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Image is the book cover for the interview for "Leave: A Postpartum Account" by Shayne Terry. Title card for the new interview with Shayne Terry. Interviews

Interview: Shayne Terry

Image is a color photograph of two wooden artists' figures, one reclining in the other's lap; title card for the craft essay "Are you Being Too Nice To Your Characters? Why Suffering Matters in Suspense" by Jennifer Craven. Craft

Are You Being Too Nice to Your Characters? Why Suffering Matters in Suspense

Image is a color photograph of a cluster of purple grapes on a granite surface; title card for the flash fiction story "Settle and Slake" by Mikki Aronoff. Flash Fiction

Settle and Slake by Mikki Aronoff

Image is a color photograph of a dandelion in close-up; title card for a finalist from the 2024 Memoir Essay and Excerpt Contest, "Scattered and Borne Aloft: On Dandelions, Dumplings, and the Idea of Weeds" by Judy Chu. Longform CNF

Scattered and Borne Aloft: On Dandelions, Dumplings, and the Idea of Weeds by Judy Chu

Image is a color photograph of the head and shoulders of a tiger in profile against a backdrop of green vegetation; title card for the short fiction story "Ishi Agu (Leaking Tigritude" by Kasimma. Fiction

Ishi Agụ (Leaking Tigritude) by Kasimma

Image is a color photograph of a feminine head and shoulders backlit by a blue sky with white clouds; title card for a finalist of the 2024 Flash Prose Prize, "Point of View" by Lina Herman. Flash CNF

Point of View by Lina Herman

Image is a color photograph of a window; title card for the CRAFT 2024 Memoir Excerpt & Essay Contest Winner, "Window," by Sloan Asakura. ME&EC 2024

Excerpt from Window by Sloan Asakura

Image is a color photograph of rainbow light on fur; title card for the CRAFT 2024 Memoir Excerpt & Essay Contest Winner, "Freakshow: Rural Queerdom in Three Acts," by Charlie Divine. ME&EC 2024

Freakshow: Rural Queerdom in Three Acts by Charlie Divine

Image is a color photograph of a bed and a window; title card for the CRAFT 2024 Memoir Excerpt & Essay Contest Winner, "El Salto," by Jaime H. Herrera. ME&EC 2024

El Salto by Jaime H. Herrera

Image is a black and white photograph of a skull; title card for the CRAFT 2024 Memoir Excerpt & Essay Contest Editors' Choice Selections, "Death Around Da Corner," by Demetrius Buckley. ME&EC 2024

Death Around Da Corner by Demetrius Buckley

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Established in 2017 as a literary magazine for fiction, CRAFT expanded in 2020 to publish creative nonfiction as well. We explore how writing works, reading pieces with a focus on the elements of craft, on the art of prose. We feature previously unpublished creative work, with occasional reprints, as well as critical pieces including craft essays and interviews. All published creative pieces include an author’s note and an editorial introduction that both discuss stylistics in the work.

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