Cover | Jonathan Shum
Phoenix Rising (gouache and colored pencil). Jonathan Shum, now a senior at Piedmont High School in Oakland, created this show-stopping image in response to an art class assignment last year.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
For our December literary issue
The Monthly is now accepting flash fiction—complete stories of 500 words maximum—for possible publication in our December issue. Your story must include one of the following words: “crow,” “silver,” “elbow.”
To submit, paste the story into your email to editorial@ themonthly.com and attach as a Word document (“.doc,” not “.docx” file). Please include your name, email address, and phone number.
Deadline: Monday, Oct. 17.
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