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San Francisco based LGBTQ+ journal and press—we publish powerful, intersectional writing that queers our perspectives. 🌈 🌉 linktr.ee/foglifter

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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
In a conversation with MJ O'Brien, Patrick Kindig talks about myth and his second poetry collection AGAPE, available October 15 from Saturnalia Books. Read the full interview: buff.ly/6aMOSNU
1. foglifter logo with AGAPE cover and headshot of Patrick Kindig. Interviews: AGAPE: A Conversation with Patrick Kindig by MJ O'Brien.2. "I like to hold in tension things that are often viewed as contradictory. I think this comes especially from my Catholic upbringing, which taught that pleasure was synonymous with sin and pain was synonymous with virtue. The worldview is perhaps to blame for the slightly sadomasochistic elements of those poems in Agape that retell Bible stories and myths.” - Patrick Kindig, in conversation with MJ O'Brien"
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What we're reading: Nat. brut, Black Warrior Review, Honey Literary, Room Magazine, beestung, Elastic, and Fruitslice.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We're a San Francisco-based literary magazine and press dedicated to supporting, publishing, and amplifying the voices of 2SLGBTQIA+ writers, with a particular focus on centering BIPOC, disabled, youth, and elder artists within queer and trans communities.
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Who are we?


We're a San Francisco-based literary magazine and press dedicated to supporting, publishing, and amplifying the voices of 2SLGBTQIA+ writers, with a particular focus on centering BIPOC, disabled, youth, and elder artists within queer and trans communities. 


We publish the widest range of forms, with an emphasis on transgressive, risky, challenging subject matter, innovative formal choices, and work that pushes the boundaries of what writing can do.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Join us in celebrating literary magazines and indie publishing during #LitMagWeek! In celebration of #LitMagWeek and all the lovely indie publishers and small presses out there, we're offering 10% off our Friend of Foglifter subscriptions: www.foglifterjournal.com/litmagweek
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In an interview with MJ O'Brien, Arielle Hebert talks flora, fauna, and Florida in her debut book of poetry BOTTOM FEEDERS, now available from Black Lawrence Press. 🍄‍🟫 Read the full interview: www.foglifterjournal.com/interviews/a...
 foglifter logo with BOTTOM FEEDERS cover and headshot of Arielle Hebert. Interviews: Bottom Feeders: A Conversation with Arielle Hebert by MJ O'Brien."I'm hoping that young queer Floridians, young queer folks in red states, might read this and think, you know, it's okay to be a little messy. It's okay to make mistakes, but the dangers out there are real, and you just… you’ve got to keep going. You have to find a reason to wake up in the morning and keep going.” - Arielle Hebert, in conversation with MJ O'Brien"
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Foglifter Journal does not accept any work written, edited, or revised by generative AI, nor will we work with any contributor who uses AI for any creative purpose.
NO GENERATIVE AI

Foglifter Journal does not accept any work written, edited, or revised by generative AI, nor will we work with any contributor who uses AI for any creative purpose.NO GENERATIVE AI

AI has no place in the composition or revision of art. Most especially, generative AI is an existential threat to creativity and intellectual thought, and is a major contributor to global inequality and the climate crisis, which most especially targets the very marginalized and oppressed peoples we exist to uplift.NO GENERATIVE AI

Since there are no definitive and/or ethical ways of detecting an AI submission with trustworthy accuracy, we trust our contributors to write their own work. If a published piece is later revealed as AI-generated, it will be removed and the individual permanently banned from contributing to our journal. We will also require the individual to pay back any honorarium they’ve already received for the piece.NO GENERATIVE AI

For ten years, Foglifter has published urgent, dynamic and transgressive writing by queer and trans authors. AI cannot replace narratives crafted by queer and trans people‒shaped by their real, lived experiences and perspectives.

