Michael McGrath

Michael McGrath is originally from Canmore, Alberta, Canada, back when it was just a grubby little coal-mining town in the Canadian Rockies and not the posh mountain resort it is today. Until his retirement, he was a high school PE teacher in Calgary and, having since married an American, Michael now splits his time between Calgary and Chicago. In addition to holding a green card, he’s a dual citizen of Canada and Ireland. His essays have appeared in Rocky Mountain Outlook, The Penmen Review, and Adelaide Literary Magazine.

Getting the Shaft
Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Update about Fiction Submissions (PLEASE READ)

Hello! Please be advised that accepted FICTION submissions are now being scheduled into 2026. That is quite a ways away, we know, but it also means that we’ve got enough great fiction scheduled for the rest of 2024 and ALL of 2025!

We just want to mention this for anyone still waiting for decisions or submitting.

PRINT ANTHOLOGIES!

We’ve released several print anthologies! Please check it out (as well our previous ones) and maybe even spread the word and/or purchase some? We’d be very grateful and humbled 🙂

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We still have leftover stock from AWP, so if you hit the support us! button below and donate $20 or more, you’ll receive a free 2014, 2015, or 2016 print anthology (your choice, obviously) and a free magnet (upon request)!! What are you waiting for?