We’re keeping our 10-year celebrations going with our first-ever print book! #ExpoIntern Abigail Jeon is working alongside our veteran #ExpoFam to produce a print anthology of some of our favorite pieces from our first 10 years. Donations of $25 & above will receive a copy: tinyurl.com/ExpoAntho10.

Thank you to all, especially #ExpoIntern Luz Aguirre, Lauren Gorski, Jessica June Rowe, artists, donors, Literati, team & #ExpoFam!
Stay tuned for an event blog post & check out the FULL CATALOGUE OF OUR ART & COMICS sections in our digital exhibition: tinyurl.com/ExpoArt10.
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“One of my all-time favorite novels…”
As if you need more reason to read #ExpoIntern Abigail Jeon’s “PARA/SOCIAL”#ExpoRecommends: @legroff.bsky.social’s FATES AND FURIES. Fun fact, this book was in our first Expo Recommends by @briannasmykreder.bsky.social!

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#ExpoIntern Luz Aguirre #ExpoRecommends BROWN GIRLS by Daphne Palasi Andreades saying, her “writing is lyrical and ferocious. It is a powerful exploration of what it means to come of age as a young woman of color in contemporary America.” Find her reading recommendation: tinyurl.com/ParaSocialReco

We were delighted to be the first to publish @raynealarcio.bsky.social in our #Wonder issue & then have them as an #ExpoIntern & reader! And now, we’re so excited for Rayne’s debut poetry chapbook STARVING THE WOLF (Bottlecap Press)!

Get your copy here: bottlecap.press/products/sta...

Did you get our most recent #ExpoExtra & see our 2025 highlights? If not subscribe here and stay in the know for our 2026 #Flash405 calls for submissions & new works, #ExpoIntern projects, #ExpoPresents: Vol. XI: “PARA/SOCIAL” Launch Party & Reading: tinyurl.com/GetExpoExtra.

We’re delighted to have 2 additions to our #ExpoIntern team this season! Abigail Jeon & Luz Aguirre have been learning the ropes of running a #litjournal, working behind the scenes to synthesize our editors’ comments & send you feedback, & developing their own intern projects!! Stay tuned for more!

That’s a wrap on our 10th year! 2025 was one full of challenges, but also bright spots! From #ExpoPresents events to Flash 405 & “Spring” issues, to launching our #WhatsYourExpoStory blog series & bringing on more #ExpoIntern, to hosting our annual #ShareYourVoice! Young writers publishing workshop…

Check out Tribal Strands, of which #ExpoContributor & former #ExpoIntern @raynealarcio.bsky.social is an AP. The film follows 2 black hair artists who use their work to fight hair discrimination & celebrate black beauty & African heritage. Support their work: www.kickstarter.com/projects/223...!

Our second #ExpoStory — #ExpoIntern Kiana Perez Granados’s spotlight on the #ExpoFam & our 10-year—features @courtlandavenue.bsky.social! Dave Gregory is #ExpoReview Fiction Co-Editor, has been published in other journals & started @doricliterary.bsky.social! Check it out: tinyurl.com/ExpoStoryDave.

📘 @southhall.bsky.social from Vol: X: “Spring” #ExpoIntern Kiana Perez and fellow @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social grads cultivates a community for alumni and their creative work. They welcome graduates of any college with any degree to submit literature and art.

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Got to see #ExpoContributor and former #ExpoIntern @raynealarcio.bsky.social at WriteGirl’s booth at #awp25! Plus they won Caesura Mag’s AWP poetry contest!

@annleee.bsky.social @briannasmykreder.bsky.social

Film, Comics, and Stage & Screen Editor, founding editor, board member Lauren Gorski talks about our #ExpoIntern program and discusses the flash and art chapbooks our interns have produced and Kiana’s What’s your #ExpoStory?: tinyurl.com/ExpoStorySofia!

#ExpoIntern Kiana Perez Granados #ExpoRecommends SALAD ANNIVERSARY by Machi Tawara, calling it “a beautiful poetry collection that exhibits the tanka form.” Get your copy here: tinyurl.com/ExpoBookshop, & find all of our “Spring” recos here: tinyurl.com/SpringReco.
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This was my first ever publication in a literary magazine! Forever grateful to Expo for introducing me to the world of lit mags, both as a #ExpoContributor and #ExpoIntern