Call for Submissions: Parallel Practice
New Column Alert <3 Parallel Practice, a new monthly column at The Rumpus, is edited by our very own Anna Held, whom you may remember from our Mental Health Awareness Month…
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June Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Our next Letters in the Mail come from authors Paul Ceballos and James Allen Hall
May Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from author Anne Elizabeth Moore.
April Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from author Henriette Lazaridis, who writes to us about embracing slowness amidst hustle culture.
March Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
embracing ambivalence, returning to one's hometown and the musings it inspires during a time of collective dread, a canine writing team, and the power of imagination
February Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Twice a month, The Rumpus brings your favorite writers directly to your IRL mailbox via our Letters in the Mail programs.
January Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
For decades my writing was just for me. Then in the nineties, I discovered communities of queer South Asian artists and activists, radical BIPOC writers. . . . This is when I realized being a writer could be a lifestyle rather than my secret passion.
We Need 600 Members by Dec. 31
Today we're asking you to show your support for The Rumpus by becoming a Member or gifting a Membership to a favorite writer in your life.
December Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Twice a month, The Rumpus brings your favorite writers directly to your IRL mailbox via our Letters in the Mail programs.
Call for Submissions: November ’23 Adoptee Awareness Month
We’re accepting essays by adoptees from 11/1 through 12/31. Curated by Lauren J. Sharkey, publication in November 2023.
November Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
I’m not exaggerating when I say that receiving a letter in the mail when you’re a teenager in lockup feels like a small miracle, every single time . . .
October Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Some of our Letters in the Mail authors on the books that got them reading as children, and advice for creative kids.