letters in the mail

  • New Letter in the Mail

    The next Letter in the Mail is from none other than Lauren Eggert-Crowe. Lauren is the author of two poetry chapbooks. Some of her other work has appeared in Salon, The Nervous Breakdown, and L.A. Review of Books. You may…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Jessica Anthony

    The next Letter in the Mail is from none other than Jessica Anthony! Jessica’s debut novel, The Convalescent, received praise from The San Francisco Chronicle, Publisher’s Weekly, and among others. In 2009, McSweeney’s honored her with the Amanda Davis Highwire…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Brian Spears!

    The next Letter in the Mail, going out Thursday, August 15, is from none other than Brian Spears! Brian is a mainstay at The Rumpus. He’s our poetry editor and he runs our book clubs. If you participate in any of…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Zoe Ruiz

    Put on your party hats! The next Letter in the Mail, going out July 31, is from our Saturday editor Zoë Ruiz! In addition to putting together fabulous comics, interviews, essays, and link roundups every weekend here at the Rumpus,…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Laura Bogart

    Gird your loins: the next Letter in the Mail, going out Monday, July 15, is from Laura Bogart! If you’d like to receive her letter, subscribe by noon PT tomorrow. Laura is the recipient of the 2009 Grace Paley Fellowship for Fiction from The…

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    Next Letter in the Mail: Andrea Portes

    The next Letter in the Mail, going out Friday, June 14, is from Andrea Portes! Sign up by noon PT tomorrow if you’d like to receive her letter. Andrea is the author of two novels: the forthcoming Bury This, and the semi-autobiographical Hick, which…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Maud Newton!

    Exciting news! The next Letter in the Mail, going out Friday, June 14, is from lit-scene superstar Maud Newton! Not yet subscribed but want her letter? Please sign up before 12pm PT on Tuesday, June 11. (That’s today!) Maud is an essayist, critic,…

  • The Next Letter in the Mail: Lidia Yuknavitch

    This week’s Letter in the Mail is from our beloved Lidia Yuknavitch! If you want to receive her letter, please subscribe by noon PST today! Lidia is a longtime Rumpus contributor and interviewee (for a taste of both, see her interview with Dear Sugar).…

  • The Next Letter in the Mail: Alexis Smith

    The next Letter in the Mail, going out May 15, is from Alexis Smith! Alexis is the author of the novel Glaciers and a graduate of Goddard College’s MFA program in creative writing. She grew up in Alaska and Washington state, and now…

  • The Next Letter in the Mail: Seth Fischer

    The next Letter in the Mail, going out April 30, is from Seth Fischer! Seth is a Rumpus contributor and former editor as well as the founding editor of The Splinter Generation. His writing has appeared in publications like Pank and Guernica. “Notes from a…

  • The Next Letter In The Mail: Dobby Gibson

    The next Letter in the Mail, going out this Monday, is from poet Dobby Gibson! Gibson is the author of It Becomes You and two Minnesota Book Award winners, Polar and Skirmish, which Rumpus reviewer Sean Singer calls “a smart,…

  • The Next Letter in the Mail: Jason Novak

    The next Letter in the Mail, going out next Friday, is from Jason Novak! As head illustrator for the Rumpus, Jason has created many of the site’s most memorable and beloved images, including the illustrations for Chris Stedman’s essay “Sympathy…