- post-us election statement -
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced"
-James Baldwin
We at Foglifter are heartbroken and resolute in the wake of the 2024 Presidential Election. Like so many of you — our comrades, our beloveds — we are filled with a profound worry for the future, and for the safety, visibility and dignity of our community.
Yet, even as we sit with our collective worry, we at Foglifter are channeling this passionate energy into renewed commitment. We will press on, emboldened and reignited by our mission: uplifting, celebrating, and amplifying groundbreaking queer and trans writing, championing the multi-marginalized — our youth, our elders, our BIPOC family, and disabled folx — and, most pressingly now, resisting. Resisting the forces that seek to erase our existence from the tapestry of this nation, to silence our shouts of protest and dim our light.
Foglifter is and will remain defiantly here. We are resolved to keep speaking out, taking up space, and challenging a literary landscape that must reckon with our voices — not only as part of the national outcry, but also as forces driving the massive shifts, reorganizing and deconstructing of the systems and institutions that stand in the way of the bold, transgressive future of freedom and pride that Foglifter envisions in all we do.
The fear, rage, and grief we feel in this moment are real. But as we take up the call to resist, let us remember: resistance demands care — collective and personal. In these coming days, months, years, know that your well-being is an essential part of this moment. Rest, nourish yourself, and remember that you matter. We need you — your voice, your power, your words, your presence — now more than ever.
- what is foglifter doing? -
> Continuing and bolstering our commitment to amplifying the voices of underserved queer and trans writers
> Expanding our organizational ties and connections
> Ongoing commitment to our annual Start A Riot! Chapbook Prize with our 2025 release, Sand Bodied Florida Boy by Grayson Thompson
> Continuing to publish two journals a year, featuring transgressive, thought-provoking, evocative work across genres
> Initiating plans to add a digital version of the journal to further improve accessibility in all its forms
> Paying our staff, collaborators, and contributors honorariums for their work
> Organizing and activating spaces in the San Francisco Bay Area for free, accessible readings, events, and workshops
- How to support us -
> Submit your work during our open submission periods (now & always free)
> Donate!
> Buy our journals and books
> Purchase a subscription plan
> Request Foglifter in your libraries and local bookstores
> Follow us on social media @foglifterpress to keep up with what we’re doing
> Mention us to your friends, family, and loved ones
