What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Pride
Rumpus editors share their favorite writing from LGBTQIA+ writers.
...moreRumpus editors share their favorite writing from LGBTQIA+ writers.
...moreKristen Arnett discusses her new novel, MOSTLY DEAD THINGS.
...moreLiterary events in and around NYC this month!
...more“I want to always fight for art, not against it.”
...moreLiterary events and readings in and around Philadelphia this week!
...moreKristen Arnett discusses her debut collection, Felt in the Jaw, how place informs writing, and deciding to hold her book release party at a local 7-Eleven.
...moreA selection of AWP 2018 panels, readings, and events that we are especially excited for!
...moreIn celebration of our Floridian friends and family, we’ve compiled a list of great books that take place in, engage with, or otherwise visit the “Sunshine state.”
...moreOur next Letter in the Mail comes from Kristen Arnett, author of the forthcoming debut collection Felt in the Jaw (Split Lip Press)! Kristen writes us a beautiful, breathtakingly honest letter about about the Christmas present that sits unopened in the backseat of her car, learning to set boundaries, and what it means to have a […]
...moreOver at The Walrus, Fatima Syed looks to build space in popular culture for depictions of different types of Muslims. With a sinking feeling, Kristen Arnett looks inside herself and finds nothing but the swamp of Florida’s influence in a reflective essay for Lit Hub. Alcy Levya launches The Rumpus’s July series, #reclaimingpatriotism2017, with a powerful essay about his duties on the front lines […]
...moreIf there’s something out there other than us, it’s God. If there’s something out there other than God, what is that thing called if you’re not ever supposed to talk about it? At Catapult, Kristen Arnett explores the debilitating fears and self-doubts that accompany faith and religion. This is a tale of Ouija boards, stolen books, demonic […]
...moreWe’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from writer Kristen Arnett. Kristen writes to us about some weird months after her two best friends break up, and one of them temporarily moves in with her. Kristen is a fiction and essay writer who has held fellowships at Tin House […]
...more