Li Zhuang
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Contests & Prizes
Flash Fiction Contest
On May 1st, we announced the winners of our Flash Fiction Contest: Thomas Garcia (1st), Rick Krizman (2nd), and Rios de la Luz (3rd). Read more.
The James Baldwin Literature Prize
It is with great pleasure that we announce the winner of The James Baldwin Literature Prize of $1,000 to Hafsa Musa. Read more.
Recent Literature
"As an Act of Protest" Exposes the Frauds, Hypocrites, and Cowards
Wonderland, A Collection
The Arrested Evolution of William S. Burroughs
Dr. Strangetimes or: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Virus
The Writer
Futures in Gold
The Wanting Was a Wilderness
There’s Something About (Intergenerational) Trauma
La Dona Remedia
Hanging in The Balance
The End of Imagination
Grass Waving Under Wind, A Collection
The New Engagement
The New Engagement endeavors a novel approach to discovering, introducing, and showcasing writers, artists, and filmmakers, by providing them digital and print platforms, while encouraging and supporting their social-consciousness.