
The Lit Revue No. 6
Join us on February 26, 2023 for a special Poetry Night starring Roberto Carlos Garcia, author of What Can I Tell You. With special guests Mary Brancaccio and Darrel Alejandro Holnes. Continue reading The Lit Revue No. 6
Join us on February 26, 2023 for a special Poetry Night starring Roberto Carlos Garcia, author of What Can I Tell You. With special guests Mary Brancaccio and Darrel Alejandro Holnes. Continue reading The Lit Revue No. 6
A virtual reading to celebrate the book publication of our Poetry Series 2022. Hosted by series editor Ernesto Abeytia. With an introduction by Digging Press publisher and editor Gessy Alvarez. Continue reading Zoom Reading Event – Sunday, 11/6/22
November 16, 2022. Digging Press presents The Lit Revue.
Readings by: Frank Haberle, Melissa Castillo Planas, Andrea Ruggirello, and Tariq Shah Music by: Sagit Shir (Hank & Cupcakes) Continue reading The Lit Revue No. 5
October 23, 2022. Digging Press presents The Lit Revue.
Readings by: Joanna Acevedo, Tobias Carroll, JP Infante, Swati Khurana and Karen Levy
Music by: Shira Continue reading The Lit Revue No. 4
September 15, 2022. Digging Press presents The Lit Revue.
Readings by: Grisel Y. Acosta, Dorothy Barnhouse, Swati Khurana, Grace Jahng Lee, and Thea Matthews
Music by: Rili Newman
Continue reading The Lit Revue No. 3
July 24, 2022. Digging Press presents The Lit Revue.
Readings by: T.B. Grennan, Elinol López, Sue Mell, and Lucia Orellana Damacela
Music by: Curt Mercy Continue reading The Lit Revue No. 2
June 15, 2022. Digging Press presents The Lit Revue.
Readings by: Dena Igusti, Dolan Morgan, Aida Zilelian, Haolun Xu.
Music by: Iris Lune. Continue reading The Lit Revue No. 1
WINNERS
Morgan Christie – People Without Wings (fiction) and Rachelle Parker – Together We Remember the Gazelle (poetry)
Continue reading 2022 Digging Press Chapbook Results
Winner Submersion by Marie Baléo Continue reading 2021 Digging Press Chapbook Results
Dear Cultural Omnivores, We support our fellow Americans who are marching against systemic racism. We are witnessing a revolution, one that needed to happen, one that is 400 years overdue. We mourn for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Eric Garner, and others. So many names and faces – lives cut short, stolen from their loved ones. So many whose deaths were never known – … Continue reading We see you. We love you.
We’ve been quarantined since March 13th. Week one, we were hopeful. We began our second round of poetry submission readings. We read and continue reading over 125 (as of today, that number is over 200) poetry submissions, that’s about 300 (600) poems. So far, the caliber and generosity of the poets who submitted work to us have lifted our spirits and have made our quarantine … Continue reading Living in the Masked Age – April 2020
Our third reading event in The Red Room at KGB Bar on March 10, 2020, was an unforgettable soirée. A day before Coronavirus COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, we hosted a sweet lit-loving and respectful crowd in The Red Room at KGB Bar. In an effort to keep everyone safe, we tried our best to avoid hugs and kisses, our bartender wore rubber gloves, glassware … Continue reading Digging Through No. 3
Winner: Every First & Fifteenth by Dimitri Reyes Continue reading Spring 2020 Digging Press Chapbook Results
Our second reading event in The Red Room at KGB Bar on February 11, 2020 was an uproarious affair. It was a packed house and the standing room only audience was in very high spirits. The night began with a lyrical series of family poetic portraits by Rachel Horowitz, followed by a chilling and poignant story by Dororthy Barnhouse, and ending our first act was … Continue reading Digging Through No. 2
We launched our new monthly reading series in The Red Room at KGB Bar on January 14, 2020. It was a cool, rainy evening and many of our friends were there to celebrate the works of Paul Beckman, Tamar Eisenman, JP Infante, Christine Kendall, Hadley Moore, and Joanna C. Valente. All our readers gave absolutely stellar performances. As a special treat Tamar Eisenman performed three … Continue reading Digging Through No.1
Dear Friends, In a celebratory lunch with coworkers, the question as to whether a decade ends on the last day of 2019 or the last day of 2020 came up and it’s true that according to the Farmer’s Almanac, the end of the decade is December 31, 2020, but to me, the cusp represented by a year “0” is too enticing to pass up. And … Continue reading Happy New Year!
