Tucker Leighty-Phillips’ debut fiction chapbook, Maybe This Is What I Deserve, won the 2022 Fiction Chapbook Contest judged by Isle McElroy from Split/Lip Press. Maybe This Is What I Deserve releases in June 2023 from Split/Lip Press. He sat down to answer questions about the universe in literature, the rhythm and cadence of his words, and the inspirations behind his stories.

Christine Sneed’s novel, Please Be Advised: A Novel in Memos, was released in October 2022 from 7.13 Books. She sat down to answer questions on humor, her writing process, and office memos.