Foglifter Journal exists and remains committed to uplifting the voices and promoting the work that elevates LGBTQ+ joy, resistance, and community.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Join us at @litquake for QUEERLY BELOVED, a celebration of the latest queer writing coming out in Foglifter's newest journals, online exclusives, and Start a Riot! Chapbook series. 📅 Friday, October 23, 2026; 7-9 pm ET 📍 The Stud, 1123 Folsom Street, San Francisco 🎟️ RSVP: buff.ly/v1EiXev
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Foglifter 11.2 is available for pre-order! ⛓️ Cover artwork by Ricardo Diseño www.foglifterjournal.com/shop/11-2
foglifter volume 11, issue 2 cover. an anthropromorphic pink spotted dog bares its teeth and chest, wearing a thick collar with green chain links.contributor names:

Nico Amador, Brent Armendinger, Judas Ātman, Mayookh Barua, KB Brookins, Teddy C., Sunny Cao, Olivia Carey, DeeSoul Carson, Ricardo Diseño, Emma Erlbacher, Elizabeth Estrada, Wyatt Fields, ashanté j. ford, Vania Luna Gutierrez, Richard Hamilton, Christine Hamm, J River Helms, Katherine Irajpanah, Geetha Iyer, Adrianna Jereb, ju(mia), Fiona Jin, Jiaqi Kang, Lauren Kelley, Monica Kim, Zoe Korte, Alexis LaMantia, Giljoon Lee, isabel 玥  li, Merlin June Mack, Jennifer MacKenzie, Kent Neal, Eden Nobile, Maura O'Dea, Alix Perry, Blaine Purcell, Jeff Radwell, Ty Raso, Hannah Rego, V.M. Reilly, Izzy Toy Rettke, Brittany Rogers, T.W. Sia, A.T. Steel, Sam Stiegler, Marylyn Tan, Clara Trippe, P.V. Vamsidhar, Allegra Wilson, Hal Wright, Sarah Yanni, and Brianna Z.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Noel Quiñones and Rob Macaisa Colgate talk color theory, slam poetry, and Noel's debut ORANGE. 🧡 🔗 Read more: www.foglifterjournal.com/interviews/n...
Foglifter Interviews

Considering the Three-Dimensional Poem: An Interview with Noel Quiñones on Orange

By Rob Macaisa Colgate
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
ELIGIBILITY: QTBIPOC+ literary artists who are current residents of the larger San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Napa, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Solano, Marin, San Mateo, Sonoma counties), AND who have not yet published a full-length poetry book publication.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The 2026-2027 Start a Riot! Chapbook Prize opens for submissions next Tuesday, September 1: www.foglifterjournal.com/start-a-riot
Start a Riot! Chapbook Prize. Call for poetry manuscripts. Winner receives publication, $3000 stipend, and $1000 for book tour. Foglifter & Still Here SF logos.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Assistant Poetry Editor Luiza Flynn-Goodlett is offering poetry consultations for everything from single poems to full-length collections through Black Lawrence Press this month! ✅️ For guidelines and fees, check out: buff.ly/TUPIGTF @blacklawrence.bsky.social @luizagurley.bsky.social
Heading: Black Lawrence Press. Now through August 31. Poetry Consultations wit Luiza Flynn-Goolett. 

Images: Cover of Mud in Our Mouths. Headshot of Luiza Flynn-Goodlett—a fat, short-haired, white woman wearing a mock-turtleneck dress patterned with graphics in a tarot—standing in a garden.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
✨ New prices effective September 1, 2026 • You can lock in the current auto-renew subscription price at $25 per year (for up to 5 years) by purchasing before then.
4. New Prices Effective September 1, 2026
• You can lock in the current auto-renew subscription price at $25 per year (for up to 5 years) by purchasing before then.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
✨ WHAT'S CHANGING • Single Issues: currently $15 → $18 • 1-year subscription (2 issues): currently $30 → $32 • Auto-renew subscription (2 issues, for up to 5 years): currently $25 → $28
3. What's Changing:
• Single Issues: currently $15 → $18
• 1-year subscription (2 issues): currently $30 → $32
• Auto-renew subscription (2 issues, for up to 5 years): currently $25 → $28
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
✨ WHAT'S STAYING THE SAME • Ebooks are released once the print run of an issue is sold out. • Ebooks remain free, so that cost is never a barrier to reading the work we publish.
2. What's Staying the Same:
•  Ebooks are released once the print run of an issue is sold out. 
•  Ebooks remain free, so that cost is never a barrier to reading the work we publish.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Price update: For the first time in ten years, we're adjusting our prices to keep up with rising printing costs. buff.ly/Bzi5jrA
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1. Price Update: For the first time in 10 years, we're adjusting our prices to keep up with rising printing costs.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Foglifter is coming to NYC! 🎉 Meet some of our editors and hear from Foglifter authors at a reading and reception in Brooklyn—featuring Christian Bancroft, DeeSoul Carson, Alana Craib, Bryana Dawkins, Sean Glatch, Monica Kim, b mossotti, Magenta Naaku, A.T. Steel, and Disha Trivedi.
Foggy New York
Reading & Reception with Christian Bancroft, DeeSoul Carson, Alana Craib, Bryana Dawkins, Sean Glatch, Monica Kim, b mossotti, Magenta Naaku, A.T. Steel, and Disha Trivedi.

