
Barrelhouse
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DC based, totally independent, pop culture obsessed literary magazine & small press. Online & print issues + books AND MORE. Mostly on insta & bsky these days
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Was lucky to get to see Avitus B. Carle (she/her) read at Barrelhouse and trust me, she's your new favorite writer

We are very rarely on here anymore. Best bets for updates are insta or our newsletter, which features new short essays from guest editors every month (this month it's nick farriella). subscribe by going to our site and scrolling to the bottom of the page barrelhousemag.com

Also some interesting changes at the top of the lit mag rankings this year: - The Iowa Review enters the Top 20 - Prairie Schooner and apublicspace enter the Top 50 - Five Points Journal The Forge Literary Magazine Barrelhouse West Trade Review Washington Square Review enter the top 100

Today's Featured Poem: "Door" by Olumide Manuel, from Issue 24 of Barrelhouse. Read here: poems.com/poem/door/

Congratulations to our Barrelhouse The Pushcart Prize nominees: Brendan Williams-Childs Glenn Bertram Matt Lee Katie Darby Mullins Emma Bolden Patrick Martin Holian, Ph.D.


We've received some lovely messages to send to people in prison, like “Sending you good thoughts!” and “Reading is an investment in yourself. Keep going!” From now until December 7, you can donate $10 to send a book and a note to someone behind bars, too: appalachianprisonbookproject.org/sponsor-an-inc…

Today at Barrelhouse, Patrick Carr takes on Emily Hunt's latest from the song cave. Enjoy: barrelhousemag.com/blog/hunt-stra…

Today (yesterday) at Barrelhouse, Devon Halliday takes on OVERSTAYING, one of the latest from Dorothy, a publishing project. Sit a while: barrelhousemag.com/blog/koch-over…

“Like the narrator’s spiteful love, this stubborn self-sabotage feels familiar—more than familiar, it feels somehow modern.” In Barrelhouse, Devon Halliday reviews Ariane Koch’s newly translated novel, “Overstaying” - barrelhousemag.com/blog/koch-over…

Looks like I’m hanging out with the Barrelhouse crew, in April! So excited to be teaching a workshop about one of my favorites: The Child Narrator! Won’t you join me? barrelhousemag.com/conference



Today at Barrelhouse, Suzumi Suzuki's GIFTED (Transit Books), examined by Brittany Micka-Foos. Check it out: barrelhousemag.com/blog/suzuki-gi…

SO excited to see my work in the incredible Barrelhouse!! And what a line up to be a part of! Can’t wait to read this cover to cover. And of course huge shout out to the always brilliant Hannah Grieco for putting this together! barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/thu…

Great new issue of Barrelhouse, edited by Hannah Grieco. Take a look! barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/bab…



