Meet Our New Rumpus Essays Editor!
We’re beyond bummed to let you know that Roxane Gay is leaving the Rumpus to focus on other endeavors (like her two new books, the recent novel An Untamed State and the…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Jim Ruland
We’re getting ready to send out the next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Jim Ruland! His letter is handwritten, with hand-drawn illustrations, and in it he tells us all…
Next Letter for Kids: Trudi Trueit
We’re sending our next Letter For Kids from Trudi Trueit! Trudi is the author of Stealing Popular and Secrets of A Lab Rat, and she writes her letter about all the…
James Franco: Poet
James Franco’s poetry collection, Directing Herbert White, reviewed on the front page of The New York Times Book Review. It’s an interesting meditation on celebrity well worth reading. I mean…
Next Letter in the Mail: Kevin Thomas
We’re getting ready to send out the next Letter in the Mail, and this one is not to be missed. It comes from our own Kevin Thomas, the creator of those…
New Readers Report Theme: “Fantasy Land”
We’re hungry for more writing from Rumpus readers, so we’re now accepting submissions for our next Readers Report! This time, we want you to tackle the theme “Fantasy Land.” Please send…
Next Letter for Kids: Dana Alison Levy
We’re sending our next Letter For Kids from Dana Alison Levy! She talks about the joy of finding something awesome in your mailbox, spring in New England, and the wonder of experiencing…
From the Hamburglar to the Holocaust
Reviewer of everything in the world Ted Wilson now has his very own commercial! Check it out below, or click here.
Next Letter for Kids: Rachel Searles
We’re sending our next Letter For Kids from author Rachel Searles! Rachel writes her letter from the woods, where she’s working on the next book in her Lost Planet series. She talks…
Next Letter in the Mail: Stephen Elliott
We’re getting ready to send out the next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Rumpus founder Stephen Elliott! Having just returned to Brooklyn from L.A. where he finished work on…
Modern Man Defined
Yesterday, Rumpus columnist Thomas Page McBee kicked off his new series, “The American Man,” over at the Pacific Standard. Featuring “gonzo reporting from barber shops, boxing gyms, frat houses, and…
The Next Generation of Female Writers
We love Girls Write Now, the NY-based organization that helps underserved teenage girls in New York develop their creative voices and prepare for college. You can support their efforts, and preview the next generation…