Epiphany Magazine

After nearly 25 years, it was time for an Epiphany refresh! Explore our new website at epiphanymagazine.org. While our mission remains the same—championing boundary-pushing writers at all stages of their careers—the new site opens up new ways to discover the work we feature.

Submitting your work through online portals is deeply vulnerable, and can often feel like a maze of unspoken rules. That's why Epiphany asked our team to demystify the Submittable process. FYI—Submissions for our annual Breakout Prize are still open through the link in our bio!

March is both Women's History Month and the submission period for the Breakout Prize—so we thought there was no better piece to unlock this month than "When I Was Thirteen," a gripping short story from our 26th Issue by Breakout Prize winner Nayereh Doosti.

As we face another season of endless war, in which Western politicians and corporations perpetuate bloodshed at grave costs to human life, we are reminded of "City Councilors Table the Ceasefire Revolution" from our latest issue. Read the full poem through the link in our bio.

10 readers. 4 literary magazines. One night for the books—both published and forthcoming. We’re very grateful to all the writers and friends who came out to our offsite reading last Friday with @creamcityreview, The Baltimore Review, and Lampblack Lit!

For women’s history month, we’re unlocking “In McDonald’s”, a gripping short story by June Glass from our 34th issue. With raw vulnerability and wit, Glass’ story offers vivid details of trans life in Appalachia. Read the “In McDonald’s” through the link in our bio!

Epiphany's annual breakout prize is open for submissions, we're thrilled to announce this year's judges: Cynthia Cruz in poetry + Alexandra Kleeman in prose! If you want our judges to read the work you’re most proud of, go to the link in our bio to submit to the Breakout Prize!

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! Celebrate by reading works from @SouthernHReview, @CincinnReview, @TheHudsonReview, @thedrift_mag, @epiphanylit, @Sinister_Wisdom, and more lit mags—all featured in our #WomensHistoryMonth reading list: clmp.org/news/a-reading…

Before we depart #AWP2026 (until next year!), we wanted to share some generative writing prompts from fellow writers we collected during the book fair. Whether these prompts inspire a sentence, a playful poem, or a submission to our Breakout Prize contest, be proud for writing!

Epiphany 🩷 our former contributors who have visited us at Booth T328! Come join us for our offsite reading tonight (link in bio to RSVP) and some author signings tomorrow with Asa Drake (10-11AM) and Sarah Stern (2:30-3:30PM)! #AWP2026

Day two in Baltimore for #AWP2026! Thank you to all our former contributors, readers and writers who came to say hi! There’s still time to join our offsite reading TOMORROW, Friday 3/6 from 7-9PM. RSVP through the link in our bio+don’t forget to join our author signings tomorrow

#AWP2026 is happening now, and we’re excited to announce a lineup of former contributors signing copies of their latest publications. Come by booth T328 to say hello and get your copies signed!

In a tender review of Darcey Steinke’s new book, “This Is the Door,” writer Brady Huggett shows how our bodies’ inevitable decay can awaken our spiritual consciousness and expand our capacity for care. Read the full review through the link in our bio.

There’s perhaps no better way to unwind from #AWP2026 than our offsite reading at Peter’s Pour House on Friday, March 6 from 7-9PM with @creamcityreview and @BaltimoreEditor Dinner is on us, and drinks will be availble from the bar. RSVP through the link in our bio!

Epiphany’s Breakout Prize is open, and it’s not just for students—all writers who haven’t published a full-length book can apply. Winners in each category (poetry and prose) will receive a $1,000 cash prize and publication in our next issue. Apply through the link in our bio!

We're only 4 days away from #AWP2026! As we gear up for events and exhibitions in Baltimore, here's what Epiphany's readers and editors are most excited for. Friendly reminder to come say hi at Booth T328, and RSVP for our offsite reading at on March 6 through the link in our bio

“Capped,” a short story by Jeffery Renard Allen from our most recent issue, follows the last day of Mbye Otabenga, the Congolese man known as a human zoo exhibit, as he embodies memories of grief, capture, and imperialism. Read “Capped” in our most recent issue.

@CLMPorg thank you so much!🙏🏼

“Down from the chapels and from the porticos draped in star-spangled curtains hung like sheared flesh, hung like gathered joints…” —from “Boomerang” by Bri Stokes, featured in @epiphanylit & our #BlackHistoryMonth reading list: epiphanymagazine.org/features/two-p…

Our Open Mic Night was a success! Thank you to all the talented Epiphany readers who came out to read their work, along with Dear Friend Books for giving us their lovely space for the night. Don't forget to RSVP to our upcoming AWP offsite reading through the link in our bio!

“Papers, Please” by Shivani Gupta interrogates what belonging means in a world of ICE-using a warbler cry and manicured lawns to push against government surveillance. What results is a thrilling abstraction of form, resisting federal orders to lay low. Visit our website to read!