Digging Through is a monthly reading series curated and hosted by Gessy Alvarez. Join us for our first reading series event, Tuesday, January 14 at 7PM. Continue reading Announcing the Digging Through Reading Series
Digging Through is a monthly reading series curated and hosted by Gessy Alvarez. Join us for our first reading series event, Tuesday, January 14 at 7PM. Continue reading Announcing the Digging Through Reading Series
Winner: Awabi by Mandy-Suzanne Wong Continue reading 2019 Digging Press Chapbook Results
Volume 6 of Digging is halfway done! Much thanks to all our 2019 contributors so far: (nonfiction) Andrew Rihn and Simona Zaretsky; (poetry) henry 7. reneau, jr, Lisa Nance, Nolan Meditz, Bryan D. Price, David Midkiff, Thea Matthews, Alex Wells Shapiro, Morgan Peacock, KG Newman, Gabrielle Peterson, Lorraine Henrie Lins, Bina Ruchi Perino, Katherine Lutz, Stephanie R. Nahhas, Annalee Eagerton, and rhea moon. You can … Continue reading Volume 6 of Digging, Calls for Submissions, & More
The Digging Press Chapbook Series Competition Deadline June 15 Submit fiction, poetry, or hybrid chapbooks between 16 – 36 pages. Selected manuscripts have a small print-run (100 – 120 copies), and authors receive 20 copies plus $250 payment. Reading fee: $10. Artist Spotlight Call for Submissions Ends July 15 Submit a link to your Instagram and/or website artist portfolio. Include a short bio, artist statement, … Continue reading Calls for Submissions – Chapbook and Artist Spotlight
Cultural Omnivore, Ep. 13 We’re back. Want to know what ‘cultural omnivore’ means to us…tune in! Check out other episodes at Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. Continue reading New Podcast – Episode 13
Last year, we launched our inaugural call for submissions for the Digging Press Chapbook Series. We were overwhelmed by the response the call garnered. Over 250 submissions were entered. We chose one winner, four finalists, and 15 semi-finalists. When we announced Awabi by Mandy-Suzanne Wong as the winner in September 2018, we set a tight production schedule. Our goal was to debut the winning chapbook … Continue reading New Book, Chapbook Call for Submission, and More
2017 Editor’s Picks: Christina Kallery (Poetry) and Eileen Merriman (Fiction) Continue reading 2018 Editor’s Picks
Our Pushcart Cart nominees are: Laura Winnick, Demy Ren, John Murphy, and Ciel Qi. Continue reading Congratulations to Our Pushcart Nominees
Winner: Awabi by Mandy-Suzanne Wong Continue reading 2018 Digging Press Chapbook Series Results
We’ll announce our Chapbook winner, finalists, and honorable mentions on Sept. 14, 2018! Thanks so much for your patience. Much respect, Gessy Alvarez Editor Continue reading Chapbook Series Update
In this final episode of season one, Gessy has some fun her short story “Swinging from a Chandelier.” She even attempts to carry a tune or two. Flowers, all! Continue reading Digging Through with Gessy Alvarez Episode 10
2017 Editor’s Picks: Christina Kallery (Poetry) and Eileen Merriman (Fiction) Continue reading 2017 Editor’s Picks
Digging Through with Gessy Alvarez the podcast is 4 episodes old, y’all! Continue reading Digging Through with Gessy Alvarez Episodes 3 and 4
Digging Through with Gessy Alvarez Episode 2 – Welcome to Digging Through with Gessy Alvarez. In this episode, I talk about 4th of July, my obsession with art post-election, the artistic oasis that is Printed Matter in NYC, and the incomparable Sophie Calle. Continue reading Digging Through with Gessy Alvarez Episode 2
Digging Through with Gessy Alvarez – Podcast No. 1
Hello, every loving one of you. We just recorded our first podcast. Listen to our editor, Gessy Alvarez muse about her hate of small talk and love of dog years. Continue reading Digging Through with Gessy Alvarez Episode 1
We introduced Digging Through The Fat to a lovely crowd of literary lovers at the beautiful New York Society Library. Tobias Carroll, Lauren Hilger, and Bud Smith all gave stellar readings. I was overwhelmed with the response we received for the journal and for these amazing people’s words. Thank you so much to Carolyn Waters, Head Librarian at The New York Society Library for inviting Digging to participate. Much love to Guernica, especially publisher, Katherine Rowland, editors: Raluca Albu and Meara Sharma, and Guernica’s special guests: Carmen Maria Machado and Ann Neumann. It was a great night for all involved. Continue reading Literary Magazine Salon at The New York Society Library
Video Art No. 1: A Linear Chorus by Cynthia Alvarez Continue reading Video Art No. 1 – Cynthia Alvarez
Art Nerd No. 1 – Adrian Ghenie. Art Review. Continue reading Art Review No. 1 – Adrian Ghenie
2016 Editor’s Choice: Eileen Malone (fiction) and Lynne McEniry (poetry). Continue reading 2016 Editor’s Choice
Happy Holidays from all of us at Digging Through The Fat! Continue reading Happy Holidays!
