Looking for something fun to read today? Check out our latest poem "on my flight home they make an announcement" by Amanda Nicole Corbin. Read the full poem on our site now! #poetry #pinchjournal

With our release party coming up, we're welcoming back former managing editor Josh Carlucci! We're excited to have him back in town for this event. Join us at Novel on September 27th from 6-8PM for free food and readings from both print and online contributors #pinch #thepinch

Join us in celebrating the release of the Pinch Issue 45.2 on Saturday, September 27 @novelmemphis.bsky.social! RSVP on our website now! 📍 novel. bookstore (387 Perkins Extd. Memphis, TN 38117) 🗓 Saturday, September 27 (starting at 6 p.m.) 🖼 Art by Amy Renee Webb

Our art submissions are open! Here's a quick guide for those wanting to submit art pieces to the Pinch. For more information, please check the link to our Submittable page #thepinch #pinch #litmag #literarymagazine #artsubmissions

Congratulations to @themartinsdeep for winning the 2025 Furious Flower Poetry Prize! He'll be doing a reading at James Madison University this Thursday #thepinch #pinch #contest

Check out an excerpt from our newest piece "Eclipses" by Jimmy Kindree - then go read the full post on PJO #pinchjournal #thepinch #litmag #literarymagazine #writing

If you love poetry, join us this coming Friday, September 12 @1pm for a reading with Keetje Kuipers! Come out to Patterson 451 to hear some amazing poems and chat #visitingwriter #thepinch #thepinchpresents #poetry #reading

"Hover" by Robert Frankel is our newest fiction piece. Read the full story on PJO now. #pinchjournal #litmag #fiction

To start August, a new poem. "Rainbow Coat" by Caitlin Cowan is a piece looking back on childhood through the misty and multicolored lens of memory. Read it on PJO now. #poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

Looking for something new to read? Check out our latest poem, "Say This" by Lynne Ellis. The full piece is out on PJO. Read it on our site now. #poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

Our newest poem, "Some Baleen Whales Have Learned to Sing at Frequencies Too Low for Predators to Hear" by Abby E. Murray, contemplates the coexistence of violence with peace in the context of marine life. Read the full piece on PJO now. #poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

"Of Wait" by Elisabeth Preston-Hsu is our latest poem. Read the full piece on PJO now. #poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

Read the rest of our newest fiction piece, "Girls Just Wanna Have" by Rachel M. Beavers, out now on PJO. #fiction #pinchjournal #litmag

To close out the month of June, "On Coming Out" by Emma Thomas Jones uses natural imagery to reflect upon the feeling of such a singular and distinctive process. Read it on PJO now. #poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

A new poem has been published on PJO! Read "I Used to Have Green Thumbs" by Seth Wade on our website now! #poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

Here is a preview of our latest piece, "Employment History (Partial)" by Sera Gamble. Read the full poem on our site now! #poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

Read our latest nonfiction piece, “Middle-aged Lesbian Born Late Emerges Enthusiastically to Oblivious World” by Isaman Cann, out now on PJO!

We're thrilled to announce the winners of the Pinch Literary Award in Poetry selected by Raye Hendrix. A big THANK YOU to everyone who sent us their work, and congratulations to the winner McKenzie Teter, and the runners-up Sandra Gómez and Carlina Duan.

It's PJO Monday!! Our newest publication, "Dictionary of Trans Horror Tropes" is a nonfiction piece by Darby Powers. Find this thrilling story at pinchjournal.com to immerse yourself in these tropes!! #pinchjournalonline #pinchjournal #onlinejournal #litmag #nonfiction

Are you looking to read a poignant, heart-warming piece about man's best friend? Check out Carrie Shipers' new poem, "Meditation on Lost Dogs" up on PJO today.

"If I was a corvid—likely a pied raven or a disillusioned jackdaw—I too would pick the highest branch in the tallest redwood farthest from you fuck ass primates ..." read the brilliant new poem by Sydney Mayes up on PJO!

"Or especially: a woman onstage, karaoke night, her friends have pushed her up here to "finally have some fun, for chrissakes!" And now the song is playing, something '80s and peppy ..." Check out "Falcon Storm Song" by A.C. Koch, now on pinchjournal.com.

Introducing Spring 2025 Issue 45.1 of the Pinch. Get your copy to enjoy excellent fiction, nonfiction, poetry and art. Swipe to see a couple of the artwork from the issue. The issue is available for purchase on our website pinchjournal.com/print

We’re excited to announce the winners of the Page Prize in Nonfiction judged by the author Annabelle Tometich. Thanks to everyone who sent in their work, and congratulations to the winner and the runners-up.

