Ruby Literary Magazine & Press

06/01/2024

HAPPY 🏳️‍⚧️PRIDE🏳️‍🌈!

05/31/2024

We are thrilled to congratulate RUBY writers whose stunning work appears in 2024 Best Small Fictions among luminaries in short-form hybrid fiction: Jennifer Fliss, “Pears” in Issue Four & Rosaleen Lynch, “At Weekends Mama’s Carnivore” in Issue Three. Our gratitude and thanks go to Guest Editor Amber Sparks, Series Editor Nathan Leslie, Managing Editor Michelle Elvy, and all the BSF staff who devoted time and effort to the consideration of our nominees. And, congratulations to those in the RUBY family we see among the writing selected to appear. All of you, gems.

Overview and guidelines for the Best Small Fictions annual series, published by Alternating Current Press.

05/06/2024

RUBY’s opening for Issue 5 submissions from
June 1, 2024 to September 1, 2024. We can’t wait read your writing!

RUBY is a bi-annual literary magazine and press that publishes short-form food narratives that strive for voice, artistry, and character. We want work that grabs us and doesn’t let us go—fier…

03/13/2024

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️Amy! We adore her.

THIS WEEK! We celebrate Tennessee author Amy Cipolla Barnes! She's an editor at Ruby Lit, a Fractured Lit associate editor, and a Gone Lawn co-editor. Her new collection is CHILD CRAFT (Belle Point Press). "Each piece clamps the throat, aches the heart." - Jolene McIlwain www.shortstorytoday.com Ruby Literary Magazine & Press Belle Point Press Gone Lawn Fractured Literary Southern Living

02/27/2024

THIS WEEK! We celebrate Tennessee author Amy Cipolla Barnes! She's an editor at Ruby Lit, a Fractured Lit associate editor, and a Gone Lawn co-editor. Her new collection is CHILD CRAFT (Belle Point Press). "Each piece clamps the throat, aches the heart." - Jolene McIlwain www.shortstorytoday.com Ruby Literary Magazine & Press Belle Point Press Gone Lawn Fractured Literary Southern Living