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Welcoming Guest Poetry Editor Diana Khoi Nguyen
Welcoming Guest Poetry Editor Diana Khoi Nguyen
We’re deeply honored to announce our next guest poetry editor, Diana Khoi Nguyen. A poet and multimedia artist, Diana Khoi Nguyen is the author of Ghost Of (2018) which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and Root Fractures (2024).
2026 Breakout Prize Winners - Judged by Cynthia Cruz & Alexandra Kleeman
2026 Breakout Prize Winners - Judged by Cynthia Cruz & Alexandra Kleeman
The winners of the 2026 Breakout Prize are Nico Amador in poetry, selected by Cynthia Cruz, and Imogen Osborne in prose, selected by Alexandra Kleeman.
Featured Pieces
Peak Conditions for Delicate Fruits by Christopher Gonzalez
Peak Conditions for Delicate Fruits by Christopher Gonzalez
He’s not so talkative, but the stars are out: there’s the Milky Way, there’s Venus! Not sure what that is, but it’s fucking beautiful, you say, pointing to the east, your voice ringing out like a bell.
Two Poems by Breakout Prize Winner Nico Amador
Two Poems by Breakout Prize Winner Nico Amador
Before Surgery & Horse Movie, two poems by Nico Amador, winner of the 2026 Breakout Prize in Poetry, selected by Cynthia Cruz
A Nigerian Mother’s Guide to Dewinging an Angel by Chidera Anikpe
A Nigerian Mother’s Guide to Dewinging an Angel by Chidera Anikpe
He swears that he can feel them sometimes, phantom appendages on his back twitching and thrumming with unlived life. “I swear mummy. I swear.”
A conversation with Chidera Anikpe
A conversation with Chidera Anikpe
Fiction editor Jeff Bond sits down with contributor Chidera Anikpe to discuss their piece "A Nigerian Mother's Guide to Dewinging an Angel."
Light Wash Denim Styles by Meghan Proulx
Light Wash Denim Styles by Meghan Proulx
She purchased a pair of wide-leg jeans in a wash called agave and left the store with a stride so light she barely touched the ground. She had come to the mall for one thing: to be seen.
Baby Girl (1983-1983) by Sui Wang
Baby Girl (1983-1983) by Sui Wang
“People are observing when they first get somewhere,” Sam said. “Or when they’re about to leave.”
Landscape with Written Statement by Lynn Melnick
Landscape with Written Statement by Lynn Melnick
While winter sun squints at the ghost flower dying in its shabby terra cotta far from home
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Prize & Fellowship Info
Prize & Fellowship Info
Fresh Voices Fellowship for writers of color, Breakout Prize for student writers, and volunteer reader opportunities. Support and recognition for emerging voices.
Job Openings
Apply to be our next Development Officer
Apply to be our next Development Officer
Epiphany is hiring a Development Officer to join our team. If you’re an extrovert with a knack for nonprofit fundraising, especially in the NYC literary space, we want to hear from you.
Explore Recent Issues
Issue No. 36 - Neighbors Now Available
Issue No. 36 - Neighbors Now Available
Contemporary fiction, poetry, essays, and interviews. Featuring diverse voices in literary writing.
Epiphany No. 35 - Recognition
Epiphany No. 35 - Recognition
Recognize yourself: in “Metamorphosis,” Edidiong Uzoma Essien’s subversion of the Kafkian trope that takes on sex work, fantasy, and capitalism; in John Weir’s “Starting from Paumanok,” an ode to lost love in New York at the dawn of the AIDS epidemic; and in first-time author Kate Jeffrey’s “Pickles
Epiphany No. 34 - Desire & Dread
Epiphany No. 34 - Desire & Dread
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