The Adroit Journal News Updates

I have read every one of Roque Raquel Salas Rivera’s books. I first discovered him via while they sleep (under the bed is another country) (2019), then went all the way back to Caneca de anhelos turbios (2011), and continued reading until antes que isla es volcán / before island… Read more »

Someone Else’s Hunger is a singular debut that immerses readers in one woman’s journey to thrive despite sexual violence, disordered eating, and the generational trauma of the colonial wound. Through a series of portraits and prayers, hymns and lyrical meditations, DeSendi dialogues with both the divine and the everyday joys… Read more »

The question of origins is a tricky one, metaphysically speaking. In his book Why Does the World Exist?, New Yorker writer Jim Holt helps clarify the issue as he digs into the nitty-gritty details about the fundamental mystery surrounding the creation of the universe. The first problem: If there were… Read more »

We are thrilled to announce the winners and finalists of the 2025 Adroit Journal Editor’s Prizes in Poetry & Fiction!  Through this inaugural pair of prizes, the editors recognize outstanding work in poetry and short fiction by any writer, regardless of age or stage. The recipient of the Editor’s Prize… Read more »

Thomas Dai is the author of the essay collection Take My Name but Say It Slow, published earlier this year. Other recent work has appeared or is forthcoming in Electric Literature, The Georgia Review, Longreads, and elsewhere. Born and raised in East Tennessee, Thomas now lives in the Inland Pacific… Read more »

Following his award-winning debut collection, Spit, Daniel Lassell has put forth the revelatory Frame Inside a Frame, published by Texas Review Press this month. Cinematic in its visual composition, Lassell often borders his subjects in frames, archways, and windows to offer fragmentary perspectives—ordinary moments from the midwest hinterlands that document… Read more »