And join us by becoming a monthly or yearly Member.Įach of these subscription programs along with tax-deductible donations made to The Rumpus through our fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas, helps keep u s going and brings us closer to sustainability. Subscribe to the Rumpus Poetry Book Clubs, and Letters in the Mail from authors. We believe that literature builds community-and if reading The Rumpus makes you feel more connected, please show your support! Get your Rumpus merch in our online store. We lift up new voices alongside those of more established writers readers already know and love. Our mostly volunteer-run magazine strives to be a platform for risk-taking voices and writing that might not find a home elsewhere. Jafari.įounded in 2009, The Rumpus is one of the longest running independent online literary and culture magazines. Submissions should be sent to with author’s name and title/genre of work in the subject line. Poetry submissions should include 4-8 poems for consideration (up to 12 pages). All prose submissions should be between 1500-5000 words. We publish creative nonfiction, graphic essays, fiction, poetry, and interviews by SWANA writers on a wide variety of subject matter. Curated by Michelle Zamanian, this new column seeks to disrupt the media’s negative and stereotypical narratives by creating a consistent platform to be heard, outside of and beyond the waxing and waning interest of the news cycle. We Are More is an inclusive space for SWANA and SWANA diaspora writers to tell our stories, our way. Our voices are stronger and louder when we speak together. This is a call to unite with our SWANA family. This is a space for us to tell our own stories, and where every topic is welcome. This is not a space to perform, but rather to be seen. This space is not only a window for others to look in it’s a platform for us to share with each other. We Are More is a new Rumpus column written by and for the SWANA community.

As others become increasingly interested in the stories of SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) people and the region, there is a risk of being caught up in the narratives publishers believe will sell-rather than the narratives we want to tell. It matters who gets to tell a story the storyteller determines what the story will be about.

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