The Adroit Journal
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Literary/Arts Journal for Dreamers, Lovers, Dissatisfied Old People, Teething Babies and You.
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Issue Fifty-Five is here! Featuring our 2025 Adroit Prizes & Editor’s Prizes recipients alongside other luminous writers & artists. 🍂 Read the full issue at the 🔗 in our bio!
Patrick J. Zhou’s “A Fishhead Summer” was a finalist for the Editor’s Prize in Fiction. It moves through the rites of becoming—what it means to arrive somewhere new, unprepared, and convinced that closeness is something you can simply will into being. Link in bio. 🌊
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Patrick J. Zhou’s “A Fishhead Summer” was a finalist for the Editor’s Prize in Fiction. It moves through the rites of becoming—what it means to arrive somewhere new, unprepared, and convinced that closeness is something you can simply will into being. Link in bio. 🌊
Eliza Gilbert’s “Plotnick,” runner-up for the Adroit Prize in Prose, tracks the electric charge of recognition—the moment you turn around, already knowing who will be waiting there, and the ache that follows. Read the full story through the link in our bio. 🎸
December 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Eliza Gilbert’s “Plotnick,” runner-up for the Adroit Prize in Prose, tracks the electric charge of recognition—the moment you turn around, already knowing who will be waiting there, and the ache that follows. Read the full story through the link in our bio. 🎸
Spencer Reece reflects on the slow, decade-spanning rhythm of his books—how patience, persistence, and the quiet return of an idea shape the beginnings of Acts. Read the full interview through the link in our bio. 🕊️
December 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Spencer Reece reflects on the slow, decade-spanning rhythm of his books—how patience, persistence, and the quiet return of an idea shape the beginnings of Acts. Read the full interview through the link in our bio. 🕊️
Elizabeth Graver’s Little Red Schoolhouse unravels the story behind a 1957 newspaper photograph. A sharp, tender examination of perception, history, and the quiet rebellions of girlhood from the 2025 Editor’s Prize in Fiction finalist. Read through the link in our bio. 📷
November 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Elizabeth Graver’s Little Red Schoolhouse unravels the story behind a 1957 newspaper photograph. A sharp, tender examination of perception, history, and the quiet rebellions of girlhood from the 2025 Editor’s Prize in Fiction finalist. Read through the link in our bio. 📷
Luciana De Luca’s The Bone Tree, translated by Kit Maude, steps into a moon-washed night where fear, prayer, and trembling resolve meet. A story suspended in gray light, searching for steadiness in the dark. Read through the link in our bio. 🌕
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Luciana De Luca’s The Bone Tree, translated by Kit Maude, steps into a moon-washed night where fear, prayer, and trembling resolve meet. A story suspended in gray light, searching for steadiness in the dark. Read through the link in our bio. 🌕
Brenda Hillman’s In the Spaces of Secret Enclosure drifts through childhood, language, and the clouded rooms where imagination first takes root. A meditation on unhappiness, invention, and the quiet places where words begin. Read the full poem through the link in our bio. ✨
November 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Brenda Hillman’s In the Spaces of Secret Enclosure drifts through childhood, language, and the clouded rooms where imagination first takes root. A meditation on unhappiness, invention, and the quiet places where words begin. Read the full poem through the link in our bio. ✨
Kaya Dierks, runner-up for the 2025 Adroit Prize in Prose, brings a sharp, unforgettable edge to Issue Fifty-Five with Dead Ringers—a story pulsing with teenage cruelty, desire, and a friendship that threatens to tip into something darker. Read through the link in our bio.
November 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Kaya Dierks, runner-up for the 2025 Adroit Prize in Prose, brings a sharp, unforgettable edge to Issue Fifty-Five with Dead Ringers—a story pulsing with teenage cruelty, desire, and a friendship that threatens to tip into something darker. Read through the link in our bio.
Eliza Gilbert—runner-up for the 2025 Adroit Prize in Poetry—returns in Issue Fifty-Five with work that slips between ward-light, myth, and the uncanny. Read the full suite via the link in our bio.
