We’re taking a break.

It has been a tumultuous two years since our start. Our mission of bringing together and celebrating rural queer and POC voices is no less necessary, but my energy has dwindled. Life has thrown me changes I can’t juggle along with this magazine. It pains me to...
Village Voices: Ada Cheng

Village Voices: Ada Cheng

Mount Island’s Village Voices is a series of bite-sized interviews featuring diverse rural artists. If you’re interested in being featured, email us at editors@mountisland.com. Dr. Ada Cheng is a professor-turned-storyteller, solo performer, and storytelling show...
Village Voices: Jane Ryder

Village Voices: Jane Ryder

Mount Island’s Village Voices is a series of bite-sized interviews featuring diverse rural artists. If you’re interested in being featured, email us at editors@mountisland.com. Effigy mounds. 19×29, gouache on paper, 2014. Jane Ryder is a feral artist that...

Our Statement for a Black Spring

Mount Island is a Black-run publishing house, and we stand unequivocally with the current movement for justice in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and so many other beloved Black lives. This is a Black Spring now. An...