Palooka is an international literary magazine of unique fiction, poetry, nonfiction, artwork, photography, and graphic narratives. For over a decade we've featured new, up-and-coming, and established writers, artists, and photographers from United States, Canada, Australia, India, United Kingdom, China, Pakistan, Spain, France, Japan, Ireland, Brazil, South Korea, Israel, Croatia, Finland, Italy, and Austria.
See what we're all about: Mission Statement and interview with the editor.

Future Palookas

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   Sage Ravenwood             Avik Sarkhel              Rachel R. Baum                Ross West                 Hannah Nahar

issue 13 AVAILABLE now!
FICTION
Jack Harrell, "Shooting Tom King"
Shome Dasgupta, "Opelousas Electric"
Michael Loyd Gray, "Face in the Mirror"

​POETRY
Rachel R. Baum: "Hindsight Is a Map," "In Dreams Cars Flew," "Stasis"
Joel Peckham: "Jack Coffey Landscaping and Tree Service," "Pour Some Sugar"
Pamela Manasco: "Home," "This Body," "Ten Years After the Murders," "Out of Reach"
Sage Ravenwood: "Harbinger," "Among the Missing," "Wallpapered," "Calf Bawling mightily," "Say Love"

GRAPHIC ESSAY
Naomi Rhema Edwards, "Insomnia Tiger"

ARTWORK                 COVER ART
     Avery Bursey               Tomislav Silipetar

​OVER THE MOON...GONE: THE VANISHING ACT OF BESS HOUDINI


​Jan Zlotnik Schmidt is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita at SUNY New Paltz in the Department of English where she taught autobiography, creative writing, American and contemporary literature, women’s Literature, and Holocaust literature courses. Her work has been published in many journals including Alaska Quarterly Review, Broadkill Review, Cream City Review, Home Planet News, Kansas Quarterly, Memoir (and), Vassar Review, and Westchester Review. Her work has also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize Series. She has had two volumes of poetry published and two collections of autobiographical essays.

Featured Palooka:
Bianca Rivetti Burattini (Issue 12)​

Bianca Rivetti Burattini, a São Paulo-based artist, has been developing her art for several years through an array of techniques and stylization experiments. Originally an architect, Rivetti has incorporated different facets of color and composition within her craft. Architecture has given her a new perception regarding space and composition, as well as a deeper understanding of color and aesthetics. Rivetti focuses on creating bold, colorful works that are expressive of various emotions and inspired by Brazilian culture, biodiversity, the female form, and an overall feeling of wonder toward the world through a blend of pop art and fantasy. You can find her work and social media handles at vettiart.com.

Featured Work:
​​DEVIN PHILBRICK (Issue 12)

Check out Devin's wonderful poems!