A belated Happy New Year from us here at Willow Springs! Our team’s back this week up and running. We have another issue coming soon! Until then head to our website at the link in our bio and purchase Issue 96 if you haven’t already or snag a copy of one of our back issues.

We are so excited to announce our 2026 Pushcart Prize nominees! They’ve been selected from our latest issue of Willow Springs Magazine, issue 95 and 96. Congrats to all our nominees. We are proud of them all and their amazing work!

Seth Hagen is one of the authors in issue 96. Head to our website to read his profile and learn more about his work!

Patricia Henley is one of the authors in issue 96. Head to our website to read her profile and learn more about her work!

Chinụa Ezenwa-Ọhaeto is one of the authors in issue 96. Head to our website to read his profile and learn more about his work!

Bradley Bazzle is on of authors in issue 96. Head to our website to read his profile and learn more about his work!

Dante Di Stefano is one of the authors in issue 96. Head to our website to read his profile and learn more about her work! #willowsprings #authorprofile #litmag

Enjoying the fall weather and some Willow Springs. Have you gotten our latest issue yet? Check out our store to get yours! #literarymagazine #literature #willowsprings #fall

It’s that time of year again! Willow Springs Issue 96 now available! Order on our website!

There’s still time! 2 more days to submit!

ATTENTION! Our Surrealist Poetry Prize is open for three more weeks! Extended deadline October 15th. Go to our website to submit!

ATTENTION! Our Surrealist Poetry Prize is open for three more weeks! Extended deadline October 15th. Go to our website to submit!

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a lit mag? Come with us to a galley!

Springtime means it’s finally warm enough to read outside! What are you reading this weekend?

“Potbellied Pig” by Paola Bruni. Our website has so much more information about authors, their writing, and background of the pieces published in Willow Springs! inside.ewu.edu/willowspring... #paolabruni #willowsprings #reading #poems #poetry

Did you know Willow Springs has interviews with authors posted on our website? Recently, we had the opportunity to interview Kathleen Flenniken recently, so look out for her interview in a future issue!

Have you picked up a copy of our new spring issue yet?

I spied Willow Springs at this year’s Bloomsday race! Our Managing Editor and Assistant Managing Editor were out blooming with nearly 33,000 people! Go Bloomies!

Zoë Ryder White is one of the authors in issue 95 of Willow Springs Magazine. Head to our website to read the profile on her and learn more about her work! inside.ewu.edu/willowspring...

Paola Bruni is one of the authors in issue 95 of Willow Springs Magazine. Head to our website to read the profile on her and learn more about her work! inside.ewu.edu/willowspring...

Aza Pace is one of the authors in issue 95 of Willow Springs Magazine. Head to our website to read the profile on her and learn more about her work! inside.ewu.edu/willowspring...

Did you stop by our booth at GetLit!? Kathleen Flenniken did! Check out her poems in issue 94!

We still can’t get over how great AWP was!! We had such a great time talking to everyone who came by our booth!

Look who we saw at AWP last week! Allison Green was the winner of the Willow Springs Fiction award in 1996 for “Half-Moon Scar.”

inside.ewu.edu/willowspring... Our Surrealist Prize is open for submissions! Come talk to us this week at AWP or head to our website to learn more!!

Have you seen the beautiful cover art yet for issue 94 by Anna Magruder?

Nothing looks as good on our shelves as Willow Springs. Preorder the upcoming issue now on our website! Link in bio. #reading #writing #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #willowsprings #literarymagazine #bookshelves

We are so excited to announce the next issue or Willow Springs is available for preorder! Head to the link in our bio to preorder Issue 95.

Robert Grunst is one of our authors in issue no. 94 of Willow Springs Magazine!! Head to our website to read more about him and his work, or to buy a copy of Willow Springs to read his poetry.

We are so excited to announce our Surrealist Poetry Prize winner, Ronda Broatch. Her poem, “Upon Reading Šalamun’s Opera Buffa, The Trees Outside My Window Reel and Rumba”, will be published in the upcoming issue of Willow Springs Magazine. You can preorder the issue now on our website! Link in bio.

Head to our website to learn about Kathleen Flenniken and hear her poems published in issue no. 94 of Willow Springs Magazine! inside.ewu.edu/willowspring...

We are pleased to announce our 2025 Pushcart Prize nominees! They are selected from last two most recent issues of Willow Springs Magazine. All these writers have amazing work and we are proud of them all. Congrats to all the nominees. You all deserve to win.🎉

Listen to Richard Robbins read his poem published in issue 94 of Willow Springs, “Looking for the Man in Another Country”!

inside.ewu.edu/willowspring... Head to our website to read about Richard Robbins and hear him read his poem published in issue 94 of Willow Springs!

Andrew Furman, who has previously been published with Willow Springs, has a new book available for preorder! Click the link below to find out more about “Of Slash Pines and Manatees” upf.com/book.asp?id=...

David Keplinger is one of our authors in issue no. 94 of Willow Springs Magazine!! Head to our website to read more about him and his work, or to buy a copy of Willow Springs to read his poetry.

Give the gift of reading this holiday season!!

GIVEAWAY SCAVENGER HUNT! We have been waiting for you all on here since September! We are giving away FIVE (5) copies of Willow Springs Issue no. 94 to the first 5 people to follow us and find the “To Do List” on our feed. DM with the contents of the To Do List to have the chance to win!

Imagine a world where owls and cats are friends!

Have you gotten yourself a copy of Willow Springs issue no. 94? If you haven’t yet, or you want to buy for a friend, it is now available for purchase on our website! Click the link in our bio or head to our website to get to our store.

My new obsession is the cover art for issue no. 94. How about you?

www.youtube.com/@WillowSprin... Our virtual release party live stream starts in 25 min!!

Meet the final two readers for tonight’s event: Randall Watson and Michael Hettich!

Meet two of our readers for our release party this Saturday: Richard Robbins and Annika Holland!

Mark your calendars for this Saturday at 5:30 PM PST to hear Lisa Bass and Robert Grunst at our virtual reading!

Who’s coming to our zoom release party this Saturday? 🙋‍♀️🙋🙋‍♂️

Willow Springs Issue no. 94 coming soon!!! Stay tuned for information about purchasing a copy, as well as our zoom release party this weekend.

Unless you’re an issue of Willow Springs Magazine, the answer is yes, I can live without you.