Split Jawed
by Elena Bentley & Michael Russell
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48pp • 8″ x 5″ • Perfect bound • ISBN 978-1-998770-03-8
First edition (75 copies) coming February, 2026
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One night in an early aughts chatroom, two friends navigate the crisscross of disability, the (fat) body, sexuality, and queerness.

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Authors

Elena Bentley is a multi-genre writer, editor, and proud Métis aunty from Saskatchewan. She was longlisted for the 2024 CBC Poetry Prize, and her poems can be found in litmags like Arc Poetry, The Malahat Review, PRISM international, and Room, among others. Her poetry chapbook, taliped, was published in 2023 by 845 Press. She is the Editor for Grain magazine. Elena’s pro tip: chocolate cures everything. Insta: @_elenabentley_

Michael Russell (he/they) is the queer, mad mother monster behind two chapbooks, gallery of heartache (845 Press) and Grindr Opera (Frog Hollow Press). When not entering the queer Speed Force and walking way too fast, they like long walks in the park and platonic dinners over flameless tea lights. Now, he’s reminding himself a bio is not a Grindr profile. Insta: @michael.russell.poet