Tint Journal

TINT IN CONVERSATION // "It interests me to explore multilinguals as versatile creative individuals, writers and artists." - Natasha Lvovich

Read Lisa Schantl's interview with Natasha Lvovich on the topic of multilingualism at tintjournal.com/interview/a-....

TINT Q&A // The book's potent blend of imagination and reality appealed to the author of "Rooms :: Under Siege" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork") even back then, echoing the very essence of what she strives to capture in her writing today. Learn more about Elina at tintjournal.com/about/writer....

TINT POETRY // Leila Zolfalipour is a visual artist and writer based in Edmonton. Her work explores identity, multiculturalism, and our connection to the natural world through painting, sculpture, and digital media. Read her poem at tintjournal.com/poetry/layer....

Art: Leila Zolfalipour

TINT IN CONVERSATION // "In her debut short story collection, Talking With Boys, Tayyba Kanwal gives life to the ghost of that aunt whom she never met. Along with her aunt are many others who get a voice in their own story." - Anushree Nande

Read the full review at tintjournal.com/review/a-plu....

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TINT Q&A // Marisol Moreno Ortiz also listens to music when she writes. Music helps her to get into the space of creative storytelling and allows her to focus on writing. Learn more about the author of "You" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork") at tintjournal.com/about/writer....

TINT FICTION // Niels Bekkema is a writer, editor and educator with a background in visual arts. He works as a writing professor, co-founded kilo Translations and works as a Reader, Advisor, Editor at The GOAT PoL. Read "Cloth" at tintjournal.com/flash-fictio....

Art: Harald Wawrzyniak

TINT IN CONVERSATION // Ebenezer reflects on how Somali-British poet Warsan Shire introduced him to poetry in English and how her ability to make English sound foreign drew him in. Read his essay "Between Languages — How Warsan Shire Taught Me to Speak in Silence" at tintjournal.com/other/betwee....

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TINT Q&A // Growing up, Shaira also loved reading the Dear Dumb Diary series by Jim Benton. Something about the funny yet relatable nature of the entries kept me hooked for years. Learn more about the author of "I'm from Elsewhere" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork") at tintjournal.com/about/writer....

TINT NONFICTION // Alina Zollfrank from (former) Eastern Germany received the 2024 Washington Artist Trust Grant and her work was nominated for Best of the Net and The Pushcart Prize. Alina is a disability advocate and word addict. Read her essay at tintjournal.com/current-issu....

Art: Erjavec

TINT IN CONVERSATION // In Rajat Chaudhuri’s novel, "The Butterfly Effect "(Niyogi Books, 2018), dystopia has arrived. Contributing writer and assistant editor Sabyasachi Roy analysed the themes and symbols that move contemporary climate fiction. Read his review at tintjournal.com/review/clima....

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TINT Q&A // In 2022, Anneliz Marie Erese went to the US after her Australian visa expired and was figuring out what to do with her life. In the meantime, she let life take its course. Learn more about the author of "The End of Endings" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork") at tintjournal.com/about/writer....

TINT FICTION // Chelsea Allen is a writer living in India. Her work has appeared in The Citron Review, House of Arcanum, among other places. Visit her at chelseaallenwrites.weebly.com, or @ChelseaAllen03 on Twitter. Read her story at tintjournal.com/flash-fictio....

Art: Chynna Williams

TINT IN CONVERSATION // "It means you are careful about what belongs and what doesn’t, what is invasive and what is endemic, what you can take & what you must replenish." - Kunjana Parashar

Read Srijani Mitra's interview with Kunjana at tintjournal.com/interview/ec....

Tint Journal ranked #210 on the 2026 FISH List of lively independent literary magazines! This list evaluates and ranks over 4,000 lit mags against 14 criteria. We are honored to be in the Top 200! Thank you to the team at FICTION on the Web ⭐

TINT Q&A // Smita Das Jain started writing to express herself. Writing became a way for the author to process her thoughts, give shape to emotions, and share perspectives that might resonate with others. Learn more about Smita at tintjournal.com/about/writer....

TINT POETRY // Vasiliki is a visual artist and educator whose practice explores curiosity through spatial and performative interventions. She is the founder and curator of Yellow Brick and a member of Mouries Collective. Read her poem at tintjournal.com/poetry/still....

Art: Thonhauser-Merk

We were curious... and did a little review of 2025 in numbers. Learn about which texts got the most clicks, how many writers we were able to host at our events and where most of our magazine readers came from! To view the rest, visit our Instagram page at instagram.com/tintjournal.

We're so happy to announce that we're kicking off 2026 with another award! Join us in congratulating Christian Lesmes 🥳 His flash fiction “Dazed” was selected by Diane Seuss to be included in Best Microfiction 2026. Read the story published in Tint Spring ‘25 at tintjournal.com/flash-fictio...

TINT Q&A // Anna Pedko's most adventurous experience is immigrating. Terrifying: the cost of living. Thrilling: discovering a new culture and meeting so many kind, generous people. Learn more about the author of "Stitched" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork") at tintjournal.com/about/writer....

TINT FICTION // Galina Itskovich's work has appeared in Nashville Review, Poet Lore, Asymptote and more. She authored one poetry book and a book of travel essays about the Ukrainian war is still looking for its publisher. Read "Flyers" at tintjournal.com/short-story/....

Art: Radoslav Rochallyi

TINT IN CONVERSATION // Colombian writer Ingrid Rojas Contreras, who immigrated to the United States during the 1980s drug wars led by Pablo Escobar, tells a story that can be lighthearted one moment and moving the next. Read Viviana De Cecco's full book review at tintjournal.com/review/the-l....

In the coming year, we're planning to release two more tinted issues, one of which will feature a themed call; host a "Tinted Tales" reading and a Tint Author Talk; publish a variety of reviews and interviews; and connect further with scenes beyond Europe. Support Tint at ko-fi.com/tintjournal 💜

TINT Q&A // The author of "Unearthing" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork") has always wanted to write creatively even as a child. He was writing poetry all through his teenage years and well into his twenties. Learn more about Christian Nikolaus Opitz at tintjournal.com/about/writer....

TINT POETRY // Hajer Requiq is a poet from Tunisia, twice a semi-finalist in the Button Poetry Chapbook Contest. Requiq also writes Arabic poetry; featured in Iraq Palm, Uruk Newspaper, and elsewhere. Read her poem at tintjournal.com/poetry/wallflowers-are-black.

Art: Atzin Garcia

Meet our newest addition to the team! Sabyasachi Roy is an academic writer, poet, artist, and photographer. His poetry has appeared in Viridine Literary, The Broken Spine and more. He contributes craft essays to Authors Publish and has a cover image in Sanctuary Asia.

As a volunteer-run project, we at Tint do not only rely on our contributing writers’ trust in our mission and commitment; we also rely on you — our readers — for support. Your support matters! Join our crowd now by subscribing to us on Ko-fi or even purchasing one coffee at ko-fi.com/tintjournal💜

TINT Q&A // Rudrangshu Sengupta, author of "Lacrimosa" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork") listens to a lot of Ariana Grande, Adele, Lana Del Rey, Bennett Coast, Omar Apollo, and Beyoncé. Learn more about Rudrangshu Sengupta at tintjournal.com/about/writer....