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October Hill Magazine October Hill Magazine is a literary magazine that publishes short stories, poetry, and visuals from new and unpublished authors.

October Hill was started in Greenwich Village by Richard Merli. Our goal is to publish quality works online for lovers of fiction and poetry. We have 3 issues a year: Spring, Fall, and Contest that feature work from readers and writers just like you. For more information on how to read or submit work, go to octoberhillmagazine.com.

Come Read Our 2023 Winter Issue Poetry!!•Yellowed Submarine by Vern Fein•A recent octogenarian, Vern Fein has published ...
05/09/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Winter Issue Poetry!!

Yellowed Submarine by Vern Fein

A recent octogenarian, Vern Fein has published just shy of 300 poems and short prose pieces in over 100 different sites. A few are: Gyroscope Review, Young Raven’s Review, Bindweed, *82 Review, River And South, Grey Sparrow Journal, and Uppagus Magazine.

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Come Read Our 2024 Spring Issue Short Stories!!•D.L. LaRoche•D.L. LaRoche is an older soul with the mind of an adventure...
04/09/2024

Come Read Our 2024 Spring Issue Short Stories!!

D.L. LaRoche

D.L. LaRoche is an older soul with the mind of an adventurer. He is the founding editor of The California Writers Club’s Literary Review. His published works include “Ordinary Times,” “What Price Charlie’s Soul,” “Abducted,” and a dozen short stories, several in earlier October Hill Magazine issues.

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Come Read Our 2023 Fall Issue Poetry!!•You Will Lose Everything by Erin Mullens•Erin Mullens is an American student with...
03/09/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Fall Issue Poetry!!

You Will Lose Everything by Erin Mullens

Erin Mullens is an American student with a passion for writing who is currently studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea. She has previously been published in The Amazine, Trash to Treasure Lit, Persimmon Review, and Cathartic Youth Literary Magazine.

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Come Read Our 2023 Summer Issue Poetry!!•Puffed Up by Anne Whitehouse •Anne Whitehouse’s poem, “Lady Bird,” won the 2023...
03/09/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Summer Issue Poetry!!

Puffed Up by Anne Whitehouse

Anne Whitehouse’s poem, “Lady Bird,” won the 2023 Nathan Perry DAR poetry contest to honor American history. Her most recent chapbook is Frida (Ethel Zine and Micro Press, 2023), and she has a new poetry collection, Steady, forthcoming from Dos Madres Press.

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Come Read Our Summer Issue Short Stories!!•Octoberhillmagazine.com•Beyond the Edge by Roderick Priestly•Roderick Priestl...
02/09/2024

Come Read Our Summer Issue Short Stories!!

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Beyond the Edge by Roderick Priestly

Roderick Priestly owns a fitness studio in New York City. He has worked at sports clubs.


Come Read Our 2024 Spring Issue Poetry!!•Ali Syed•Ali Syed lives in Houston, Texas with his four siblings and his parent...
29/08/2024

Come Read Our 2024 Spring Issue Poetry!!

Ali Syed

Ali Syed lives in Houston, Texas with his four siblings and his parents, where he likes to relax and write stories and poetry.

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Come Read Our 2023 Fall Issue Poetry!!•Leaning On the Alley Gate, Predicting Rain by Judith Mikesch-McKenzie •Judith Mik...
29/08/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Fall Issue Poetry!!

Leaning On the Alley Gate, Predicting Rain by Judith Mikesch-McKenzie

Judith Mikesch-McKenzie has traveled much of the world, but her soul is always drawn to the mountains. A teacher, writer, actor, and producer, she lives in Oregon with family and two cats. She is a wee bit of an Irish curmudgeon, but her friends seem to like that about her.

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Come Read Our 2023 Winter Issue Short Stories!!•The Christmas Wish by Maggie Bayne•Maggie Bayne lives in upstate New Yor...
29/08/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Winter Issue Short Stories!!

The Christmas Wish by Maggie Bayne

Maggie Bayne lives in upstate New York. She has had the following published: “The Blizzard” in October Hill Magazine, “Rescuing Addie Stiles” in Re*****on Review, “Gourmet Delight” in ASP Literary Journal, and “The Return” in Lit Shark Magazine.

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Come Read Our Summer Issue Poems!!•Octoberhillmagazine.com•Finding My Purpose by Joan Mazza•Joan Mazza has worked as a m...
28/08/2024

Come Read Our Summer Issue Poems!!

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Finding My Purpose by Joan Mazza

Joan Mazza has worked as a microbiologist, psychotherapist, and seminar leader. She is the author of six self-help psychology books, including Dreaming Your Real Self, and her poetry has appeared in Slant, The Comstock Review, The MacGuffin, Prairie Schooner, Slipstream, Poet Lore, and The Nation.


Come Read Our Summer Issue Short Stories!!•The Delivery by Peter Dellolio •Peter Dellolio was born in 1956 in New York C...
28/08/2024

Come Read Our Summer Issue Short Stories!!

The Delivery by Peter Dellolio

Peter Dellolio was born in 1956 in New York City. He went to Nazareth High School and New York University. His poetry collections include A Box Of Crazy Toys published 2018 Xenos Books/Chelsea Editions and Bloodstream Is An Illusion Of Rubies Counting Fireplaces published February 2023 Cyberwit/Rochak Publishing.

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The Summer Issue is here! Check it out on our website! Congratulations to everyone who has their work in this issue.  oc...
16/07/2024

The Summer Issue is here! Check it out on our website!

Congratulations to everyone who has their work in this issue.

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We are putting the finishing touches on the Summer Issue. It will be ready for your reading pleasure by tomorrow 7/16. W...
15/07/2024

We are putting the finishing touches on the Summer Issue. It will be ready for your reading pleasure by tomorrow 7/16. We appreciate your patience!

In the meantime, catch up on previously published stories and poems here: https://www.octoberhillmagazine.com/archives

Come Read Our 2024 Spring Issue Poetry!!•John Muro•A resident of Connecticut, John Muro has authored two volumes of poem...
27/06/2024

Come Read Our 2024 Spring Issue Poetry!!

John Muro

A resident of Connecticut, John Muro has authored two volumes of poems—In the Lilac Hour and Pastoral Suite— in 2020 and 2022, respectively. John’s work has appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies, including Acumen, Barnstorm, Delmarva, New Square, Sky Island, and the Valparaiso Review.

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Come Read Our 2023 Winter Issue Poetry!!•Loving in Silence by Hossein Hakim•Hossein Hakim was born in Tehran, Iran. His ...
26/06/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Winter Issue Poetry!!

Loving in Silence by Hossein Hakim

Hossein Hakim was born in Tehran, Iran. His first published poem was “Cinema Paradiso” which was published in the August 2023 issue of Ariel Chart. Another ten poems of his have been accepted for publication in Academy of the Heart and Mind, The Piker Press, Rowayat, and The Ocotillo Review.

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Come Read Our 2023 Fall Issue Poetry!!•Just stravaigin’ by Ian Colville•Ian Colville, an ex-pat Scot, publishes infreque...
25/06/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Fall Issue Poetry!!

Just stravaigin’ by Ian Colville

Ian Colville, an ex-pat Scot, publishes infrequently as iainthepoet on a Blogger site. Since he began writing in earnest, Ian has had seventy poems accepted for curated publications. Ian writes on all manner of topics and his poetry is apt to be driven by a sense of helplessness.

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Come Read Our 2023 Summer Issue Short Stories!!•Playing to Wyn by Paul Lewellan •Paul Lewellan retired from education af...
24/06/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Summer Issue Short Stories!!

Playing to Wyn by Paul Lewellan

Paul Lewellan retired from education after fifty years of teaching. He has recently published fiction in Kennings Literary Journal, True Chili, and New Croton Review. He lives and gardens on the banks of the Mississippi River with his wife Pamela, his Shi Tzu Mannie, and their ginger tabby Sunny.

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Come Read Our 2024 Spring Issue Poetry!!•Jan Wiezorek•Jan Wiezorek writes from Michigan. His work appears, or is forthco...
22/06/2024

Come Read Our 2024 Spring Issue Poetry!!

Jan Wiezorek

Jan Wiezorek writes from Michigan. His work appears, or is forthcoming, in The London Magazine, The Westchester Review, Lucky Jefferson, and Loch Raven Review. He taught writing at St. Augustine College, Chicago, and wrote the e-book Awesome Art Projects That Spark Super Writing (Scholastic, 2011).

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Come Read Our 2023 Winter Issue Poetry!!•What Remains (After Liu Yong) by George Freek•George Freek’s poem “Enigmatic Va...
20/06/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Winter Issue Poetry!!

What Remains (After Liu Yong) by George Freek

George Freek’s poem “Enigmatic Variations” was recently nominated for Best of the Net. His poem “Night Thoughts” was also nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

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Come Read Our 2023 Fall Issue Poetry!!•In Answer to Your Letter by Beth Marquez •Beth Marquez is a 2017 Pink Door Fellow...
19/06/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Fall Issue Poetry!!

In Answer to Your Letter by Beth Marquez

Beth Marquez is a 2017 Pink Door Fellow and has been published in Moontide Press, Valley of the Contemporary Poets, and Ugly Mug anthologies. Her poems were selected for Damfino literary journal’s debut issue and the Like a Girl anthology from Lucid Moose Press.

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Come Read Our 2023 Summer Issue Short Stories!!•Oologah, 1968 by Stanley W. Beesley•Stanley W. Beesley published the nov...
18/06/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Summer Issue Short Stories!!

Oologah, 1968 by Stanley W. Beesley

Stanley W. Beesley published the novel The Last Man to Hit. 400: A Love Story was released by Pegasus Books in 2018. Beesley’s fiction has appeared in Voiceprint, Poydras Review, October Hill Magazine, Parhelion Literary, Zero Dark Thirty, and Seattle Star. Stanley is a public school teacher and a combat veteran.

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Come Read Our 2023 Spring Issue Short Stories!!•The White Butterfly by Richard Risemberg•Richard Risemberg was born to a...
17/06/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Spring Issue Short Stories!!

The White Butterfly by Richard Risemberg

Richard Risemberg was born to a Jewish-Italian family in Argentina, then dragged to Los Angeles to escape the fascist regime. He’s spent the last few decades exploring the lost corners of the American Dream, writing somewhat relentlessly about it all.


Come Read Our 2024 Spring Issue Short Stories!!•Yasir Syed•Yasir Syed is a medical student at the Long School of Medicin...
08/06/2024

Come Read Our 2024 Spring Issue Short Stories!!

Yasir Syed

Yasir Syed is a medical student at the Long School of Medicine in San Antonio. October Hill Magazine will be his first publication.

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Come Read Our 2023 Winter Issue Poetry!!•Watching and Waiting by George Freek•George Freek’s poem “Enigmatic Variations”...
06/06/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Winter Issue Poetry!!

Watching and Waiting by George Freek

George Freek’s poem “Enigmatic Variations” was recently nominated for Best of the Net. His poem “Night Thoughts” was also nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

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Come Read Our 2023 Fall Issue Short Stories!!•Mrs. Tar, Dead or Alive by Jerry Olivas •Jerry Olivas lives in Southern Ca...
05/06/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Fall Issue Short Stories!!

Mrs. Tar, Dead or Alive by Jerry Olivas

Jerry Olivas lives in Southern California, where he surfs and caters to his two cats. His recent writings and photos can be found online at Short Éditions, Tracks and Pie, New English Review, European Travel Magazine, and La Rioja–Wine and So Much More.

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Come Read Our 2023 Summer Issue Poetry!!•On the Back of Summer’s Wings by Paulette Calasibetta •Paulette Calasibetta has...
04/06/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Summer Issue Poetry!!

On the Back of Summer’s Wings by Paulette Calasibetta

Paulette Calasibetta has been writing poetry for six years. Two of her pieces “Winter Horses” and “Night Sky” appeared in Poetry Soup anthologies, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2., respectivley Two other poems, “Summer Sails” and “Sunflowers” were published in The Journal (a community publication).

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Come Read Our 2023 Spring Issue Poetry!!•Their Wings are Legendary Scrolls by Terry Trowbridge•Terry Trowbridge’s poems ...
03/06/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Spring Issue Poetry!!

Their Wings are Legendary Scrolls by Terry Trowbridge

Terry Trowbridge’s poems have appeared in Carousel, subTerrain, paperplates, The Dalhousie Review, untethered, Orbis, Snakeskin Poetry, M58, CV2, Brittle Star, Bombfire, The Beatnik Cowboy, Borderless, Literary Veganism, and more.


Come Read Our 2024 Spring Issue Short Stories!!•Elizabeth Trueblood•Elizabeth Trueblood is an Assistant Professor of Wri...
01/06/2024

Come Read Our 2024 Spring Issue Short Stories!!

Elizabeth Trueblood

Elizabeth Trueblood is an Assistant Professor of Writing at The University of Olivet in Olivet, MI. Her short stories have appeared in The Thieving Magpie and Typehouse, among others. She received her MFA from Minnesota State University-Mankato in 2020 and her PhD from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2023.

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Come Read Our 2023 Winter Issue Poetry!!•Clambake by Erren Geraud Kelly•Erren Geraud Kelly is a poet based in Lynn, Mass...
30/05/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Winter Issue Poetry!!

Clambake by Erren Geraud Kelly

Erren Geraud Kelly is a poet based in Lynn, Massachusetts. He has been writing poetry for thirty-three years. He has had his writings published in various publications in print and online in the United States, Canada, and around the world. Mr. Kelly received his B.A. in English-Creative Writing from L.S.U.

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Come Read Our 2023 Fall Issue Poetry!!•How Strange It Is by Shannon Huffman Polson •Shannon Huffman Polson writes about ...
29/05/2024

Come Read Our 2023 Fall Issue Poetry!!

How Strange It Is by Shannon Huffman Polson

Shannon Huffman Polson writes about women, war, and the natural world. Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Emerge Journal, Wrath Bearing Tree, War, Literature and the Arts, a women’s anthology, and Sky Island Journal. She lives with her family between Washington State and the Vercors Region of France.

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