Joseph Harms, author of Nous (IFSF Publishing, 2021)

Nous by Joseph Harms was recently released from IFSF Publishing. Joseph's newest poetry collection includes "Antinomian", which first appeared in The Gravity of the Thing's Spring 2016 issue.

The Gravity of the Thing at SMOL Fair (March 3-7, 2021)

The Gravity of the Thing is excited to offer free subscriptions from March 3rd to March 7th in celebration of SMOL Fair, an alternative, virtual book fair hosting 130+ small presses and literary journals.

2020 Nominations: Best American, Best of the Net, and More

The Gravity of the Thing's editors are pleased to share our 2020 nominations for the Best of the Net anthology, the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers, the Best American anthologies, and more.

Turandot Shayegan, runner-up for the LA Youth Poet Laureate (2020-21)

Turandot Shayegan was a 2019-2020 finalist for the LA Youth Poet Laureate, and this year she is the runner-up. Click to view the recent commencement ceremony hosted by the Los Angeles Public Library.

Karen Ah-hwei Lee, winner of the 2019 Big Other Book Award for Fiction

Karen Ah-hwei Lee's The Maze of Transparencies (Ellipsis Press) is the winner of the inaugural 2019 Big Other Book Award in fiction. A warm congratulations to Karen!

Cameron Morse, author of the poetry collection Baldy (Spring 2020)

Cameron Morse recently celebrated the release of his newest poetry collection, Baldy. His collection includes the poems "Silent Partner" and "Kiddie Pool Baptismal," which first appeared at The Gravity of the Thing.