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Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay: Roxane Gay’s writing appears in Best American Mystery Stories 2014, Best American Short Stories 2012, Best Sex Writing 2012, A Public Space, McSweeney’s, Tin House, Oxford American, American Short Fiction, Virginia Quarterly Review, and many others. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. She is the author of the books Ayiti, An Untamed State, the New York Times bestselling Bad Feminist, Difficult Women, Hunger, Opinions, and others. She is also the author of World of Wakanda for Marvel. Roxane was the founding Essays Editor for The Rumpus and is now the site editor and co-owner. You can find her at roxanegay.com.

Debbie Millman: Named “one of the most creative people in business” by Fast Company, and “one of the most influential designers working today” by Graphic Design USA, Debbie Millman has built a remarkable career at the intersection of design, storytelling, and cultural commentary. For the past 22 years, she has hosted the award-winning podcast Design Matters, where she has interviewed more than 700 creative luminaries. Debbie is also the author of eight books. Her most recent book, Love Letter to a Garden, was published in 2025.

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    The Rumpus Book Club Is Back

    We’re thrilled to announce the relaunch The Rumpus Book Club.* Our monthly author discussions will begin on June 30th at 7pm ET with Ann Patchett. Host Debbie Millman will be speaking with Ann about her storied career, Parnassus Books and,…

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    The Pride 30

    At The Rumpus we pride ourselves (ha!) on celebrating queer voices year-round. Genuine inclusion has always been a guiding principle for this magazine and Debbie and I are proud to continue publishing in that tradition. In recent years, younger people…

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    The AWP 2026 Flash Fiction Contest Winners

    At AWP this year, we held a fun flash fiction contest. Interested writers only had to write a short short story on the back of one of our postcards and turn it in by 5 p.m. on Saturday. For the…

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    Exciting New Rumpus Initiatives

    Debbie Millman and I are thrilled to share some exciting new initiatives we are launching with The Rumpus. Beginning on April 1, 2026, we are increasing our pay rates for work accepted on or after that date. (Sadly, we cannot…

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    The Rumpus at AWP 2026

    Debbie and I are really excited to meet Rumpus readers, writers and staff at AWP 2026 in Baltimore, from March 4-8th. At the bookfair, you will find us at BOOTH 1240 where you can learn more about The Rumpus, what…

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    The National Shutdown

    Tomorrow, Friday January 30th, there will be a national shutdown to protest the ongoing, egregious violence being perpetrated by ICE and other federal law enforcement agents in Minneapolis and all across the country. In solidarity, we won’t be posting any…

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    The Rumpus: Redesigned

    When Debbie Millman and I decided to buy The Rumpus, one of the first things we wanted to do was redesign the website which was great but due for a refresh. For the past several months, we have worked with…

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    The Rumpus Interview with Monica Drake

    Monica Drake, author of Clown Girl and now The Stud Book, discusses the physicality of characters’ bodies, the complicated issues women face while aging, and the crucial nature of writing communities.

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    The Rumpus Interview with Terry Tempest Williams

    In fifty-four sections, Terry Tempest Williams not only tries to gain a greater understanding of her mother, she explores her faith, her marriage, her role as a woman in the world, and much more.

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    Stunned Silence

    What wearies me is how often I have found myself stunned and silent in recent years. What especially wearies me is having such a finely honed vocabulary for tragedy.

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    The Rumpus Interview with Elizabeth Scarboro and Lidia Yuknavitch

    Both Yuknavitch and Scarboro, whose books echo each other in interesting ways, were willing to talk with me about this question of what to do with memoir, and much more.

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    The Rumpus Interview with Jim Gavin

    Jim Gavin is a talented writer who allows his stories the room they need to be told. These are stories that are intelligent and quiet and moving, stories that take up time and space in satisfying ways.