About

Welcome to Black Fox Literary Magazine! We are an international print and online publication with eclectic taste, committed to showcasing some of the best contemporary short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and art. Our pages are filled with works that are fresh, innovative, emotional, and thought-provoking, selected by passionate editors who love to discover new voices and promote established ones.

Black Fox was officially founded in 2010 by Racquel Henry, Pamela Harris, and Marquita Hockaday after meeting through their MFA program at Fairleigh Dickinson University. The first issue of Black Fox was published in the summer of 2011. Today, it is owned and operated by Racquel Henry. 

Here at Black Fox, we believe that literature and art have the power to connect people and inspire change. One of our goals is to create a community of readers, writers, and artists who share this belief, and who are dedicated to exploring the world through creativity and imagination. We hope you’ll join us on this journey! We publish both established and new writers. We welcome all fiction, but we especially like fiction from under-represented genres and styles.

.

Current Masthead

Racquel Henry, Editor in Chief

Racquel Henry is a Trinidadian writer, editor, and writing coach with an MFA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She also owns and operates the writing studio, Writer’s Atelier in Maitland, FL. Racquel has been a featured author, presenter, and moderator at writing conferences and MFA residencies across the US. She is the author of Holiday on Park, Letter to Santa, Christmas in Cardwick, The Write Gym Workbook, and The Writer’s Atelier Little Book of Writing Affirmations. Her fiction, poetry, and nonfiction have appeared in various literary magazines and anthologies. When she’s not working, you can find her watching Hallmark Christmas movies.

Email: racquel@blackfoxlitmag.com
Web: www.racquelhenry.com
Instagram and Twitter: @RacquelHenry

Elizabeth Sheets, Managing Editor

Elizabeth Sheets is a writer and an editor associate for the Research Development office at Arizona State University. She earned an MA in Narrative Studies from ASU. Some of her favorite authors are Patrick Taylor, Stephen King, Anne Rice, Fredrik Backman, Kristen Arnett, and Sarah Waters. Elizabeth’s fiction, nonfiction, and poetry appear in Kalliope – A Consortium of New Voices, Black Fox Literary Magazine, Mulberry Fork Review, and Apeiron Review.

Email: elizabeth@blackfoxlitmag.com
Instagram: @beth.w.sheets

Heather Lang-Cassera, Poetry Editor

Heather Lang-Cassera is a full-time lecturer with Nevada State College, a Tolsun Books publisher, a 300 Days of Sun Faculty Advisor, and a Clark County, Nevada Poet Laureate Emeritus. She was a 2022 Nevada Arts Council Literary Arts Fellow. She is the author of Gathering Broken Light (Unsolicited Press, 2021), which was written with the support of a Nevada Arts Council grant and won the NYC Big Book Award in Poetry, Social/Political. Her next collection of poems, a book of ecopoems with the working title of Firefall, has been acquired by Unsolicited Press for publication in 2025.

Readers:

Isabella Barricklow is an English teacher in Granada, Spain. She studied English and creative writing at Central Michigan University and is finishing her master’s degree in secondary education at the Universidad a Distancia de Madrid. Her poetry has been published in Cimarron Review, Gordon Square Review, Third Wednesday Magazine, and on Poets.org. You can find her on Instagram at @isabellabarricklow..

Cassandra Brown is an avid reader and hobbyist writer based in Denver. She holds a degree in English Literature, enriching her discerning eye for compelling narratives and poetic expressions. As a poet herself, she understands the intricacies of the creative process and the courage it takes to put one’s work into the world. Cassandra’s depth is not limited to literature; she is also an accomplished software engineering leader and a mother of two. You can find her on Instagram @apixelatedpoet.

Amanda Nicole Corbin is an Ohio-based poet who has had her work published in The Notre Dame Review, The London Magazine, Door is a Jar, Palette Poetry, and more. She is the winner of the 2025 Mississippi Review Poetry contest. Her work has been nominated for Best Microfiction 2024 & 2025. Her debut full-length collection, addiction is a sweet dark room, was published by Another New Calligraphy in 2024. Find her on Threads, Bluesky, and Instagram at @ancpoet or at www.amandanicolecorbin.com.

