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Founded in 1986, HFR is an international semi-annual literary journal edited by graduate students in the MFA program at Arizona State University. haydensferryreview.com

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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You have 40 words max (excluding title) to write your story! Submit through the link in our bio between OCT 11-17 or until we hit our cap of 250. The winner receives their choice of one HFR original: tote bag, beret, or HFR issue. All submissions are free! What will you come up with?
 “HFR is turning forty! October 11th to the 17th. Submit to our forty word contest. Win free merch! HFR”
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Congratulations to one of our past contributers, Joel Worford, for winning the 2026 Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction from Sarabande Books! One of the stories in his winning collection, "No Clubs," appears in issue 73 of HFR!
Sarabande’s annual Prize Winners for 2026 highlighting Joel Worford for the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction. Below an image of Joel is a caption that reads: THE TROUBLE WITH KNOWING BETTER
Judge Citation: "The Trouble with Knowing Better's treatment of myth and what, who, gets mythologized, is so singular and moving, it's hard to know exactly what to say about it. The author takes on love, music, God, family, sports, power in voices that carousel between the demonic and sacred, the hilarious profane and the shudderingly brilliant, often all in the same paragraph. It's thrilling! It's so much the real thing."
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Between 9/28-10/2, use code #LITMAGWEEK at checkout to get: •$1 off digital issues •$2 off print issues and 1-year subscriptions •$3 off berets •$4 off tote bags and 2-year subscriptions (mystery back issues and bumper stickers not included in this week’s discounts)
Graphic showing a black tote bag that states “I got rejected from Hayden’s Ferry Review”, a pink beret with black lettering that states “Poet against empire HFR”, and 3 of our past issue covers. Text at the top is our Hayden’s Ferry Review Logo, below that is “$4 off tote bags”. Below that is $3 off berets, and in the bottom left corner is the discount code: #litmagweek 9/28-10/2, $1 off digital issues$2 off print issues & more!”
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Join us in celebrating our contest runner-ups in fiction and poetry chosen by esteemed judges Gina Chung and Sarah Ghazal Ali! Fiction runner-up: “Grandkin” by Mia Zhu 🎉🎉 Poetry runner-up: “After the MRI” by Genaro Aguilar Saucillo 🥳🥳 Winners will be announced soon!
Purple flyer featuring names and black-and-white photos of the fiction and poetry runners-up.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Announcing our 2026 contest finalists! The winner and runner-up in each category will be announced in the coming days — stay tuned! 🥇🥈 Thank you to everyone who entered the contest and shout out to our amazing judges Gina Chung and Sarah Ghazal Ali 💖📖
Green and gold flyer listing fiction finalistsGreen and gold flyer listing poetry finalists
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
BIG NEWS: HFR can now pay our print contributors starting with our next issue! We've been working toward this goal for a long time, so celebrate with us & submit! Thank you for trusting us with your art throughout the years❣️ Subs for Issue 79 will open June 15-July 15, 2026
White flyer with black repeating text in the background that says "HFR Pays." In center, there's a yellow circle with black text "HFR can now pay print contributors."
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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Sylvia Chan’s “Never Stay Still” is featured in @haydensferryreview.bsky.social and in our #APAHeritageMonth reading list! Read it in Issue 76: haydensferryreview.com/purchase-iss...
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Hayden\u2019s Ferry Review, founded in 1986, is a semi-annual international literary journal edited by the Creative Writing program at Arizona State University. Our mission is to showcase emerging…
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Today, we’re revealing the cover of our newest issue and opening the door to Issue 78 with a web preview now live on the HFR homepage. Inside, you’ll find a gathering of new writing and art from this issue’s contributors — work that invites attention, return, and conversation! Link in comments!
Front cover of Hayden’s Ferry Review Issue 78, featuring abstract, water-like artwork with layered brushstrokes in blue, green, yellow, and pale pink. The text “Hayden’s Ferry Review” appears at the top, with “HFR” in yellow at the lower right.Back cover of Hayden’s Ferry Review Issue 78, featuring darker teal and blue abstract water imagery with rippling forms and bright white highlights. The text “spring/summer 2026” and “seventy-eight” appears over the artwork, with a barcode at the bottom left.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
✨ Hey, writers! You’re invited to celebrate the launch of Hayden’s Ferry Review Issue 78! Join us for a special virtual evening honoring the incredible writers and artists featured in this issue! Link in comments! 📅 May 7, 6 PM MST!