August 18, 2026
6pm-9pm
Brooklyn, NY
RSVP at link in bio.
Address provided to registered attendees only. 
Organized Foglifter & Hawthornden Brooklyn.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Lambda Literary Award winner and Foglifter Issue 8.2 poetry contributor jason b. crawford will lead a workshop on a central query: 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆?
jason b crawford's headshot and bio. 

jason b crawford is the author of YEET! (Omnidawn, 2025), winner of the Lambda Literary AWard for LGBTQ+ Poetry, and Year of the Unicorn Kidz (Sundress Publications, 2022). A Lambda Literary Fellow, crawford was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Lansing, Michigan.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Calling all NYC Foggies! ❤️‍🔥 Foglifter is coming to the East Coast, and we're offering a free in-person workshop for New York City residents in Brooklyn on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 from 2pm - 5pm. APPLY BY JULY 27: buff.ly/uRzV96k
call for submissions for an in-person Foglifter workshop for New York City writers & artists: A Centry Query. 

Tuesday, August 18 | 2pm - 5pm
Workshop by Jason B. Crawford
Organized by Hawthornden Brooklyn
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🔥 FOGGY NYC: a reading and reception with Foglifter Press | 6-9 pm Hear from Foglifters authors at a reading and reception—featuring Christian Bancroft, DeeSoul Carson, Alana Craib, Bryana Dawkins, Sean Glatch, Monica Kim, b mossotti, Magenta Naaku, A.T. Steel, and Disha Trivedi.
Event flyer: You're invited to join us at the Hawthornden Brooklyn House for a reading & reception.

Foggy New York | August 18, 6-9 PM | Hawthornden Brooklyn House

Organized by Foglifter & Hawthornden Brooklyn. 

Space is limited. ASL interpretation will be available. RSVP at link in bio.Readings by:

