Really excited to be teaching this class (remotely!) at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social!

Rebecca Makkai@rebeccamakkai.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Stay accountable to your writing practice in October Write Club with @storystudiochicago.bsky.social's EXTRAORDINARILY POPULAR @josephscapellato.bsky.social… Four sessions, Zoom, starts Oct. 8! www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...

West Branch Wired is live! Some really great stuff in this issue. westbranch.blogs.bucknell.edu

Have you found point of view—in theory, and/or in practice—to be a rather slippery concept? If so, join @josephscapellato.bsky.social tomorrow night (5/7) on Zoom for a POV Workout! #writingcommunity www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...

Point of View Workout with Joseph Scapellato - StoryStudio Chicago

You’ll walk out of the class with practical point of view handouts—including terminology, strategies, and writing exercises—that you can use to revitalize an existing project or to help you get cracki...

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Hi all! I'm teaching a remote @storystudiochicago.bsky.social class on point of view next week. Still some spots available! www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...

Point of View Workout with Joseph Scapellato - StoryStudio Chicago

You’ll walk out of the class with practical point of view handouts—including terminology, strategies, and writing exercises—that you can use to revitalize an existing project or to help you get cracki...

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Great people organizing great classes for great students!

StoryStudio Chicago@storystudiochicago.bsky.social · last yr.

Get your Saturday morning off to a good start -- send in that StoryBoard application. The deadline is Wednesday, April 30, but do yours now, and then reward yourself by going out to buy books at your favorite Independent Bookstore. 😍 #writingcommunity

Hit me up for Independent Bookstore Day recommendations!

Maris Kreizman@maris.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m willing and ready to give you personalized recommendations as long as you promise to shop at your local or at Bookshop.org. Just tell me what you’re looking for.

Will you be at AWP? We will! Join us for an offsite on that Saturday night with this stellar lineup. We’re partnering with @ninthletter.bsky.social and so hyped about this event!! We’ll have free drink tickets, too! See you there!

reminder the deadline to apply is Friday!!!! send in your app today!!!

West Branch Magazine@westbranchmagazine.bsky.social · 2y ago

we're looking for two new associate editors! one in fiction and one in poetry! ideal for emerging writers and editors! we pay! apply today! #poetryeditor #literarymagazines

Looking for VAPs in Fiction and Nonfiction at Bucknell! Spread the word -- bucknell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

Poets/fiction-writers-interested-in-editing! @westbranchmagazine.bsky.social is seeking two (PAID) Associate Editors. See below!

Joseph Scapellato@josephscapellato.bsky.social · 2y ago

Poets and fiction writers! WEST BRANCH is looking for two Associate Editors, one in poery, one in fiction. We pay! Details below --

Come join us!

Poets and fiction writers! WEST BRANCH is looking for two Associate Editors, one in poery, one in fiction. We pay! Details below --

West Branch Magazine@westbranchmagazine.bsky.social · 2y ago

we're looking for two new associate editors! one in fiction and one in poetry! ideal for emerging writers and editors! we pay! apply today! #poetryeditor #literarymagazines

We're exactly three months away from the release of my debut collection of short fiction, THE LOWEST BASIN: ARIZONA STORIES, from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social I hope you’ll check it out and I hope you are (but not likely) as excited as meeeeeee!

WEST BRANCH WIRED 107 is live! Amazing work, featuring a special portfolio of poetry curated by @sabadilla15.bsky.social! westbranch.blogs.bucknell.edu

Bread! Made with a poolish. A riff on a recipe in Forkish's FLOUR WATER SALT YEAST --

A gentle reminder that your attention is a form of currency. Spend it wisely.

Teachers-of-undergrad-poets! Just a reminder that the deadline for this (completely free) (very storied) program is 1/31.

Joseph Scapellato@josephscapellato.bsky.social · 2y ago

Do you teach undergrads? Please encourage your poetry-inclined students to consider submitting to the (completely free!) Bucknell Seminar for Undergraduate #Poets! #poetry #writingcommunity www.bucknell.edu/academics/be...