Promotional flyer for the Hayden’s Ferry Review Issue 78 Virtual Launch Party with a pink and purple gradient background, white serif text, and a collage of contributor portraits with neon borders. Featured names include Saúl Hernández, KB Brookins, Olivia Rombak, Elica Sue, and Yan Ban. Text at bottom reads, “Join us to celebrate! May 7 @ 6 pm MST.”
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
A little more time for the story you haven’t finished yet. The Hayden’s Ferry Review Fiction & Poetry Contest deadline has been extended to March 14. Winners receive publication and cash prizes from a $2,500 pool. Send us your fiction and poetry.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Surprise! 🎉 Today, for 12 hours only between 8 am - 8 pm MST, you can submit to HFR’s Fiction & Poetry Contest for FREE! The entry fee will be waived for the first 50 submissions in each genre (Fiction and Poetry) submitted between 8AM and 8PM (MST) today! Link in comment for more details!

Promotional graphic for Hayden’s Ferry Review announcing its Fiction & Poetry Contest with free submissions open. The design features green and gold tones and states that 50 free submissions are available in each genre on February 7 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. MST, or until the submission cap is reached. A link to haydensferryreview.com/hfrcontest appears at the bottom.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
We’re so happy to share our Translation Anthology Nominations. These poems hold so many worlds—history, intimacy, argument, music—and each one comes to us through the attentive work of a translator. Please take your time with the names on these slides: they’re part of the poem’s story.

Graphic in warm gold-to-orange tones with faint bird silhouettes and abstract circles. White text reads “Hayden’s Ferry Review” and “Translation Anthology Nominations.” “HFR” logo in the bottom-right corner.
Warm gold/orange graphic with bird silhouettes and abstract circles. White text reads “Hayden’s Ferry Review,” then “Sappho to Erinna/Erinna to Sappho” by Rainer Maria Rilke. Below: “Translator Sionnaín Buckley.” “HFR” logo bottom right.
Warm gold/orange graphic with bird silhouettes and abstract circles. White text reads “Hayden’s Ferry Review,” then “Three Visions in Memphis” by Victor Cabrera. Below: “Translator James Richie.” “HFR” logo bottom right.
Warm gold/orange graphic with bird silhouettes and abstract circles. White text reads “Hayden’s Ferry Review,” then “Catullus, on his 85th birthday” and “[I do and don’t]” by Gaius Valerius Catullus. Below: “Translator Matthew Nisinson.” “HFR” logo bottom right.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
HFR’s Fiction & Poetry Contest is open! Win $1,000 + publication 🎉 Judges: Gina Chung (fiction), Sarah Ghazal Ali (poetry) Submit 1–3 poems or up to 20 pages of fiction by Feb 28 ✍️ $23 entry (includes 1-year sub) Free subs for newsletter folks 👀 Link in comment!
A promotional flyer for Hayden’s Ferry Review’s Fiction & Poetry Contest. The background is green with golden sparkles. Text reads:
"Hayden’s Ferry Review
Fiction & Poetry Contest
$2,500 total prize pool
Contest opens Feb 1 – Feb 28"

At the bottom are two circular portraits:

Left: Gina Chung, labeled "Fiction Judge," wearing a white outfit with long black and green hair.

Right: Sarah Ghazal Ali, labeled "Poetry Judge," shown in a dark-toned portrait wearing a maroon hijab.
A golden flyer for Hayden’s Ferry Review’s Fiction & Poetry Contest. The text reads:
"Fiction & Poetry Contest
Submissions Open Feb 1 – Feb 28
$2,500 Total Prize Pool"

Below that:
"Fiction and Poetry Winners receive $1,000 each + publication.
