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Hayley Shucker
@hayleyshucker.bsky.social
Writer of short stories, flash, screenplays. Lover of musical theater, baking, and cats. Pub in Door is a Jar, Los Angeles Review, Reed Magazine etc hayleyshucker.com https://hayleyshucker.substack.com/ MFA Sarah Lawrence 2025 MA English CSULB 2016
Did you read my craft breakdown of Practical Magic yet? hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/practical-... #practicalmagic #fantasy #fiction #literature #writingtips #writingcommunity
Thank you everyone who sent prose poems into our special call - we loved reading them 🦝 We're making final decisions and will start sending notifications in the coming days. Our next call opens on the 27th and is for HORROR shorts. Get the info here: trashcatlit.com/call-for-bio... #submissions
Call for Biohazard Horror
For our first Halloween issue, we want HORROR flash with a biohazardous flavour and a speculative seasoning and a speculative seasoning. There are many subgenres in horror storytelling, and we̵…
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You can now book Promptember for zero dollars! www.smokelong.com/promptember-...
Promptember 2026 - SmokeLong Quarterly
We’re doing it again! Promptember, an in-between almost month squished into the crannies of autumn, is an intense addition to the mensal calendar. It’s special. During the almost month of Promptember,...
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Promptember is coming. October 11th to November 2nd. An in-between sort of almost month of prompts, webinars, open mics. And Promptember is free. Yep. Zero dolares. This one is on us. Stay tuned for details.
Thank you to @hayleyshucker.bsky.social for interviewing me about my debut chapbook, CALL MY BODY A CAUTIONARY TALE, coming from @thirtywestph.com this October. Pre-orders just opened. Get yourself a copy: www.thirtywestph.com/shop/p/callm...
Call My Body a Cautionary Tale - Fiction - Christina Tudor - 2026 Chapbook Project - Fall Cohort — Thirty West Publishing House
Call My Body a Cautionary Tale is the debut fiction chapbook by Christina Tudor. Part of the 2026 Chapbook Project - Fall Cohort
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Hayley Shucker@hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 2w agohayleyshucker.substack.com/p/interview-... Interview with Christina Tudor is live! Read of listen. Her debut chapbook Call My Body A Cautionary Tale is available for pre-order. Link in post.
hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/interview-... Interview with Christina Tudor is live! Read of listen. Her debut chapbook Call My Body A Cautionary Tale is available for pre-order. Link in post.
Don't forget my August round up post with shout outs, book & film reviews! hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/august-202... #fiction #firstchapters #shoutout #writingcommunity #literature
Don't forget my August round up post with shout outs, book & film reviews! hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/august-202... #fiction #firstchapters #shoutout #writingcommunity #literature
hello. friends an announcement about THE DEADLANDS we are going on a brief hiatus but we'll back. oh yes full details here, please read and share widely, it'd help us out. xo the deadlands psychopomp.com/an-intermiss...
An Intermission - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Hello friends.
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#ClipOfTheDay: In this 2018 interview with former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, Dolly Parton speaks about how her father’s illiteracy inspired her to launch the Imagination Library, a book gifting program that has provided over 330 million books to children. Watch: at.pw.org/DollyParton
Our first birthday is coming up. . . a thread!!!!!! 🎉🐈⬛ To celebrate our phenomenal 1st year, we’re hosting a pair of readings! Micros galore and some chapbook goodness, too. Unbelievable line ups. Nothing but bangers! Live on zoom!! Sept 4th at 5pm & Sept 6th at 8am (PDT)
We'll be sending out the invitation to join the workshop site on August 27th. Come write with us! Fitness is not a cult no matter what people say. #kumbaya www.smokelong.com/smokelong-fi...
SmokeLong Fitness — The Community Workshop - SmokeLong Quarterly
In September 2022 SmokeLong launched a workshop environment/community christened SmokeLong Fitness. This community workshop is happening right now on our dedicated workshop site. If you choose to join...
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hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/hot-takes-2 New post! First pages dissection of One Story issues. #fiction #literature #writingcommunity #shortstory #firstchapters
We're reading for the December issue now! And our free-submissions window is wide open! We're also reading for The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest until Nov 15. Send us something you love.
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
For one week only, we are open for FREE submissions! The theme: whatever you want. The fee: nada. Closing August 23. www.glossyplanetmag.com/challenge/fr... #amwriting
Free Space - August 2026 Writing Challenge | Glossy Planet
Submit flash fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry that feels urgent, wild, and wonderfully weird during our free submission window.
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Everything counts as writing but writing is the only way to do it
Delighted to announce our Best Small Fictions nominees for this year! @jaimegill.bsky.social @kathrynreese.bsky.social
We're open for #submissions of contemporary #microfiction #MicroMonday #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines. We're looking forward to reading your words... fictivedream.com/submission-g...
New post! Should you submit to that lit mag contest? hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/5-reasons-... #literarymagazine #writingcontest #writingcommunity #firstchapters
The PDF version of Issue 23 of Stanchion is currently free to download. I have a micro fiction piece in it along with other fab authors. #microfiction #flashfiction #litmag #writinglife #writingcommunity www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
Stanchion Magazine Issue 23 PDF | Stanchion
Issue 23 of Stanchion features photographs by Stanchion editor-in-chief Jeff Bogle and feature original poetry and prose writing from Scott Laudati, Abigail E. Myers, Kate Tooley, Cole Beauchamp, Anne...
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In case you missed it: I'm shutting Stanchion down as an active publishing company. Still gonna be selling books & magazines online and in person at book events through 2027 though! Read all about my joy & my sadness. It's been one hell of a run. www.stanchionzine.com/post/the-end...
Honest Book Reviews: If bad book reviews were written honestly, how would they read? I hope my fellow authors will appreciate this as well as the #bookstagram, #booksky, and #booktok communities. Fight book banning legislation, write and call your elected representatives. @authorsabb
New post. That Time of Year by Marie NDiaye. For fans of literary horror, the uncanny, and liminal spaces. I break down the first 10 pages. #literaryfiction #writingcommunity #firstchapters #writinglife hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/that-time-...
That Time of Year by Marie N’Diaye
For Fans of Literary Horror, the Uncanny, and Liminal Spaces
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Stanchion Lit Mag is ending. Door is a Jar Lit Mag is ending. These are both great print litmags, and I’m so sad to see them go. They were both run by small teams who put so much effort and energy into each issue, and I’m lucky and happy to have been a part of their legacies.
Dead or alive, Mitch McConnell is on extended medical leave — on your dime. This is the same Mitch McConnell who voted against: paid family and medical leave for everyone else.
Buy my book below in audiobook, ebook, and paperback below if you’d also like to jeopardize your employment: Books2read.com/thepikeboys
Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter)@deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 2mo agoMy favorite feedback from a Facebook reviewer is that they were late to work because they overslept because they were reading my book all night and quite frankly it brings me immense joy that I wrote something someone was willing to jeopardize their employment over.