For over 20 years, Epiphany has published literature that guides readers toward unexpected revelation. Learn more about us and the writers we publish.
Use our A-Z index to explore a few themes:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
your ghost demands time in the mirror
dad
teach me how to get that bald shiny
just like you. and there we’ll be
two scalps approaching bald
Ghosts of St. Patrick’s Day, 1997
“It's a funny feeling that you get when you find out somebody set you on fire.”
Driving Around at Night
“We get off work past midnight but we’ll just load up on 7-11 coffee, Taco Bell, and Adderall, and we’ll just go.”
The Ghostliness of Longing: Mary South’s “You Will Never Be Forgotten”
For Mary South, nurturing is just another way for people to connect, an effort her characters rarely accomplish. These stories focus so intently on the space between people that one could forget anyone ever succeeds in uniting.
Amy Bonnaffons on the Business of Death
Amy Bonnaffons:“I really liked the idea that even the people who literally carry out the business of death and of transition from this world to the next have no idea what they’re doing.”
The winners of the 2026 Breakout Prize are Nico Amador in poetry, selected by Cynthia Cruz, and Imogen Osborne in prose, selected by Alexandra Kleeman.