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
Production Editor
Heidi E. Marschner
Managing Editor
Charlie Green
Koch Editor in Poetry, 2025-26
Emma Catherine Perry
Koch Editor in Fiction, 2025-26
Daniel Peña
Assistant Editors
Aishvarya Arora, Natasha Ayaz, Matthew Bettencourt, Derek Chan, Meredith Cottle, Susanna Cupido, Habiba Dokubo-Asari, Otis Fuqua, Bridget Huh, Geraldo Iglesias, Mai Mageed, Miklos Mattyasovszky, Amir McClam, Zibusiso Mpofu, Samantha O’Brien, Imogen Osborne, Ngoc Pham, Eastan Powers, Sean Sam, Samantha Samakande, Timi Sanni, Em Setzer, Ella Shively, Lara Stecewycz, Fia Swanson, Jiachen Wang, Hana Widerman, Sijing Yang, Charity Young, Celeste Zeng, Anne Zidek, Hafsa Zulfiqar
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
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