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Eliza Gilbert—runner-up for the 2025 Adroit Prize in Poetry—returns in Issue Fifty-Five with work that slips between ward-light, myth, and the uncanny. Read the full suite via the link in our bio.
Aracelis Girmay in conversation with Rachel Richardson appears in Issue Fifty-Five. A meditation on scale, porousness, and the wide-open possibilities of the poetic line. Read the full interview via the link in our bio.
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Aracelis Girmay in conversation with Rachel Richardson appears in Issue Fifty-Five. A meditation on scale, porousness, and the wide-open possibilities of the poetic line. Read the full interview via the link in our bio.
“Ekstasis” by Jenny Molberg appears in Issue Fifty-Five, winner of the 2025 Editor’s Prize in Poetry. A fierce, spiraling meditation on art, anger, survival, and the ecstatic edges of the self. Read the full feature via the link in our bio.
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“Ekstasis” by Jenny Molberg appears in Issue Fifty-Five, winner of the 2025 Editor’s Prize in Poetry. A fierce, spiraling meditation on art, anger, survival, and the ecstatic edges of the self. Read the full feature via the link in our bio.
“Saltless” by Annie Zhu, selected by Aria Aber for the 2025 Adroit Prize in Prose, appears in Issue Fifty-Five. A haunting story of solitude, shoreline, and the strange beauty of what the sea leaves behind—where loss lingers like salt on skin. 🌊 Read the full piece via the link in our bio.
November 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Saltless” by Annie Zhu, selected by Aria Aber for the 2025 Adroit Prize in Prose, appears in Issue Fifty-Five. A haunting story of solitude, shoreline, and the strange beauty of what the sea leaves behind—where loss lingers like salt on skin. 🌊 Read the full piece via the link in our bio.
Calling all emerging writers! We’re now accepting applications for our 2026 Gregory Djanikian Scholars in Poetry and Anthony Veasna So Scholars in Fiction. Apply by 12/31 ✏️ theadroitjournal.org/scholars
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Calling all emerging writers! We’re now accepting applications for our 2026 Gregory Djanikian Scholars in Poetry and Anthony Veasna So Scholars in Fiction. Apply by 12/31 ✏️ theadroitjournal.org/scholars
“Contributor Forum: Rita Dove, Valencia Robin & Jesse Graves” appears in Issue Fifty-Five.
A masterful exchange between three poets on memory, music, and the courage it takes to tell our stories—where poetry becomes both witness and inheritance. ✍️✨ Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
A masterful exchange between three poets on memory, music, and the courage it takes to tell our stories—where poetry becomes both witness and inheritance. ✍️✨ Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“Contributor Forum: Rita Dove, Valencia Robin & Jesse Graves” appears in Issue Fifty-Five.
A masterful exchange between three poets on memory, music, and the courage it takes to tell our stories—where poetry becomes both witness and inheritance. ✍️✨ Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
A masterful exchange between three poets on memory, music, and the courage it takes to tell our stories—where poetry becomes both witness and inheritance. ✍️✨ Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
“In Plato’s Cave No. 1” by Rebecca Bernard appears in Issue Fifty-Five. A darkly vivid meditation on routine, intimacy, and the surreal edges of human work—where love and horror share the same dinner table. 🍝🖤 Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“In Plato’s Cave No. 1” by Rebecca Bernard appears in Issue Fifty-Five. A darkly vivid meditation on routine, intimacy, and the surreal edges of human work—where love and horror share the same dinner table. 🍝🖤 Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
“Still Life with Roses, Wyeth’s Christina’s World, and a Poem by Larry Levis in My Lap” by Nikhe Braimah appears in Issue Fifty-Five. A haunting meditation on love, art, and the quiet violence of being witnessed.🌹✨ Read the poem via the link in our bio.