Runners-up in both genres receive $250 + publication"

Followed by:
"100 Free Submissions
Free submission window announced via newsletter – sign up by 2/3 (link in bio) to be notified!"

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"haydensferryreview.com"
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
HFR Issue 77 is here 📚✨ Our newest print issue is available now—grab your copy via link in the comments! And a little extra we’re excited about: every print copy comes with a FREE collectible bookmark featuring art from our cover artist. Read it, keep it, gift it, share it 💛
Hayden’s Ferry Review Issue 77 cover propped in front of stacked copies, framed by a leafy border.
A hand holds Issue 77 (“seventy-seven”) outdoors against a blurred leafy background.
A hand holds an HFR bookmark outdoors with greenery and orange fruit blurred behind it.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
We’re thrilled to announce our Pushcart Prize nominees! 🎉 Join us at the HFR launch party to celebrate these incredible works—and all the brilliant voices in this issue. 📚✨ Links in comments!
Graphic announcing Hayden’s Ferry Review Pushcart Prize nominees with the HFR logo, colorful design elements, and a celebratory layout.Slide featuring nominee Molly Biskupic for her fiction piece "Fish Skin," with bold text and a background of soft gradient colors.Slide presenting nonfiction nominees: “Perception” by Faith Palermo and “Flash Truth: Swarm” by Alexandra Teague, with a clean modern layout and colorful design.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
We are excited to release our Issue 77 , and our web preview is now live! Explore the preview, purchase your copy, and register for our 1/21 launch event. We look forward to sharing the full depth and breadth of Issue 77 with you! All links available here: linktr.ee/haydensferry...
Promotional graphic for Hayden’s Ferry Review Issue 77. The top section has a deep purple background with white text announcing: “Issue 77 Is Here—Preview Online, Purchase Today, and Register for Our 1/21 Launch!” Below are four featured artwork thumbnails from the issue, including abstract and figurative images with rich colors and textures.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
You're invited to our issue 77 launch party in TWO weeks! Celebrate our beautiful fall/winter 2025 issue with us on Wed, Jan 21 @ 6:30 pm MST Register: asu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Flyer with background of blurred issue 77 cover and four photos of event speakers in two side-by-side film strips. Text announces launch date and speaker names. HFR logo appears at bottom-center of flyer.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Issue 77 cover reveal! We're in love with our cover, featuring artwork by Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi 💚 This issue will be landing in subscriber mailboxes in the coming weeks. More details about our web preview, virtual launch party, and how to order the issue coming soon!
Issue 77 cover spread featuring artwork by Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi. Full magazine cover and back spread for Hayden’s Ferry Review (HFR), Fall/Winter 2025, issue seventy-seven. The design features abstract, painterly imagery in deep blues, greens, and purples, resembling fluid pours, marbled textures, and organic forms. The front cover shows large mint-green “HFR” lettering with “hayden’s ferry review” beneath it, over a surreal composition with a dark central void framed by coral-like shapes and delicate line drawings. The back cover includes dripping paint effects over intricate patterned textures, the text “seventy-seven,” “fall/winter 2025,” and a barcode in the lower corner.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
After the fracture, the tending—send us what gathers in the fragile quiet. Our spring web issue, Aftercare, turns to what follows intensity, crisis, or rupture. Borrowed from the language of kink, aftercare asks what it means to stay, to tend, to rebuild. Links in comments for more info!
A vibrant blue and green graphic announcing Hayden’s Ferry Review’s call for submissions for the Web Issue Aftercare. Large pale-green text reads “call for submissions,” with “by Dec 31st” beneath it. At the top, white text reads “Hayden’s Ferry Review” and “Web Issue Aftercare.” Along the left side are vertical genre labels: “Fiction,” “Poetry,” “Art,” “Translation,” and “Creative Nonfiction.” At the bottom, smaller text reads: “gaze to what follows intensity, crisis, or rupture & the fragile moments.” The background features abstract, blurred green shapes over deep blue.
