Winner of the Fox Tales “Music” Contest *Note: We’ve posted screenshots of the winning poems for the sake of keeping the exact formatting. Giant Steps Canary after Liz Phair Rebecca Faulkner is a London-born poet based in Brooklyn. The author…
As I Loved You by Kris Faatz
Winner of the Fox Tales “Music” Contest Dad’s guitar bites back. That’s why Grace never could play it, even when Dad tried to teach her before he left for France, so you can play for me when I come home,…
Announcing the Results of Our Fox Tales Music Contest
We had some amazing submissions for our first ever Fox Tales Contest! The theme for this contest was music. Over and over, we are amazed by all the talented writers who share their work with us. Thank you to everyone…
2023 Pushcart Nominations
We can’t believe it’s that time again! It’s time to announce our nominations for the Pushcart Prize! Here they are! Prose Let the Dying Dog Dig by Taylor Leigh Harper (Issue 24) The Chickpea by Rosemarie Dillon (Issue 24) What…
A Conversation with Jarret Keene
Jarret Keene earned his Ph.D. in creative writing at Florida State University. A beloved and highly sought after professor, Dr. Keene is an assistant professor in the Department of English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he teaches…
The Haptic: The Tugboat of Narration by David Massey
There is an open canal between the body and the mind where feelings are concerned, and a sensation in the body is felt immediately in the mind. It may seem absurd to mention such an obvious point, but this truism…
A Conversation with Emily Hoover
Emily Hoover is the author of the novella in stories, Snitch (Wordrunner eChapbooks, 2021), and the poetry chapbook, My Mother as a Serrano Pepper (Zeitgeist Press, 2023). Her poetry, fiction, and reviews have been published by Sundress Publications, Rinky Dink…
5 Prompts to Use with Our Contest Theme: Rhapsody of Regret (Part 2)
As promised, we’re giving you the second set of prompts related to our current writing contest theme, Rhapsody of Regret! We hope the prompts provide you with inspiration and get you motivated to put words on the page! Even if…
5 Prompts to Use with Our Contest Theme: Rhapsody of Regret (Part 1)
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…