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“Still Life with Roses, Wyeth’s Christina’s World, and a Poem by Larry Levis in My Lap” by Nikhe Braimah appears in Issue Fifty-Five. A haunting meditation on love, art, and the quiet violence of being witnessed.🌹✨ Read the poem via the link in our bio.
Issue Fifty-Five is here! Featuring our 2025 Adroit Prizes & Editor’s Prizes recipients alongside other luminous writers & artists. 🍂 Read the full issue at the 🔗 in our bio!
October 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Issue Fifty-Five is here! Featuring our 2025 Adroit Prizes & Editor’s Prizes recipients alongside other luminous writers & artists. 🍂 Read the full issue at the 🔗 in our bio!
“Squeezing the Sad Bladder” by Nicole Callihan appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A raw, luminous reflection on the body, illness, and the intimate landscapes of memory—where grief, humor, and presence collide. 💔✨ Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
October 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“Squeezing the Sad Bladder” by Nicole Callihan appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A raw, luminous reflection on the body, illness, and the intimate landscapes of memory—where grief, humor, and presence collide. 💔✨ Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
“Red Hill” by Andrew Chi Keong Yim appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A haunting meditation on birth, displacement, and environmental grief—where memory, water, and return intertwine. 🌊🏮 Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
October 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“Red Hill” by Andrew Chi Keong Yim appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A haunting meditation on birth, displacement, and environmental grief—where memory, water, and return intertwine. 🌊🏮 Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
Join us next Tuesday (10/28) & Wednesday (10/29) for back-to-back virtual readings celebrating Issue Fifty-Five and our Fall prize recipients! RSVP for one or both events at the link in our bio. ✨
October 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Join us next Tuesday (10/28) & Wednesday (10/29) for back-to-back virtual readings celebrating Issue Fifty-Five and our Fall prize recipients! RSVP for one or both events at the link in our bio. ✨
“To the Girl Dancing on the Corner Waiting for the Bus” by Ruth Williams appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A tender elegy that begins with a child’s quiet joy and unfolds into grief, resilience, and the ache of continuing. 💔🩰 Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
“To the Girl Dancing on the Corner Waiting for the Bus” by Ruth Williams appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A tender elegy that begins with a child’s quiet joy and unfolds into grief, resilience, and the ache of continuing. 💔🩰 Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
“Legless” by Leath Tonino appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A darkly tender meditation on loss, body, and perspective—where even severed limbs seem to speak. 🦵📖 Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
October 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“Legless” by Leath Tonino appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A darkly tender meditation on loss, body, and perspective—where even severed limbs seem to speak. 🦵📖 Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
“Karatina Market” by Migwi Mwangi appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A sensory stroll through memory, market life, and ancestral presence—where the mundane ripens into the miraculous. 🥭🌾 Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
October 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“Karatina Market” by Migwi Mwangi appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A sensory stroll through memory, market life, and ancestral presence—where the mundane ripens into the miraculous. 🥭🌾 Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
“Karatina Market” by Migwi Mwangi appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A sensory stroll through memory, market life, and ancestral presence—where the mundane ripens into the miraculous. 🥭🌾 Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
October 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“Karatina Market” by Migwi Mwangi appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A sensory stroll through memory, market life, and ancestral presence—where the mundane ripens into the miraculous. 🥭🌾 Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
“Ribs” by Livvy Jean appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A visceral reimagining of creation and womanhood—where myth meets the modern body beneath museum lights. 🩸🕯️ Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
October 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Ribs” by Livvy Jean appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A visceral reimagining of creation and womanhood—where myth meets the modern body beneath museum lights. 🩸🕯️ Read the excerpt via the link in our bio.
“Tongue Surgery” by Elizabeth Kim appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A sharp, meditative inquiry into language, anatomy, and assimilation—where the body becomes both subject and sentence. 🔪💬 Read the full poem via the link in our bio.
October 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“Tongue Surgery” by Elizabeth Kim appears in Issue Fifty-Four. A sharp, meditative inquiry into language, anatomy, and assimilation—where the body becomes both subject and sentence. 🔪💬 Read the full poem via the link in our bio.