Love & Theft is an interdisciplinary online publication venue that celebrates influence across creative mediums. We want the borrowed, the lifted, the thrifted, the reclaimed, the reborn, the modern twist on an old tale, the familiar melody in a new key. We want work that knows where it comes from, that isn’t afraid of its origin.

 

Love & Theft publishes original work in conversation, either explicitly or implicitly, with its creative predecessors. What form that conversation takes—from footnotes to interview to companion pieces—will be determined in consultation between editors and contributors. 

 

Love & Theft is committed to celebrating creators at all stages of their careers, from students to emerging and established artists. We actively seek work from voices marginalized and appropriated by canon.

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​​Edward Helfers writes fiction, music, and the occasional essay. You can find some of his stories in The Rupture, Michigan Quarterly Review, storySouth, Conjunctions, Necessary Fiction, and elsewhere. His work been supported by the Columbia University School of Fine Arts, the Bread Loaf Foundation, and the Glen Arbor Artists Association. He currently teaches for the Literature Department at American University, where his courses explore ownership—of property, of culture, of ideas. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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​​Chloe Irwin is currently studying for an MA in Literature, Culture and Technology at American University, where she currently holds a BA in Journalism and Political Science. Her research interests include materiality, protest art, and queer theory applied to science fiction. She currently is an adjunct professor for the Literature Department at American University. Her work can be found in The Eagle and Atrium. She lives in Washington, DC. 

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