Amy Allen
@amyavt.bsky.social
Writer of short fiction and poetry. Poet Laureate, town of Shelburne, VT. Editor- All the Write Words. Words in Flash Frog, Ghost Parachute, matchbook, BULL & more. Nominated for Pushcart, Best Microfiction, & Best of the Net. Author of Mountain Offerings.
New flash out today with @moonparkreview.bsky.social Check out this new issue featuring so many fabulous authors: moonparkreview.com/issue-37-fal...
Track Changes
By Amy Allen The trains appeared slowly at first—a green engine arriving from Amazon, three black freight cars addressed to my husband Nathan from an eBay seller named Railway Roger. Soon large box…
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I am over the moon to be nominated by @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social for Best of the Net!!
Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · last wk.Gooseberry Pie is thrilled to announce their 5 nominees for Best of the Net. Fiction: @kiklodge.bsky.social @amyallen.bsky.social Art: Guy Biederman Louella Lester Maddie Slayer gooseberry-pie.com/best-of-the-...
Excited to share my piece “Stopgap” which is written from the perspective of a young boy who’s just lost his father. Working with Ben at @mrbullbull.bsky.social has been amazing from start to finish.
MrBullBull@mrbullbull.bsky.social · 2w ago"Ethan’s the only kid in the third grade with a dead dad. Some of his friends have two dads and his friend Henry’s got two moms, but no one’s got only one."- Amy Allen mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
"Ethan’s the only kid in the third grade with a dead dad. Some of his friends have two dads and his friend Henry’s got two moms, but no one’s got only one."- Amy Allen mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
So happy to have a story included in this lovely issue alongside some of my all time favorite authors!
Tiny Molecules@tinymolecules.bsky.social · last mo.Our Summer Issue is live! 10 stunning new pieces of fiction from some very talented writers. Enjoy!! www.tinymolecules.com/issues/issue...
What a thrill to be published with @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social !
matchbook literary magazine@matchbooklitmag.bsky.social · last mo.“Flash on the driveway’s hot pavement, her white Chuck Taylors slap snap smack on Mom’s wood floors, green eyes gleaming, our hearts racing to see her again…” - an amazing new story by @amyavt.bsky.social is out now on mb. Check it out! www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/allen/my-...
Very excited about my new piece out today with @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/allen/my-...
My Big Sister Charley’s a Bang Snap | matchbook
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And twister is supposed to be a fun game! Thank you for sharing your story with us.
Amy Allen@amyavt.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew piece out today featuring a game of Twister that goes dark. Many thanks to @neonandsmoke.bsky.social , a journal that’s been amazing to work with from start to finish. www.neonandsmoke.com/july-smoke/t...
New piece out today featuring a game of Twister that goes dark. Many thanks to @neonandsmoke.bsky.social , a journal that’s been amazing to work with from start to finish. www.neonandsmoke.com/july-smoke/t...
That's Not In The Rules | Neon & Smoke
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Very grateful to have won the Five Minutes Micro Marathon contest in the category, “Broken” for my piece based on the space shuttle Challenger.
Five Minutes@fiveminutelit.bsky.social · 2mo ago"5, , 3, 2, 1" by Amy Allen, whose work appears in numerous journals, has received Pushcart, Best Microfiction & Best of the Net noms. She’s the author of Mountain Offerings (2024). "5, 4, 3, 2, 1" won our BROKEN contest, judged by @zeykaren.bsky.social and part of our 2026 Micromemoir Marathon.
“I’ll never understand how they gave me away.” -/Amy Allen gooseberry-pie.com/homecoming/
Homecoming - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
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The best kind of mail to receive! Thanks @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
Thrilled that my story “Homecoming” is included in the latest issue of @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/homecoming/
Homecoming - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
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Thrilled that my story, “Bad Guy” will be included in this July 7, 2026 publication! Many thanks to @flashfrog.bsky.social for the nomination, and to @smokelong.bsky.social for the both the prompt and community that inspired it. @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social
So thrilled to be on the long list in this writing contest among the best of the best—humans and writers!
SmokeLong Quarterly@smokelong.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction Long List is Live! Congratulations to everyone on the list and to everyone who entered this year! Anonymous judging ongoing! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
New piece out today! @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/the-...
the day the wanted man, everett franklin’s taken into custody, again — Blood+Honey
by Amy Allen “he’s shirtless, barefoot, strolling the shoulder of I-95, callused feet impervious to Florida’s heat, his leathery skin akin to Juliana’s, the emotional support bearded dragon perched ...
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Honored to receive an honorable mention among these esteemed writers.
SmokeLong Quarterly@smokelong.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe winners of the 2026 March Micro Marathon competitions are here! This year's Marathoners drafted over 2,000 stories in just 24 days. They all deserve medals. 100-word story: Adele Gallogly @adelegallogly.bsky.social 250-word story: Joyce Barton 400-word story: Didi Wood @didiwood.bsky.social
Congratulations to all of your workshop participants who've reported publications in January and February! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
The SmokeLong Workshop Celebration – January/February 2026 - SmokeLong Quarterly
Each month we celebrate our current and previous workshop participants’ publications reported to us through Submittable (The SmokeLong Workshop Prize). Each of the publications below, with the excepti...
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Showcasing my illustrations for this month's issue of Ghost Parachute. This one is for "Oliver Nelson and the Pig Dissection" by Amy Allen. It's a wonderfully funny, sincere, and beautiful depiction of adolescence. #Illustration #Writing
My prose poem, “Whalesong”, inspired by @serialproductions.bsky.social piece “The Good Whale” is out today in issue 48 of Unbroken @ambidextrouslit.bsky.social Check it out here! www.theunjournals.com/unbroken48
Unbroken | Issue 48 | Winter 2026
Prose poems for y'all.
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Read "Oliver Nelson and the Pig Dissection" written by @amyavt.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social. "Everywhere that stupid backpack, at his feet during class, in his lap at the cafeteria, worn forward as he shuffles down the hallways alone." tinyurl.com/5t52ufbc
Oliver Nelson and the Pig Dissection — Ghost Parachute
Everywhere that stupid backpack, at his feet during class, in his lap at the cafeteria, worn forward as he shuffles down the hallways alone. Faded orange, tattered, the black Sharpie drawing of a tige...
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Honored to have my piece “Oliver Nelson and the Pig Dissection” included in the latest issue of Ghost Parachute! ghostparachute.com/issue/januar...
Oliver Nelson and the Pig Dissection — Ghost Parachute
Everywhere that stupid backpack, at his feet during class, in his lap at the cafeteria, worn forward as he shuffles down the hallways alone. Faded orange, tattered, the black Sharpie drawing of a tige...
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Brett Pribble@brettpribble.bsky.social · 9mo agoThe January 2026 issue of Ghost Parachute is here! Cover illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/ams8we9k
A big round of applause please for our top 25 micros in The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 25! If you see your work on this list, please feel free to celebrate on social media but please do so without identifying your title(s). Anonymous judging is ongoing. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest — The Shortlist - SmokeLong Quarterly
We were thrilled by the response to this year’s Grand Micro Contest, now an annual competition. Our judges—twelve of them from all over the world—read more than 1300 entries, and we are grateful for t...
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The long list for The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2025 is here! Congratulations and thank you to all who entered. The judging has been and continues to be extremely tough. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
