Hotch Potch Literature and Art
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We are a collective of writers and artists who create two digital litmags every year. Artists contribute images, writers use the images as prompts, and then our art editor crafts illustrations. We love and actively promote community. We're all volunteers.
Are you a fan of Hotch Potch? If so, please consider a vote for Best Lit Mag 2025 by Chill Subs!
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Are you a fan of Hotch Potch? If so, please consider a vote for Best Lit Mag 2025 by Chill Subs!
Is sewing machine envy even a thing?!? Such a thrill to interview artist extraordinaire Lorraine Roy about her incredible fabric creations that served as writing prompts in this issue of Hotch Potch Literature and Art. One of many examples of the work that's in the issue.
October 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Is sewing machine envy even a thing?!? Such a thrill to interview artist extraordinaire Lorraine Roy about her incredible fabric creations that served as writing prompts in this issue of Hotch Potch Literature and Art. One of many examples of the work that's in the issue.
Jam-packed issue with stories based on the artwork of Lorraine Roy. #shortstory #litmag #indieauthor
October 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Jam-packed issue with stories based on the artwork of Lorraine Roy. #shortstory #litmag #indieauthor
Hotch Potch's own Gail Marlene Schwartz's new book, Boyhood Reimagined, was a #1 release in its category today!
June 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Hotch Potch's own Gail Marlene Schwartz's new book, Boyhood Reimagined, was a #1 release in its category today!
Love the illustrations in Boyhood Reimagined by the wonderfully whimsical Erin Needham. #boyhoodreimagined #motinabooks #sapphicbooks #lesbianbooks #queermoms #queerparenting
May 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Love the illustrations in Boyhood Reimagined by the wonderfully whimsical Erin Needham. #boyhoodreimagined #motinabooks #sapphicbooks #lesbianbooks #queermoms #queerparenting
May 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
This Saturday! 4.1 drops! You can download directly from our website! #litmag #hotchpotchliterary #literarymagazine #shortstory #indieauthor
May 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This Saturday! 4.1 drops! You can download directly from our website! #litmag #hotchpotchliterary #literarymagazine #shortstory #indieauthor
When we read a story, we step into someone else's shoes, live in someone else's world, and make decisions we couldn't fathom in our ordinary lives. No wonder literature is such a powerful antidote to fascism. #hotchpotchliterary #indieauthor #litmags #literarymagazine #shortstory
May 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
When we read a story, we step into someone else's shoes, live in someone else's world, and make decisions we couldn't fathom in our ordinary lives. No wonder literature is such a powerful antidote to fascism. #hotchpotchliterary #indieauthor #litmags #literarymagazine #shortstory
This story by Danielle Rhodes absolutely slayed me. Check it out in Hotch Potch Literature and Art issue 4.1, out May 17th. Download for free on our website. #hotchpotchliterary #litmag #indieauthor #literarymagazine #shortstory #shortstories
May 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This story by Danielle Rhodes absolutely slayed me. Check it out in Hotch Potch Literature and Art issue 4.1, out May 17th. Download for free on our website. #hotchpotchliterary #litmag #indieauthor #literarymagazine #shortstory #shortstories
Literature and art are a threat to fascism. Issue 4.1 drops 5/17. Share widely. #litmag #shortstory #indieauthor #hotchpotchliterary
May 9, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Literature and art are a threat to fascism. Issue 4.1 drops 5/17. Share widely. #litmag #shortstory #indieauthor #hotchpotchliterary
Hotch Potch has an open call for submissions for our May 2025 issue. Write a flash piece to the prompt on the left or a drabble to the piece on the right. Look on our website for links to submission forms (hotchpotchliteratureandart dot com).
January 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Hotch Potch has an open call for submissions for our May 2025 issue. Write a flash piece to the prompt on the left or a drabble to the piece on the right. Look on our website for links to submission forms (hotchpotchliteratureandart dot com).
The best writing is the kind where you immediately "know" the characters based on just a few powerful details. Hotch Potch Art Editor Erin Needham talks about a favorite sentence from "The Maenads," in our recently released issue 3.2, which you can read for free at the link below.
January 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The best writing is the kind where you immediately "know" the characters based on just a few powerful details. Hotch Potch Art Editor Erin Needham talks about a favorite sentence from "The Maenads," in our recently released issue 3.2, which you can read for free at the link below.
Aunty Lola is Aunty Lola is a terror: she uses her right square thumbnail as a lethal weapon when necessary, in this moment where her niece, Jade, is having a problem with Big Shot Kevin on the bus. Read this terrific story by Ani King, inspired by Beverly Naidus' painting, in issue 3.2!
January 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Aunty Lola is Aunty Lola is a terror: she uses her right square thumbnail as a lethal weapon when necessary, in this moment where her niece, Jade, is having a problem with Big Shot Kevin on the bus. Read this terrific story by Ani King, inspired by Beverly Naidus' painting, in issue 3.2!
Wood Reede says that her stories often begin with that very first line. Take a look at her latest, "You Just Don't Remember," in Hotch Potch Literature and Art's issue 3.2. Link to your free issue in the comments. #litmag #literarymagazine #hotchpotchliterary #indieauthor #indieauthors
January 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Wood Reede says that her stories often begin with that very first line. Take a look at her latest, "You Just Don't Remember," in Hotch Potch Literature and Art's issue 3.2. Link to your free issue in the comments. #litmag #literarymagazine #hotchpotchliterary #indieauthor #indieauthors
"I think this was the beginning of my love affair with the dark, when I began to think of it as an imaginary friend—something that watched over me, rendered me invisible, kept me safe." from Wood Reede's "You Just Don't Remember," in Hotch Potch Literature and Art's issue 3.2.
January 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"I think this was the beginning of my love affair with the dark, when I began to think of it as an imaginary friend—something that watched over me, rendered me invisible, kept me safe." from Wood Reede's "You Just Don't Remember," in Hotch Potch Literature and Art's issue 3.2.
"He would open a portal to another world and play guitar and cook foresty feasts made of food that in their world came served up on Styrofoam platters but in the forest, existed in a savoury stew forever cooking over a warm fire." from The Maenads by Genevieve Weynerowski.
January 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"He would open a portal to another world and play guitar and cook foresty feasts made of food that in their world came served up on Styrofoam platters but in the forest, existed in a savoury stew forever cooking over a warm fire." from The Maenads by Genevieve Weynerowski.
"I’d convinced him to come over after The Lala Lounge announced last call, and we’d fooled around in the late hours, still drunk and still strangers." from Zombies, by Laura Morris, featured in Issue 3.2. #laurajmorris #hotchpotchliterary #flashfiction #litmag #indieauthor
January 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
"I’d convinced him to come over after The Lala Lounge announced last call, and we’d fooled around in the late hours, still drunk and still strangers." from Zombies, by Laura Morris, featured in Issue 3.2. #laurajmorris #hotchpotchliterary #flashfiction #litmag #indieauthor
Check out Hotch Potch Literature and Art's latest issue! #hotchpotchliterary #litmag #indieauthor #flashfiction #drabble
January 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Check out Hotch Potch Literature and Art's latest issue! #hotchpotchliterary #litmag #indieauthor #flashfiction #drabble