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The award-winning literary/arts journal at the Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

 Urbana, Illinois
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New flash excerpt + interview live on the site. Rory Strong spoke with Chris Vanjonack about OUT OF BODY, Vanjonack’s debut short story collection out from @wmmorrowbooks later this month.
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New book review + interview live on the site. Ninth Letter staffer Diana Towner chats with @_eshani about RAVISHING, Surya’s debut novel. Plus, an exclusive excerpt from the book and a review. Check it out!
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Happy publication day to Kathy Fagan! Ninth Letter Web Editor Zachariah McVicker chats with Fagan about her newest collection, THE UNBECOMING, out today from @wwnorton. Check out the excerpt + interview live on our website. Link in bio!
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We are open for submissions! Visit ninthletter.com for full guidelines and web theme info. Deadline to submit for our "Manifest" web edition is Nov. 01. Deadline to submit to print is Feb 28. Link in bio.
Image of paper clipped on top of teal aluminum foil. The paper reads "Print and Web. Open for Submissions Sept. 01. Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction."

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New book review + interview live on the site. Ninth Letter staffer Nathan Metz chats with @wmorrow about CLOUD BUILDER, Morrow’s @NPSPoetry winning debut poetry collection. Plus, an exclusive excerpt from the book and a review.
Image of book front cover for "Cloud Builder" by Weston Morrow, featuring a textured landscape book cover. Transcribed Text: Book Review + Interview + Sneak Preview

ALT Image of book front cover for "Cloud Builder" by Weston Morrow, featuring a textured landscape book cover. Transcribed Text: Book Review + Interview + Sneak Preview

Black-and-white portrait of Weston Morrow seated in front of a painting easel. Transcribed Text: WESTON MORROW is the author of Cloud Builder, winner of the 2025 National Poetry Series, forthcoming from University of Georgia Press on Sept. 1, 2026.

ALT Black-and-white portrait of Weston Morrow seated in front of a painting easel. Transcribed Text: WESTON MORROW is the author of Cloud Builder, winner of the 2025 National Poetry Series, forthcoming from University of Georgia Press on Sept. 1, 2026.

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Announcing our 2026 Literary Award Winners! Meg Day, T.C. Martin, and Laurie Lathem win $1000 prizes & publication our fall/winter issue. 🎉 Congratulations to our honorable mentions & finalists, and thanks to judges Steven Espada Dawson, Angela Pelster, and Dantiel W. Moniz!
Title card for "Ninth Letter Literary Awards Results {2026}", featuring a grid background with green and red squares, displaying the title, subtitle, and a section for winners and finalists. Transcribed Text: NINTH LETTER Literary Awards Results {2026} Winners & Finalists

ALT Title card for "Ninth Letter Literary Awards Results {2026}", featuring a grid background with green and red squares, displaying the title, subtitle, and a section for winners and finalists. Transcribed Text: NINTH LETTER Literary Awards Results {2026} Winners & Finalists

A minimalist design featuring a grid of red and white squares, with a white panel in the center listing the winners of poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction categories: Meg Day, T.C. Martin, and Laurie Lathem.

ALT A minimalist design featuring a grid of red and white squares, with a white panel in the center listing the winners of poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction categories: Meg Day, T.C. Martin, and Laurie Lathem.

A minimalist design featuring a grid of green and white squares, with a white panel in the center listing the honorable mentions of the contest. Leila Farjami, poetry and Philip Schaefer, poetry.

ALT A minimalist design featuring a grid of green and white squares, with a white panel in the center listing the honorable mentions of the contest. Leila Farjami, poetry and Philip Schaefer, poetry.