Gabrielle Dufrene is a poet and writer from New Orleans. Her work often examines the intersection of religion, place, and acceptance. After attending university in Chicago, she completed the Creative Writing MA program at University College Cork in Ireland, which she now calls home. She is pursuing a PhD in Literature exploring Irish women writers and their expression of trauma. 

Maggie Felisberto is a queer nail polish enthusiast with a PhD in Portuguese literature and an MFA in creative writing. Her work has been published by Bridge Eight Press, Change Seven Magazine, Tagus Press and Routledge. She lives in Massachusetts with her sister and nine pets.

Rachel Gonzalez is a writer from Goodyear, Arizona. She holds a BA in English with certificates in Creative Writing and Literature, and will be finishing her MA in English Literature this winter. She is the acting writer-in-residence for The Fictional Cafe. An avid hiker and rock climber, she never leaves the house without a book or a pen. Some of her favorite authors are John Green, Becky Chambers, Fredrik Backman, Forrest Leo, Isabel Allende, TJ Klune, Cherrie Moraga, and JRR Tolkien.

Rebecca Green is a copy editor and avid reader based in New Jersey. She earned her MA in Writing from Rowan University, and teaches in the First-Year Writing program there. She previously worked with Glassworks magazine as an associate editor and is a Denise Gess Literary Award recipient for poetry. When she’s not writing (or reading) poetry, she enjoys spending time outside in the sunshine, trying new restaurants in the city, and tending to her growing collection of houseplants.

Rosalie Hendon (she/her) is an arborist living in Columbus, Ohio. Her work is published in Ravens Perch, Quibble Lit, Sad Girls Diaries, Pollux, Blue Bottle, and Willawaw, among others. Rosalie is inspired by ecology, relationships, and stories passed down through generations. 

Liana Johnson is a writer living in New York City. Her work appears in the South Shore Review and is forthcoming in MoonPark Review. She has an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Stephen K. Kim (he/him) is a queer Korean American writer and college educator in upstate New York. He enjoys spending time with his husband and his cat. His poems appear or are forthcoming in Ghost City Review, Neologism, Thimble, and elsewhere.  He can be found online @skimperil.

Jacqueline Koshorst is a German writer and researcher with an M.A. in English and American Studies from the University of Kassel, Germany. She is currently pursuing a PhD in literary studies with a focus on queer literature and climate-focused writing. When she is not writing, reading, or writing about reading, she acts in a local theatre company and does her best to keep her cat out of trouble.

Coley Lea is a writer and transcriptionist from Baltimore, Maryland. Between workshops, local readings, and tucking handmade zines into little free libraries, they can be found baking and making things with their two young children, going to punk shows, and building elaborate Lego sets. Their special interests include Tolkien’s legendarium and coastal wildlife.

Kristen Lewis is a writer from Seattle who has written three books and is querying the second. When she is not reading or writing she is exploring the trails and little free libraries near her.

H. Rae Monk is a writer based in Mesa, Arizona. She was the first graduate from the Narrative Studies MA program at ASU and holds a BA from ASU in English: Creative Writing with a focus in Fiction. Some of her favorite writers are Anthony Horowitz, Joy Harjo, Matt Goldman, Dina Nayeri, Philip Pullman and J.R.R. Tolkein.

Lillian Morton is an MFA student who lives in Seattle, Washington. A few of her favorite authors include Ursula Le Guin, Lois Lowry, and Sylvia Plath. Her poetry has been included in Polaris and Laurel Moon. You can find her trying to recklessly spend money at Pike Place Market and looking at pictures of schnauzers on her phone. Instagram: @ogreslug.

Ja’Koby Powell is a poet and writer from New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from Louisiana State University with an English degree and a concentration in creative writing. When he’s not writing, Ja’Koby enjoys reading, listening to music, spending time with loved ones, and seeking inspiration for future works.

