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Fall 2025 Issue 27.2

Featuring essays by Emily Collins, Carrie Messenger, Wendy S. Palmer, Elizabeth Logan Harris, Sibbie O’Sullivan, Stephanie Anderson, Marianne Janack, Suzanne Roberts, Andrew Bertaina, Jeanne Kay, Lindsey Pharr, Debra Dean, Sarah Olson, Beth Alvarado, Jerry Mathes, Brad Aaron Modlin, Claire Hansen, Jeanine Eyre Bee,. Review Essays by Susan Ito and Amy Lee Scott.

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2024 Multimedia Essay Contest Winner

2024 Multimedia Essay Contest Winner

Winner Announcement for the 2024 Multimedia Essay ContestWe received so many excellent submissions for our multimedia essay prize, and we’re grateful to everyone who participated. This year's judge, Leslie Jill Patterson, has selected the graphic essay "False Alarm"...

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MULTIMEDIA

The Body is a Vessel

The Body is a Vessel

Check out “The Body is a Vessel” by Jesse Lee Kercheval, honorable mention in our 2023 Multimedia Essay Prize.

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