Verdell Walker, Writer
@vwalkerwrites.bsky.social
Word Mistress / Producer & Host of “The Book Up” podcast Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop 2025 | Clarion West 2026 Website: https://verdellwalkerwrites.mystrikingly.com/ IG: @verdellwalkerwrites All links: https://linktr.ee/verdellwalkerwrites
I cannot say more praise to the workshop @vwalkerwrites.bsky.social facilitated yesterday. Such wisdom, insight and so many lessons imparted on us in 2 hours. I highly recommend anyone hoping for a plan of action for their writing career take one of her classes. I am NOT exaggerating at all!
I have a new flash piece out in Neon & Smoke today. “Light of Zahraun” follows a little girl with a strange habit and a bright destiny. Link to read: www.neonandsmoke.com/september-sm...
My contributor copy of the TEETH Anthology from Dreampunk Press arrived this week, featuring my story “The Tithe”! 🦷✨ A 1920s silent film starlet who makes a deal with a demon for talkie-era stardom. The price? Human teeth...and she must go to extreme lengths to secure that dental currency.
In one week! Just 10 spots left!
Verdell Walker, Writer@vwalkerwrites.bsky.social · 2mo agoI'll be teaching a class this September for @literarycleveland.bsky.social >"The Business Hat: Submitting Your Work and Managing Your Creative Inventory". While it's geared toward emerging writers, I've also got some new tricks in there that might appeal to old dogs. 🤓 tinyurl.com/24yvczp7
This was truly beautiful @emlinden.bsky.social. Really touching story about sacrifice and identity.
Haven Spec Magazine@havenspec.bsky.social · last mo.👀August 2026 Fiction👀 "Like Water" is a short story by E.M. Linden / @emlinden.bsky.social about losing the things we hold most dear when we are made to assimilate. Read it here! havenspec.com/fiction/like...
"“Your grandma tasted like old lace and butterscotch candies,” I said, snapping my jaws." Blurring the lines between real & imagined, powerful new literary speculative #fiction from Verdell Walker @vwalkerwrites.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/verd...
Now just 12 spots left! Very excited to teach this class this month!
Verdell Walker, Writer@vwalkerwrites.bsky.social · 2mo agoI'll be teaching a class this September for @literarycleveland.bsky.social >"The Business Hat: Submitting Your Work and Managing Your Creative Inventory". While it's geared toward emerging writers, I've also got some new tricks in there that might appeal to old dogs. 🤓 tinyurl.com/24yvczp7
Submissions for our annual issue close tomorrow! Our first-ever novella window closes tomorrow! Submissions for our weird flash fiction special issue edited by @andrewkozma.net close Oct 31! Guidelines here: reckoning.press/submit/ reckoning.press/submit/novel... reckoning.press/reckoning-fl...
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[Leer en Español] We're currently reading for Reckoning 11, which will close to submissions August 31st, 2026. There are never any fees to submit. We pay SFWA-qualifying "professional" rates upon acce...
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Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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Congratulations!!!! 🎉 @mb-carvalho.bsky.social
Cartoonists United@cartoonist.coop · 2mo agoCartoonists United is delighted to introduce MB Carvalho as our next Cartoonist-in-Residence for our Digital Comics Residency! Read more about our resident and their winning proposal here: journal.cartoonist.coop/the-2026-dig... (art by MB Carvalho)
Only 15 spots left! And I have a cool freebie for those who attend 💪🏾 🚀
Verdell Walker, Writer@vwalkerwrites.bsky.social · 2mo agoI'll be teaching a class this September for @literarycleveland.bsky.social >"The Business Hat: Submitting Your Work and Managing Your Creative Inventory". While it's geared toward emerging writers, I've also got some new tricks in there that might appeal to old dogs. 🤓 tinyurl.com/24yvczp7
PLEASE SHARE! Writers! Uncanny Magazine will be open for short story submissions from August 24 to September 7! WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR AMAZING, HUMAN-WRITTEN STORIES! www.uncannymagazine.com/submissions/
“Fantasy author” is a fake job created by Big Hat to sell big black hats.
I'll be teaching a class this September for @literarycleveland.bsky.social >"The Business Hat: Submitting Your Work and Managing Your Creative Inventory". While it's geared toward emerging writers, I've also got some new tricks in there that might appeal to old dogs. 🤓 tinyurl.com/24yvczp7
The Business Hat: Submitting Your Work and Managing Your Creative Inventory - Classes & Workshops | Literary Cleveland
Finishing a short story or essay is a win, but getting it published requires a completely different mindset.
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#Giveaway Time to prepare for #DVpit! Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents! TO ENTER: • repost this post • AND reply with your category & genre! (e.g. YA Fantasy) • Entries must be for completed, unpublished work. Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway
