ZYZZYVA
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Award-winning, indie lit journal—made in San Francisco since 1985. Our Issue 132 is now available. Subscribe: zyzzyva.org/subscribe/
Next weekend is our third and final Movie Night of 2026—presented as part of @litquake.bsky.social—and we’re so excited to watch Federico Fellini’s “Amarcord” with @ingridrojasc.bsky.social + Andrew Sean Greer. Got your ticket yet? 🎟️: tinyurl.com/2ebtb26v
Come by and see us today! We’ll have recent ZYZZYVAs + a special surprise back issue…
Litquake@litquake.bsky.social · last wk.TOMORROW! Small Press Book Fair and Litquake Out Loud! Join us at Yerba Buena Gardens to browse the best in local literature set to a day of poetry readings from Litquake Out Loud. FREE 🗓️Oct. 4, 11am–4pm 📍Yerba Buena Gardens | 750 Howard St 🌟Full list of vendors: www.litquake.org/bookfair
The O. Henry prize anthology is out today. Thrilled to see Issue 129 contributor @kimsamek.bsky.social in its pages!
ZYZZYVA@zyzzyvamag.bsky.social · 6mo agoWe’re so excited to share that “Muscle to Muscle, Toe to Toe” by @kimsamek.bsky.social, which originally appeared in ZYZZYVA No. 129, has won a 2026 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction! Congratulations to Kim. What a joy to revisit this strange and singular story.
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Nicola Pitchford@npitchford.bsky.social · 3w agoThanks to @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social who selected it (shown on a proper big screen, with deep sound) & talked about it after in the context of her latest book, 'The Beginning Comes After the End.' Also thanks to @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social who hosted. A really peaceful, beautiful evening. 💚
Our latest issue contains stories from @anitafelicelli.bsky.social, @emilynemens.bsky.social, and Will Boast: A young man faces crossroads in the Upper Penninsula. A teacher grapples with a tragedy. A painter in Amsterdam confronts a sudden mystery. Read + subscribe for new fiction and much more…
ZYZZYVA No. 132 Spring 2026 – ZYZZYVA
ISSUE 132 181 Pages In This Issue: Nonfiction “Saguaro in the Sea” by Sophia Acuña: on surfing and indigeneity in Southern California, told through collage. “Care Directive” by Sarah Matsui: a dau...
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Issue 155 is on its way, featuring @katiekitamura.bsky.social, Kurt Vile, @tricialockwood.bsky.social, “Body Alchemy,” indie wrestling, Contact Improv, and more. Through Sunday, get it as part of our bundle with @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social: 7 print issues for $75: store.mcsweeneys.net/products/bel...
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Due to an overwhelming number of prose submissions, we are now closed for prose. Thank you to everyone who sent in their work, and we’ll announce the next reading period soon! Poetry submissions remain open: zyzzyva.org/about/submit
ZYZZYVA submissions open August 5! We can’t wait to see your latest work… Plus, to explore what we’ve been loving, grab a recent issue or subscribe: 3 issues for $35 zyzzyva.org/subscribe + code SAVE7
A memorable evening celebrating Greg Sarris and the release of his new novel at @citylightsbooks.bsky.social in #SF. Greg joined @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social's editor for a conversation in #KerouacAlley about the novel, CA Indigenous history and the people and places that shaped this work.
Join us for an unforgettable evening with Greg Sarris, celebrating his new novel 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙧, in conversation with @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social editor @ovillalon.bsky.social. 📚 Thursday, July 23 📍 Kerouac Alley at City Lights 🎟️ Free & open to the public Details: citylights.com/events/greg-...
“The linked poems in the collection reach for emotional highs and nadirs; rage makes peace with eros and falls back toward love.” Danielle Shi reviews @preetivangani.bsky.social’s new poetry collection, Fifty Mothers, out now with @riverriverbooks.bsky.social Read: zyzzyva.org
We’re thrilled to be joining so many friends this weekend! Come see us?
