Meagan Lucas
@meaganlucas.bsky.social
Author of Anthony Nominated collection HERE IN THE DARK, and award-winning novel SONGBIRDS & STRAY DOGS | JD Candidate at UDayton Law | EIC: Reckon Review |
Hey, it’s Thursday! I wore pants! Here’s some books I liked. You might like them too. #BookSky @nikkidolson.bsky.social @gabino.bsky.social @christafaust.bsky.social @lauramchugh.bsky.social @laurelhightower.bsky.social @alanbaxter.bsky.social @cullenbunn.bsky.social @caseystegman.com
Y'all know I love a creepy kid story.
Barrett Bowlin@barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 2mo agoA huge, HUGE (!!!) thanks to @meaganlucas.bsky.social and the team at @reckonreview.bsky.social for publishing my creepy-ass, lead-paint story, “Communion.” (Seriously, I owe them an insane amount of bourbon and brownies for this.) reckonreview.com/communion-fi...
Hey, I made the local paper 😎 Thanks for the write-up @scsentinel.bsky.social!
Santa Cruz | C.W. Blackwell wins award for short story collection, preps for debut novel
This year is already set to be a busy one for Santa Cruz author C.W. Blackwell. His short story collection “Whatever Kills the Pain” netted him his third Derringer Award, the collection of the same na...
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I wrote 'What You Lost' to process my grief and anger over Hurricane Helene, particularly the response from our Federal Government and my Congressman Chuck Edwards. But it's one of my more hopeful stories, because it's maybe less about what I lost, (all my fucks) and more about what I found.
Pics of the Piedmont Publishing Symposium by the wonderful Trisha Slay. 1. Kyler Campbell saying something really wise and thoughtful 2. Best pic of my jaw line ever taken Please support small/university presses who are doing the Lord's work pushing boundaries and platforming new voices.
Look at these brilliant writers I got to hang out with today at the Piedmont Publishing Symposium. So grateful to the organizers for pulling this crew together for a refreshing discussion of Southern Lit and to my fellow panelists for their thoughtful insight.
Books of 2026: 16 Trash Poems for Trash People I consider @thedrevlow.bsky.social my friend. I don't know poetry. These don't read like Billy Collins or Mary Oliver. There is nothing beautiful. There is a lot of vulnerability. A lot of hard truth. A lot of shared humanity.
Books of 2026: 15 The Keeper Tana French can do no wrong. I love how she writes women, so I didn't love this one as much as earlier books. However, it's moody and quiet and devastating: exactly what her readers want.
My book out in the wild with @meaganlucas.bsky.social!
Meagan Lucas@meaganlucas.bsky.social · 3mo agoIt's finals week so I crawled out of my study cave, and I'm back on my bullshit (fresh pixie, red lip, hawking books) to tell you you need this book. P.M Raymond, y'all. -- a southern Gothic noir journey!! @pmraymond.bsky.social
Went to see Patty to check on the broken shelving unit and saw that Patty was representing @meaganlucas.bsky.social's big event next week! Meagan is everywhere! (You got the fancy paper, Meagan!)
It's finals week so I crawled out of my study cave, and I'm back on my bullshit (fresh pixie, red lip, hawking books) to tell you you need this book. P.M Raymond, y'all. -- a southern Gothic noir journey!! @pmraymond.bsky.social
It's 80 degrees here, and I got some pretty great writing news (that hopefully I can share soon). That, and this cold diet coke have convinced me to get back on the horse and finish this damn collection. 🤞🏻
I'm so excited to get back to @robertmorrisuniversity and see my friends in @rmuenglishandmediaarts I hope you'll come listen to these fantastic students read their work (and me!).
Really looking forward to getting to talk to @pmraymond.bsky.social Kyler Campbell, and Scott Gould. You should come, too!
It’s pub day!! She makes good company www.rockandahardplacemag.com/womans-guide...
A Woman's Guide to True Crime — Rock and a Hard Place Press
The debut short story collection of one of crime fiction's under-sung rising stars, featuring fictionalized versions of shocking historical events, examined through the eyes of victims, killers, or th...
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I would love an Anthony Award nomination of On Fire and Under Water—for the talented 15 authors and the dedicated editorial staff at RHP who poured their all into these stories. This anthology rings with truth, while also being and entertaining, empathetic, & emotional read. Thanks for considering!
I feel like you needed to see this. Flint loves buttercream.
I needed a treat, so I registered for this. Hoping to see some short crime fiction and DC area buddies. Also hoping Art Taylor's session on novel-in-stories helps me fix my current WIP mess. www.eastcoastcrime.com
What is all this new grey hair caused by: A) teenagers B) law school C) the fall of democracy, the destruction of the constitution, and the obliteration of human rights.
Thrilled that On Fire and Under Water is a Finalist for the Best Anthology Derringer Award!Congrats to the other five well-deserving finalists also! This is an honor and I’m so happy for everyone at @rhppress.bsky.social and our 15 contributors for making this anthology such a great success.
Derringer Award Announcement: 2026 Best Anthology Finalists
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This newsletter is all about the story of our times, and how to write it: buttondown.com/eaymar/archi...
The Tragic Hero
Crime Fiction Works is widely considered the greatest newsletter in history by E.A. Aymar. Hey girl, let’s get vulnerable. One time a woman I was friends...
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Quick trip to Louisville to celebrate BAMS. Loved hanging with James Markert, @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social @robdsmith.bsky.social @laurelhightower.bsky.social and J Todd Scott Huge thanks to everyone involved, and to the guy who said I should do stand up, I rode that high all the way home.
