fugue
@fuguejournal.bsky.social
literary journal, in print and online | edited by writers of University of Idaho’s MFA | poetry, fiction, nonfiction & more ✨
https://fuguejournal.com/
https://fuguejournal.com/
Meet out '25-'26 admin team, Juliet Wenzel and Kasey Kirchner ⭐️
In their words: "We love being a part of such a fun, supportive group of art-makers and art-lovers, and we love spreading the word about our incredible team and all the hard work they do."
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In their words: "We love being a part of such a fun, supportive group of art-makers and art-lovers, and we love spreading the word about our incredible team and all the hard work they do."
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November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Meet out '25-'26 admin team, Juliet Wenzel and Kasey Kirchner ⭐️
In their words: "We love being a part of such a fun, supportive group of art-makers and art-lovers, and we love spreading the word about our incredible team and all the hard work they do."
fuguejournal.com
In their words: "We love being a part of such a fun, supportive group of art-makers and art-lovers, and we love spreading the word about our incredible team and all the hard work they do."
fuguejournal.com
There are two new Art & Hybrid pieces on the Fugue website, "In Mourning for Bam," and "From Simile to Metaphor" by Ali Asadollahi, a poet, songwriter, and translator based in Tehran, Iran. Check them out!
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November 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
There are two new Art & Hybrid pieces on the Fugue website, "In Mourning for Bam," and "From Simile to Metaphor" by Ali Asadollahi, a poet, songwriter, and translator based in Tehran, Iran. Check them out!
fuguejournal.com/fromsimileto...
fuguejournal.com/fromsimileto...
We have extended our submission deadline for the following genres: fiction, nonfiction, art & hybrid, and interviews & reviews.
Submissions are now open until December 1, 2025. Yay!
We can't wait to read your work. fuguejournal.com/
Submissions are now open until December 1, 2025. Yay!
We can't wait to read your work. fuguejournal.com/
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
We have extended our submission deadline for the following genres: fiction, nonfiction, art & hybrid, and interviews & reviews.
Submissions are now open until December 1, 2025. Yay!
We can't wait to read your work. fuguejournal.com/
Submissions are now open until December 1, 2025. Yay!
We can't wait to read your work. fuguejournal.com/
New fiction publication alert! 🎉
"Aunty Dolly Won't Die" by Renesha Dhanraj is up on the Fugue website. fuguejournal.com/auntydollywo...
"Aunty Dolly Won't Die" by Renesha Dhanraj is up on the Fugue website. fuguejournal.com/auntydollywo...
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
New fiction publication alert! 🎉
"Aunty Dolly Won't Die" by Renesha Dhanraj is up on the Fugue website. fuguejournal.com/auntydollywo...
"Aunty Dolly Won't Die" by Renesha Dhanraj is up on the Fugue website. fuguejournal.com/auntydollywo...
New Art & Hybrid piece up on the website! This stunning collage, "Windstruck," by JC Alfier.
JC Alfier’s (they/them) most recent book of poetry, "The Shadow Field," was published in 2020. Check out the website to learn more. fuguejournal.com/windstruckalfiers
Submit your work at fuguejournal.com
JC Alfier’s (they/them) most recent book of poetry, "The Shadow Field," was published in 2020. Check out the website to learn more. fuguejournal.com/windstruckalfiers
Submit your work at fuguejournal.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
New Art & Hybrid piece up on the website! This stunning collage, "Windstruck," by JC Alfier.
JC Alfier’s (they/them) most recent book of poetry, "The Shadow Field," was published in 2020. Check out the website to learn more. fuguejournal.com/windstruckalfiers
Submit your work at fuguejournal.com
JC Alfier’s (they/them) most recent book of poetry, "The Shadow Field," was published in 2020. Check out the website to learn more. fuguejournal.com/windstruckalfiers
Submit your work at fuguejournal.com
Meet out '25-'26 poetry editors, Kyle Singleton and Cash Robinson ⭐️
In their words: "Here in poetry, we don't believe in the word 'slush.' It's a delight to get to read everything, whether we publish it or not, and to be surrounded by a team of avid readers and poetry lovers."
In their words: "Here in poetry, we don't believe in the word 'slush.' It's a delight to get to read everything, whether we publish it or not, and to be surrounded by a team of avid readers and poetry lovers."
November 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Meet out '25-'26 poetry editors, Kyle Singleton and Cash Robinson ⭐️
In their words: "Here in poetry, we don't believe in the word 'slush.' It's a delight to get to read everything, whether we publish it or not, and to be surrounded by a team of avid readers and poetry lovers."
In their words: "Here in poetry, we don't believe in the word 'slush.' It's a delight to get to read everything, whether we publish it or not, and to be surrounded by a team of avid readers and poetry lovers."
Last spring's Prose contest winner, "Tilapia" by Satori Good, is up on the Fugue website! 🐟 Check it out: fuguejournal.com/tilapiasator...
Happy Halloween, and happy reading!
Happy Halloween, and happy reading!
October 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Last spring's Prose contest winner, "Tilapia" by Satori Good, is up on the Fugue website! 🐟 Check it out: fuguejournal.com/tilapiasator...
