The Cutleaf Reader: Volume Three is a collection of short stories, nonfiction, and poetry by some of the best established writers of our time, as well as exciting work from emerging writers.

Cutleaf, a literary journal produced by EastOver Press, has engaged readers and writers from around the world online since its inception in 2020. We know that some readers prefer a screen and some prefer paper, so every year we publish a print anthology of the work previously published online for our paper-loving readers. We hope these two versions can bring the widest possible audience to the work written by the talented contributors of Cutleaf.

Perfect for college and graduate classrooms and readers who prefer print editions, this collection gives readers a chance to sample a broad variety of approaches to fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in current literature. In this anthology, readers will find flash fiction and longer stories, hybrid essays and more traditional nonfiction formats, and poetry of many different styles and approaches — a snapshot of some of the best work of contemporary writers today.

CONTRIBUTORS: Nonfiction: Chris Arthur, Greg Bottoms, Evan Brooke, Sarah Butkovic, Kathryn Chiariello, Eileen Cunniffe, Bill Cushing, Gary Fincke, Lauren Harkawik, Craig Holt, Armaan Kapur, Rimma Kranet, Kris Lindsey, Ben Miller, Douglas Milliken, Karen Multer, Diane Payne, Annette Pearson, Joanne Proulx, Rolli, John Saul, George Singleton, Bridget Muller Sampson, Alan Simmons, William Vandegrift, B A Van Sise, Tommy Vollman, Mary Winsor, and Corina Zappia. Poetry: Sean Cho A., Anthony Aguero, Darius Atefat-Peckham, Darnell Arnoult, Christine Barkley, Ace Boggess, Hannah Bonner, Wendy BooydeGraaff, Jacob Boyd, Catherine Pritchard Childress, Grant Clauser, Lily Greenberg, Shayla Hawkins, Christen Noel Kauffman, Shilpa Kamat, Cyn Kitchen, Matthew Landrum, Jennifer LoveGrove, John C. Mannone, Jude Marr, Jennifer Stewart Miller, Naomi Shihab Nye, Okwudili Nebeolisa, Carolyn Oliver, David B. Prather, Jane Sasser, Ceri Savage, Claudia M. Stanek, Annie Woodford, and Luke Wortley. Fiction: Amber Wheeler Bacon, Matt Barrett, NJ Campbell, Matt Cashion, Nancy Cook, Anthony D’Aries, John Duffy, Nick Rees Gardner, Puloma Ghosh, Kathleen Gibbons, L. Mari Harris, Maya Kanwal, Cecilia Kennedy, Paula Mirando, Jill McCorkle, John Saul, C.L. Schacht, Sara Streeter, Meghan Louise Wagner, Amy Weldon, and Tara Stillions Whitehead.