Fork Apple Press

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The Slice

Poetry Chapbook Contest

We want to read your poetry chapbook! The winner will receive an award of $500, 10 author copies, and 25% profits on book sales.

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Who We Are

Fork Apple Press is a small, independent press dedicated to serving the literary community. Our literary journal, The Core Review, biannually publishes works of poetry, prose, and visual narrative. Our poetry chapbook and short story collection contest, The Slice Contest, annually selects one winning chapbook and collection for publication. For craft essays, book reviews, and further engagement with the literary world, check out our blog, The Juice Blog!

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The Core Review

Issue 2, Spring 2025

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I wake up tangled in pillows and sheets by Alex Baskin I wake up tangled in pillows and sheets by Alex Baskin
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Fork Apple Press is honored to publish Alex Baskin's I wake up tangled in pillows and sheets as the winner of The Slice Poetry Chapbook Contest (2025).

ISBN 979-8-9925064-0-2

The Core Review, Issue 1 (Fall 2024) The Core Review, Issue 1 (Fall 2024)
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The Core Review, Issue 1 (Fall 2024)
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The Core Review Issue 1, Fall 2024, is the inaugural issue of Fork Apple Press' biannual literary journal.

Biannual literary journal. Fall & Spring.

The Core Review

The Slice Contest

Poetry chapbook & short story collection. Winter & Summer. 

Essays, book reviews, interviews & more. Online year-round. 

The Juice Blog

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