Happy Halloween, and happy reading!
Happy Halloween, and happy reading!
Meet our '25-'26 art & hybrid editor, Jonah Radeke ⭐️
In his own words: "We have a small but awesome team of readers for Art & Hybrid. For all of us, making creative work plays a big part in our own lives, which helps when it comes to talking about submissions and makes collaborating easy and fun."
In his own words: "We have a small but awesome team of readers for Art & Hybrid. For all of us, making creative work plays a big part in our own lives, which helps when it comes to talking about submissions and makes collaborating easy and fun."
October 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Meet our '25-'26 art & hybrid editor, Jonah Radeke ⭐️
In his own words: "We have a small but awesome team of readers for Art & Hybrid. For all of us, making creative work plays a big part in our own lives, which helps when it comes to talking about submissions and makes collaborating easy and fun."
In his own words: "We have a small but awesome team of readers for Art & Hybrid. For all of us, making creative work plays a big part in our own lives, which helps when it comes to talking about submissions and makes collaborating easy and fun."
General submissions close on November 15th! Submit your work before then! We're accepting fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art & hybrid pieces, as well as reviews and interviews. Check out our website to learn more and submit.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
General submissions close on November 15th! Submit your work before then! We're accepting fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art & hybrid pieces, as well as reviews and interviews. Check out our website to learn more and submit.
fuguejournal.com
fuguejournal.com
Meet out '25-'26 fiction editors, Jasmine Jones & Rya Sheppard ⭐️
In their own words: "We crave stories that stick with us, stories that we can’t stop reading—whether that’s because of their lyrical prose or dynamic characters. Put us in the world from the start! Make it weird (but with a purpose)!"
In their own words: "We crave stories that stick with us, stories that we can’t stop reading—whether that’s because of their lyrical prose or dynamic characters. Put us in the world from the start! Make it weird (but with a purpose)!"
October 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Meet out '25-'26 fiction editors, Jasmine Jones & Rya Sheppard ⭐️
In their own words: "We crave stories that stick with us, stories that we can’t stop reading—whether that’s because of their lyrical prose or dynamic characters. Put us in the world from the start! Make it weird (but with a purpose)!"
In their own words: "We crave stories that stick with us, stories that we can’t stop reading—whether that’s because of their lyrical prose or dynamic characters. Put us in the world from the start! Make it weird (but with a purpose)!"
Last spring's poetry contest runner up, “Glittery Strap-On" by Jeni Prater, is up on the Fugue website! fuguejournal.com/poetryandprose
Happy reading!
Happy reading!
October 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Last spring's poetry contest runner up, “Glittery Strap-On" by Jeni Prater, is up on the Fugue website! fuguejournal.com/poetryandprose
Happy reading!
Happy reading!
Meet our '25-'26 nonfiction editors, Annie Sheneman and Gracie Gurr ⭐️
In their own words: "It’s so exciting to see what’s out there in the realm of nonfiction. We’re so honored to know that people trust us with their work, and are willing to grant us a glimpse into their worlds and their minds."
In their own words: "It’s so exciting to see what’s out there in the realm of nonfiction. We’re so honored to know that people trust us with their work, and are willing to grant us a glimpse into their worlds and their minds."
October 16, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Meet our '25-'26 nonfiction editors, Annie Sheneman and Gracie Gurr ⭐️
In their own words: "It’s so exciting to see what’s out there in the realm of nonfiction. We’re so honored to know that people trust us with their work, and are willing to grant us a glimpse into their worlds and their minds."
In their own words: "It’s so exciting to see what’s out there in the realm of nonfiction. We’re so honored to know that people trust us with their work, and are willing to grant us a glimpse into their worlds and their minds."
Does your artwork do backflips through genres? Does it echo, resonate, breathe, or bend? Submit it to Fugue!
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fugue.submittable.com/submit
October 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Does your artwork do backflips through genres? Does it echo, resonate, breathe, or bend? Submit it to Fugue!
fugue.submittable.com/submit
fugue.submittable.com/submit
Last spring's poetry contest winner, "The Velvet Ant" by Ira Goga, is up on the Fugue website! Go read it!
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September 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Last spring's poetry contest winner, "The Velvet Ant" by Ira Goga, is up on the Fugue website! Go read it!
fuguejournal.com/velvet-ant-i...
fuguejournal.com/velvet-ant-i...
Is your poetry curious about the world? Does it push the boundaries of form and the limits of language? Submit your poems to fugue!
fugue.submittable.com/submit
fugue.submittable.com/submit
September 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Is your poetry curious about the world? Does it push the boundaries of form and the limits of language? Submit your poems to fugue!
fugue.submittable.com/submit
fugue.submittable.com/submit
Attn: Fiction makers!
We're looking for stories that move—stories that echo after we finish reading them, so even if we cannot define what the echoed voice is saying, it haunts us with its sound, emotion, and humanity.
Submit today at fuguejournal.com/general-subm...
We're looking for stories that move—stories that echo after we finish reading them, so even if we cannot define what the echoed voice is saying, it haunts us with its sound, emotion, and humanity.
Submit today at fuguejournal.com/general-subm...