Christian Bancroft
DeeSoul Carson
Alana Craib
Bryana Dawkins 
Sean Glatch
Monica Kim 
b mossotti
Magenta Naaku 
A.T. Steel
Disha Trivedi
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore spoke with Hugh Ryan about his new book MY BAD: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE QUEER NINETIES AND BEYOND: www.foglifterjournal.com/my-bad
Foglifter logo; Cover of "MY BAD: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE QUEER NINETIES AND BEYOND" by Hugh Ryan; author headshot of Hugh Ryan; Interviews: A Gift to Future Historians: A Conversation with Hugh Ryan by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore"Foglifter logo; "I am drawn to working out the puzzle of the past, so that I can see the direction and speed at which we are moving today. I am not that drawn to doing the same thing to my own life... This book stretched me in good and hard ways. Sometimes it can be good to knock yourself off course, I think, or try the less preferred thing." - Hugh Ryan, in conversation with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
our co-EIC Milo Todd for his debut novel THE LILAC PEOPLE (Transgender Fiction) 🎉😭 🎉😭 🎉 (Yes, he went the extra mile and stop motion animated his acceptance speech, just in case!) @todd-milo.bsky.social
The text reads, "And a big ol' congratulations to our co-EIC Milo Todd for winning in the Transgender Fiction category!" Puck, the stop motion fox stands at a podium with a bowtie. The caption reads, "Thank you again for this wonderful honor, Lambda, and good night."A glass award with the Lambda Literary Award seal and the text "Transgender Fiction, The Lilac People: A Novel, Milo Todd."
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🎉 Lidia Yuknavitch, for her memoir READING THE WAVES (Bisexual Nonfiction) and.....
Congratulations Lidia Yuknavitch! Lambda Literary Award Winner, Bisexual Nonfiction. Lidia's other work appears in Foglifter 1.2.  Book cover, Reading the Waves.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🎉 jason b crawford, for their poetry collection YEET! (LGBTQ+ Poetry)
Congratulations jason b crawford! Lambda Literary Award Winner, LGBTQ+ Poetry. For more of jason's work, check out Foglifter 8.2. Book Cover, YEET!
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Our tiny East Coast Foggie contingent of two is still beaming from a wonderful weekend in Mamdanistan for the Lambda Literary Awards! Thank you @lambdaliterary.org for the chance to celebrate so many talented 2SLGBTQIA+ artists. Three of the winners had work previously published by Foglifter:
Congratulations to the 2026 Lammy Winners. 3 of this year's winners have had work published by Foglifter.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This June, we’re calling on our community to help us raise $5,500. You can help us uplift queer and trans voices by making a gift—starting at $5—or by sharing what Foglifter means to you far and wide. 🔗 tinyurl.com/GIVEOUTFOGGIE 🌈
4. Scrapbook page with graph paper at top, dated 6/3/2025 with header Foggie Community Support and rainbow heart. An empty narrow rectangle is partially shaded in with red, noting $175. The other end of the rectangle is $5,550. Text reads "Help us reach our goal-and keep queer and trans voices thriving." Star scribble. Rainbow heart. Text: "Give today at tinyurl.com/GIVEOUTFOGGIE."
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Foglifter’s publications and programs create spaces for our community to connect, create, celebrate, and bear witness to our experiences through storytelling. 🔗 tinyurl.com/GIVEOUTFOGGIE 🌈
2. Scrapbook page with the cover of Foglifter 11.1 taped to colored denim fabric (blue, pink, and white); an agenda that reads "PAID opportunities for QUEER & TRANS emerging writers. publish their work. teach workshops. serve as editors. read at events. Centering multimarginalized writers (BIPOC, youth, elders, and people with disabilities). A picture of Grayson Thompson is taped to the page. A vintage "Trans Pride / Trans Power" button. A dinosaur vomiting a rainbow cloud above the words LUV U FOGGIE. Foglifter and Give Out Day logos at the bottom.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
We believe in the transformative power of literature. We believe in queer and trans stories as both urgent and enduring. 🔗 tinyurl.com/GIVEOUTFOGGIE 🌈
3. Scrapbook page with a swirling doodle on graph paper. A sticker of a figure from Foglifter 1.1 cover. A flower sticker. Text reads "Foglifter is home to stories that nourish our queer and trans souls.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Foglifter is a LIVING archive for queer and trans voices—now and always. 🌈 And we could use your help to keep cultivating sustainable spaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ artists to thrive. 🔗 tinyurl.com/GIVEOUTFOGGIE 🌈
1. Scrapbook paper with stickers of figures from past Foglifter covers. Text: "A *living* archive for queer and trans narratives-now and always." In a torn page further down, the text continues "living, breathing, screaming, glittering, defiant, tender, joyful, loving, feral, gentle, unapologetic, beloved."
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
IT'S HERE!🌿Ecology of the Hood by Reggie Edmonds-Vásquez is now available in our shop! buff.ly/pZ2vF3V ECOLOGY OF THE HOOD is the 2025 winner of the Start a Riot! Chapbook Prize, a collaboration between Foglifter Press and Still Here San Francisco.
1. a green book on a neon green yellow paper background. ecology of the hood by Reggie Edmonds-Vásquez.2. Foglifter, Start a Riot!, and Still Here SF Logos. Header: "Winner of the 2025 Start a Riot! Chapbook Prize." Body: "Ecology of the Hood  is a love letter to streets. It asks the question; What if the hood was not a collection of problems, but a complex ecosystem of living organisms, all mirroring the same survival against an inherently hostile world? The politics of environmentalism and Black Liberation collide with each other in cycles of extraction, survival, decay, and regeneration. This collection seeks to refute the idea that the rose growing from concrete is misplaced or forgotten. The gardens we grow belong here. They are proof of life in a world obsessed with our deaths."3. Foglifter, Start a Riot!, and Still Here SF Logos. Headshot of Reggie Edmonds-Vasquez. Reggie Edmonds-Vásquez (they/them) is a poet, educator, and cultural curator from Richmond, CA. Their work explores Black, queer, and gender-diverse identities and has earned recognition from Nomadic Press, Afro Urban Society, and the Museum of the African Diaspora. A two-time Berkeley Grand Champion and national finalist, they direct programming at Rich Oak Events. Their debut chapbook Ecology of the Hood (Foglifter Press) was selected for the 2025 Start a Riot! Chapbook Prize.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Come find us at Booth 105 this weekend at the Bookworm Block Party! 🌈📚️ 🌞 🗓️ When: Sunday, May 31 | 11AM - 5PM 📍 Where: Booth 105 @ Bookworm Block Party, Small Press Alley, Allston Way in Downtown Berkeley, CA And don't forget to check out the full @baybookfest schedule at baybookfest.org.
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Bay Area Book Festival logo next to graphic of worm wearing glasses on a pile of books. 

