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We’re a literary journal that’s totally bonkers-in-love with voice-driven writing, pop culture, and the kind of honesty that gets you right in the kidneys. https://splitlipthemag.com/
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April is almost over, FAM. You know what that means? Yup! FREE SUBS open in just TWO DAYS 😍Find out more at our Submit page: buff.ly/9QTXuSw

We love and support libraries over here at SLM. They build us up and give us more than books 🥰 Let's show our appreciation and share your favorite memory in a library ❤️

"I ultimately want to demonstrate to readers that we all possess the agency to find out who we are and craft the selves that we want to become." Poetry Co-editor @cdeskilson.bsky.social shares wisdom on their debut SCREAM / QUEEN in this interview w/ Write or Die Magazine: buff.ly/2ZXhJcw

As April quickly comes to a close, we hope you enjoy our APRIL ISSUE as part of your morning routine 🌞https://buff.ly/kgc4UlM

Look! Our friends over at @pshares.bsky.social dropped a gorgeous new issue! And we are delighted to see our Assistant Fiction Editor @isleofanalia.bsky.social inside!

This is one of the most interesting stories we have ever published, and we think you should read it: buff.ly/s9caNX4

We’re thrilled too! 🤩

Very exciting news! Contributor Raven Leilani was selected as a 2025–2026 Fellow of the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers @nypl! We are so happy for her! Congratulations, Raven! buff.ly/jVsz9fz

We have some BIG news about our Social Media Director role! We are extending the application deadline by TWO WEEKS! We hope you will consider joining us! Application & details on Submittable. Get yours in by Tuesday, May 13! buff.ly/3RlJZb1

We are thrilled to share that @cedarchromatic.bsky.social has been awarded the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for "Faultline," a story we published last year! Congratulations, brandon! We love your story and are so proud of you! Check out the story here: buff.ly/GxHjBua

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Thinking of writing a piece in second person this weekend? Here are some great examples from our archives: buff.ly/DQzyxNj

📖 Tomorrow is Independent Bookstore Day 📖 Shout our your ❤️ favorite ❤️ indie bookstores! And let us know if you'll be celebrating 🎉

This weekend would be a great time to apply to join Split Lip's social media team! We love the literary community so much & need your help spreading this love! 😘 Join us! 😘 buff.ly/3RlJZb1

ICYMI we put together a list of GREAT newsletters we think you might like to subscribe to. Being a good literary citizen means supporting each other's work! So subscribe, read, and share some of these gems: buff.ly/zf4GrSp

my co-editor, pizza, and i are reading @splitlipthemag.bsky.social subs tonight

We hope you're taking care of yourself and resting with your favorite read. If you need something new, we still have our APRIL ISSUE💕 buff.ly/kgc4UlM

Hurray to poetry 😁 Contributor @jillkitchen.bsky.social has a poem in the print edition of @westtradereview.bsky.social : buff.ly/FPqo6fW AND two poems in the new issue of Four Way Review: buff.ly/VWM52iC

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SLM is PROUD to be a paying market ✨ So the biggest THANK YOU to those who tip during our TIP JAR Months...like April! Donations help us pay our contributors, Submittable fees, and printing costs 💕

This time last year, we published "Reference" by Austin Cullen. We adore this beautiful work. Check it out in our archives: buff.ly/ku7JEXC

ICYMI Split Lip is looking for people to join our AWESOME social media team! If you know us, you know how important promoting the FAM is to us! Help us make the magic happen! Thanks for spreading the word! buff.ly/3RlJZb1

You're probably better at this site than I am! Use your fine skills with the amazing Split Lip team 💕

I’ve been on the Split Lip team for a little over two years now (!) and it has allowed me to connect with some really wonderful people ❤️ also not for nothing but soooo many jobs now want applicants to have social media experience, this could be your chance to boost your skills!

Did you know Split Lip has a monthly newspaper? You can sign up at the bottom of our About page! Don't miss out on all the FAM news! Thank you to our amazing Managing Editor @wendyoleson.bsky.social for putting it together! buff.ly/wvBivkg

Looking for a Lit Journal with a print issue? Pre-orders are open for @redividermag.bsky.social 's Issue 22! This contains work from their Fall and Spring issues🤩 Check out their Submittable page and get your copy: buff.ly/oBqDbXF

"Doubling" is one of the most striking pieces we have ever published. Spend some time looking at Shannon Louise Barry's incredible cover from our April Issue. Make sure to Zoom in so you can see the wildflowers! buff.ly/LZAzXU1

"embossed plane / blurred by tongue / and even placeless / it can no longer be denied / i am a man /" This time last year, we published @hotpoet.bsky.social 's ODE TO MY PREPOSTEROUS TINY MOUSTACHE'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT. Find it in the archive! buff.ly/nr2BwGh

Our April 2025 edition of Now Playing features an existentialist video game and a tiny book full of big delights, all from our contributors! buff.ly/eSsUt5o

We're so excited to announce: APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN 🤩 SLM is expanding our Social Media Team! Our mag is an all-volunteer team with a passion for words, art, and just good vibes ✨ Apply on submittable ASAP--applications are open for 1 week! buff.ly/3RlJZb1

"like the gal in South Pacific, who washed a man right out of her hair. I’ve washed a few" You're gonna love Amy Thatcher's MY THERAPIST TELLS ME TO TRY MEDITATION as our APRIL ISSUE poem 💕 buff.ly/uD42wbN

"I wanted to imagine what it would be like to give three characters superpowers..." This time last year we published a fantastic interview by Jennifer Fliss with SLM Contributor @joshdenslow.bsky.social . Check it out in our archives: buff.ly/7a74J7p

It seems some of our posts went out early😕That's technology for you! We'll have them reposted later this week, but start thinking about your favorite indie bookstore to share! Plus, exciting news coming tomorrow! Hint: Teamwork 😉

"While there is no way to truly measure pain, Eric’s death is probably the biggest heartbreak Walsh has had to bear in her life." Please take a moment to read this beautiful review by Diane Gottlieb of SLM contributor Casey Mulligan Walsh's book THE FULL CATASTROPHE: buff.ly/Qdr9lgU

We're closing ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with some BOOK NEWS! Contributor @alinaetc.bsky.social has a book of poems coming out APRIL 29TH with @sarabandebooks.bsky.social 🎉 Pre-order MY HERESIES now: buff.ly/YCOJ3Lz

We hope you're having a beautiful ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY, fam ❤️ Contributor and former contributing editor @livesinpages.bsky.social published an article in @pw.org exploring LGBTQ+ resistance in literature 💕 buff.ly/mo7YNh6

Love essays on ACCOM[LISHMENT SUNDAY? Contributor @sfmontgomery.bsky.social has a poignant one published by AWP about unlearning ablism in workshops buff.ly/Rg0rNEk

SO many shoutouts for ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY😁Poetry reader @terivela.bsky.social and Poetry Co-Editor @ritamookerjee.bsky.social are in Defunkt Magazine's anthology--edited by poetry reader @littlemissbleah.bsky.social 🙌https://buff.ly/J0JdYa8

It makes us so happy to start ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with a double accomplishment 🌞 Memoir Reader Michael Todd Cohen earned the Summer 2025 Lilac Foundation Environment & Social Justice Fellowship from Vermont Studio Center AND was published in BREVITY buff.ly/lJcaVvj