We were so excited about our current writing contest theme, Rhapsody of Regret, that we decided to suggest a few prompts to get those writing wheels turning! Even if you don’t plan to submit to the Black Fox Prize, these…
The Results for Our Secrets Unraveled Contest!
A heartfelt thanks to all the writers who entrusted us with their work for our Secrets Unraveled Contest! Even if your name isn’t listed on this page, please know that the team was honored to have read your work! We…
Poetry Workshop: Poetic Forms with Heather Lang-Cassera
Join Heather-Lang Cassera via Zoom for a multi-week exploration of poetic forms including the awdl gywydd, ghazal, golden shovel, haibun, nonet, pantoum, villanelle, and more. Throughout this generative writing workshop, poets will receive writer-centric feedback from both the instructor and…
“Method Writing”: Where Acting and Creative Writing Overlap by Charissa Roberson
I attended a theater camp every winter when I was in high school. Usually, I played a background character who delivered a line or two during the production. But my senior year, I got a small, yet substantial role that…
A Conversation with Vanessa Couto Johnson
Vanessa Couto Johnson (she/they) is the author of the full-length poetry books pH of Au (Parlor Press, Free Verse Editions Series 2022) and pungent dins concentric (Tolsun Books, 2018), as well as three poetry chapbooks. Most recently, Vanessa’s poems have…
Finding Your Genre: Grief, a Pandemic, and a Blind Date by Rosemarie Dillon
Once upon a time, I wrote fantasy. My mind gave birth to gorgeous characters and creatures…until eventually, the daunting task of world building brought those journeys to an irreverent halt. You see, I’d never been much of a plotter. I…
True Story by Christian Paulisich
True story, I’ve often told my peers in poetry workshops, where fellow writers gather to read and discuss each other’s work. The workshop is a sacred space where communities are built, where feedback is given and received, and where we…
Poetry Class: Writing Eco and Nature Poetry with Heather Lang Cassera
The Black Fox Writing Academy has a new workshop on the block! Join us for Eco and Nature Poetry with Heather Lang-Cassera, Black Fox Poetry Editor! This class will be taught via Zoom and poets of all levels may register…
Introducing the New Black Fox Lit Readers!
The Black Fox team is pleased to announce our newest additions! Please welcome the nine writers who will be joining our reading team. We will be introducing them individually on our Instagram account over the next few weeks! They’ll be…
La Vie En Rose by Jerrice J. Baptiste
As a little girl, I often encountered dead bodies on my way to school during the Baby Doc dictatorship in the 1980’s. We’d hear the gunshots fired outside of my Catholic school and take cover under our desks. There were…
How to Write a Book While Parenting by Isabel Mader
When your second child is born, you and your partner will decide that it makes the most sense for you to be a stay-at-home parent for a little while. Not forever, just for a little while. And you are thrilled…
Welcome Guest Editor Heather Lang-Cassera!
If you’re a newsletter subscriber, then you already know we’ve got lots of BIG plans for Black Fox Literary Magazine this year. Today we’re announcing one of them! Over the years, we’ve received requests from poets asking if we ever…