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  • The parable of the sower by octavia butler: What If Feeling Too Much Is a Kind of Reading?

    The parable of the sower by octavia butler: What If Feeling Too Much Is a Kind of Reading?

    Butler’s fiction isn’t a diagnosis for me, and my experience isn’t evidence that her imagined syndrome…

  • October Newsletter

    October Newsletter

    Happy October! We hope the fall season is off to a great start! On campus, the…

  • September Newsletter

    September Newsletter

    Happy September! As we return from summer break, we have a few updates that we’re excited…

  • Interview with the author: kerri maher on california, vinyards, and her upcoming novel, Summer of Love

    Interview with the author: kerri maher on california, vinyards, and her upcoming novel, Summer of Love

    Interview by Ella Kirshbaum Berkeley Fiction Review: Thank you so much for taking the time to…

  • BFR 2027 PEN AMERICA Nominations

    BFR 2027 PEN AMERICA Nominations

    We are thrilled to announe our nominations for the 2027 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize…

  • Fresno: Eros

    Fresno: Eros

    It was maybe the dozenth time being the circle’s center when Johnny realized he didn’t hate…

  • Issue 46 is out now!

    Issue 46 is out now!

    We are beyond excited to announce that the forty-sixth annual issue of Berkeley Fiction Review is…

  • Patrol

    Patrol

    He watched until the child reached its mother in the doorway. Then he shouldered the pack…

  • Doll Parts

    Doll Parts

    I hate it like I hate everything that’s Kennedy’s and not mine. Everything that’s got Ken…

  • Bird Dancing

    Bird Dancing

    They said Albert could teach her the birds, so she would go with him to the…

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