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Congratulations to our 2026 Literary Award Fiction Finalists!
A minimalist design featuring a grid of red and white squares, with a white panel in the center listing the finalists in fiction: Mariah Gese Matthew Lansburgh Mimi Manyin AJ Rodriguez Rebecca Swanberg Jennifer Wawrzinek

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Congratulations to our 2026 Literary Award Creative Nonfiction Finalists!
A minimalist design featuring a grid of green and white squares, with a white panel in the center listing the finalists in creative nonfiction: Lance Larsen Willi Pascual Kasey Payette m. mick powell

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Congratulations to our 2026 Literary Award Poetry Finalists!
A minimalist design featuring a grid of red and white squares, with a white panel in the center listing the finalists in poetry: Maria Isabelle Carlos Emma De Lisle Troy Osaki Margaret Ray Jeff Whitney

ALT A minimalist design featuring a grid of red and white squares, with a white panel in the center listing the finalists in poetry: Maria Isabelle Carlos Emma De Lisle Troy Osaki Margaret Ray Jeff Whitney

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Ninth Letter is honored to feature @AmandaBorquaye's essay “Wayward,” which is the Disquiet International Literary Award’s Nonfiction Prize winner for 2026. Check it out at ninthletter.com. Link in bio!
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Tonight is the final call for submissions for the 2026 Lit Awards!
Ninth Letter@ninthletterMay 3
Deadline Extended: May 9. Missed the submission deadline for our contest? Here's another week to get your submission to us! Full guidelines and details > link in bio.
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Deadline Extended: May 9. Missed the submission deadline for our contest? Here's another week to get your submission to us! Full guidelines and details > link in bio.
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The deadline approaches! Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 each in poetry, fiction, and cnf. Plus: Free print subscription to 9L included ✅ All submissions considered for pub ✅ Open until May 1 ✅ Link in bio!
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We are excited to feature an interview with @PoemsAndCake + a poem from her new collection THE BOOK OF ALICE (Scribner, 2026). Read the exclusive at ninthletter.com! Link in bio.
Cover image of THE BOOK OF ALICE alongside text that reads "Contributor Showcase: Author Interview + Excerpt" at ninthletter.com.

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An excerpt from one of Diamond Forde's answer in her interview: "Do you know how hard it is to ask folks to hold memories they can't even hold any more? [...] To write this book was a process of putting us back together. I asked my family to participate in the making of this book with me because collective memory is powerful in the absence of evidence."

ALT An excerpt from one of Diamond Forde's answer in her interview: "Do you know how hard it is to ask folks to hold memories they can't even hold any more? [...] To write this book was a process of putting us back together. I asked my family to participate in the making of this book with me because collective memory is powerful in the absence of evidence."

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Introducing the 2026 Literary Awards Creative Nonfiction Judge: Angela Pelster 🏆 Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 prize. Link in bio! Plus: 📗 One-year print subscription included. 🖋 All submissions considered for publication.
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Introducing the 2026 Literary Awards Fiction Judge: @dantielwmoniz 🏆 Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 prize. Link in bio! Plus: 📗 One-year print subscription included. 🖋 All submissions considered for publication.
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Introducing the 2026 Literary Awards Poetry Judge: Steven Espada Dawson 🏆 Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 prize. Link in bio! Plus: 📗 One-year print subscription included. 🖋 All submissions considered for publication.
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Ninth Letter is proud to present the latest web edition: Performance. 🎭 Featuring the work of 15 amazing writers, this issue asks what it means to perform. How do we do it, why do we do it, and for whom? 🎭 Read it for free at ninthletter.com! 🎭 Link in bio.
Web Edition: Performance. Featuring work from: Iyanuoluwa Adenle, Clary Ahn, Maddie Barone, Morgan Canaan, Sher Ting Chim, Hee-June Choi, Kelsey Day, Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto, Lane Falcon, Claire Lee, Jeffrey Morgan, Yukti Narang, Lydia O’Donnell, Noreen Ocampo, Katie Henken Robinson. Art by Michael Alfred.

ALT Web Edition: Performance. Featuring work from: Iyanuoluwa Adenle, Clary Ahn, Maddie Barone, Morgan Canaan, Sher Ting Chim, Hee-June Choi, Kelsey Day, Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto, Lane Falcon, Claire Lee, Jeffrey Morgan, Yukti Narang, Lydia O’Donnell, Noreen Ocampo, Katie Henken Robinson. Art by Michael Alfred.

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