The reading period is open for Issue 15 of After Happy Hour (to be released in the fall of 2021). This reading period, our target organization for feedback donations is Words Without Walls. Words Without Walls is a Pittsburgh-based organization that runs creative writing programs in jails and addiction treatment centers in the community. They also curate the Maenad Fellowship…
Issue 14 Coming Soon (& Feedback Donation Update)
It was another strong reading period at After Happy Hour, and we’re excited to share our next issue with yinz! All work has been accepted for Issue 14. Its tentative release date is May 18. We’ll share more deets about the lanuch as the date gets closer. If you’re still waiting to hear back about a submission, don’t worry! We’re…
10/20: Issue 13 Launch!
It’s fall, and that means a new issue of After Happy Hour! Issue 13 will be released into the world on Tuesday, October 20th, and we’re going to have a Zoom reading to celebrate! When: 7pm Where: In the Zoom room linked here Who: Contributors from AHH Issue 13, including Cherie Clark, Cole Depuy, Marco Etheridge, Benjamin Murray, Joshua Shaw,…
2020 Best of the Net Nominations
It’s the end of September, and that means it’s time again for Best of the Net nominations! Best of the Net is an anthology put together by Sundress Publications, which brings together the best in poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction published online during the previous year. For 2020, After Happy Hour is nominating the 8 works below for inclusion in…
Support Bukit Bail Fund, Get Feedback
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.
