Fiction – BIG OTHER

From the Archives: Lunch with a Dead Beat, by David Ohle

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor David Ohle! Celebrate by reading this Ohle fiction we published in 2023! They found…

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Robert Lopez! Celebrate by reading Lopez’s “However Many Sayings to Live and Die By,” which…

Perfume In the expensive gym, the girls are uncertain. They parade their bodies, young or old or approaching some…

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Michael Martone! Celebrate by reading “Follies, Ruins, Ducks,” which we published in 2025! Follow that…

We are pleased to nominate the following fictions for inclusion in Best Small Fictions 2027 (Black Lawrence Press): …

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Tim Horvath! Celebrate by reading this Horvath fiction (with music by Rafaele Andrade), which we…

We are excited to announce the deadline and guidelines for the 2026 Big Other Book Awards! This marks the…

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Rone Shavers! Celebrate by reading these Shavers crônicas we published in 2019! Crônica No.…

Recognizing excellence in literature published in 2025 and supporting the vital work of innovative writers and adventurous presses, we…

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Meg Pokrass! Celebrate by reading these Pokrass fictions (with illustrations by Chris Vaughan), which we…