This fall marks the release of our final issue from volume 63 of PRISM, with our upcoming launch on Monday, October 20 (come say hi!). Featuring selections by our former Prose Editor, Sierra Louie, I wanted to share one...
Image: Ocean of Tears by Rin Yu (from issue 63.2, Spring 2025). PRISM Prompts is a treasure chest full of muses, wonderings, and inspiration for both seasoned writers who are itching for a new approach to their craft and new...
Image: Echoing Steps by Esmee van Zeeventer (from issue 63.2, Spring 2025). Hello beautiful reader! As we move towards the colder months, I have been returning to our Winter 2025 issue, PRISM 63.1 SPELLS (sold-out). This was a very...
As we begin to wrap up work on our FILTH issue, I am reminded of one of the pieces published by PRISM that tickled my brain about what kind of work could be teased out if we set a...
Lovely PRISM reader, we have a big treat for you today, Wishbone by Shaelin Bishop. This short fiction piece was originally published in our Spring 2020 issue, PRISM 58.3, Sprawl. Wishbone is a Michelin-star dessert of a story: it’s...
Hello all! I’m excited to introduce this new online segment, “From the Archives,” where we’ll share and celebrate some selected pieces from the PRISM archives. To start us off, I’ve selected Kyle Okeke’s “Gate of Wonder,” 2nd runner-up for...
Death by a Thousand Cuts Shashi Bhat Penguin Random House, 2024. Review by Bethany Lake There is an old school of thought in literature to make no mention of technology for fear of dating the written work. In her...
Trading Beauty Secrets with the DeadBy Erina HarrisWolsak & Wynn, 2024 Review by Rosalie Morris Trading Beauty Secrets with the Dead is a new collection of poetry from Edmonton-based author Erina Harris. The collection is a complex celebration of...
Unit 29: Writing from Parchman PrisonVOX Books. Interview by P.B. Jernigan I don’t remember the first time I heard about Parchman Prison. It has always existed in my memory, the heavy history looming over the entirety of Mississippi. Parchman...