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Sumitra Singam @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Hey hi! In 5 1/2 hours, @jameslrichie.bsky.social and I will be chatting with @haydensferryreview.bsky.social about craft, and desire, and I will obviously mention food. Come along! Rego link: asu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: HFR Craft Chat featuring Sumitra Singam & James Richie. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join us for an evening of conversation with Sumitra Singam & James Richie on craft, creativity, and their latest work published in HFR's "Desire" web issue. "The Evolutionary Biology of the Human Han...
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The Holiday Bundle has arrived, looking cuter than a December snowflake ❄️✨ Purchase NOW — orders after Dec 10 will jingle their way to you in January. Swing by the HFR Store to peek at other issues or treat yourself to a subscription. Give your bookshelf something to celebrate! 📚🎄
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
✨ Good news! You still have time to send us your work. ✨ Hayden’s Ferry Review has extended our submission deadline to December 31st. No caps, all genres welcome — we’d love to read what you’ve been creating. guidelines link in comment. #litmag #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #flash #submityourwork
A teal and green textured background with faint floral shadows. At the top, the text reads “Hayden’s Ferry Review.” In the center, a translucent gray box contains the message: “Our submission deadline just got extended!” Below it, smaller text says: “No caps. All genres welcome. By Dec 31st!” The HFR logo appears at the bottom.
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Teri V @terivela.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
I ordered a holiday bundle from Hayden’s Ferry Review and it did NOT disappoint @haydensferryreview.bsky.social
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Do you want to wear your rejections with pride? Or are you struggling to commune with your writing? We have a tote bag for that. And our editors' pets all agree: we love HFR merch. Purchase a tote to impress your pet (or friend) today. Info and purchase link in the comment! Happy holidays!
A sky-blue and pink sunset background with a black tote bag in the center that reads “I GOT REJECTED FROM HAYDEN’S FERRY REVIEW.” Surrounding the tote are cut-out images of pets: a sleepy tabby cat, a curious tan dog peeking in from the right, a white rabbit jumping in from the bottom left, and another cat near the top. White text at the top reads “REJECTION IS JUST REDIRECTION,” and at the bottom, “OR MAYBE IT’S AN EXCUSE TO BUY A TOTE BAG.”A pastel sunset sky background with a white tote bag in the center printed with the design “Manifesting a better poem — Hayden’s Ferry Review,” featuring a vintage-style illustration of horned figures and witches. Surrounding the tote are five floating animals: an orange cat reaching in from the left, a tabby cat jumping from the upper right, a black cat curled with its tail over its face at the bottom left, and a frog holding a small harp on the bottom right. Text at the top reads “HFR-PET APPROVED.”A stack of green-patterned wrapped books sits against a pink and blue sunset background. Two guinea pigs peek out from the stacks—one popping out from the left pile, another nibbling near handwritten notes on the right. In the foreground are envelopes and handwritten prompts or fortunes laid open. Text at the top reads “WANT TO JUDGE OUR EDITORS’ HANDWRITING?” and at the bottom: “EACH TOTE BAG COMES WITH A WRITING PROMPT OR FORTUNE & A FREE MYSTERY BACK ISSUE!”
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Chill Subs @chillsubs.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
We adore that this person could not stop singing @trashcatlit.bsky.social 's praises in the comments! Vote for your favorite lit mags + editors to win our 2025 Best Lit Mag Awards here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag... #writing #writingcommunity #litmags
Apart from publishing great stories, and their quick feedback, and publishing links to writers’ other work, and publishing interviews about their writing, and their regular newsletter promoting writers’ work, and informing them of new opportunities, and having started to publish their writers in print, and putting a lot of effort into building up a great community of writers (see their wall of Trash Family Portraits for just one example of many) they are a pleasure to to work with!
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Chill Subs @chillsubs.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
A little bit of luck, a little bit of skill—you might just make it through the sweet spot. Check out how to submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/sweet-... #writing #writingcommunity #litmags
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Join us for our next Craft Chat with HFR contributors Sumitra Singam and James Richie on Dec. 4 at 7 PM MST! ✨ We’ll be talking about craft, creativity, desire, and their newest work in our web issue Desire & nominated for Best of the Net. @pleomorphic2.bsky.social 🔗 Register Link in Comments!
