BEST OF THE NET 2023; Essay in THE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 2018;
(cited in BAE 2015, 2016, 2020, 2022); PUSHCART poetry finalist

Winter 2022 Print Issue

Our new print issue of  SOLSTICE  is here!

We’re so proud of this beautiful winter issue, featuring photography by Suzanne Opton on the cover. Inside you’ll find work from emerging and established writers, all of whom write from their own unique, diverse experiences.

Summer 2022 Contest Issue

Our summer 2022 issue featuring selections from our annual contest, poetry in translation, interviews & reviews, and photography by Lou Jones

Solstice Literary Magazine is a compilation of stories, ideas, and experiences of community members from all over. The magazine is a space that allows for people to write freely and purposefully, nurturing meaningful interaction and conversation among topics of diversity and social justice.

We value diverse voices and perspectives that examine the full spectrum of human experiences, amplify marginalized perspectives, and explore what it means to have a more compassionate and equitable society as we move into our future.


We can’t do it alone!

If you enjoy our magazine’s print and online issues and believe in our mission of promoting diverse voices, please consider donating so we can continue to publish such relevant and distinctive work here at Solstice.

Thank you for your support!

– From all the staff at Solstice

News & Awards

 

In his new essay, “From the Depths,” nonfiction editor Richard Hoffman takes a deeply personal deep dive into the poisons of racism, hatred, and mass violence.


Solstice contributing editor Marjan Kamali was awarded a 2022 NEA Creative Writing Fellowship.


Solstice contributing editor DeWitt Henry’s book, Endings & Beginnings: Family Essays, was longlisted for the 2022 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.


Solstice is proud to have published Robbie Gamble’s essay “Exit Wound,” which was a “Notable” selection in The Best American Essays 2020.

 

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