Guest Writer // Tessa Donohue In the rise of popularity in reading, specifically within the YA genre, it has become evident that romance sells. Or, more specifically: smut sells. In the books a person will see while scrolling through “most…
Elliot Berkley // Guest Writer You’re introducing yourself in a new lit class, and the professor asks what everyone’s favorite genre is. As the domino chain of answers makes its way to you and you hear “fantasy” over and over…
by Teya Sorenson, author of This Cursed Death, Wilde Press Spring ’23 Author In July of 2021 while hacking my way through the lengthy writing process of another project, I sat down to write a brief scene between two characters…
by Monica Rivera Sosa Even in fictional words of paper and ink women are still being oppressed and made to look small to conform to the standards of the patriarchy in the real world. Why are authors finding it so…
by Meg Rady We’ve all heard the old adage, “blood is thicker than water.” Today, the cliché implies that familial bonds are stronger than any other relationship. Whether you think it’s true or not, the common ‘found family’ literary trope…
Congratulations to our winner of the March 2023 Writing Challenge, “The Rainbow Rose” by Sam Kostakis. This piece is an aromatic retelling of the classic Sleeping Beauty fairytale. The prompt was to write a piece inspired by folklore or mythology.…
by Karina Jha Diversity in the literary canon is horrifically sparse. Old white cishet men dominate the literary world, even now, as we bolster our efforts to include as many new and different voices as possible. But step by step,…
By Angela Cene In dedication to Women’s History month I want to share some books that empower women, and support female authors. However, for younger girls and generations they need to see females like them who take control and do…
by Monica Rivera Sosa What is it about a knife-to-the-throat scene that drives us readers crazy? Psychologists will say it’s due to some unresolved trauma or unhealthy coping mechanism but I’d venture a different possibility. Is it possible the reason…
by Monica Rivera Sosa As someone who mainly reads fantasy, it’s become increasingly apparent that world-building is more important than we give it credit for. We must ask ourselves why we read these stories to begin with. For me, I…
