Flash Fiction in Buckman Journal

January 28, 2026 ~ Thea Prieto

Photo of tangled legs and arms for the cover of Buckman Journal's Cluster issue.

My flash fiction story “Teeth” recently appeared in Buckman Journal’s Cluster issue. To learn more about the artwork, prose, poetry, and multimedia works featured in Buckman Journal’s newest issue, please click here.

Lyric Essay in Seneca Review

June 20, 2024January 28, 2026 ~ Thea Prieto

The front and back cover of Seneca Review's Spring 2024 issue, which features an abstract collage of green, pink, blue, yellow, and tan pieces of paper.

My lyric essay, “Build and Carry (Ages 1-18)”, recently appeared in Seneca Review’s Spring 2024 issue. To learn more about the essays, poetry, and artwork featured in Seneca Review’s newest issue, please click here.

Chapter One of From the Caves at SF2

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 ~ Thea Prieto

The cover of From the Caves, which features a woodcut-style image of orange and yellow flames on a black background.

The first chapter of my novella, From the Caves, recently appeared at Swordfights & Spaceflights. To preview From the Caves, which won the Red Hen Press Novella Award and the INDIES Book of the Year Award for Literature, please click here.

Favorite Books of 2022 at Heavy Feather Review

December 31, 2022March 15, 2023 ~ Thea Prieto

A number of authors, including myself, recently contributed to Heavy Feather Review’s roundup of favorite books of 2022. To read the full list of books we enjoyed, compiled by author Jesi Bender, please click here.

Best Book List at Shepherd.com

October 25, 2022October 27, 2022 ~ Thea Prieto

Preview of the article; black text ("The best books with creation myths at the end of the world by Thea Prieto") with a green underline. — An article I wrote about the best books with creation myths at the end of the world recently appeared at Shepherd.com. To learn more about the five books I selected, and to learn how each book impacted my writing practice, please click here.

From the Caves at The Kenyon Review

August 16, 2021 ~ Thea Prieto

My brief reflection on the process of writing *From the Caves* recently appeared on the *Kenyon Review* blog. To read “On *From the Caves* and Reframing Mythologies,” and to learn more about my writing experiences and influences, please click here.

“A Decade of Women Who Submit” at Poets & Writers

April 15, 2021 ~ Thea Prieto

This summer Women Who Submit, an organization that supports and empowers women and nonbinary writers to submit their work in spite of publishing’s inequities, celebrates its tenth year. To learn more, please click here to read my most recent article in the May/June 2021 issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.

“MacDowell Tests Virtual Residencies” at Poets & Writers

October 19, 2020March 7, 2021 ~ Thea Prieto

In the midst of COVID-19, the country’s oldest arts residency is reimagining itself after 113 years. My article about Virtual MacDowell appears in the November/December 2020 issue of Poets & Writers. To read more about online residencies, click here.