Increased “Smut” in YA literature
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…
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On the Value of Fantasy Novels
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…
Teya Sorenson on writing This Cursed Death
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…
Trope Tuesday: The common female sacrifice, powers
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…
Trope Tuesday: Found Family
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…
“The Rainbow Rose” by Sam Kostakis
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…