Epiphany is a semiannual print and online publication and an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) that supports practicing writers at every stage of their careers.
For over 20 years we have championed work that transcends convention and demonstrates literary mastery. We publish two print magazines a year and publish essays, fiction, and poetry online on a rolling basis. With our Breakout contest and Fresh Voices Fellowship we honor both student writers and writers of color who exist outside the literary establishment. We have published generation-defining voices over the years, including Jamel Brinkley, Jennifer Egan, Lydia Davis, Sara Ahmed, Elena Ferrante, Robert Pinsky, Fanny Howe, and Rae Armantrout, and we are proud to always pay our contributors and editors.
Our name derives from the Joycean idea of an epiphany as the moment when “the soul of the commonest object seems to us radiant.” Like the semicolon in our logo, an epiphany is a pause, followed by a shift. Like the semicolon, an epiphany can create a confluence of multiple ideas. Like the semicolon, an epiphany is both a part of language and outside of it.
So send us your best work. Writing that both resists and embraces language. Writing that draws connections where we never thought to look. Writing that evokes or examines or simply mirrors for us this strange condition of being human. Fill us up; leave us wondering. We are proud to always pay our contributors and editors.
For advertising queries, please get in touch.
Print subscriptions include two issues per year (Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter, typically published in June and December) plus PDF downloads of our complete 20+ year archive.
Subscriptions will begin with the upcoming issue, No. 37: Fall/Winter 2026.
Note: Subscriptions renew annually but may be canceled anytime through your account.
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“*Epiphany* stands out amongst the crowded field of literary magazines... Few other magazines publish such an array of authors and styles and forms within the same bound issue.”
The Review Review
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“*Epiphany *is not just the name of a fairly decent Catholic high school on Second Avenue, it’s also one of the very best literary journals this country has ever seen.”
Gary Shteyngart
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“*Epiphany* is sold in at *The Daily Planet* in Franklin Village here in LA and I always pick myself a copy whenever it's in the stands. Always a fan of the magazine and super thankful for publishing my first story!”
Ani Sison Cooney
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“By its editorial choices, *Epiphany* demonstrates faith in its readers’ sophistication and readiness to step beyond the narrow province of beautiful, yet decorous narrative. In short, Epiphany is not afraid to issue a dare: Read something different.”
Celeste Mohammed
The Epiphany Team
Publisher
Willard Cook
Editor in Chief
Sara Lippmann
Managing Editor & Contributing Poetry Editor
Heather Gluck
Editor, Ristretto Books
Justin Humphries
Senior Editor
Jeff Bond
Guest Poetry Editor
Diana Khoi Nguyen
Contributing Editors
Michele Lent Hirsch
Sidney Logan Echevarria
Digital Marketing Manager
Ava Pauline Emilione
Assistant Managing Editor
Alexis Byers
Interviews Editor
Barclay Ann Blankenship
Fresh Voices Fellow
Julia Hou
Website + Design
Lucy Andersen
Interns
Sarah Pusser
Hailey Castro
Amiel Katz
Oliver Stifel
Frank Tyler
Scarlette Ragues
Roselyn Chen
Maile Agai
Daniel Li
Aisha Abedin
Readers
Livy Ventre, Claire W. Zhang, Arla Hoxha, Sophia Lewis, Heather Liz, Taylor Rankin, Bill Trippe, Abby Johnston, Nilofer Ahmed, Sabina Singwell, Anaya Marei, Casper Orr, Amiel Katz, Andre'a Victorian, Monica Dollezon-Yu, Cristina Adams, Barclay Ann Blankenship, Talia Bloch, Leonardo Chung, Lexi Clidienst, Elias Diakolios, Meghana John, Scott LaMascus, Tim Lim, Audrey Rose, Robin Seiler, Valerie Tirado, Costantino Toth, Holly Joy Wertman, Annie Williams, Wei Lee, Laura Brink, Terese Svoboda, Sara Hurtado, Angelica Nikidis, Tabitha Jones, Heidi VanderVelde, Mel Onwusika, Emma Healy, Anouk Wijeratne, Charlotte Ungar, Sarah Borwick, Ogochukwu Bibiana, Pegah Ouji, Evelina Sadovica, Ashley Grubstein, Susan Holcomb, Jennifer Jang, Paige Kaptuch, Julia Levy, Niv Sekar, Simrat Preet Kaur Shoker, Natalija Guba, Sam Ligeti, Samantha Marrah, Audrey Kelly, Carolina Simionato, Eneida Alcalde, Dawn Angelicca Barcelona, Ashley Collins, Amanda Emilio, Alexander Rivera, Krystle May Statler, Doug Crowell, Hanna Villegas, Shou Jie Eng, Scott Hunter, Michael Lutz, Katie O'Connor, Whitney Porter, Addison Zeller, Heather Campbell, Blue Guldal, Annabelle Long, Cornelia Mars, Emily Mathis, Lucille Whittier, Gail Ansel
Patrons
Justin Alvarez, Una Baker, The Eric and Barbara Carle Foundation, John & Brooke Cook, The Cook Family Fund, Counterpoint Press, Alexandra Dell, Louise Eastman, George Franklin, Stephen Henderson & James LaForce, Elizabeth Grey, Literary Hub, Sarah Lutz & John van Rens, Deborah McAlister, Karen Rosenkrantz, Vijay Seshadri, Dorothy Spears, Laura Stone, Kristin Vukovic
Friends
Elsie Aidinoff, Christopher Baker, Sallie Bingham, Vicky Bijur Literary Agency, Kenneth & Nina Bryant, Vicky Bjur Literary Agency, Heleny Cook, Rebecca J. Cook, Warren & Brammie Cook, Don Cummings, Lisa Dierbeck, Elizabeth England, Marian Fontana, Yoko Fukuda, Haruko Fukuda, Eiko Fukuda, Ann Goldstein, Jeffrey Gustavson, Odette Heideman, Michele Herman, Edward Hirsch, Lisa Kaufman, Etgar Keret, Andre Lockwood, Elizabeth Macklin, Wendy Mark, Susie Marples & Nelson Young, Domingo Martinez, Jerry & Naomi Neuwirth, Mary Norris, Edith Pearlman, Whitney Porter, Monica Racic, Roxana Robinson, Halee Sage & David Friedman, Vicki Scher & John Hecht, Philip Schultz & Monica Banks, Jay & Bonnie Stockwell, Wendy Weaver, Cynthia Weiner, John Edgar Wideman, Bennett Windheim, Oliver Will & Kim Beck
Board of Directors
Justin Alvarez
Mary Kathryn Burke
Gaby Chaiban
Willard Cook
Julia Corrigan
Doug Crowell
Alexandra Dell
Zack Graham
Brittney Inman
Board of Advisors
Vicky Bijur
Elizabeth England
Nadia Owusu
John Reed
Roxana Robinson
Phillip Schultz
Vijay Seshadri
David Updike
Mary South
Epiphany is a member of the Community of Literary Magazines & Presses and is supported in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, The Eric and Barbara Carle Foundation, and the NYSCA
Our Supporters and Partners
Epiphany is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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Stay tuned for our upcoming issue, out this December.