A digital flyer with an orange-to-pink gradient background. At the top, black text reads: “Craft Chat with HFR Contributors Sumitra Singam & James Richie. Dec. 4 · 7 PM MST. Join us for an evening of conversation on craft, creativity, desire, and their latest work.” Below the text are two circular photos: on the left, Sumitra Singam smiling outdoors; on the right, James Richie sitting in a lecture hall. At the bottom, a black vintage typewriter with the Hayden’s Ferry Review logo.A page with a white paper texture over an orange-to-pink gradient. Text provides Sumitra Singam’s bio, noting she is a queer, neurodiverse Malaysian-Indian-Australian writer in Naarm/Melbourne, widely published and selected for BSF 2025. She is also a psychiatrist and trauma therapist who runs workshops and the Yeah Nah reading series. At the bottom is a black vintage typewriter with the Hayden’s Ferry Review logo.A page with a white paper texture over an orange-to-pink gradient. Text provides James Richie’s bio, describing his PhD in Humanities, his translation work from Spanish, Russian, and Italian, and publications in multiple journals. It mentions his chapbook A Village Devastated by Godzilla and his scholarly work. At the bottom is a black vintage typewriter with the Hayden’s Ferry Review logo.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Make holidays magical &treat yourself or a friend to an HFR Holiday Tote Bundle! Each tote bag comes with: 🎁 a mystery back issue wrapped in an old map 📝 a handwritten writing prompt or fortune by editors 📖 an HFR bookmark & a sticker More info via link in the comment!
A promotional graphic for Hayden’s Ferry Review’s Holiday Bundles. The background is a pink-and-blue clouded sky at sunset. At the top, white text reads “Hayden’s Ferry Review” and “Holiday Bundles.” Below the text are various bundle items: several colorful HFR bookmarks, circular HFR stickers, a wrapped gift tied with a red string, an open envelope with a handwritten “hi,” and two tote bags. One tote bag is black with white text reading “I GOT REJECTED FROM HAYDEN’S FERRY REVIEW.” The other is light gray with a black illustration of three witches and text reading “Manifesting a Better Poem – Hayden’s Ferry Review.”
A graphic with a pink-and-blue clouded sky background. In the center is a dark translucent box with white serif text describing the holiday bundles. The text reads: “Handwritten writing prompt with ‘I Got Rejected from HFR’ tote bag. Handwritten fortune with ‘Manifesting a Better Poem’ tote bag. Plus: 1 free mystery back issue, HFR bookmark, and sticker. Now until EOY or while supplies last! Orders after Dec 10 will be shipped in Jan 2026.”
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
We’re gathering on Nov 24 to return to the source — to the stories that shaped us, the ones we inherited, the ones we’re ready to unmake. Inspired by Sylvia Wynter’s work, this generative workshop invites writers to rethink new modes of being human. — you’re invited. ✨ Link in the comment!
A promotional poster for an HFR virtual generative workshop titled “A Return to the Source: Sylvia Wynter & the Power of Writing New Origin Stories.” The poster features a black-and-white photo of Sylvia Wynter reclining in a chair, writing in a notebook. The background fades from cream to light lavender, with the date “Nov 24, 1–2:30 pm AZ” at the bottom.A beige-toned HFR poster with a block of text describing a generative workshop inspired by Jamaican literary critic and cultural theorist Sylvia Wynter. The text explains Wynter’s focus on cultural practices, origin stories, and reimagining what it means to be human.A beige-toned HFR poster introducing Nana Atakora Appiah-Padi, described as a 4th-year PhD student in Justice and Social Inquiry. The text outlines his research on social identities, decolonization, maroon cosmologies, and ecological practices, as well as his work as a substitute teacher and nonprofit program director.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Every outfit holds a story: textures, colors, sounds, even the weight of a garment. In this virtual workshop, we’ll explore how clothing can deepen character and world-building through sensory detail. Join us on Nov 17, 6:30–7:45pm AZ! Registration link in the comment!
