Philadelphia Stories

01/01/2026

Happy New Year! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2026!

12/25/2025

All of us at Philadelphia Stories would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁

12/15/2025

Happy Hanukkah from Philadelphia Stories! 🕎

12/04/2025

We are thrilled to share that Philadelphia Stories Non-Fiction Board Member, Deborah Louise Off, has published her memoir, "Apples of Gold in Settings of Silver." It is available for purchase at the link below: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2GL9PLN

Deborah Louise Off is a wife, mother of five, and proud grandmother of eight. She earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Writing degrees from Rowan University after twenty years of traveling to night classes. Now a high school substitute teacher, she also serves on the editorial board of Philadelphia Stories Magazine and is a former adjunct professor. Deborah loves traveling with her husband, Bill, especially to the national parks of the United States and Canada. At home, she enjoys playing the piano and writing short stories that celebrate the wonders in everyday life.

12/02/2025

An exciting PS Community Update – On Sunday, December 7th, former PS contributor, F.X. Baird, will be presenting his new book of poems "A Spy in the House of Men", with a special signing, reading and Q&A!

When: Sunday, December 7th at 5pm
Where: Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA

F. X. Baird is the author of Painting with my Father (Finishing Line Press) https://www.goodreads.com/.../52398235-painting-with-my... and Square Peg, Round Hole (Moonstone Press)
https://moonstone-arts-center.square.site/.../baird-f.../303 . He is a Pushcart nominee. His poems and essays have appeared in the Schuylkill Valley Journal, the e-zine Paper Dragon, and Philadelphia Stories and many anthologies. He conducted a poetry workshop with incarcerated individuals from 2016 until 2025 at the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution (SCI) Graterford/Phoenix and the poems of workshop participants have been published in the Schuylkill Valley Journal and Drexel University’s Paper Dragon. He is currently seeking an agent for his historical novel, "Twin."

12/01/2025

📢 Calling all poets!
There are so many benefits to taking a Master Class—and here’s your chance!
Join Keith Kopka for an inspiring session on Sunday, December 7, 2025, from 1–4 PM (EST).
Don’t miss this opportunity to sharpen your craft and connect with fellow writers.

👉 Register here: https://secure.givelively.org/event/philadelphia-stories-inc/master-class-with-keith-kopka

12/01/2025

We are now accepting submissions for upcoming issues of Philadelphia Stories!

Now through January 15, 2026, submit your fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and art for consideration. Please note, we are especially looking for creative non-fiction for our upcoming issue!

Follow the link below to read more about our submission guidelines and submit your work today – we can't wait to read it!

Submission Guidelines Philadelphia Stories is a free print magazine that strives to publish the finest fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art written by authors living in, or originally from, Pennsylvania, Delaware, or New Jersey. Philadelphia Stories seeks submissions from diverse perspectives: all e...

11/28/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from Philadelphia Stories!

11/25/2025

We are thrilled to share our 2025 Pushcart Prize nominees! Thank you to these incredible writers for sharing your words with us!

11/19/2025

The time has come — a new issue of Philadelphia Stories is here! Check out the link in our stories to dive into an incredible new collection of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, art and more!!

Cover Art: “Queenie” by Susan Frey

11/04/2025

📢 Calling all poets!
There are so many benefits to taking a Master Class—and here’s your chance!
Join Keith Kopka for an inspiring session on Sunday, December 7, 2025, from 1–4 PM (EST).
Don’t miss this opportunity to sharpen your craft and connect with fellow writers.

👉 Register here:

Sunday, December 7, 20251-4pm ESTOnline (Zoom)Cost: $25Instructor: Keith Kopka, MFA Director at Holy Family University*Zoom link and event details will be sent to regi...

11/03/2025

Have you signed up for Pitch Fest yet??? Don't wait! Get your chance to meet with an agent/editor on Nov. 16! 👍 😊

https://philadelphiastories.org/november-2025-pitch-fest/