I’ve found great pleasure in editing our Spring 2023 issue, and I’m sure you’ll be delighted to read the beautiful work of our contributors in all genres included here. In particular, I’m ecstatic to welcome Haitian-born poet and author Enzo Silon Surin as our poetry guest editor. When I met Enzo at AWP, I was immediately drawn to his warm personality and his awesome sense of style (looking dapper in salmon red chinos, knit blazer, and button-down shirt). As for our annual Summer Writing Contest, I’m thrilled to share that our submissions period is now open and we at Solstice are tremendously fortunate to have the support of remarkable authors Grace Talusan, Patricia Engel, A. Van Jordan, and Jess Ruliffson who will be judging the nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and graphic lit genres respectively. Our submissions period will be open through June 1 and I hope you’ll send us your best work. More details can be found here.
Lorena Hernández Leonard
Editor-in-Chief