A colorful, patterned waistcoat made of green fabric with multicolored floral panels hangs against a plain light wall. At the top, text reads “Words and Waistcoats: Fashion as Storytelling.” On the left, event details read “Nov 17, 6:30–7:45 pm AZ.” On the right, it says “virtual generative workshop.” At the bottom is the Hayden’s Ferry Review logo.A beige background with the header “HFR” in bold black text. Below is a paragraph explaining that clothing is cultural, personal, and experiential, and that the generative workshop will explore storytelling through the senses of clothing. The text notes that participants will learn to elevate characterization through creative exercises about fashion.A beige background with the header “HFR” in bold black text. Below is text introducing presenters Ashley Cameron and Gladys Anette Sanchez Padilla, including their majors at Arizona State University and their writing and ballet backgrounds. The design is clean and minimal.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Behind every HFR issue is a devoted community lifting up our mission with heart. Because of their passion, we’re able to champion our writers and artists. We’d love for you to meet them — to see what they’re reading, what they love, and how they help shape every page with joy and creativity.
A bright orange and yellow graphic introducing Paige Hochhalter, an Editorial Assistant for Hayden’s Ferry Review. Speech-bubble prompts appear on the left side: one reads, “Share a book, poem, or article you love,” and another says, “Tell us a fun fact or personal interest outside of HFR.” The responses appear in tan text boxes: “Beartown by Fredrik Backman (my all-time favorite novel)” and “Current Obsession: The musical Come From Away. Fav Comfort Movie: Inside Out. Bucket List Item: Travel to all 50 U.S. states.” Paige is pictured smiling at the bottom left, wearing glasses and a striped shirt. The text at the bottom reads “Paige Hochhalter — Editorial Assistant.”A bright orange and yellow graphic introducing Kamille, an Editorial Assistant for Hayden’s Ferry Review. The design includes speech-bubble prompts. One bubble asks, “What’s on your current to-be-read / watched list?” with a response reading, “Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa.” Another prompt says, “Tell us a fun fact or personal interest outside of HFR,” and the response reads, “Go-to coffee order: Coconut Brown Sugar iced latte! Current Obsession — Olivia Dean’s new album!” Kamille is pictured at the bottom left, smiling, wearing glasses, earrings, and a gray jacket. The text at the bottom says “Kamille — Editorial Assistant.”
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Behind every HFR issue is a devoted community lifting up our mission with heart. Because of their passion, we’re able to champion our writers and artists. We’d love for you to meet them — to see what they’re reading, what they love, and how they help shape every page with joy and creativity.
A warm orange graphic titled “Hayden’s Ferry Review — A Small Q&A Session.” On the left, a speech bubble asks: “Tell us a fun fact or personal interest outside of HFR.” On the right, text shares an answer about a love for Dungeons & Dragons and creative storytelling with friends. At the bottom left, a smiling person with curly blonde hair, wearing a sleeveless burgundy top, is laughing and looking down. At the bottom right, text reads “Court Taft — Editorial Assistant.”A vibrant graphic introducing Gladys Anette Sanchez Padilla, an Editorial Assistant for Hayden’s Ferry Review. The background features warm orange and yellow tones with speech-bubble boxes containing her answers. One bubble reads, “I write islands, glimpses into my characters and worlds, then I connect them slowly.” Another says, “I just love being part of the art world in every way I can, to spread beauty and to be among the voices of my generation of artists.” Gladys appears on the right side dressed in a black embroidered dress and traditional Día de los Muertos face paint, wearing a large red flower crown. She poses confidently with one arm resting on her head. The text at the bottom reads: “Gladys Anette Sanchez Padilla — Editorial Assistant.”A warm orange graphic introducing Ashley Cameron, an Editorial Assistant for *Hayden’s Ferry Review*. The background features a textured orange gradient with speech-bubble text. One bubble asks, “Tell us about a funny or memorable moment from a team meeting.” The response reads, “Our intern meetings always start with a fun ice breaker question; in one such meeting, we discussed our most hated fictional characters and bonded over hating Kiriko Overwatch.” On the left side is Ashley, smiling, with long light-brown hair and glasses, wearing a black long-sleeve shirt. The bottom text reads “Ashley Cameron — Editorial Assistant.”
