Dear friends, As many of you know, last Friday Nightboat and many literary and arts organizations received news that our 2025 grant from the NEA had been terminated. At the moment, we are uncertain if we will receive the remaining third of our $30,000 grant, money which would go directly to supporting our artists, staff, and editors. But, after 20 years of publishing queer, experimental, and transgressive literature in America, we aren’t surprised—because this isn’t new.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These voices from the past remind us: We must fight our numerous detractors, who will try to block our visions as well as the world’s visions of us. Nor…

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