After a lengthy review process of all the poets who were eligible for Best New Poets, the staff chose to nominate Havilah Barnett for 'Mute Girl as Whale Fall' from our Spring 2024 (44.1) and Allison Field Bell for 'O'Keefe Country' from Spring 2025 (45.1). Congratulations to our nominees!!

Once again it is time for our new PJO publication!! This week it is a series of poems by Claire Scott! Go to pinchjournal.com to read Greek Myths are Overrated, Murderer ad Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Dementia! #litmag #poetry #pinchjournalonline #litpublication

We are just three days away from our release party for the Spring Issue 45.1! Hope to see you at the Theatre Cafe at Playhouse on the Square this Friday the 11th from 6pm-8pm.

Pinch Journal Online publication alert!! Our newest poem by Alexa Doran is FANTASTIC!! Check it out on our website.

Exciting news!! In a few days, we'll be announcing the winners of the Pinch Literary Award in Fiction judged by Tara Stringfellow. Who are you rooting for?

"When Mom died, we captured her soul in a jar. It wasn’t impulsive, since we’d discussed it previously, and sterilized the jar. Still, in the moment, it felt like instinct." This gripping, new story by M.C. Schmidt is up on PJO today!

Just a few more hours to go before our PLA in poetry closes. Send in those poems already!

It’s a cloudy day in Memphis. The weather knows our contest season ends soon. Come mourn with us, Submit your poetry today!

As Journey frontman Joey Tempest once wrote, “It’s the final countdown!” He probably wasn’t talking about the Pinch Literary Award in Poetry. But he might’ve been. It closes Sunday! Don’t fail where he did, submit now!

PJO alert!! Our latest nonfiction publication by Chris Santizo-Malafronti talks about international adoption, and whether or not it benefits transracial adoptees. Go to pinchjournal.com to read it.

Some self care for the weekend - You'll never know how good your best unless you go for it. Submit before March 31 #pinch #thepinch #litmag #literarymagazine #litjournal #poetry #writing

There's still time to submit! Winner will receive $2000 and publication with us #pinch #thepinch #litmag #literarymagazine #litjournal #poetry #writing

The PLA is still open for submissions! Contest closes on March 31 #pinch #thepinch #litmag #literarymagazine #litjournal #poetry #writing #contest

PJO alert!! We just posted a new poem! Go to pinchjournal.com to read “For the Third Time in a Row, the Taco Bell in Elizabethton, TN, Messes Up My Order” by Andrew Lee Butler.

Pinch Journal Online alert! Check out our newest nonfiction publication. "Nest" by Asha Dore is a tender, moving piece about love and the loss of a parent. #pinch #onlinejournal #litmag

Pinch Journal Online alert! Check out our newest nonfiction publication. "Nest" by Asha Dore is a tender, moving piece about love and the loss of a parent. #pinch #onlinejournal #litmag

The PLA contest for poetry is open! Submit your poems for a chance to win $2000 #pinch #thepinch #contest #poetry #litmag #literarymagazine #litjournal #writing #writersofintstagram

The PLA contest for Poetry is open! If you want a chance to win $2000, submit your poems to us by March 31 #pinch #thepinch #contest #poetry #litmag #literarymagazine #litjournal #writing #writersofintstagram

Don't forget this is the last week of our fiction contest! Submissions close this Friday, so don't hesitate to submit! #pinch #thepinch #litmag #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #contest #writing #fiction

Don't forget this is the last week of our fiction contest! Submissions close this Friday, so don't hesitate to submit! #pinch #thepinch #litmag #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #contest #writing #fiction

Check out “Song of the Peloton Mobile App” by Betsy Mitchell Martinez on PJO. The poem features an English bulldog named Dolly, workouts and dance routines. Go to pinchjournal.com to read it. #poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

Coming to AWP? Join us for a night of prose, poetry, food and fun at our offsite reading at Arts District Brewing! Food and cash bar included #pinch #thepinch #awp #litmag #readings #writing

“The GPS tells me I am going the wrong way. I do not turn around. It is almost noon, and I’ve been driving in impossible loops since midnight.” Sam Risak’s nonfiction piece “Reroute” is now live. Check it out on pinchjournal.com #nonfiction #pinchjournal #litmag

It's been a rough time, and we all need the break. Take time for yourself this weekend, and if you have something you're thinking of submitting, absolutely go for it. #thepinch #pinch #litmag #literarymagazine #contest #fiction #writing

Submit your artwork to the Pinch today! We can’t wait to see what you’ll send us. Full details on our website and the Submittable page. #thepinch #pinchjournal #litmag #writing #art