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Lit Match Collective @litmatchcollective.com · 28/10/2025
+ @haydensferryreview.bsky.social editor Chiara Kaufman will lead our monthlong reading of @olgaravn.bsky.social's futuristic workplace allegory, The Employees! On Nov 6 6PM ET, join our live communal close-reading of The Employees’ 1st pages & share your thoughts! Discussion starters on Thursdays
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
The mountains are calling — and so are we. Submit your poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art, and translation Nov. 1–30 for Issue 78: Aftercare. Writers & artists, we’re ready for your brilliance. ✨ #literarymagazine #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #shortstory #callforsubmissions #submityourwork
A blue graphic with snowy mountain peaks and a faint moon in the upper right corner. Text reads: “Hayden’s Ferry Review — Call for Submissions! Nov. 1–30. Poetry, nonfiction, fiction, translation & art. Issue 78 & Aftercare.” The design is minimal and serene, with white serif text over a cool blue mountain landscape.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
General submissions for Issue 78 are open soon! Link in comment! We're accepting fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translation submissions for $3. Our Spring Web Issue explores "Aftercare" —Send us poetry, prose, art, or hybrid work that explores healing, aftermath, tenderness, and transformation!
Poster for Hayden’s Ferry Review announcing that submissions are open November 1–30 for Issue 78 and the themed Spring Web Issue titled “Aftercare.” The poster features a pink and purple desert landscape with cacti silhouetted against a glowing sun. Text lists eligible genres—poetry, nonfiction, fiction, translation, and art—and notes that there are 100 free submissions available for underrepresented writers in every genre. The HFR logo appears at the top and bottom of the image.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
We’re proud to announce Hayden’s Ferry Review’s 2025 Best of the Net nominations! ✨ Congratulations to all the incredible writers and artists whose work has been recognized this year. Read these incredible pieces at haydensferryreview.com
Blue background with soft floral shapes and text listing Hayden’s Ferry Review’s 2025 Best of the Net fiction nominees: “The Evolutionary Biology of the Human Hand” by Sumitra Singam and “Reputations” by Lauren Barbato.Pink-toned background with reflective disco balls and text listing Hayden’s Ferry Review’s 2025 Best of the Net nonfiction nominee: “Ten Types of Female Orgasms” by Callie S. Blackstone.Green background with sparkling textures and text listing Hayden’s Ferry Review’s 2025 Best of the Net art nominees: “Court Order” by Shaunté Glover, “Rebirth” by Eri Sawatzky, and “Behind Bars” by Vianca Gray.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
We’re proud to announce Hayden’s Ferry Review’s 2025 Best of the Net nominations! ✨ Congratulations to all the incredible writers and artists whose work has been recognized this year. Your voices continue to expand the boundaries of imagination! #poetry #fiction #nonfiction
Purple graphic with soft glitter textures and the text “Hayden’s Ferry Review — 2025 Best of the Net nominations.”Purple background with blurred orange flowers and text listing Hayden’s Ferry Review’s 2025 Best of the Net poetry nominees from the issue On Desire: “The Fall I Lived Like a Spell” by Brooke Sahni, “Goin’ Dutch” by Michael Montlack, and “Three Visions in Memphis” by Víctor Cabrera translated by James Richie.Purple background with blurred orange flowers and text listing Hayden’s Ferry Review’s 2025 Best of the Net poetry nominees from Futurism as Resistance: “Dig in: notes on Ukrainian soil” by Daniel Seifert, “Iolan Elegy” by Nathan Manley, and “Aesthetic Statement” by Lydia Abedeen.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Check out our conversation with Dennis James Sweeney on The Rolodex Happenings, a novella that blurs truth and fiction through fragmentary storytelling. haydensferryreview.com/blog/avani-s...
