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Online Features for Bombay Gin Literary Journal Volume #49: in the strangler fig 

In anticipation of the release of Bombay Gin Literary Journal Issue #49 at Summer Writing Program 2025, the editors of BGLJ have carefully chosen the following creative works that were submitted to our upcoming issue for publication on the BGLJ blog. Beginning on the first Thursday in April, National Poetry Month, every Monday and Thursday a new piece by a new author will be published here. These poems and prose pieces deeply resonated with us as unique and representative of our theme. Since these pieces will not be published in the physical book, we encourage you to read and delight in each and every one of them as they are released on our blog. 

We are excited to announce that the following authors will be published right here on the blog throughout April and May: 

Alyssa Canepa

Amanda Quaid

Annie Christain 

Aspen Everett 

Charlie Little 

Danielle Hubbard 

Devananda Vargas 

Eric Fischman 

Erin Wilson 

Haley Guthrie 

Jesica Davis

Mark Tardi 

Petra Kuppers

Rain Hastings

V.C. Myers 

Zoe Cheng Pinto 

We are so grateful for each and every submission that we received; it was an honor to have the opportunity to read such inspired and unique work. While we are not currently accepting submissions, stay tuned for the fall of 2025 when we will be opening our call for submissions for BGLJ Issue #50!

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