For the last couple of weeks, the After Happy Hour editors have been individually participating in protests and supporting groups fighting against racism and police brutality. We’ve been discussing ways we can use the journal as a platform to do more. Even though we’re a small journal and don’t have a huge audience, we also know every little bit helps.…
May 5th: Reading and Issue Launch
Even in weird times, the AHH crew didn’t want to let an issue launch go by without celebrating. So we decided to move our usual launch event online! This is an awesome opportunity to hear from some contributors who don’t live around Pittsburgh (which is most of them!). So get yourself a six-pack (or whip up a couple margaritas in…
Review: Fountain by Robert Walicki
Local author Robert Walicki released a new book of poetry this spring from Main Street Rag (check him out here if you’re interested in getting you’re hands on it). AHH editors have shared a stage with Bob at PAGE readings in the past, and always enjoyed his words. The TL;DR version: it’s a beautiful book with western PA baked into…
12/10: AHH Reading at Howlers
Since there was no fall issue to launch in 2019, the AHH editors thought this would be a great chance to celebrate the journal’s history and put a face to some of the new names on the masthead. In that spirit, yinz are all cordially invited to a reading Tuesday, December 10th. The deets: Among the readers are current and…
Interview: PAGE Reading Series
One of the best things about Pittsburgh is how many long-running literary series the city supports. One of the favorites of the After Happy Hour editors is the PAGE series, hosted at Borelli-Edwards Galleries in Lawrenceville. PAGE is a reading series with a simple yet effective premise: every reader gets one page—time-wise, roughly 3-5 minutes. It makes for very entertaining…
Interview with Brandon Getz, author of Lars Breaxface: Werewolf in Space
AHH talks to Brandon Getz about his book, the publication process, and what it’s like to have a first novel.
Submissions open now for all categories
Send us your work now for issue 12, which will come out Spring 2020.
We’re back! And there’s been some ch-ch-changes…
Followers of After Happy Hour may have noticed our conspicuous silence over the past few months. The truth is, as we passed our 10-issue mark, we realized it was time to think carefully about our future as a journal. The After Happy Hour Review was founded as a labor of love by members of the Hour After Happy Hour workshop.…
Spring 2018 Launch Party!
After Happy Hour Review will celebrate its forthcoming issue at Glitter Box Theater on May 3!
Scenes and Sounds from Glitterbox Theater
Listen to words from our Fall Release Party at Glitter Box Theater. Check out photograpy from the event (generously donated by Mindy Mastruserio/Aether Erebus Photography) !
