Monarch Queer Literary Awards
@monarch.gay
A new annual anthology by @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social recognizing the best new queer writing and art published by literary magazines and independent presses. Learn more: https://monarch.gay/ 🦋
We're so proud to announce ALOCASIA's 2026 Monarch Queer Literary Award nominees! Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey Blue Đào Nguyễn Anangookwe Wolf June Beck Jake Salazar james achusiogu Morgan Swank nawa angel alviar horton Zoe Adrien Lapa Read them & more: ALOCASIA.org
Congratulations to beestung's nominees for the Monarch Literary Awards! Willow Sipling E.K. Bartlett KB Brookins Michal ‘MJ’ Jones Loren Maria Guay Lichen Birch Wiley Helen Robertson Yufan Lu Claire Star Finch tr. Sam Nartus-Fois Read them at www.beestungmag.com
Thinking of nominating for this year's award but not sure what to pick? Check out the 2026 anthology to see what we loved last year! Here's an excerpt from "girl, possessed" by Tara Labovich, first published by @dishsoapquart.bsky.social Read the rest at monarch.gay/monarch-2026
Editors, Monarch Queer Literary Award nominations are open until 11/30 🦋 head to our site to learn more about nominating your favorite queer writing and artwork! The 2027 anthology will be published in collaboration with @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social monarch.gay/nominate
Our site is currently down for maintenance, but we wanted to announce that our Ko-fi page is now live! We are collecting donations to offset the costs of maintaining the anthology website. Thanks in advance for supporting queer literature! ko-fi.com/monarchqla
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psst -- did we mention we have 2 (TWO!!) poems in this amazing anthology? Huge congrats to all the poets, including Glass' Steven Sanchez (@icarus-flies.bsky.social) and Olivia Lehman (@oliviakaypoems.bsky.social)!!!
Monarch Queer Literary Awards@monarch.gay · 8mo agoWe are elated to announce the awardees and finalists for MONARCH 2026. Thank you to all of the organizations who nominated work for making our first anthology so stunning 🦋 and a special shoutout to @esichr.bsky.social and @bleatingthing.bsky.social for the beautiful cover photograph!
@monarch.gay inaugural issue is now live! Read my piece “sanctimonious,” originally published by @bleatingthing.bsky.social , in this issue! So honored & elated to be a part of this! 🦋 monarch.gay/sanctimonious/
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by K.M. HanslikBleating Thing Magazine Behind the junkyard where I usedto wish myself away—the child’s heart you kept buriedbeneath steel, & me calling it stupid, saying thisis where things go to forg...
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My poem "wilderness survival," originally published by @petrichorlit.bsky.social, was one of the inaugural winners of the Monarch Queer Literary Award. That means it is now available to read in the @monarch.gay anthology. So incredibly grateful 💕 Read the anthology here: monarch.gay/monarch-2026/
Look y’all! The @monarch.gay anthology is gorgeous and such an amazing collection of writing — honored to be a part of this. Big thanks to @psmokejournal.bsky.social for loving this story first! Check the whole anthology out at monarch.gay
IT’S HERE 🌈💕 the inaugural Monarch Queer Literary Awards Anthology! Working on this last year with the rest of the @monarch.gay team was one of the most fun editorial experiences of my life. Thank you to all the editors who nommed work in our first year. Cheers to more queer art in 2026!
MONARCH 2026 is out now! 🦋 Buy a print copy of the anthology: fifthwheelpress.shop/products/monarch-2026 Read it online: monarch.gay/monarch-2026/
This one feels extra special and thanks so much to @psmokejournal.bsky.social for publishing and nominating “I’ll Be Waiting” 🫶🫶🫶
Monarch Queer Literary Awards@monarch.gay · 8mo agoWe are elated to announce the awardees and finalists for MONARCH 2026. Thank you to all of the organizations who nominated work for making our first anthology so stunning 🦋 and a special shoutout to @esichr.bsky.social and @bleatingthing.bsky.social for the beautiful cover photograph!
We are elated to announce the awardees and finalists for MONARCH 2026. Thank you to all of the organizations who nominated work for making our first anthology so stunning 🦋 and a special shoutout to @esichr.bsky.social and @bleatingthing.bsky.social for the beautiful cover photograph!
Thank you for nominating works for the 2026 Monarch Queer Literary Awards! We publish in March — here's what we'll be up to until then. 🦋
4/5 Monarch Queer Lit Awards, poetry "Drowned Man" Mrityunjay Mohan "my lover asked me to write a contrapuntal and i said how did you get..." @nulviya.bsky.social Short fiction "1934: The Children's Hour" DC Diamondopolous Non fiction "Fair Haven" Melissa Onstad "Arabic in America" Jake Zuppa
Nominations close on November 30 — that's one week away! 🦋 Check our our guidelines and FAQ: monarch.gay/nominate
Here are our nominees for the Monarch Queer Literary Awards! @monarch.gay
More big news from Anodyne: our nominees for the Monarch Queer Literary Awards are here 🩷 @monarch.gay 🫀 “Animal Baby Mania” by Frances Cannon 💫 "Insides" by Alana Rosenbloom 🔗 Read their work through purchasing Vol.4: anodynemag.com/vol4 #AnodyneMagazine #FLINTA #MonarchAwards
One month left to nominate work for the inaugural Monarch Queer Literary Awards! Nominations close November 30. 🦋 Editors, visit monarch.gay/nominate to learn more about the anthology, what we're looking for, and how to nominate works from your publications.
We are proud to announce the stunners who comprise our 2026 @monarch.gay nomination slate. Read them all once again (or for the 1st time!) at doesithavepockets.com | #literarycommunity Graphic @anchalastudio.bsky.social
We are excited to announce our nominees for the @monarch.gay Monarch Queer Literary Awards! Best of luck to these incredible poets! The links to their work are included on our nominations page here: www.minyanmag.com/nominations....
We're thrilled to see so many nominations coming our way! 🦋 Here's a quick reminder of what's eligible to be considered for the Monarch Queer Literary Awards (and what's not):
The #WelkinWritingPrized is pleased to nominate @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social for the @monarch.gay literary awards 2025. Link to Jame's brilliant story below 👇
Fab new literary awards from @monarch.gay and we are thrilled to send our two nominations. Good luck @nomad-sw18.bsky.social and @mikepiero.org 💜💜
We were so psyched when we heard about @monarch.gay & we are honored to share our nominees! Please join our internet clapping for Joey Gould, Katy Haas, & Jordan Alejandro Rivera! 👏👏👏
Announcing our nominations for the inaugural Monarch Queer Literary Awards! @monarch.gay @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @seaheye.bsky.social, Sam Mainz, @jjpena.bsky.social, @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social, and C Ray Borck
Ok, friends, we are DELIGHTED to announce our nominees for the inaugural Monarch Queer Literary Awards by @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social @monarch.gay @awritingwall.bsky.social @odinmeadows.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social Jae Casella @lyfaulk.bsky.social Sama Bell
