EPOCH publishes fiction, poetry, essays, comics, and graphic art. In continuous publication since 1947, the magazine is edited by students and faculty of the MFA Program in Creative Writing, in Cornell University’s Department of Literatures in English.
Editors Emeritus
Baxter Hathaway, Founding Editor, 1947-1976
James McConkey and Walter Slatoff, 1976-1983
C. S. Giscombe, 1983-1989
Michael Koch, 1989-2022
Editor
J. Robert Lennon
Managing Editor
Heidi E. Marschner
Koch Editor in Poetry, 2024-25
Michael Prior
Koch Editor in Fiction, 2024-25
Téa Obreht
Assistant Editors
Aishvarya Arora, Natasha Ayaz, Matthew Bettencourt, Arpita Chakrabarty, Derek Chan, Meredith Cottle, Susanna Cupido, Maz Do, Otis Fuqua, Juan Miguel Harmon, Esther Kondo Heller, Bridget Huh, Geraldo Iglesias, Sarah Iqbal, Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam, Mai Mageed, Miklos Mattyasovszky, Amir McClam, Zibusiso Mpofu, Samantha O’Brien, Imogen Osborne, Ngoc Pham, Sean Sam, Samantha Samakande, Em Setzer, Ella Shively, Jiachen Wang, Hana Widerman, Sol X. Wooten, Charity Young, Celeste Zeng, Winniebell Xinyu Zong
Senior Advisors
Nancy Couto, Alex Gilvarry, Charles Robert Green, Lamar Herrin, Edward Hower, Joe Martin
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EPOCH is published twice a year, in February and September. Individual issues prior to Volume 70 cost $7 a copy, postpaid, or $5 for a PDF download (recent issues only). Volume 70 and after cost $10 postpaid, $7 for a PDF. Individual issues and subscriptions can be bought via the shop. Due to changes in postal rates, we can no longer ship outside the United States.
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EPOCH has been a consistent source of funding for Cornell’s first-year MFA graduate students for more than thirty years. The magazine pays students a living wage as they begin their editorial and creative careers, helps fund their travel to the annual AWP conference, and provides valuable professional experience. Your gift helps our students and strengthens our mission to publish great new writing every year.
Contact
EPOCH Magazine
250 Goldwin Smith Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-3201