Sunday, May 31 | 11AM - 5PM
Bookworm Block Party
Centered on (and in the streets) surrounding Allston Way in Downtown Berkeley & Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park
Find Foglifter @ Booth 105!

Map showing Allston Way in Berkeley, CA, aka Small Press Alley, with booths 87 through 118 lined up from west to east along the street. The Marsh and David Brower Center are on the south side of the street, and The Magnes Collection is on the north side of the street. An arrow is pointing at Booth 105, halfway down the street, across from the David Brower Center.]
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Scott Broker talks grief, lust, and loss in his debut novel THE DISAPPOINTMENT with Milo Todd. Read the full interview on our website: www.foglifterjournal.com/the-disappoi...
Foglifter logo; green book cover shows a bull behind a curtain, "The Disappointment" by Scott Broker; author headshot of Scott Broker; Interviews: The Disappointment: A Conversation with Scott Broker by Milo ToddFoglifter logo; "It's easier to believe there's an orderly program for how we mourn than to face what it is, in my opinion, our likelier circumstance, where everyone's grief is entirely unique to them, and not going anywhere. Grief settles, of course, and might be less distracting once it lands in your feet than it was when it was sitting behind your eyes, but it is not expelled, nor should we want it to be. Our grief changes us irrevocably." - Scott Broker, in conversation with Milo Todd.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Are you passionate about accessibility and bringing queer literary arts to wider audiences? We're on the search for a captioner to provide closed captioning for past and upcoming recorded events. This is a volunteer position with an honorarium. 👉 Apply by June 1 at foglifter.submittable.com
image description: gradient background with orange, purple, and pink. foglifter logo. text reads, "Join our team. We're seeking a captioner. Apply at foglifter.submittable.com
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Excerpt from “In the Company of Wolves” by Eli V. Rahm.
9. Headshot and bio of Eli V.	Rahm.

Eli V. Rahm is a queer writer from Virginia. They are the author of the chapbook Sudden Queer Birth Syndrome (Bottlecap Press, 2025) and their work is featured in Sugar House Review, Passages North, Puerto del Sol, The Academy of American Poets, among others. They also have a cat named Bagel.8. Excerpt from “In the Company of Wolves” by Eli V. Rahm.

I didn’t know wolves could cry, she says. Panting tongue, a white rose
turned red. The gold around her neck,
the only thing her mother recognizes.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Excerpt from “Something Borrowed” by Blue Fay.
7. Headshot and bio of Blue Fay.

Blue Fay is a writer from Southern California. He has worked odd jobs in newsrooms, symphony halls, and most recently, the prison system, teaching creative writing. His work has appeared in The San Francisco Standard and is forthcoming in The Berkeley Poetry Review. He enjoys embroidering T-shirts, hand towels, and the truth.6. Excerpt from “Something Borrowed” by Blue Fay.

The night before your wedding, you told me you didn’t have shoes.
I panicked. If I were getting married, I would have the shoes picked out
before the man, and suddenly I realized that was the problem, and also the solution.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Excerpt from “The Teller Figure” by Lily Daly.
5. Headshot and bio of Lily Daly.

Originally from Alabama, Lily Daly now lives in northern California with her rescue dog, Pascal. She has an MA in Eastern Classics and spends her free time learning aerial silks with one good foot.4. Excerpt from “The Teller Figure” by Lily Daly.

