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 | Jul 10, 2025 | Multimedia
Smell Map of Kyoto in October Winner of the 2025 Multimedia Essay Contest width="1024" height="768" allowfullscreen allow="autoplay" frameborder="0" Having trouble viewing this essay? Click here to open in new...
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...
