Kitchen Table Quarterly
@kitchentableqtrly.bsky.social
Samizdat. Poetry. Nonfiction. Art. Give us your history. www.kitchentablequarterly.org
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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP)@clmporg.bsky.social · 5d agoWriters, last chance to submit to @cavankerrypress.bsky.social, @anodynemag.bsky.social, @bicoastalreview.bsky.social, @anmlymag.bsky.social, @splitrockreview.bsky.social, and more indie publishers! All are closing their submission windows between July 31 and August 3: www.clmp.org/programs-opp...
Who's got words for us? Subs are open til the end of the month!
Grab some peaches and strawberry lemonade, y'all, summer's here!
The Soviet campaign against illiteracy was extremely successful, and helped novelist and front-line journalist Vasily Grossman reach fame and acclaim. But when he deviated from the Stalinist script, the KGB came calling.
The Music of Destruction | Mathias Fuelling
Grossman was split into two figures by the Soviet authorities, dissident Jew and voice of the people.
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Mark your calendars. Only four day til summer subs open!
Gabe Montesanti recommends books by Dean Atta, Monique Jenkinson, Amrou Al-Kadhi and other drag performers who haven’t graced RuPaul’s runway.
Nine Fabulous Books by Drag Performers Who Were Never Featured on RuPaul’s Drag Race
There are some dazzling books by drag queens who have risen to stardom, either through social media like TikTok or reality shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race. Of course I attended Bob the Drag Queen’s b…
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Zendaya holding copies of 'DUNE: MESSIAH' and 'THE ODYSSEY' at Rakestraw Books. #Zendaya #DuneMessiah #TheOdyssey
Today we're grateful for libraries 📚️ They provide more than just books, you know! You can get movies, music, classes, community help, & more! It all depends on your library ☺️ What are your favorite library services?
At the end of the day, AI bros are selling you the idea that you can get rid of all the friction—but the friction is where the magic happens.
Taco Bell Quarterly@tacobellquarterly.org · 4mo agoBooks should take forever to write. They should torture you your entire life and the things you could have said slightly better should haunt you forever. This is what art is for, transferring the discomfort of being human into something relatable to the other humans
PSA: KTQ submissions close in three days.
Send your work to these awesome mags, and send your work to us, too! We're open through April 1!
Chill Subs@chillsubs.bsky.social · 5mo agoWhat to do on a random Friday night? Why, submit your work to lit mags of course! Find them here: subclub.substack.com/p/6-lit-mags...
This is so important! We have acceptance rates as a very generalized marker, but reading the specific guidelines + the magazine itself will give you a better shot every time
Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine@bcsmagazine.bsky.social · 5mo agoAcceptance rates are irrelevant b/c publication isn't a random lottery. All subs don't have the same chance. If you send BCS SF, odds are 0%. If you send a story that makes me cry, odds are high. Writers: ignore acceptance rates b/c they have no bearing on whether YOUR submission may get published.
So far, we've matched up 14 pairs of collaborators for our 9th issue! There's still time for you to sign up! forms.gle/23oq3yHqbGtf...
the engine(idling Issue 9 Collab Matchmaker
Our 9th Issue will be all about Collaborations! *** *** *** *** *** *** Fill out this Google Form if you need a creative partner for this project. We'll match you up with another interested c...
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If there is a point to being human, it probably is something stupid like writing poems and songs. So go write your book. Do your part.
- “Hoppy on akkant of his joyicity.” - “The referee amogus uncanny.” - “My salty shmlawg.”
Is Your Child Suffering from Brain Rot or Quoting Finnegans Wake?
1. “She’s lowkenuinely sheesh.” 2. “Relaxmaxxing in languidoily.” 3. “Twosday to Whensday, I’m mogging moids.” 4. “That chopped chud.” 5. “FAHH.” 6...
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Huge congrats to Dani Janae, KTQ contributor and Pushcart nominee! Read her collection!
Sundress Publications@sundresspub.bsky.social · 5mo agoHound Triptych is an experience in the richness of the lyrical and an invitation to gaze into the unfettered chaos of the psyche and the heart and sit with them, unflinching. sundress-publications.square.site/product/houn...
Check out our new batch of lit mag submission opportunities, including Gulf Stream Magazine, @wildwillowmagazine.bsky.social, @kitchentableqtrly.bsky.social, @unborderedmag.bsky.social, @crowkeys.bsky.social, and more! wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s...
Saturday Shout-Out ~ March 7, 2026
Check out new submission listings from established & up-and-coming literary publications
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We're not at AWP (bummer), but we're both still cool and open for submissions!
We're so grateful to have a beautiful piece by Elzbieta Zdunek as the cover of our Winter issue and are happy to point you to more of her work over at Red Ogre Review!
Red Ogre Review@ogre.red · 5mo agoArtist showcase time! From the Red Ogre Review art collection: Elzbieta Zdunek The Love Song Issue Twenty-Four, June 2024 https://ogre.red/issues/2024-06/2024-06-zdunek-elzbieta/ (Courtesy of the ROR art bot.)
Over here, we love the histories of objects, and we love this prompt!
Sundress Publications@sundresspub.bsky.social · 5mo agoChoose one ordinary object from a significant transition in your life (a dorm key, work badge/ID, a notebook). Write the memory that the object holds. #SundressPublications #Weeklywritingprompt
Artist showcase time! From the Red Ogre Review art collection: Elzbieta Zdunek The Love Song Issue Twenty-Four, June 2024 https://ogre.red/issues/2024-06/2024-06-zdunek-elzbieta/ (Courtesy of the ROR art bot.)