Kimberly Potthast (she/they) is a Missouri-based writer. She earned her MFA through the University of Missouri St. Louis and has also read for wigleaf, The Missouri Review, and Boulevard.

Alli Rense is a writer, artist, and synesthete living with her family in Michigan near Lake Michigan. She has a BA in English from Grand Valley State University and works in cybersecurity. Alli writes words at night and code during the day. She adores cats, and her extra fluffy one is named Sashimi. Website: www.all.ink, Substack: whisperingvoid.substack.com, Instagram/Twitter: @allirense

Sara Sanguinetti is an MFA student studying fiction at San Diego State University. Her short stories have appeared in Quail Bell Magazine, Down in the Dirt Magazine, and The Sucarnochee Review. In the past, she has read for Poetry International, a literary journal dedicated to publishing poetry from around the world. In her free time, Sara enjoys strength training, cooking and baking, taking walks in the park, and reading and writing (of course!)

Raiya Shaw is a writer, editor, and undergraduate student at the University of Central Florida. She has been published in Blue Marble Review, Of Poets & Poetry, and IMPRINT Magazine, among others, and is also currently a writer for Sparks Magazine, a writer and editor for Her Campus, and a Guest Editor for Palette Poetry literary magazine. When she isn’t reading or writing, you can find her playing Sudoku, drinking coffee, or solving jigsaw puzzles.

William Swift is an emerging short fiction author and Caption Editor for the Video Caption Corporation. He is a recent graduate of the University of Sheffield, but now resides in the United States. He is passionate about paleontology, Manchester United, and exploring the little interests he uncovers every day. 

Alexander Lazarus Wolff’s writing has appeared in The Best American Poetry website, Poets.org, The Citron Review, NDQ, The Society of Classical Poets, South Florida Poetry Journal, Main Street Rag, Serotonin, and elsewhere. He graduated with honors from the College of William & Mary, where he won The Academy of American Poets Prize. He is a poetry editor for The Plentitudes. An MFA candidate, he teaches and studies at the University of Houston, where he is the recipient of three fellowships. You can find him on Facebook, Instagram/Twitter: @wolffalex108, and at www.alexanderlazaruswolff.com.

Alex Wollinka lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she is studying English at Colorado College. She has interned with Dzanc Books and is currently Editor-in-Chief of Cipher Magazine, a student-led publication. She enjoys writing short stories and novels, and she also works as a consultant at her college’s Writing Center. In her free time, Alex can be found painting, running, watching horror movies, and of course, reading. Some of her favorite authors include Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Clarice Lispector, Franz Kafka, and Neil Gaiman.

Former Editors

Pam Harris (Founding)

Pam Harris lives in Williamsburg, VA and spent seven years as a middle school counselor. Currently, she is interning at a family counseling center, and when she isn’t helping families resolve conflicts, she’s writing contemporary YA fiction (and has also recently started writing middle grade). Some of her favorite authors are Ellen Hopkins, Courtney Summers, Jodi Picoult, and Stephen King. You can also find her at the movie theaters every weekend or pretending to enjoy exercising. She received her MFA in creative writing from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2012, and will soon receive her PhD in Counselor Education at the College of William and Mary.

Blog: seepamwrite.blogspot.com
Twitter: @pamharriswrites

Marquita Hockaday (Founding)

Marquita “Quita” Hockaday also lives in Williamsburg, Virginia. She is an educator who has never been able to shake her love of writing and reading. There is always, always a book near her. Marquita is currently enjoying writing young adult (historical and contemporary)—and most recently wrote her first middle grade novel with co-editor, Pam. Some of her favorite authors are Laurie Halse Anderson, Blake Nelson, Cormac McCarthy and Joyce Carol Oates. Marquita also graduated with an MFA in creative writing from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2012, and is beginning to work toward her doctoral degree in Virginia.

Blog: seepamwrite.blogspot.com
Twitter: @KeeKeeHockaday