Split Lip Magazine

✨ Happy weekend, fam! We've made it to another Friday. 👏 💕

A woman in a blue dress, holding a sun hat, standing on the beach.

Today we're highlighting @srirachachang.bsky.social's fiction piece HOW TO MAKE NON-KOREAN KIMCHI. 🙌 Read about what inspired their piece right here! buff.ly/b5whAvi

"I assure her still body, we will bury you first. You will have someone to haunt."

ICYMI: poetry reader @emilymgoldsmith.bsky.social published two poems in Midway Journal! buff.ly/FMvQ0YV

"Everyone adds a special touch to their kimchi, a signature, a fingerprint."

Be sure to check out @srirachachang.bsky.social's fiction piece HOW TO MAKE NON-KOREAN KIMCHI before it hits the archives!❤️ buff.ly/RPkID6f

We're only TEN DAYS away from our DECEMBER ISSUE, fam! ✨ 🙌

Good morning, fam ☀️ Don't forget to start your morning with some words from our blog, LIP SERVICE 💋 We have some new interviews, Just One Things, and announcements: buff.ly/uqroSyK

A re-read is all that’s important lol

For the new winter season, we just can't help but get nostalgic. What favorite reads are getting you all cozy and daydream-y?

It’s Human to Want to be Seen: An Interview with Daniel Garcia by Bianca Sandoval — Split Lip Magazine In our ongoing interview series, Bianca Sandoval chats with Daniel Garcia about being a library kid, poems and prose, the liberation of the braided essay, and how working the night shift makes writing...

"I lose altitude; I fall in love with myself."

Divas, I'm so terrible at updating the public on news, but I have an interview out on the blog over @splitlipthemag.bsky.social! It was honestly so lovely and fun to talk about craft choices and what I love about writing and editing. Peep it below! 👄✨

A book shelf with stuffed toys on the top shelf and multicolored books on the bottom shelf.

"The Virgin Mary is peeking out from behind the edge of the bookshelf, praying for rescue, Anne of Green Gables looming large at her back." We're remembering this honest take on girlhood from THE LAST WISE MAN by Elizabeth Horneber, in our archives: buff.ly/aN9AW5g

Shadowed mountains with a golden sky.

"In the novel I’m reading, a cowboy
dies, dies, of snakes in a river. "

Contributor Elisa Gabbert has two new poems in Poetry Magazine December 2025 issue 👏 Enjoy the new issue here: buff.ly/ycDgIwO

Phone sitting in a pot hole, with text reading "EMERGENCY ALERT: SINKHOLE SLOWLY SWALLOWING CITY. Avoid area. Check local media."

Did you know that we've released special issues? ✨ Check out our TECHNOLOGY issue in the archives, with cover art by Michael Pederson! buff.ly/tp7B7hL

ICYMI: Poetry Editor @cdeskilson.bsky.social’s debut SCREAM / QUEEN was reviewed by @jamesolearypoet.bsky.social in @diodeeditions.bsky.social! buff.ly/pk0FBf5

A live reading featuring the 2025 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize winners: Steven Archer, Samantha Barrett, brandon brown, Sammi Chiyao, Joanna Demkiewicz, Jason Fernandes, Lara Hughes, Jessie Li, Vince Omni, Megan Tennant-Vink, and Zhenglong Yang. Hosted by Lydi Conklin. December 10. 7pm ET. Virtual. Free.

Mark your calendars, fam! Next week, @penamerica.bsky.social is hosting a free virtual reading celebrating the winners of the 2025 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers! 🔥

“I lift off from this planet and imagine what life is like on Mars. I cry in equal parts grief and joy. I make contentment and rest a daily practice so that I can show up for others.”

This interview with @iloveyoudaniel.bsky.social by SLM intern Bianca Sandoval is SOLID GOLD. 💫

A woman in a blue dress, holding a sun hat, standing on the beach.

Stephanie Isan’s HOW TO MAKE NON-KOREAN KIMCHI is a tender short story about you and your mother-in-law. Here, they share just one thing about the piece: buff.ly/2LpQqhK

A red Christmas ornament with with trees painted on it. The ornament hangs from a tree with a blurred background.

"My wife is allowed a three-week winter break. Neither of us has held a job that gives so much time off. We lost our end-of-fall baby. We don’t know what to do with the time."

Need a tender read? We love CONGRATULATIONS by Michael Hammerle in our archives: buff.ly/I7jjLrn

ICYMI, contributor @sfmontgomery.bsky.social's new chapbook ✨ NERVE: UNLEARNING WORKSHOP ABLEISM TO DEVELOP YOUR DISABLED WRITING PRACTICE ✨ is already out from @sundresspub.bsky.social 🥳 Get your copy here: buff.ly/C7Q2lhl

A photo of Daniel Garcia, a brown, queer writer who has dark brown hair, brown eyes, and is wearing a glasses and a black zip-up hoodie; Daniel is smiling somewhat, looking slightly off-center—not unfriendly, likely just trying to suss you out.

Check out our blog, where Bianca Sandoval chats with Daniel Garcia about being a library kid, poems and prose, the liberation of the braided essay, and how working the night shift makes writing possible✨: buff.ly/KjimnVu

Happy December, FAM ❄️ Just a reminder:
1️⃣ FREE SUBS are now CLOSED
2️⃣ Our TIP JAR is open for the first half of December
3️⃣ Submissions will close Dec. 15-31 during our winter break. So get your pieces in now 🥰
4️⃣ DECEMBER ISSUE drops on the 15th!!

We're somehow already in the last month of the year. 😳 Take a breath and appreciate everything you've accomplished this year, fam! We're proud of you. ❤️ 👏

HOW TO SAY BABYLON by Safiya Sinclair. A Jamaican memoir.

✨ Book rec alert: memoir reader @christinaberke.bsky.social recommends HOW TO SAY BABYLON by Safiya Sinclair! 📚

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Chloe crouches in a dirt road behind a large turtle, giving two thumbs up.

Chloe Alberta’s story RENAISSANCE explores the widening gap between two friends. Here she shares just one thing about the piece. buff.ly/oHkm8Dq

We're back from our break and we've got publishing news to share! 🙌 Contributor @sebastianparamo.bsky.social was published in @poetrylondon.bsky.social! buff.ly/CsKIvyJ

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Chloe Alberta reads from her flash piece RENAISSANCE featured in our NOVEMBER ISSUE. ✨ You can find the whole piece right here! buff.ly/OjkvGSN

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

We're taking a little holiday break this weekend and will return on Monday! May you have a restful weekend.

Craft Chaps. NERVE: UNLEARNING WORKSHOP ABLEISM TO DEVELOP YOUR DISABLED WRITING PRACTICE. By Sarah Fawn Montgomery.

More good news! 👏 Contributor Sarah Fawn Montgomery was interviewed in @laurelreview.bsky.social about her book NERVE: UNLEARNING WORKSHOP ABLEISM TO DEVELOP YOUR DISABLED WRITING PRACTICE. buff.ly/wMt6QvZ

"When I was twelve years old, I sold my soul to the devil to become a virtuoso violinist."

Keene Short's memoir piece FAKING IT was just highlighted in our monthly newsletter! Find the full piece in our archives. 💕 buff.ly/oJdECIE