Digging Through The Fat Takes Bushwick – Event Photos and Acknowledgments Continue reading Digging Through The Fat Takes Bushwick
If you missed us at AWP 2016 in Los Angeles, don’t fret. Here’s a link to the print journal we created exclusively for the conference. Special thanks to our contributors: Jamila-Khanom Allidina, Jules Archer, Rachel Ronquillo Gray, Dani Purcell, Thaddeus Rutkowski, and Bud Smith. And to Michelle Peñaloza, who co-edited the two poems selected for this edition. Also, much gratitude and love to our Creative Director, Cynthia Alvarez, for lending us her original artwork. Hope you enjoy! Continue reading Digging Through The Fat – AWP 2016 Edition
We are pleased to announce our Editor’s Choice selections for 2015: Heather Dorn (fiction) and John Grochalski (poetry).
Continue reading 2015 Editor’s Choice
Announcing Volumes 2 (Fiction) and 3 (Poetry) Most Views, Likes, and Shares – Congrats to the following: mia susan amir, Heather Dorn, Julie Turley, Amin Erfani, Bud Smith, Jules Archer,
Sarina Bosco, Brent House, Faisal Pakkali, Susan Tepper, Jamila-Khanom Allidina, Rachel Ronquillo Gray, Scott Thomas Outlar, Aaron Graham, Lisa Zou, John Grochalski, & Alejandro Escudé! Continue reading Best of 2015 – Volume 2
Mike Joyce over at Literary Orphans asked Gessy Alvarez and the very awesome Matthew Guerruckey (Drunk Monkeys) for their Top Ten Lists of Literary stuff and more… Continue reading Top Ten Lists of Good Things
Stories Volume 1 – Most Views, Likes, and Shares. Congrats to Susan Tepper, Pam Parker, CS DeWildt, Dani Purcell, Paul Beckman, Judy Hall, Mick Harris, Meg Tuite, and Agnes Marton. Continue reading 2014 – Most Views, Likes, and Shares
Matthew Guerruckey at Drunk Monkeys interviewed Gessy Alvarez about NYC, Digging Through the Fat, and other fun stuff! Continue reading Drunk Monkeys Interview with Editor Gessy Alvarez
Stories @ Digging Through the Fat, Volume 1: Michael Sedano, Agnes Marton, Chris Okum, Gary Powell, Rebecca Kaplan, CS DeWildt, Meg Tuite, Dani Purcell, Krystal Sierra, Kayla Pongrac, Kevin Minh Allen, Paul Beckman, Evan Guilford-Blake, Susan Tepper, Adrian George Nicolae, Pam Parker, Mick Harris, Judy Hall, Stephen V. Ramey Continue reading Thanks to Our Contributors
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Excerpt from “Why We Have to Be Our Own VIDA II: Indie Editors & the VIDA Count”
Posted on April 8, 2014 by DENA RASH GUZMAN at Luna Luna Magazine Continue reading Why We Have to Be Our Own VIDA II @ Luna Luna Mag
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