If willi carlisle isn’t on the soundtrack for the next hunger games film, it’ll be a real missed opportunity. I’d love to see them venture into some more alternative forms of roots music (folk punk!) for the next project
Emma Kent-Abate 🌱
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a troubadour of sorts. stories in underbelly press, necksnap mag, and folklore review
I’m so delighted that my haunted little flash “A Portrait of the Missing Miss Lovejoy as Daphne” is now published with Crow & Cross Keys!
Once, in this post, there was a link. There still is a link, actually, and you should click it. crowcrosskeys.com/2026/09/02/a...
I visited @aviarybooks.bsky.social recently and was so delighted to discover their zines and ephemera section! I was so glad to find a space for local authors and small, wonderful works of literature. Indie New England writers forever 🥰
ISSUE THREE OUT NOW! 🖤🗣️ go give it a read! Work from: Olive Burns Zoe Adrien Lapa Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social Jon Steinhagen @jonsteinhagen.bsky.social Darby Myr Angel Rosen @axiopoeticus.bsky.social Josie Levin & an interview with: Grace Krilanovich @gracekrilanovich.bsky.social
a snippet from my story “The Twilight Jury,” out now in issue 3 of @btgardenmag.bsky.social !!! so honored to have my work featured alongside such incredible pieces! happy psychopomp summer 🐻
just under two weeks left to submit to our Emerging Voices in Speculative Horror Contest! 🗣️ $300 grand prize to the winner! more deats on our w e b s i t e
I have a story shaped thing out in @btgardenmag.bsky.social today. It’s inspired by an 18th century Irish poem, “Cúirt an Mheán Oíche,” and the anxiety of driving in New England winters. Thank you to the wonderful editors for seeing something in my approach to the aisling !
⋆。˚🌿•✧˖° Issue 03 Out Now! 。𖦹⋆🍃✧°. It’s finally here! Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with their work! The magazine would be empty without your words! To see Issue 03, go to our website linked in our bio! Thank you for growing this garden with us! ❀˖°
⋆。˚🌿•✧˖° Issue 03 Out Now! 。𖦹⋆🍃✧°. It’s finally here! Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with their work! The magazine would be empty without your words! To see Issue 03, go to our website linked in our bio! Thank you for growing this garden with us! ❀˖°
this is the kind of thing that inspired whiteboard doodlers in my maritime studies classes. I miss them so much.
Our fourth issue—Winter Solstice: Dead of Winter—is OUT NOW!!! That means you HAVE TO make a hot chocolate immediately, cozy up in a fuzzy blanket, and enjoy these frosty works (or else!!!) #folklorereview #folklore #literary #literarymagazine #literaryjournal
so, so excited for this— please check it out if you haven’t yet!! 👻
ISSUE TWO IS HERE. PDF is free to view and download on our website + download a Name Your Price ebook on our Shop if you'd like to throw us a donation. 🖤 featring @lucienrstarchild.bsky.social @anguslikeswords.bsky.social @kerminatrix.bsky.social and many more!
is it too late to say that my short story collection CURATORS OF ABSENCE came out this summer??
It has stood the test of time, and remains a stirring mirror to society. Thank you Paul for your artistry, and thank you Juilliard for having us!
Paul Simon's 'American Tune' Is Having a Resurgence in Chaotic Times
Paul Simon and Rhiannon Giddens performed 'American Tune' in New York; the 1973 song is having a resurgence during uncertain times in the country.
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so strange getting a tiered rejection from one flash fiction publisher and then a form rejection from another saying my piece ‘isn’t flash fiction’.
"Ecogodliness" by Felicia Zamora is a true stunner of a poem. What a gift it is to receive it—read and listen to it (we highly recommend both!) at the link in our bio. kenyonreview.org/piece/ecogod...
sooo excited for this and the cover looks so cool!!!
✨Cover reveal!✨ Super excited to share the creepy cover of my dreams for my debut novel, HEMLOCK, coming 1/20/26 from @littlebrown.bsky.social & now available for preorder! You can find it at all major retailers and, better yet, your local indie bookstore or @bookshop.org. See you in the woods! 🦌🌲👻
From creation folklore to ecological paradoxes, one thread remains - the delicate balance between nature and us. Read my piece ‘The Balance of Chaos’ @folklorereview.bsky.social ✨️ www.folklorereview.com/swati-singh-... ✨️ #writingcommunity #nature
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ISSUE ONE IS OUT NOW! ➡️ necksnapmag.com/issues/issue-one/
hi btw I research folk music and if you’ve finished the new hunger games book and are wondering just how accurate the series’ portrayal of protest and work songs is, do I have a blog post for you
How The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Engages with District 12’s Appalachian Roots
As a lover of both science fiction and folk music, the release of The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes immediately drew my attention. In this The Hunger Games preque…
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crazy number of submissions!!! I’m so excited to read the next issue!!
we are VERY CLOSE to done with sending out decisions for Issue One submissions !!! keep an eye on those inboxes, Spam folders, etc. ✨ we had 149 fiction submissions from >100 writers! love all the pieces we've accepted, & can't wait to put together a banger of an issue for y'all
once again, if you have a spooky story waiting for submission, you don’t want to miss the opportunity to work with necksnap!!
ONE MORE TIME FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK 🗣️
For this week’s Sunday Snippets, we’re featuring a wonderfully strange and sweet short fiction piece, coyote boy by @emabate.bsky.social Just over 24 hrs left until submissions for Issue 3 close. If you're planning to submit, get yours in before 11:59pm GMT, Monday (tomorrow) 17th Feb
SUBS ARE OPEN! here’s some info on our guidelines, but full info + how to submit is on our website 🖤
I had the best time working with Necksnap on “Down Cellar”! I got some amazing editorial feedback and was introduced to an incredible community of horror writers. If you have a spooky tale, you should consider submitting!!
that’s right folks — we are BACK! submissions for ISSUE ONE will open February 1, 2025! 🖤❄️ no official theme, although that desolate snowy landscape has definitely been calling to us lately 👀 can’t wait to read more of your work!
FOLKS! 🗣️ updates on Issue 1 will be coming very soon!! if you’re looking to submit, read Issue 0 over on our website to get an idea of the kinds of things we like 🖤 the official submission period will be dropping PRONTO!
today’s the day!! I’m so excited to be included in this incredible issue!! read it now!!
I'm pleased to share with you all the second issue of Underbelly Press! You can find our website in the bio as well as a PDF copy to download or read as a flipbook: underbellypress.wixsite.com/home/issue-two A sincere thank you to everyone who has supported us during this time!
ISSUE 2 OUT TOMORROW - 18.12.2024! 🥳 Excited to share it with you all. A massive thank you once again to the wonderful Steven Darbyshire for the cover photo and inside artwork.