The rest of the world has moved on, I scream,
Are you only made up
of mourning? How much of yourself do you think isn’t mourning, she shoots
back.

– Lily Daly, “The Teller Figure”
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Excerpt from “The Boar” by T Bambrick.
3. Headshot and bio of T Bambrick.

T Bambrick is the author of Intimacies, Received (Copper Canyon Press 2022), and Vantage (American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Award 2019). Their work can be found in the New Yorker, The Nation, American Poetry Review, and elsewhere. A 2020 Wallace Stegner Fellow, they have received fellowships from the Sewanee Writer’s Conference, Community of Writers, Vermont Studio Center, and the Key West Literary Seminar, as well as scholarships from the Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference and the Bread Loaf Environmental Writer’s Conference. She lives in Los Angeles and is a Dornsife Fellow in the creative writing PhD program at the University of Southern California. 2. Excerpt from “The Boar” by T Bambrick.

We saw the boar
on our way to a park called Clear Creek.
We could kiss at Clear Creek. Inside a car.
Behind the cafe where you worked—a table peeling
ringlets under an oak tree.

Issue 11.1 also includes “This 2000 Pound Eagle's Nest has me Believing in God”
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
🌸 11.1 POETRY sneak peeks from contributors T Bambrick, Lily Daly, Blue Fay, and Eli V. Rahm 🔗 Print issue now available in our shop, while supplies last. www.foglifterjournal.com/shop-11-1
1. Grid featuring headshots of contributors T Bambrick, Lily Daly, Blue Fay, and Eli V.	Rahm
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“I have never felt quite Human, and this has taken me down very rich and meaningful paths of reading and kinning with the strange, the creaturely, and the more-than-human..." Read more on our blog: www.foglifterjournal.com/rob-intervie...
1. foglifter logo. cover of Wayward Creatures. headshot of heidi andrea restrepo rhodes. header text “Interviews” followed by text “The Wider Constellation of Alivenesses: A Conversation with heidi andrea restrepo rhodes by Rob Macaisa Colgate”2. Text reads, “I have never felt quite Human, and this has taken me down very rich and meaningful paths of reading and kinning with the strange, the creaturely, and the more-than-human, from the monstrous, to the ghostly, to the worlds of plants, animals, minerals, affects, intensities, and other various alivenesses.” – heidi andrea restrepo rhodes, in conversation with Rob Macaisa Colgate
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
NOW AVAILABLE in our shop: Foglifter 11.1! www.foglifterjournal.com/home/now-ava... Featuring vital contemporary queer & trans voices in poetry, fiction, & nonfiction. A big thank you to Tai Ericson for our cover art "Ra’Lasia Wright."
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
🔥 COMING JUNE 2026: ECOLOGY OF THE HOOD by by Reggie Edmonds-Vásquez winner of the 2025 Start a Riot! Chapbook Prize.
Start a Riot! Chapbook Prize

Ecology of the Hood by Reggie Edmonds-Vasquez

Coming June 2026

Foglifter and Still Here SF logosEcology of the Hood approaches the Black neighborhood as a lived environment shaped by policy, history, and inherited violence. The poems observe how bodies move through hunger, surveillance, and loss—and how homes, lakes, streets, animals, and weather carry the same pressures placed on the people who live among them. Family memory and local geography ground the work, with ancestors, domestic rituals, and sites of grief forming the emotional and political terrain of the collection.Violence appears in water systems, housing, public space, and the ways Black lives are rendered ordinary in their disappearance. Personal grief unfolds alongside communal loss, revealing how neighborhoods are treated as expendable spaces rather than places worthy of care. 

At its core, Ecology of the Hood  is a study of persistence and knowledge passed through generations. The work honors how Black communities learn to live inside hostile conditions through care, memory, imagination, and ritual. What emerges is a record of endurance that insists on life, even when the environment is designed to deny it.Reggie Edmonds-Vásquez (they/them) is a poet, educator, and cultural curator from Richmond, CA. Their work explores Black, queer, and gender-diverse identities and has earned recognition from Nomadic Press, Afro Urban Society, and the Museum of the African Diaspora. A two-time Berkeley Grand Champion and national finalist, they direct programming at Rich Oak Events.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
We've reached our submission cap for poetry and fiction for print issue 11.2! So no more poetry and fiction submissions for now! If you want to send in creative non-fiction, hybrid, or drama, you have until April 1 when the our call for Issue 11.2 officially closes!
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Word of the Day: 3/30/2026


Submission Cap [noun]
a set upper limit on the number of submissions reviewed within a specific call. 


