Thank you for visiting Relief! Our 2026 issue is now available for preorder.

Current Issue - Summer 2026

Loon and rippling water at the forefront of Autumn Wright’s cover art invite you into Relief 2026. David J.S. Pickering’s “silence = death” grapples with living in the midst of repeated cycles of injustice. Mika Seifert’s “Bardo” brings us to the threshold that is a pilot’s uncanny island. Elizabeth Bolton’s “Burn It All Down: Notes from an Art History Major” begins with a single flower’s survival from destruction and the wish to understand why. Whether through joyful observation of beauty and connection, unresolved reflection on life’s tangible uncertainties, or determination to simply live life each day, the 2026 issue of Relief asks, in many voices, how we might best carry on.

For over a decade, Relief has helped shape the landscapes of faith and imagination for readers around the world. In our annual print journal, we feature fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, graphic narrative, and reviews by some of today’s finest literary practitioners, alongside emerging voices. We also publish new reflections on our Substack—meditations by diverse writers pondering our contemporary moment through the rich lenses of art and faith.