In this edition of Inside the Den, we’re pleased to feature Karlis Wilde, who joined the Black Fox team in December 2025 as a reader of fiction, flash fiction, and poetry. In his time with us, Karlis has brought an…
2026 National Short Story Month Prompts
Happy National Short Story Month! We love inspiring you all to get writing, so we’ve come up with a few prompts in honor of Short Story Month. (Technically, you can use them for other categories, but that’s your business!) Our…
Inside the Den: Rebecca Green
In this edition of Inside the Den, we’re pleased to feature Rebecca Green, who has been reading poetry submissions for Black Fox since October 2024. A consistent and insightful member of our team, Rebecca brings a clear, thoughtful approach to…
Inside the Den: Roa’a Eid
In this edition of Inside the Den, we’re pleased to feature Roa’a Eid, who joined Black Fox as a poetry reader at the start of 2026. Though new to the team, Roa’a brings a deeply thoughtful and inquisitive approach to…
Obituaries for the Living: On Ryan Habermeyer’s Necronauts
Reviewed by Ben Cooper From unthinkable expanse to knowable frontier, from a land of vagabonds and unruly misfits to a place people have learned to call home, the American West has always been a place of misunderstanding and wild fantasy….
Inside the Den: Raiya Shaw
In this edition of Inside the Den, we’re featuring Raiya Shaw, who joined Black Fox as a poetry reader in November 2024. A writer and editor deeply engaged in the literary community, Raiya brings a vibrant, thoughtful perspective to the…
Inside the Den: Kimberly Potthast
In this edition of Inside the Den, we’re featuring Kimberly Potthast, who has been reading fiction and flash fiction submissions for Black Fox for just over a year. With a background in literary journals and an MFA in creative writing,…
Inside the Den: Ja’Koby Powell
In this edition of Inside the Den, we’re pleased to highlight Ja’Koby Powell, who reads both nonfiction and poetry for Black Fox. Since joining the team, Ja’Koby has brought a thoughtful, attentive presence to the queue—one grounded in a deep…
Results of Our Liar Liar Prize (Fall 2025)!
The decision is in for the BFLM Fall 2025 “Liar Liar” Prize! We’re not going to lie (see what we did there), the submissions we received were spectacular! Truly, making a final choice for this one was so difficult. Though…
Inside the Den: Alli Rense
In this edition of Inside the Den, we’re featuring Alli Rense, who will celebrate two years on the Black Fox reading team this May. As a dedicated reader of fiction and flash fiction, Alli brings a keen appreciation for stories…
Inside the Den: Cassandra Brown
In this edition of Inside the Den, we’re pleased to spotlight Cassandra Brown, who joined the Black Fox team in May 2024. An avid reader, poet, and literary scholar, Cassandra brings both creative sensitivity and analytical precision to the submissions…
Results of Our Feast Prize (Summer 2025)!
We hope it was worth the wait! The results are in for our 2025 Summer Fox Tales Prize with theme, Feast! We were hoping to read submissions that would make us hungry and submitters didn’t disappoint! We were in complete…