Our latest Issue 132 has been making its way into mailboxes far and wide. Got your copy yet? Order at zyzzyva.org
"I want the reader to feel implicated in my books like the audience of a performance artist—the performer takes a risk by making themself naked in some fashion, but there can be no risk and no performance without a complicit audience." —Bob Glück interview in @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social
“A book is not interesting to me until it’s impossible for me to write”: Q&A with Robert Glück – ZYZZYVA
A chapter from Robert Glück’s Jack the Modernist appeared in the very first issue of ZYZZYVA in 1985. It’s the chapter where Bob, Glück’s avatar and the
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Ready for ZYZZYVA Movie Night with @ingridrojasc.bsky.social? We are too! We’re back at Roxie Theater for a classic Hitchcock thriller + conversation with @tkiramadden.bsky.social 🎟️🎟️🎟️: l1nq.com/ajdj8xp
“If Crush was a work of near intimacy clouded by questions of what was ‘real,’ then I Do Know Some Things is an act of true intimacy.” Ashley Wang writes on Richard Siken’s poetry collections Crush (2005) and I Do Know Some Things (2025), out with @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social. Read: zyzzyva.org
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Just in time to shake up your summer reading… We’re having a sale! This week only, subscribe for 3 issues for $35. zyzzyva.org/subscribe + code SAVE7 at checkout
Movie night is back! We’re thrilled to return with Litquake for ZYZZYVA Movie Night with @ingridrojasc.bsky.social The first installment: @tkiramadden.bsky.social joins us to watch and discuss Alfred Hitchock’s Strangers on a Train. Tickets: tinyurl.com/4psr6py4
“I hoped to impart the sense that there’s this urgency to speak, always.” Annie Delmedico speaks with Jake Rose about JOAN, Rose’s debut poetry collection, out now with @uchicagopress.bsky.social And, read two poems from JOAN. Read: zyzzyva.org
Welcoming ZYZZYVA 132! Our newest issue, according to our Editor @ovillalon.bsky.social, might be the most experimental we’ve done in years. We’re so excited to bring you these intrepid pages. Read + subscribe at zyzzyva.org
Tonight at six, we'll be at Golden Sardine, a wine bar/eatery/poetry bookstore that epitomizes the spirit of North Beach: charming, welcoming, and besotted with culture. Hope you can join us!
ZYZZYVA@zyzzyvamag.bsky.social · 5mo agoWe’re celebrating our newest issue (again!) Join us on Thursday at the fantastic Golden Sardine bar for readings from 132 poets Geraldine Jorge, Caroline Kessler, and Noelani Piters
We’re celebrating our newest issue (again!) Join us on Thursday at the fantastic Golden Sardine bar for readings from 132 poets Geraldine Jorge, Caroline Kessler, and Noelani Piters
Tonight! @booksmith.bsky.social!
Vanessa Hua@vanessahua.bsky.social · 5mo ago#Coyoteland is here! 🐺🐺🐺 Thank you to my amazing team @flatironbooks.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️ Pick up a copy at your favorite local independent bookstore or local library, or download an audiobook 📕 Let's celebrate starting tonight @booksmith.bsky.social with @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social 's Oscar Villalon 🎂✨✨
“The proliferation of destructive wildfires continues to increase both in the American psyche and in reality. And who better to write on these fires than those who fight them?” Caio Driver reviews three memoirs from wildland firefighters Jordan Thomas + @riverselby.bsky.social +Kelly Ramsey
Working Fires: A Look Inside the Life of Hotshots – ZYZZYVA
In 2025, wildfires again broke records. The year began with the Eaton and Palisades fires, and over the course of the year, ten thousand more wildfires
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🎉 At City Lights TONIGHT Tuesday 5/5 7pm PT ZYZZYVA Literary Magazine Issue 32 & Cinco De Mayo Celebration! @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social @ovillalon.bsky.social @anitafelicelli.bsky.social @sarahkmatsui.bsky.social In-store only! Seating on a first-come, first-serve basis, free!
