River Styx Literary Magazine

“‘Do you know those students who are simply so good at being students that they remind you why we do all this in the first place?’”

In Rafael Frumkin’s captivating novella, “The Professors,” two literature professors navigate the complexities of love, ambition, mental health crises, and the pressures of academia.

Read now for free on River Styx Online.

THE PROFESSORS: A NOVELLA — River Styx Magazine “Ours began, like all great love stories, in a critical theory class.”

River Styx 108: Chronicles is almost here! Preorder now and your copy will ship 12/24.

Featuring poetry by Red Danielson, Mark Leidner, Nikki Wallschlaeger, Tameka Cage Conley, Lauren Haldeman, Thea Brown, and Jan Garden Castro.

Fiction by Brad Modlin, Sarah Starr Murphy, Scott Nadelson, Dimitris Lyacos (tr. Andrew Barrett), and Monica Macansantos.

Nonfiction by Pamela Baker and Tobey Ward.

Plays by Yuge Ma and E. Lang Baker.

Artwork by karborn and Red Danielson.

River Styx 108: Chronicles — River Styx Magazine Coming December 24, 2024 RIVER STYX 108: CHRONICLESFeaturing poetry by Nikki Wallschlaeger, Red Danielson, Mark Leidner, Tameka Cage Conley, Lauren Haldeman, Thea Brown, and Jan Garden Castro; fiction by Sarah Starr Murphy, Brad Modlin, Andrew Barrett, Monica Macansantos, and Scott Nadelson; nonfict...

TONIGHT! Join us for a special virtual discussion with editors from The Iowa Review, Conjunctions, and December as we explore the editing process. Register for free!

River Styx Presents: On Editing & Being Edited A slate of literary magazine editors in conversation on the editorial process from acceptance to publication.

Join River Styx and editors from The Iowa Review, Conjunctions, and december for an in-depth discussion of the literary magazine editing process, plus a Q&A! Register for free. Virtual event is December 5th.

River Styx Presents: On Editing & Being Edited A slate of literary magazine editors in conversation on the editorial process from acceptance to publication.

Preorder RIVER STYX 108: CHRONICLES today! Featuring an interview with Christopher Castellani, artwork and poetry by Red Danielson, and new writing by Nikki Wallschlaeger, Mark Leidner, Tobey Ward, Yuge Ma, Sarah Starr Murphy, and many more.

General 1 — River Styx Magazine Coming December 24, 2024 RIVER STYX 108: CHRONICLESFeaturing poetry by Nikki Wallschlaeger, Red Danielson, Mark Leidner, Tameka Cage Conley, Lauren Haldeman, Thea Brown, and Jan Garden Castro; fiction by Sarah Starr Murphy, Brad Modlin, Andrew Barrett, Monica Macansantos, and Scott Nadelson; nonfict...