by 4thgenre | Jul 11, 2025 | Craft Essay
I’m not sure when microcharacterization becomes fully fledged characterization, and I’ve been debating whether it’s a matter of scale, if it looks different in flash than it does in longform. I don’t have a specific answer, whether it’s a phrase, a line, or a...
by 4thgenre | Jul 10, 2025 | News
Winner: 2025 Multimedia Essay Contest Thank you for all the amazing multimedia essays this year–our editors and judge were blown away by your creativity, ingenuity, and innovation with form. After reviewing a great batch of finalists, this year’s judge,...
by 4thgenre | Jan 13, 2025 | News
Announcing 2025 Contest Judges At the beginning of each year Fourth Genre hosts the Michael Steinberg Memorial Essay Contest and the Multimedia Essay Contest. We are always excited to collaborate with phenomenal judges and appreciate the work and care that is shown as...
by 4thgenre | Aug 8, 2024 | Review
Thoughts on Thot: Fragments, Echoes, Bullets, Hauntings Thot By Chanté L. Reid96 pp. Sarabande Books, $17.95Released October 2022 Chanté L. Reid’s Thot, though only 80 pages, is immense. Reid jam-packs the pages of her book-length essay in scope, emotion, thought,...
by 4thgenre | Aug 7, 2024 | News
2024 Michael Steinberg Memorial Essay Prize Winner! Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s Michael Steinberg Memorial Essay Contest. Our judge, Sarah Viren, has selected the essay “Washtub, Whelk, Widow, Woods” by Jessie van Eerden as the 2024 winner. Here is...