September 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Attn: Fiction makers!
We're looking for stories that move—stories that echo after we finish reading them, so even if we cannot define what the echoed voice is saying, it haunts us with its sound, emotion, and humanity.
Submit today at fuguejournal.com/general-subm...
We're looking for stories that move—stories that echo after we finish reading them, so even if we cannot define what the echoed voice is saying, it haunts us with its sound, emotion, and humanity.
Submit today at fuguejournal.com/general-subm...
Huzzah! General submissions are officially open! 🎉
Submit your poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art & hybrid forms, reviews, and interviews at fugue.submittable.com
Submission guidelines can be found at fuguejournal.com
Submit your poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art & hybrid forms, reviews, and interviews at fugue.submittable.com
Submission guidelines can be found at fuguejournal.com
September 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Huzzah! General submissions are officially open! 🎉
Submit your poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art & hybrid forms, reviews, and interviews at fugue.submittable.com
Submission guidelines can be found at fuguejournal.com
Submit your poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art & hybrid forms, reviews, and interviews at fugue.submittable.com
Submission guidelines can be found at fuguejournal.com
General submissions open September 1st!
Give us your words and your art! The beautiful, strange, grounded, imaginative, embodied, and beyond. We want it all.
Find submission guidelines and past issues on our website, fuguejournal.com
Give us your words and your art! The beautiful, strange, grounded, imaginative, embodied, and beyond. We want it all.
Find submission guidelines and past issues on our website, fuguejournal.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
General submissions open September 1st!
Give us your words and your art! The beautiful, strange, grounded, imaginative, embodied, and beyond. We want it all.
Find submission guidelines and past issues on our website, fuguejournal.com
Give us your words and your art! The beautiful, strange, grounded, imaginative, embodied, and beyond. We want it all.
Find submission guidelines and past issues on our website, fuguejournal.com
Order Issue 65 now!! Cover art by Alana Solin. ✨ Thank you to all our wonderful contributors.
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June 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Order Issue 65 now!! Cover art by Alana Solin. ✨ Thank you to all our wonderful contributors.
fugue.submittable.com/submit
fugue.submittable.com/submit
Here are our finalists for the 2025 Writing Contest! 🎉 Congratulations to all these wonderful poets and writers. Stay tuned for results from our judges. :)
May 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Here are our finalists for the 2025 Writing Contest! 🎉 Congratulations to all these wonderful poets and writers. Stay tuned for results from our judges. :)
Hey! We've got new visual poetry by Sarah J. Sloat up on our website ✨
(Sarah J. Sloat’s "Launch" featured in this graphic!)
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(Sarah J. Sloat’s "Launch" featured in this graphic!)
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May 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Hey! We've got new visual poetry by Sarah J. Sloat up on our website ✨
(Sarah J. Sloat’s "Launch" featured in this graphic!)
fuguejournal.com/two-poems-sa...
(Sarah J. Sloat’s "Launch" featured in this graphic!)
fuguejournal.com/two-poems-sa...
Our 2025 Writing Contest is now open! Send us your prose and poetry ✨ Winners in each genre will receive $1000. Winners and runners up will be published online and in Issue 66.
Submissions are subject to a $20 fee. Send your words in now! 🎉
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Submissions are subject to a $20 fee. Send your words in now! 🎉
fugue.submittable.com/submit
April 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Don’t miss our newest interview! ✨ Go read "What Do You Do When You Give Yourself the Freedom?: An Interview with Camille Roy", interview by Alex Connors.
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April 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Don’t miss our newest interview! ✨ Go read "What Do You Do When You Give Yourself the Freedom?: An Interview with Camille Roy", interview by Alex Connors.
fuguejournal.com/camille-roy-...
fuguejournal.com/camille-roy-...
If you haven’t noticed, we’ve got a new Conditional Essay up! ✨ Be sure to read associate reviews & interviews editor Dylan Bourne's "Slow Canoe at Sunset" a conditional essay on Hunter S Thompson’s Fear and Loathing On the Campaign Trail '72.
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March 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
If you haven’t noticed, we’ve got a new Conditional Essay up! ✨ Be sure to read associate reviews & interviews editor Dylan Bourne's "Slow Canoe at Sunset" a conditional essay on Hunter S Thompson’s Fear and Loathing On the Campaign Trail '72.
fuguejournal.com/slow-canoe-a...
fuguejournal.com/slow-canoe-a...
Yay! We’ve got new poems from Olivia Muenz. ✨
Read "Down the Hatch" and "Poem" on our website now.
(Graphic caption taken from Muenz’s "Poem")
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Read "Down the Hatch" and "Poem" on our website now.
(Graphic caption taken from Muenz’s "Poem")
fuguejournal.com/two-poems-mu...
March 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Yay! We’ve got new poems from Olivia Muenz. ✨
Read "Down the Hatch" and "Poem" on our website now.
(Graphic caption taken from Muenz’s "Poem")
fuguejournal.com/two-poems-mu...
Read "Down the Hatch" and "Poem" on our website now.
(Graphic caption taken from Muenz’s "Poem")
fuguejournal.com/two-poems-mu...