FOLIO Literary Journal

We're so happy to announce that we've published the first stories of the FOLIO winter issue, "Turncoat" by Lori Williams and "Void Patterns" by Matthew Healy! Check them out on the front page of our website!

Folio Literary Journal Submission Manager FOLIO is a nationally recognized literary journal affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences at American University in Washington, DC. Since 1984, we have published original creative work by bot...

FOLIO is open for submission for Volume 41: In-Between! Have work that's hard to define? Liminal? About being stuck in the middle? We want to see it!
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We accept fiction! We accept non-fiction! Poetry! Art! We'll even accept a picture of your cat (we've done it before)! If it has artistic or literary merit, we want to see it!

This beautiful photograph, "Reflections of My Brothers," was submitted by one Willy Conley. We like Willy Conley. We think that Willy Conley is very cool. And on October 1st, we want YOU to be like Willy Conley and submit your work to us at FOLIO!

The Stories That Got Us In: A Wizard in Taylor’s Holler — FOLIO Literary Journal A story by Walker Peters.

Check out "A Wizard in Taylor’s Holler" by Walker Peters @walkerspec.bsky.social
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Nandini Bhattacharya "Homage to Kafka" — FOLIO Literary Journal

Gregor Samsa might have had a better day if he'd woken up as a cat. Nandini Bhattacharya presents a serene homage in this short piece, much preferable to finding you've become a bug. 📚💙
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Ismail Yusuf Olumoh "the arithmetic of the people tested by the man of their ton(gu)e" — FOLIO Literary Journal

Experimental and dynamic, Ismail Yusuf Olumoh's "The Arithmetic of the People Tested by the Man of their Tongue" is both timely and timeless, given weight by our state of affairs.
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"If conservas are going to liberate us from our own labor, it must happen within the clear-eyed context of someone else’s. And yet, in the moment of truth, it was easier for me to admire the salted fish than the hands holding the salt." - Kristin Idaszak
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AZALEA, by Xibin Zhang

Folio Volume 40 is LIVE! All our wonderful pieces can be read at www.folioliteraryjournal.com or a physical copy can be purchased at Politics & Prose in DC! (Or online)
Pictured: AZALEA by Xibin Zhang

Thank you to @foliolit.bsky.social for publishing my short story, "Snow Day."

You can read it here:

www.folioliteraryjournal.com/jason-thornb...

Calling all DC book lovers! Come celebrate the release of Grace and Gravity's eleventh edition, Grit and Gravity, on May 7th at 7 p.m. at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Ave. #graceandgravity #dc #booklaunch #literature #shortstories #fiction #politicsandprose

As FOLIO moves over to BlueSky, we're also gearing up for the release of Issue 40: MIRRORS! Keep an eye out for its release in May!