Chicago | Writer | 2022 Lambda Literary Fellow | Summer 2023 Tin House Fellow | I still feel for citrus.
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ALT A watercolor painting of the exterior wall of a bowling alley. At the base of the and colored wall runs a broad red line, above it two red framed windows display unlit neon Budweiser signs. Above the windows the word “BOWL” is painted in large red capital letters. Above that two more red stripes run across the wall. The smooth wall then gives way to brown brick interrupted by four second story windows
ALT The text says "FOGLIFTER LEADERSHIP CHANGE Queerly beloved, It is with a jumble of feelings that I share that I'm transitioning out of my role as Editor-in-Chief with Foglifter at the end of June. It has been such an honor to be with this beautiful queertastic org, to dream & rage with you, to heal & write with you. My own physical health and overall capacity has been greatly diminished these past several months, and because I deeply want to see Foglifter thrive, I will be passing the baton: I am beyond thrilled to welcome your new Co-Editor-in-Chiefs, Dior Stephens and Milo Todd. Both have been with Foglifter for many years and are deeply committed to trans and queer literature, community, justice, & artistry - y'all will be even better and more widely served with these two at the helm. I will remain on with Foglifter in a different capacity and am excited to support this next wave of leadership. Love & liberation, MJ P.S. - Read more about your amazing new co-Els on the next slide!"
ALT FOGLIFTER'S NEW CO-EICS Dior J. Stephens (they/he), a proud Pisces hailing from Lake Erie, is the author of three chapbooks, with their debut full-length collection, CRUEL/CRUEL, now available from Nightboat Books. Dior has been recognized as a Cave Canem, Lambda Literary, and Sewanee fellow. They served as the Managing Poetry Editor before moving into the co-EIC role at Foglifter Journal and Press. Dior's work can be found in journals such as HaveHasHad, Peach Mag, Somesuch Stories, and fourteen poems, among others. Milo Todd (he/him) served as the Managing Editor of Fiction before moving into the role of Co-EIC at Foglifter Journal. He teaches creative writing primarily to queer and trans adults and runs the newsletter The Queer Writer. He’s received awards, accolades, and fellowships from such places as Lambda Literary, Tin House, Pitch Wars, GrubStreet, Monson Arts, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. His debut, THE LILAC PEOPLE, publishes through Counterpoint in late May 2025.
