Have you marked your calendars? There are 3 more days until the release of Tint Spring '26! Here is a sneak peek of what's awaiting you in Issue #15 💜
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Have you marked your calendars? There are 3 more days until the release of Tint Spring '26! Here is a sneak peek of what's awaiting you in Issue #15 💜
TINT IN CONVERSATION // In a heavily gendered and surveilled society, how do you protect/find/reclaim yourself? Anisha Lalvani’s "Girls Who Stray" is the story of a society seen through the eyes of an unnamed girl. Read Amritesh Mukherjee's full review at tintjournal.com/review/a-rev....
On March 10, 2026, our 15th issue, Tint Spring '26, will be up and running on tintjournal.com. Get ready to explore 24 prose and poetry pieces by just as many writers, stating a total of 23 different locales as their spots on this Earth and calling 17 different languages their first 🎉💜
Having trouble finding useful writing resources? Here are nine tools and websites that you can use to visualize your stories and simplify the writing process! If we missed any platforms or you would like more recommendations, let us know in the comments 💜
BLÄTTERN says goodbye! To those based in Graz, we warmly invite you to join the farewell party. Drop by whenever you have time ;) If you're wondering where Tint will be from April 2026 onwards, you can always find us in our online spaces as usual, and wherever our editors are working and exploring 💫
TINT POETRY // Sarp Sozdinler has been published in numerous journals and selected or nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best Small Fictions, and Wigleaf Top 50. They currently are at work on their first novel. Read their poem at tintjournal.com/poetry/false....
Art: Eryk Siemianowicz
Although this opportunity is not affiliated in any way with Tint, we think this is an amazing stipend, so we are sharing it gladly! Find the guidelines in English at kultur.graz.at/pdfs/guideli... and more details on the overall process at kultur.graz.at/kulturamt/33. Best of luck!
TINT Q&A // The most thrilling moment in Sue Tong's life came with the end of the Cultural Revolution in October 1976. Learn more about the author of "A Farce in the Cultural Revolution" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork") at tintjournal.com/about/writer....
TINT FICTION // Smita Das Jain is an author of five books and an award-winning short story writer whose works have appeared in leading journals and anthologies. Smita writes stories that resonate and inspire reflection. Read her story at tintjournal.com/flash-fictio....
Art: Vanesa Erjavec
TINT IN CONVERSATION // "It interests me to explore multilinguals as versatile creative individuals, writers and artists." - Natasha Lvovich
Read Lisa Schantl's interview with Natasha Lvovich on the topic of multilingualism at tintjournal.com/interview/a-....
TINT Q&A // The book's potent blend of imagination and reality appealed to the author of "Rooms :: Under Siege" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork") even back then, echoing the very essence of what she strives to capture in her writing today. Learn more about Elina at tintjournal.com/about/writer....
TINT POETRY // Leila Zolfalipour is a visual artist and writer based in Edmonton. Her work explores identity, multiculturalism, and our connection to the natural world through painting, sculpture, and digital media. Read her poem at tintjournal.com/poetry/layer....
Art: Leila Zolfalipour
TINT IN CONVERSATION // "In her debut short story collection, Talking With Boys, Tayyba Kanwal gives life to the ghost of that aunt whom she never met. Along with her aunt are many others who get a voice in their own story." - Anushree Nande
Read the full review at tintjournal.com/review/a-plu....
Become a paid content writer and learn more about writing for and publishing with Tint Journal by contacting us at info@tintjournal.com. Please read our submission guidelines carefully and check out our current In Conversation page at tintjournal.com/in-conversation!
TINT Q&A // Marisol Moreno Ortiz also listens to music when she writes. Music helps her to get into the space of creative storytelling and allows her to focus on writing. Learn more about the author of "You" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork") at tintjournal.com/about/writer....
TINT FICTION // Niels Bekkema is a writer, editor and educator with a background in visual arts. He works as a writing professor, co-founded kilo Translations and works as a Reader, Advisor, Editor at The GOAT PoL. Read "Cloth" at tintjournal.com/flash-fictio....
Art: Harald Wawrzyniak
TINT IN CONVERSATION // Ebenezer reflects on how Somali-British poet Warsan Shire introduced him to poetry in English and how her ability to make English sound foreign drew him in. Read his essay "Between Languages — How Warsan Shire Taught Me to Speak in Silence" at tintjournal.com/other/betwee....
Did you know that we're a non-profit, volunteer-run literary journal? That's why we rely on support from our community to continue doing what we love. By spreading the word about us, you're helping us tremendously towards our goal! Any and every form of support will help keep Tint Journal alive <3
TINT Q&A // Growing up, Shaira also loved reading the Dear Dumb Diary series by Jim Benton. Something about the funny yet relatable nature of the entries kept me hooked for years. Learn more about the author of "I'm from Elsewhere" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork") at tintjournal.com/about/writer....
TINT NONFICTION // Alina Zollfrank from (former) Eastern Germany received the 2024 Washington Artist Trust Grant and her work was nominated for Best of the Net and The Pushcart Prize. Alina is a disability advocate and word addict. Read her essay at tintjournal.com/current-issu....
Art: Erjavec
TINT IN CONVERSATION // In Rajat Chaudhuri’s novel, "The Butterfly Effect "(Niyogi Books, 2018), dystopia has arrived. Contributing writer and assistant editor Sabyasachi Roy analysed the themes and symbols that move contemporary climate fiction. Read his review at tintjournal.com/review/clima....
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TINT Q&A // In 2022, Anneliz Marie Erese went to the US after her Australian visa expired and was figuring out what to do with her life. In the meantime, she let life take its course. Learn more about the author of "The End of Endings" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork") at tintjournal.com/about/writer....
TINT FICTION // Chelsea Allen is a writer living in India. Her work has appeared in The Citron Review, House of Arcanum, among other places. Visit her at chelseaallenwrites.weebly.com, or @ChelseaAllen03 on Twitter. Read her story at tintjournal.com/flash-fictio....
Art: Chynna Williams
TINT IN CONVERSATION // "It means you are careful about what belongs and what doesn’t, what is invasive and what is endemic, what you can take & what you must replenish." - Kunjana Parashar
Read Srijani Mitra's interview with Kunjana at tintjournal.com/interview/ec....
Tint Journal ranked #210 on the 2026 FISH List of lively independent literary magazines! This list evaluates and ranks over 4,000 lit mags against 14 criteria. We are honored to be in the Top 200! Thank you to the team at FICTION on the Web ⭐
TINT Q&A // Smita Das Jain started writing to express herself. Writing became a way for the author to process her thoughts, give shape to emotions, and share perspectives that might resonate with others. Learn more about Smita at tintjournal.com/about/writer....
TINT POETRY // Vasiliki is a visual artist and educator whose practice explores curiosity through spatial and performative interventions. She is the founder and curator of Yellow Brick and a member of Mouries Collective. Read her poem at tintjournal.com/poetry/still....
Art: Thonhauser-Merk
We were curious... and did a little review of 2025 in numbers. Learn about which texts got the most clicks, how many writers we were able to host at our events and where most of our magazine readers came from! To view the rest, visit our Instagram page at instagram.com/tintjournal.
We're so happy to announce that we're kicking off 2026 with another award! Join us in congratulating Christian Lesmes 🥳 His flash fiction “Dazed” was selected by Diane Seuss to be included in Best Microfiction 2026. Read the story published in Tint Spring ‘25 at tintjournal.com/flash-fictio...