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Fiction Writing Contest, 2025 (LongList) is here!
In late 2025, The Hemlock Journal in collaboration with Remington Review announced Fiction Writing Contest with the theme Call of the Wild. During the submission period, from November, 2025 to… Read more ⇢
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Book Review of Raymond Carver’s ‘Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?’
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? is a collection of short stories by the American writer Raymond Carver. (I am new to Carver’s stories, but the title alone was enough… Read more ⇢
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The Hemlock Journal – Issue 10 Submission Statistics
We are excited to share the submission statistics for Issue 10 of The Hemlock Journal, and the response from writers and artists around the world has been truly encouraging. Compared… Read more ⇢
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‘On Being a Debut Author’ by Shivangi Gajwani Jain
A strange quiet has settled in since the book left my hands. I am agented now and my debut novel is on submission. This is the good part, isn’t it?… Read more ⇢
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Introducing ‘The Hemlock Pushcart Prizes’
At The Hemlock Journal, we believe that exceptional writing deserves not only publication but also recognition beyond our pages. With this vision in mind, we are delighted to introduce Pushcart… Read more ⇢
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‘War Core’ by Elisha Thompson
The metal beat to a craterExposing the mantle of flesh. Behind those blue screens is a beastOf skin and boneOf fear and happiness. Maybe a father, definitely a son.No question… Read more ⇢
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Why Heart Lamp’s Win at the 2025 International Booker Prize Matters: On the Need to Read and Champion Translated and Regional Literature
“Like most of us, I don’t read translated fiction to learn another language!” The white male Booktuber angrily announced to the world in his ‘book review’ of Heart Lamp. His… Read more ⇢
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The Hemlock in Conversation with Nicole Yurcaba, Runner-up of Poetry Contest 2025
Nicole Yurcaba was among the poets whose poems were shortlisted from The Poetry Writing Contest 2025 organized by The Hemlock Journal. Her poem ‘Valentine’s Day’ secured 2nd position and was… Read more ⇢
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