Poetry & Prose

The Pinch Journal Online publishes essays, stories, and verse several times a year. We feature work that intersects with current culture and that interacts with our digital world. We’ve been publishing authors in our online journal since 2012. It serves as a sister publication to the print version of the Pinch.

Blog Posts
Monster Face
Volume 14, Fiction
Monster Face
Volume 14, Fiction

“My boyfriend shows up at my apartment with his face made up like a hideous monster. It’s not Halloween, but he’s an amateur actor, so I’m more surprised than shocked.”

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Volume 14, Fiction
Family Portrait
Fiction, Volume 14
Family Portrait
Fiction, Volume 14

“A week after Mom leaves, Dad tells us to stop asking about her. A postcard arrives. We recognize Mom’s handwriting. Dad snatches it away.”

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Fiction, Volume 14
Dream Coat
Nonfiction, Volume 14
Dream Coat
Nonfiction, Volume 14

“I get to forty eight and stop counting. Laying each coat on the bed, shoulder to shoulder, they make a heaping, unruly camel’s back that could topple over at any moment. Again and again I return to the closet, lift out a different coat, search all the pockets, drop the hanger in the bag and spread it on the pile.”

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Nonfiction, Volume 14
Program News
Second-Year Poet is a finalist in Palette Poetry Contest
Second-Year Poet is a finalist in Palette Poetry Contest

Second-year MFA student finalist in Palette Poetry contest.

Redivder publishes second-year nonfiction MFA student
Redivder publishes second-year nonfiction MFA student

Second-year MFA student publishes in Redivider

First-year MFA student wins Georgia Prose Prize
First-year MFA student wins Georgia Prose Prize

First-year MFA student wins Georgia Prose Prize

Second Year Poet Publishes in Hunger Mountain
Second Year Poet Publishes in Hunger Mountain

Senior Poetry Editor for issue 44.2 publishes in Hunger Mountain.

Schlich publishes second book
Schlich publishes second book

Schlich’s second book comes out Tuesday, January 16, 2023. Eli Harpo’s Adventure to the Afterlife, explores belief and forgiveness as a boy grapples with his faith and sexuality on a rollicking family road trip to Bible World.

Pushcart Nominees
Pushcart Nominees

Our selections for 2023’s Pushcart nominations! Congrats to our contributors and good luck!

FROM OUR INSTAGRAM

Guess who’s back 😉 3 new pieces of poetry and fiction published over at pinchjournal.com! Thank you to this week’s group of writers @JulieDeBoer, @michael.hugh.stewart, and @komischevogell. Link in the bio
The Pinch is temporarily closing our Submittable queue to incoming submissions until the end of summer as we transition to new leadership and our fall masthead. We will make an announcement when we reopen and look forward to reading new fiction, CNF,
🚨 Pinch Contributor Alert 🚨 Have you read “Lioness of Boston”? New novel out now, Emily Franklin was previously published by The Pinch for her 2021 contest winning poem “Math of Cows”. @godinepub
As the spring semester has come to it’s end, check out our last new online piece until the fall semester begins! @alxcrln brings us this flash fiction piece about love and doves after a wedding 🕊️ http://www.pinchjournal.com/fictionpinch/2023
🚨 New Pinch Online 🚨 The body can be hell, or in this case a sanctuary. Join @dante_novario exploring love by osmosis in an image-packed chest as it absorbs the reader right into this punchy poem. http://www.pinchjournal.com/poetrypinch/2023/4/2
Congratulations to our 2023 Literary Contest and Page Prize winners! Follow the link in our bio to read what our incredible judges had to say about their work 🥳🎉🎈 @ellie.kb @pauljriker @caityvenniker
Happy Pinch Post Sunday! This weeks online feature is a flash fiction piece by, Vincent Rendoni! This is a wonderfully “Pinchy” story about what happens when The God of the Dead comes to bestow a gift. Check it out at the link in our b
One of our past contributors’ novels has just been published! Blair Hurley is the author of “Minor Prophets,” which is available for purchase today! Set in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, we follow Nora, who ultimately must deci
Pinch Post Sunday! Our online feature this week is a lovely poem titled, “Fireflies of The Waste” by Tom Kelly. Head to the link in our bio to check it out! #thepinch #pinchjournal #poem #poetry #litjournal #litmag #poetrylovers
Pinch Post Sunday! “At The Moment of Condensation,” is a speculative flash fiction piece written by Marguerite Sheffer. You might recognize Marguerite from our print issue last year 👀 We’re happy to have her back and appearing in
Come join us at Novel on April 14th from 6-8pm to celebrate the release of our latest issue! You’re going to want to hear from our featured writers, @nikkiummelwrites @alyssandra.pdf and @evanderlang who will be reading at this event. We can&rs
Pinch Post Sunday! Head to the link in our bio to read this weeks online feature. A poem by Paul Ruta titled, “Helium.” #pinchpostsunday #thepinch #thepinchjournal
Our Spring 2023 issue is available now for purchase! Head to the link in our bio to get your hands on our newest issue. And please, join us on April 14th at Novel for our release party! You’ll definitely want to sip our infamous Pinch Punch and
There’s still time to submit your best fiction, poetry, and flash non-fiction! Hurry to submittable now! #thepinch #thepinchjournal #fiction #poetry #flashcnf #writingcontest
Pinch Post Sunday! Head to the link in our bio to read this weeks online feature, “With or Without an E” by Ann Iverson! This is a beautiful flash CNF piece that we hope you enjoy as much as we did! #thepinch #thepinchjournal #flashcnf
Pinch Post Sunday! Head to the link in our bio to read this weeks online publication titled, “Crack the Skin of God.” This creative nonfiction essay was written by Mea Cohen, “the Founder and Editor of the forthcoming magazine The
Head to the link in our bio for more details! Submissions close on March 31st! #thepinch #thepinchjournal #writingcontest
Hi all! One of our past contributors, Miah Jeffra @miahjeffra is releasing their fifth novel, “American Gospel” on March 24th! This novel is told from three different powerful perspectives and voices to create a captivating image of the