Hey writers! What are your favorite quotes/passages -- from writers -- on language?

One of my all-time favorite poems, and the one I read aloud every New Year’s Eve.

Just a reminder to encourage your undergrad poets to apply to the Bucknell Seminar for Undergraduate Poets!

Joseph Scapellato@josephscapellato.bsky.social · 2y ago

Do you teach undergrads? Please encourage your poetry-inclined students to consider submitting to the (completely free!) Bucknell Seminar for Undergraduate #Poets! #poetry #writingcommunity www.bucknell.edu/academics/be...

Just a reminder to apply for the Philip Roth Residency!

Joseph Scapellato@josephscapellato.bsky.social · 2y ago

Applications are open for the Stadler Center's Philip Roth Residency! Come hang out with us for a few months and get some writing done. #writingcommunity www.bucknell.edu/academics/be...

Do you teach undergrads? Please encourage your poetry-inclined students to consider submitting to the (completely free!) Bucknell Seminar for Undergraduate #Poets! #poetry #writingcommunity www.bucknell.edu/academics/be...

Applications are open for the Stadler Center's Philip Roth Residency! Come hang out with us for a few months and get some writing done. #writingcommunity www.bucknell.edu/academics/be...

Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing

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I'm thrilled to be teaching a new remote course at StoryStudio Chicago: the Novel Support Group! Before the first meeting, I'll poll the students to find out what sort of help they're looking for, then design lesson plans based on the responses. www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...

Novel Support Group with Joseph Scapellato - StoryStudio Chicago

In this four-session course, we’ll figure out the kind of support you need—planning/outlining, generative directed freewrites, craft lessons, writing time, reading recommendations, a writing group, re...

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I work with the actual best people in the small press world and I am BEREFT that we are going to lose Pedro (who's been my teammate since 2017!), but I'm also VERY EXCITED for this opportunity to get to know + love another brilliant mind! Short fiction friends! I know I have them! APPLY TO JOIN US!!

Split/Lip Press@splitlippress.com · 2y ago

Extremely rare opportunity that hasn't come up in YEARS: we're open for applications to join the Split/Lip Press editorial team as our new Short Story/Flash Fiction Book Editor! Details can be found at the link in our bio/linktree (splitlippress.submittable.com/submit/31437...) and threaded: [1/3]

Very surprised to see that my novel, published a few years ago already, made an interesting list: "8 Books Like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." In some good company! earlybirdbooks.com/books-like-e...

8 Books Like 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'

If you love stories of romance that play around with space, time, and the very meaning of love, Eternal Sunshine is the ideal movie for you. if you’re already a fan of it, here are eight books sure to

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Hi literary world friends! Does anyone know of any lit mags that are looking for volunteer readers and/or any lit-related organizations that are looking for remote interns? I'm putting together a list of opportunities for my undergrads. Thanks!

Do you write #fantasy? Would you like to? Check out this FREE panel online on January 6! Four amazing fantasy writers -- moderated by Laura Ehrlich -- will kick of our Fantasy Genre month in style.

Genre Series: Fantasy Edition Panel - StoryStudio Chicago

We're delighted to host a free and open to the public panel of fantasy writers.

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West Branch is always looking! We're open until April. westbranchsubmissions.bucknell.edu

Amber Sparks@ambersparks.bsky.social · 2y ago

Where are we pitching medium length kind of weird but not super weird short stories these days?

Agent meetings are going quickly -- less than half remain for Pub Crawl 2025. If the agent meeting is the major draw for you, now's the time to grab your Pub Crawl ticket and learn, pitch, publish with us all month long! #writingcommunity www.storystudiochicago.org/pub-crawl/

Pub Crawl - StoryStudio Chicago

Pub Crawl: An Online Publishing Intensive is curated by Artistic Director Rebecca Makkai as a month-long virtual Festival of literary talent.

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