F(r)iction

In honor of our Fame issue, we welcome you to our Halls of Fame series! ✨ In the first entry, Spring 2026 Intern Alina van den Berg unveils her "Fame" recommendations 🦋🐍 What would be your choices? #Storytelling #LitMag #HallOfFame #BookRecommendations

In "Schadenfreude: Why We Revel in the Downfall of the Rich," Hannah M breaks down why we find such delight in the downward spiral of the wealthy and famous 📸 Hop on over to our website and take a peek! 👀 ow.ly/QAE950YrMnC #LitMag #Essay #Schadenfreude #Storytelling

Calling all writers, visionaries, and cyborgs 🤖 Dually Noted submissions are officially open! This edition's theme: "Extinction Museum of the 22nd Century, Grand Opening" 💫 ow.ly/J7rL50Yrysw #DuallyNoted #WeirdFiction #LitMag #OpenSubmissions #Storytelling

⛏️ What were members of the F(r)iction team watching, reading, and listening to in February? The answer is just a tap away.👇 Check out some stupendous #STAFFPICKS on our website ow.ly/Z4VG50Ys2h0 . #popculture #storytelling #recommendations

🎤🎞️🪩 F(r)iction 26: Fame is here! Explore what it means to be famous, infamous, and all things in between! 👉 Order yours today! *LINK IN LINKTREE* ow.ly/qT6x50YmaHV . #newreleases #storiesforchange

🥧 Today might be about celebrating 3.14159... but we're focused on 1️⃣ because there's only 1️⃣ day left until F(r)iction 26: Fame premieres! 🍋‍🟩🔦 Preorder a copy and bask in the limelight! ow.ly/i0wF50Ymasn . #storytelling #fame #comingsoon

2️⃣ days!? Why those will go by in a FLASH! ⚡ 🎭 F(r)iction 26: FAME/INFAMY is waiting in the wings, ready to take the stage, with all 124 fully color pages on display! Preorder now ow.ly/OgUh50YmamA . #storytelling #fameinfamy #comingsoon

Our own Taylor Pittman surveys the history of Black Folklore, its impacts on American History, and its invocations in pop culture. ✍🏾 📰Read all about it on our website ow.ly/suLn50Ys1Fa . #blackfolklore #popculture #storiesforchange

💬 Our Fame/Infamy issue features an exclusive interview with ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM author, Ken Liu that you don't want to miss. 🎤 F(r)iction 26 arrives in 3️⃣ days! Preorder yours ow.ly/Qz7m50Ym9jl . #comingsoon #literaryjournal #frictionfame

In 4️⃣ days, F(r)iction 26: Fame hits the scene! 🎬 ⭐ Preorder your copy and experience fiction, poetry, and more exploring what it means to be a star, shining bright or burning out... and fading away. ow.ly/4h1350Ym99a . #comingsoon #fameinfamy #storytelling

Our opening night is just 5️⃣ days away! We've got poetry from Nathaniel Lachenemeyer exploring our connections to stars, plus an exploited ape 🐒 tale from Amanda Knox, and and interview with Ken Liu! 🛒 Preorder now ow.ly/pIBM50YlZNM . #frictionfame #comingsoon

💃🏽💃🏾 Being stuck in someone's shadow can drive you nuts. We all deserve our moment in the limelight, right? ⭐ We have fiction, poetry, and more that asks, "How does the need to be seen and known change us?" It's 6️⃣ days away ow.ly/oQy950YlYU7 . #comingsoon #storytelling

⚰️ In our FAME issue, Noah Charney and Svetlana Slapšak share the legacy of the world's most famous monster. 🧛 After all, fame might bring its own cursed immortality... 🩸 It's coming in 7️⃣ days! ow.ly/W68e50YlXIT . #vampires #fameinfamy #comingsoon #frictionfame

⭐ Fame isn't just about popularity... It's also about WHO and WHAT we lionize and canonize... And also who and what we never spotlight. 📸 Want to dig in? F(r)iction 26 is only 8️⃣ days away ow.ly/HKZ550YlXoL . #storiesforchange #literaryjournal #comingsoon #fameinfamy

👩‍🎤 F(r)iction's FAME issue has it all! Viral notoriety. Frightening Fandom. Cults of Personality. Magical Reality Shows. And even lyrical homage to the Silver Screen. 🎞️ The issue drops in 9️⃣ days! ow.ly/kxMY50YlX2I . #frictionfame #storytelling #fameinfamy #comingsoon

In 1️⃣0️⃣ days, the 26th issue of F(r)iction takes the stage. 🤩 Join us to explore the dizzying highs and terrifying lows of FAME and INFAMY! 😭 🛍️ Preorder now ow.ly/EtVp50YlWQk . #comingsoon #storiesforchange #frictionfame

📣 We're at AWP in Baltimore! 🦀🐦‍⬛ Come on by the F(r)iction table at the Book Fair! 🗺️ You can find us at Table 866. 👋 Meet some of our editors, say hello, and celebrate storytelling! . #AWP26 #storiesforchange

🦌 Love, loss, and longing—the buffet of emotion offered in Sharon Olds' STAG'S LEAP, a poetry collection exploring divorce. #OVERBOOKED #reviews this masterpiece, awed by its honesty. 💔 #bookreview “BUCK JUNE '07” by lovecatz, CC BY-SA 2.0 (All changes by Ari Iscariot)

📞 Calling all writers! Our SPRING #WRITINGCONTESTS are now open! Submit short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction, and flash fiction by May 15th for a chance to win cash prizes 💰 and even publication! 👉 Visit our Contests page for more info ow.ly/ewaE50YoGCY

🎤 Welcome to the Red Carpet premiere of a notable (and perhaps notorious) F(r)iction issue! FAME/INFAMY explores the fabulous, fascinating, and Faustian facets of rising in renown. 👩‍🎤 👉 Coming March 15! Preorder now: ow.ly/i2PG50Ykm4s #comingsoon #frictionfame