ARCHIVES
A Bind
If you travel with a fear of flying, mental health experts recommend that you hold fast to the facts. Remind yourself of statistics that show that the most dangerous part of your travel day is the car ride to or from the airport.
MULTIMEDIA
What Can’t Be Explained Through Pictograms
I remember it like I remember dreams: disjointed moments that never say what they mean—dark rooms, closed eyes, wishes for pain to go away or sleep to find me first…
CRAFT ESSAYS
The Fault Lines of Memory
I grew up in Northridge California, a place prone to big earthquakes. The San Andreas fault is a defining feature of California, and anyone who lives there, lives with the recognition that the ground can shift at any moment. What was certain one day can be completely changed in the next.
INTERVIEWS
Essaying Is Questioning
When I first read Jill Christman’s memoir, Darkroom: A Family Exposure, eight years after its 2011 publication, I wrote her a letter that began: “From the opening chapter of Darkroom, I knew I had found the book I had been craving for so long…”
REVIEWS
Glorious, Golden, and Contemporary
Anthologies encourage us to look back and absorb vast swaths of literature. A good anthology can function as a shortcut to being well read and grant writers a stronger sense of historicity—something particularly valuable for essayists…
NEWS
Multimedia Prize Judge Announced!
Announcing the judge for our 2023 Multimedia Essay Prize, open now through March 15th! We love Kelcey Ervick’s excellent graphic memoir and look forward to working with her. Enter today!
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SUBMIT
Our regular submission window is from September 1st to November 30 every fall. Our contests run from January 1 to March 15. Send us your work!
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