FICTION

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And their words make the souls of their readers stronger, brighter, deeper.’

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City College will be holding a memorial service for our founder and editor-in-chief, Mark J. Mirsky on Thursday, February 26, at 5:30 p.m. Students & former students are especially welcome. #Markmirsky #ccny

Fiction Magazine on Instagram: "Mark Jay Mirsky, our editor-in-chief and founder passed away last week at the age of 86. He said that creating FICTION in 1972 was, in a way, an act of desperation. He ... 169 likes, 25 comments - fiction.magazine on December 10, 2025: "Mark Jay Mirsky, our editor-in-chief and founder passed away last week at the age of 86. He said that creating FICTION in 1972 was, in ...

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YouTube video by Fiction Magazine Joyce Carol Oates in Conversation with Mark Jay Mirsky (Full Interview)

@joycecaroloates.bsky.social and #MarkMirsky sat down at #CCNY in November 2024 to discuss #writing, #publishing, #DonaldBarthelme, and more.

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heartbreaking to learn of the death of Mark Mirsky, longtime editor of Fiction Magazine, much-beloved professor at City College, friend to many writers & poets. a genuinely kind man, a true mensch, witty & erudite in conversation as well as in his remarkable prose. we will miss Mark terribly....

Happy Halloween from FICTION magazine! 🦇🎃👻

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Support independent publishing by picking up our new Spooky FICTION Tote. Perfect for #Halloween or just carrying the latest issues of your favorite #litmags, this 13.4" x 13.4" cotton tote features collage art from past issues of FICTION.

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Find Nobel laureates in the pages of FICTION. 📚

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#Vol5No1 of FICTION includes works by #FelisbertoHernandez, #CarlosMartinezMoreno, #MarioBenedetti, #JuanCarlosOnetti, as well as well as a piece #AdolfoBioyCasares and #JorgesLuisBorges that they published under the pen name, H. Bustos Domecq.

#BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooks #Borges #litmag

In the 70s, the Uruguayan gov. banned Marcha & jailed its editors & members of a literary jury who awarded 1st prize to a story deemed "obscene and subversive" by the new regime. In solitary, FICTION published five of their stories in translation in 1976.

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Here at FICTION we read banned books!

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We're now open to read your manuscripts through October 31st. If you can't submit by the end of the month, not to worry; we'll be open again Jan. 1 - Jan. 31.
For full submission guidelines visit fictioninc.com/submit

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