iryna somkina is a writer and editor from the donetsk steppes, currently based in kyiv. her work has been nominated for best small fiction and best of the net. she is also the founding editor of sunday morning magazine.
read a recent interview at friday five
2025
livina press — the shelf behind the ceiling
anmly — the last tomatoes
star 82 review — blue bars, orange bottle
the literary underground — three ways of being poor
heavy feather review — if, then
2026 hawkeye — the third language
the gorko gazette — plan b
don't submit — the debut
citywide lunch — i never told you what i did in donetsk
the gorko gazette — satisfaction delivered
bull — twelve pack
serious lit — violet sandals (best of the net nomination)
some words — almost something
hawkeye — act your age
hobart — pure protein
plague circus press — uin 4330899
commercially viable — the death of an author
anmly — the last tomatoes
star 82 review — blue bars, orange bottle
the literary underground — three ways of being poor
heavy feather review — if, then
2026 hawkeye — the third language
the gorko gazette — plan b
don't submit — the debut
citywide lunch — i never told you what i did in donetsk
the gorko gazette — satisfaction delivered
bull — twelve pack
serious lit — violet sandals (best of the net nomination)
some words — almost something
hawkeye — act your age
hobart — pure protein
plague circus press — uin 4330899
commercially viable — the death of an author
2025
gone lawn — the change of weather (best small fiction nomination)
2026 the gorko gazette — a gorko gazette borsch
ink in thirds — intro / outro
the gorko gazette — the total attrition protocol: a training guide for the inevitable
the gorko gazette — a guide to being a cancer
gopnik press — the survivor's guilt of the safe
plague circus press — orange dust
the cult lit — not dead again
the gorko gazette — iryna somkina's fashion empire
2026 the gorko gazette — a gorko gazette borsch
ink in thirds — intro / outro
the gorko gazette — the total attrition protocol: a training guide for the inevitable
the gorko gazette — a guide to being a cancer
gopnik press — the survivor's guilt of the safe
plague circus press — orange dust
the cult lit — not dead again
the gorko gazette — iryna somkina's fashion empire
2026
michigan city review of books — two poems
the gorko gazette — toilet poems iii, iv
loser ii — three poems
la rotonde review — just this once
hobart — he let me lie
the bulb region — toilet poems i, v
bizarre publishing house — merciless reverence
the gorko gazette — toilet poems iii, iv
loser ii — three poems
la rotonde review — just this once
hobart — he let me lie
the bulb region — toilet poems i, v
bizarre publishing house — merciless reverence