Thank you to the great folks at LIT NYS for awarding us the 2026 Advancement Regrant. We’re honored to be chosen along with fifteen other incredible organizations. As a nonprofit literary magazine, community support is everything!

Thrilled to join an illustrious group of literary organizations as a 2026 Amazon Literary Partnership grant recipient, which will enable us to continue supporting writers at every stage of their career. #AmazonLiteraryPartnership @clmporg.bsky.social

Before you head off for 4th of July fun, add "Veterans" by Joshua Ambre to your beach reading list. During a trip to Williamsburg's historic war sites, a son grapples with the impact of his father's military service, all within the moment of a photograph. Read now on our website!

We’re so grateful for everyone who snagged a copy of “Neighbors” so far. What a joy it is to see the issue making its rounds. If photos of our magazine are giving you FOMO for the real thing, we’ve got copies available through the link in our website. Happy reading!

We’re plucking “Boyfriend Island” by Amelia Beckerman from our “Neighbors” issue. When Liv’s very best friend sails off to Boyfriend Island with her new bae, the aftermath reveals truths about female friendship, pick-me culture, and the rituals of modern dating. On our website!

Peeled from our latest issue, "Neighbors," @livesinpages.bsky.social’s short story follows a gay campus romance that descends into an hilarious, yet precise exploration of race, longing, and the tricky business of desirability in queer relationships. Read + get the issue through the link in our bio!

Let’s take a moment to celebrate Leslie Feinberg, a writer, theorist, and labor organizer. The author of “Stone Butch Blues” and 5 other books that honor the trans and lesbian experience, Feinberg’s work paved the way for revelations about anti-capitalism and gender liberation.

Drumoll’s over—Nico Amador is our 2026 Breakout Prize Winner in Poetry! Amador floored us with work that straddles speculative imagination and the transformative potential of everyday life. Thank you to our incredible poetry judge Cynthia Cruz for her thoughtful work and selection!

A mere nine days remain until our submissions close on 6/15, so here are some tips on revision from our team of readers and editors. We know how it feels to pore over a piece right before before submitting, so we hope these tips make the final stretch just a bit easier.

Our new issue, “Neighbors,” is dropping on June 15! Issue 36’s striking collection of work confronts the ways that people long for each other—from a Playboy Mansion to a Nigerian schoolyard to the classic avyan in a new translation of an unsung Iranian author.

Along with her incredible work manning the Epiphany ship, @saralippmann.bsky.social recently published her second novel, Hidden River. Based in Lippmann’s hometown of Philadelphia, a surprise wedding invitation leads to an honest interrogation of what #MeToo looked like before it had a name.

Congratulations to Meghan Proulx for securing a Pushcart Prize for “Light Wash Denim Styles,” which was featured in Epiphany’s Desire and Dread Issue. This story focuses on Madewell, a retail store that connects generations of homogenous women who just want to be seen. Visit our website to read!

We're open for submissions! While we love literary work that bends the rules of genre and language, following our submission guidelines is key. Here's a little refresher on the dos and don'ts of submitting to Epiphany—make sure to read carefully before sending work through the link in our bio.

Issue 36 is almost here, and it has a new aesthetic. Check out our talented designer Lucy Andersen’s ethos for our redesign, which is accessible, seamless, and crafted for your bookshelf. Subscribe to Epiphany (through the link in our bio) to be the first to get a copy!

Our newest online exclusive is "Baby Girl," by Sui Wang. This short story follows a poetry teacher who must say goodbye to NYC after her visa expires, only to attend a bougie house party full of privileged peers. Read through the link in our bio.

Thank you to those who came out to our open mic + fundraiser last week with @splitlipthemag.bsky.social and Eckleburg Review! Due to your support, we raised $1,044 for Immigrant Defense Project, a NYC-based org that provides resources to those terrorized by ICE. Photo Credit: Quinn Ochoa

Epiphany is hiring a Development Officer to join our team. If you're an extrovert with a knack for nonprofit fundraising, especially in the NYC literary space, we want to hear from you. Find all the details and apply through the link in our bio.

Every month, we release a piece from our archives on Substack. For May (short story month!) we're dropping "The House of Everything" by Jai Chakrabarti. If you or anyone you know has been slighted by a Bushwick polycule, this story is for you.

We're just as surprised as you are—editors of nonprofit lit mags need social interaction, too. That's why the Epiphany team took a breather from reading submissions and proofing our upcoming issue for a backyard hang. Thank you to our fierce Editor-in-Chief @saralippmann.bsky.social for hosting!

Two days until our open mic and anti-ICE fundraiser, in cahoots with our friends from Eckleburg Review and Split Lip Magazine. Enjoy a night of readings and a chance to read your work with Brooklyn's literary talent. All ticket proceeds go to Immigrant Defense Project. RSVP through our bio.

Epiphany is open for submissions in poetry and prose, so there's no better time to highlight which stories our team keeps coming back to. Understanding our team's literary sensibilities is a great way to find your next favorite book, and tailor your submissions for what we're most excited to read.

Don’t sleep on “My Desert, at the Edge of Dusk” by Hannah Lillith Assadi, a National Book Foundation honoree and Epiphany contributor who just came out with her third critically acclaimed novel “Paradiso 17.” Subscribe to our Substack for more profound work—free every month.

Nine days until our open mic and anti-ICE fundraiser with Eckleburg Review and Split Lip Magazine! To meet the night’s DJ and award-winning writers IRL, be sure to RSVP through the link in our bio—our electfifying lineup of literature and music will make you glad you came out.

On May 1, 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first Black poet to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Brooks's legendary work captured the intricacies of Black life in the Midwest, advocated for racial justice, and formed a bridge between generations of Black writers.

Submissions open today! You know what to do. Snag a subscription and score a free hat while you're at it—link in bio.

Writer Emily Mathis’s vulnerable, witty piece of creative nonfiction was one of our favorite open mic moments from the past few months. Open mics are also a great way to see upcoming published pieces—Mathis’s essay, “I Molt with You,” is forthcoming in @kenyonreview.bsky.social!

Thank you to everyone who sent in your work for this year's Breakout Prize! We reached our cap early and submissions are closed. Our prose and poetry judges, Alexandra Kleeman and Cynthia Cruz, will soon be hard at work making final decisions. Winners will be announced next month.

We were deeply moved by our latest online exclusive—“Grievance Line,” a short story by Emma Heath. This idiosyncratic piece covers the fallout of a sibling relationship as reported to a shady third-party company that passes judgment on the various claims of wrongdoing. Read now on our website!

It’s a perfect time to snag a subscription to Epiphany. For less than the price of a coffee every month, you’ll get access to our entire archive and our print issues, delivered straight to your door. Sign up today, and we’ll toss in a free Epiphany hat with your subscription.

To celebrate the release of M Lin’s debut short story collection “The Memory Museum,” Epiphany contributor and reader Alana Saab sat down with the 2022 Breakout Prize Winner for an insightful talk about M Lin’s journey from being a film student at NYU to a published, celebrated author.