Used in a sentence:


Foglifter Journal has a submission cap of 250 submissions for fiction and 500 submissions for poetry per call.


Fogfifter accepts submissions with no reading fee, and so, receives a high volume of submissions each issue cycle: therefore, a submission cap helps make the labor manageable for its volunteer editors.


When a submission cap has been reached, submissions are no longer accepted, so prospective contributors are encouraged to submit their work early. 


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Issue 11.2 


Submissions for poetry and fiction are closed. We've reached our cap. You can still send us your CNF, Hybrid, & Drama until April 1. 


Submit your work at foglifter.submittable.com.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
New on the Foglifter blog: Noah Ross in conversation with Evan Kennedy about Evan's novel STALLED DEATH TRAIN 🔗 www.foglifterjournal.com/noah-ross-in...
1. foglifter logo. cover of "Stalled Death Train." headshot of Evan Kennedy. header text "Interviews" followed by text "A Conversation with Evan Kennedy by Noah Ross"2. Text reads, "Just as Nick, the protagonist, designs his robot’s body from elements he finds appealing—the chest of an ex-boyfriend, the eyes of a celebrity crush—Stalled Death Train is a hybrid text pulling from disparate genres. – evan kennedy, in conversation with noah ross
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
You can also read reviews and interviews about the below finalists on our blog: "Terry Dactyl" by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, "Alligator Tears" by Edgar Gomez, "The Lilac People" by Milo Todd, and "Boy Maybe" by W.J. Lofton. www.foglifterjournal.com/onlineexclus...
Text: “You can also read reviews and interviews about the below finalists on our blog.” Cover images of Terry Dactyl by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, Alligator Tears by Edgar Gomez, The Lilac People by Milo Todd, and Boy Maybe by W.J. Lofton.
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
🎉 jason b crawford — "YEET!" (Omnidawn Publishing) 🌈 LGBTQ+ Poetry Appeared in: Foglifter 5.2 and 10.1
Text: “Congratulations jason b crawford! Finalist for Lambda Literary Award LGBTQ+ Poetry. For more of jason’s work, check out Foglifter 5.2 and 10.1.”
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
🎉 Donika Kelly — "The Natural Order of Things" (Graywolf Press) 🌈 LGBTQ+ Poetry Appeared in: Foglifter 6.1
Text: “Congratulations Donika Kelly! Finalist for Lambda Literary Award Lesbian Poetry. For more of Donika’s work, check out Foglifter 6.1.”
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
🎉 Rajiv Mohabir — "Seabeast" (Four Way Books) 🌈 Gay Poetry Appeared in: Foglifter 2.2
Text: “Congratulations Rajiv Mohabir! Finalist for Lambda Literary Award Gay Poetry. For more of Rajiv’s work, check out Foglifter 2.2 and Home is Where You Queer Your Heart.”
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
🎉 Zefyr Lisowski — "Uncanny Valley Girls" (Harper Perennial) 🌈 Transgender Nonfiction Appeared in: Foglifter 4.2
Text: “Congratulations Zefyr Lisowski! Finalist for Lambda Literary Award Transgender Nonfiction. For more of Zefyr’s work, check out Foglifter 4.2.”
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
🎉 Lidia Yuknavitch — "Reading the Waves" (Riverhead Books) 🌈 Bisexual Nonfiction Appeared in: Foglifter 1.2
Text: “Congratulations Lidia Yuknavitch! Finalist for Lambda Literary Award Bisexual Nonfiction. Lidia’s other work appears in Foglifter 1.2.”
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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
🎉 Milo Todd — "The Lilac People: A Novel" (Counterpoint Press) 🌈 Transgender Fiction Appeared in: Foglifter 5.2 & Home is Where You Queer Your Heart
Text: “Congratulations Milo Todd! Finalist for Lambda Literary Award Transgender Fiction. For more of Milo’s work, check out Foglifter 5.2 and Home is Where You Queer Your Heart.”
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