Williams’ poem SELF-INVASION was published in Issue 43 of Fence! 💕 🙌 buff.ly/Gp6KFsO
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ICYMI: Contributor and poetry reader @arahko.bsky.social's debut poetry collection BRINE ORCHID was the co-winner of the Julie Suk Award! 👏 And her collection is available to order right now. 👀 buff.ly/hvJSydr
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Yes, I want / to be disturbed again—by my phone, & by the world, I guess." You've got to check out @chenchenwrites.bsky.social's IN THE FOREST OF MY OWN TEARS I SUDDENLY REMEMBER WANDA from our SEPTEMBER ISSUE. 🌲 💚 buff.ly/E0Wlz4L
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We're saying congratulations on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 🙌 Contributor @lesliepwriter.bsky.social's "Hyenas" won @adroitjournal.bsky.social's 2026 Editor’s Prize in Fiction 🥳 buff.ly/nIrN0FZ
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Need a story for ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY? Contributor @christopherallen.bsky.social’s “Kerosene Man” was featured in @fictivedream.bsky.social 👏 Check it out: buff.ly/zwT9oVf
A small motor boat on a riverbed.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It's ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY, fam 🔥Contributor @monmita.bsky.social is featured in the latest issue of @prairie-schooner.bsky.social. You can get your copy here: buff.ly/ZfShNdN
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