ICYMI—Issue 9 is out now! You can read the new issue at garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-9 We’re open for submissions for Issue 10!

Spring has sprung! Our ninth issue is out now and features 10 contributors whose work was a feast for our senses! J.M. Baker Collin Garrity Jamie Manias Hannah Nathanson Caroline Picker Joa Bren Smith Kathryn D. Temple Phoenix Tian Elizabeth Lee Vines AJ Wright garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-9

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Literary Poems feat. @stonecirclereview.bsky.social @frozenseapoetry.bsky.social @garlicpresslit.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

Spring is upon us . . . There’s one more week to submit your poetry and prose to us for Issue 9! 🌸 garlicpresslit.com/submit

An excerpt from “When I put these teeth on, horns pop out." by Allegra Wilson. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-8

An excerpt from “Whorls" by Sambhu Ramachandran. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-8

An excerpt from “itinerant, wingless" by Marc Huerta Osborn. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-8

An excerpt from “Why They Prohibit Drinks on the Rink" by Marc Huerta Osborn. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-8

An excerpt from “At HoodSlam in West Oakland" by Marc Huerta Osborn. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-8

An excerpt from “Drivethrough" by Jackie Hedeman. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-8

An excerpt from “Permission" by Kimberly Gibson-Tran. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-8

ICYMI—Issue 8 is out now! You can read the new issue at garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-8 We’re open for submissions for Issue 9!

Today we're sharing work from five writers whose words are invigorating us through this cold and challenging season, and we hope you'll enjoy their work too. Issue 8 is out now! 💙 Read pieces from: Kimberly Gibson-Tran Jackie Hedeman Marc Huerta Osborn Sambhu Ramachandran Allegra Wilson

Idk if we still do wrap-ups over here, but here’s what I published in 2025! To start off, a poem in @garlicpresslit.bsky.social called “Illium”: www.garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue...

We know you've been writing and revising all year . . . We'd love to see your hard work! Submissions for our 8th issue close Dec. 31! Poems and prose welcome. See our guidelines at garlicpresslit.com/submit

An excerpt from “Mountain Laurel" by Kim Roberts. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-7

An excerpt from “Underwater Sestina" by Abigail Roberts. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-7

An excerpt from “My kid asks, Do you like cats, miss?" by Shrishti Khanna. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-7

An excerpt from “Drool Steeped'n" by McKinley Johnson. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-7

An excerpt from “The Plan" by C. John Graham. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-7

An excerpt from “Eight Legs Ain't Enough" by Brian Austin. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-7

An excerpt from “In My Sleep" by Brian Austin. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-7

Do you feel that autumnal chill in the air? 🍂 It's a reminder to get your subs in ASAP for our upcoming fall issue! Submissions close Sept 30. Read our guidelines at: garlicpresslit.com/submit

An excerpt from “Silence Is a Wall Furnace" by Nichole Turnbloom. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-6

An excerpt from “Alley Truth" by Simone Parker. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-6

An excerpt from “I Am Woman, Not Coyote" by Alina Kroll. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-6

An excerpt from “waiting room" by Kiki Em. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-6

An excerpt from “Caw Caw Motherf**cker" by Grace Ellis. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-6

An excerpt from “tooth whitener" by Audrey Beaton. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-6

ICYMI—Issue 6 is out now! 🌸 You can read our new summer issue at garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-6 We're open for submissions for Issue 7!

Hot off The Garlic Press . . . our newest summer issue is available to read now! ☀️ Issue 6 features the work of these wonderful and talented contributors: Audrey Beaton Grace Ellis Kiki Em Alina Kroll Simone Parker Nichole Turnbloom Check out the issue at garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-6

Run, don't walk—we're still looking for writing pieces that make our noses and tastebuds tingle! Submissions for our upcoming summer issue close June 30. Find our submission guidelines and what we're looking for at garlicpresslit.com/submit

An excerpt from “Ilium" by Casey Reiland (@caseyreiland.bsky.social). Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-5

An excerpt from “At the End of the World” by RJ Ingram. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-5

An excerpt from “The Limbo Home" by Pilar Gonzalez. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-5

An excerpt from “Custodial Services” by Kenny Bradley. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-5

An excerpt from “Crime Pays by Freddie Gibbs (feat. Clairo)” by Kenny Bradley. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-5

An excerpt from “Pink Funeral” by West Ambrose. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-5

An excerpt from “boyhood” by Sofía Aguilar. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-5

ICYMI—Issue 5 is out now! 🌸 You can read the work of six new contributors at garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-5 Just one month left to submit for Issue 6!

For the evening crowd, I have a new poem up at @garlicpresslit.bsky.social! It’s about my existential crisis regarding parenting, ya know, casual stuff. Check it out below! 🧄 www.garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue...

Thank you so much to @garlicpresslit.bsky.social for publishing this poem of mine! Did you know your bones soften when you go into labor? Wild!!! www.garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue...

Come read 'Pink Funeral' in the new issue of @garlicpresslit.bsky.social. All about ballet and everything else worth living for!

so happy to share my newest poem “boyhood” with y’all, now out in @garlicpresslit.bsky.social !!! ✨ this piece was written to document my relationship with my furry dog son and desire to understand him - enjoy!! xx www.garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue...

We're ushering in spring with our fifth issue! 🌸 Our new issue features the work of six contributors that sprung us to our senses: Sofía Aguilar West Ambrose Kenny Bradley Pilar Gonzalez RJ Ingram Casey Reiland Check out the issue at garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-5

Hey pungent pals! There's one more week to submit to our fifth issue! Send us your best. 🌱 You can find our submission guidelines and what we're looking for at garlicpresslit.com/submit Our Spring 2025 reading period ends March 31.

An excerpt from “Digestif” by Theo Wylder. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-4

An excerpt from “The List of Symptoms I Give My Psychiatrist to Beg for a Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnosis” by Theo Wylder. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-4

An excerpt from “One of These Nights” by Mac Wilder. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-4

An excerpt from “Hope is an intrathecal reservoir” by Stacy Marie Miller. Read the full piece in garlicpresslit.com/issues/issue-4