A promotional graphic for Hayden’s Ferry Review. At the top, text reads “Now On Our Blog.” Below is a portrait of Dennis James Sweeney, smiling, with long brown hair, wearing a rust-colored long-sleeve shirt, standing in front of green foliage. At the bottom, white text reads: “Check Out Our Interview with Dennis James Sweeney.” The background of the graphic features a blue water texture.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Our 2025 Contest Folio is here!Featuring stunning works by Mariah Gese, Hajjar Baban,Faye Wikner,and Mai-Linh Hong! Read the full folio here: linktr.ee/haydensferryre… #literarymagazine #poetry #fiction #folio #flashfiction #onlinelitmag
A promotional graphic for Hayden’s Ferry Review announcing the “2025 Contest Folio.” The design features a pink-and-purple background with grass silhouettes. At the top, the magazine title Hayden’s Ferry Review is displayed, followed by bold text: “2025 Contest Folio.” Four featured authors are listed with circular black-and-white photos: Mariah Gese, “Choose Your Own Sorrow”; Hajjar Baban, 3 poems; Faye Wikner, “This Universe, You’re Next”; and Mai-Linh Hong, “Field Notes From Aliens Who Float.”
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Again! Meet the Genre Editors of HFR ! 🎉 From poets to filmmakers, our editorial team is powered by passionate MFA writers at ASU. They bring bold voices, fresh perspectives, and fierce creative energy to Hayden’s Ferry Review. 📍 More at: haydensferryreview.com/about #MFAwriter
Portrait of Hana Saad, Nonfiction Editor. Text notes she is a Lebanese-American writer based in Phoenix with work in Mizna and support from Tin House. She enjoys traveling, concerts, and time with friends.Portrait of Max Wheeler, Translations Editor of Hayden’s Ferry Review. Text notes he is a trans writer from Oakland and an MFA candidate at Arizona State University, with work in several journals and selection for Best Small Fictions 2024.Portrait of Lan Lesmeister, Art & Web Editor. Text notes they are a queer Mexican-Vietnamese American poet and filmmaker, an MFA candidate in Poetry at Arizona State University, and a Lambda Literary Fellow and Pushcart nominee with work in multiple journals.
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Meet the Genre Editors of HFR! 🎉 From poets to filmmakers, our editorial team is powered by passionate MFA writers at ASU. They bring bold voices, fresh perspectives, and fierce creative energy to Hayden’s Ferry Review. 📍 More @ haydensferryreview.com/about #haydensferryreview #literarymagazine
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Huge congratulations to Hajjar Baban, winner of the HFR Poetry Contest, who’s just been selected for the National Poetry Series! Check our previous post for more details!
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Announcing our fiction winner, Mariah Gese! Their story "Choose Your Own Sorrow" was selected by fiction judge Gwen Kirby and will be published in an online folio later this year and in our fall/winter print issue. Congrats Mariah! 👏
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Congrats to our 2025 poetry winner, Hajjar Baban! Poetry judge Hieu Minh Nguyen selected 3 poems by Hajjar, which will be published in an online folio later this year and in our fall/winter print issue✨✨✨
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Announcing the runners-up for our 2025 fiction and poetry contest: Faye Wikner and Mai-Linh Hong! Their work will be published in an online folio later this year and in the our fall/winter print issue 🌟🌟🌟
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Surprise! We've decided to keep our submissions open for a little bit longer! ✨Poetry and nonfiction submissions will close on 7/31 ✨Fiction subs will close after 100 more subs or on 7/31 (whichever comes first) ✨Translation and arts subs will remain open all year! hfr.submittable.com/submit
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
🎉 Congrats to our Fiction & Poetry Contest Finalists! 📝🏆 Winners will be announced soon – stay tuned! Thanks to our judges @hieuminh.bsky.social and @gwenekirby.bsky.social #fiction #poetry #litmag #writingcontest @monicacure.bsky.social @fleursdumai.bsky.social
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
⏳ Just 2 weeks left to submit to Hayden’s Ferry Review! Send us your best fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or translation for our Fall/Winter 2025 issue. $3 fee, art subs free. hfr.submittable.com/submit #litmag #amwriting #submissionsopen
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Hayden's Ferry Review @haydensferryreview.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
HFR is open for submissions! ✏️📩🎨 Send us your poems, stories, flash, and creative nonfiction! hfr.submittable.com/submit
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