Amber Beacon Tower
By Tiffany Wu
“our island’s favorite ghost is a / tower by the sea. men are afraid of the / woman in white stalking the shores, / shells uncracked and gleaming under her feet”
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August
“Clad in a green vest and khaki shorts, he unshells / boiled groundnuts, his girlfriend draped in an orange dera // yells politely to the helpers,”
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Deadlines: December & January 2025
Every middle of the month: new deadlines, new contests, and new opportunities for your work to find its audience. Here is a roundup of ten submission opportunities with deadlines in the next two months.
Science
“the child, saying goodbye to his dying / grandfather, asks, but couldn’t there be a miracle?”
Bug-out Bag
“We left behind the hatchet / and maps and brought instead bread, wine, cheese, and the strange joy / of no hope.”
2023 Chapbook Prize Winner: Ava Chen
Winner of the 2023 Palette Chapbook Prize Ava Chen You can download the chapbook here. You can purchase …
Driving
“When night falls / only the mute eyes of roadside deer / keep you alert.”
Teleology
By Selena Spier
“So alive in the / gathering dusk, I thought I could walk over the bones of the dead / and resurrect them.”