Today we conclude our parade of July graduates with fiction writer Trevor Thornton! He's @trevorpthornton on IG. Trevor, like all of our grads, will teach a class during the residency and give a public reading before walking the stage. Tomorrow, to Swannanoa!

Our parade of July graduates continues! Today get to know Joy Notoma, fiction writer. She's @joywriteshermedicine on IG and @Joy Notoma Journo on Facebook.

Our parade of July graduates continues! Today get to know Paula Motta, fiction writer. She's @paula.c.motta on IG.

Our parade of July graduates continues! Today, get to know poet Kate Moser. She's @larksfive on IG.

Our parade of July graduates continues! Today, get to know fiction writer Sara Grace. She's @saragracer on IG and Facebook.

Our parade of July graduates continues! Today, get to know poet Halley Cotton. She's @ashortnomad on IG.

Our parade of July graduates continues! Today get to know poet Matthew Church. He's on IG at @matthewthomasbernell and on Twitter @ImmanentFlux.

The schedule is up for our series of public lectures and readings on the Warren Wilson campus, starting the evening of July 1 in Swannanoa. The full schedule is linked in our IG stories today -- or head to warrenwilsonmfa.org and find it under the Community news tab.

Our parade of July graduates continues! Today get to know Mary Burge, fiction writer! She's on IG at @lolaburge.

And so begins our parade of July graduates! Today get to know poet Alan Baer! He's on IG at @abaer, and you can connect with him on Threads as well.

Curious about our low-residency MFA program? Already planning to apply by September 1st and have some questions? Join our next virtual open house on June 26, 2026 at 4 PM EST to speak with Director Rita Banerjee and other faculty members. Sign up at warrenwilsonmfa.org!

Polish it up, send it out! Opportunities from... @iselemagazine @narrativemag @blreview - specifically for work (all genres) on the themes of health, illness, and healing (note the amazing judges!) @fourwaybooks @storybottleco

Polish it up, send it out! This week, opportunities from: @chestnutreview @pleiadesmagazine @paintedbridequarterly @cincinnatireview @neworleansreview @voltalitmag Good luck!

Polish it up, send it out! This week, opportunities from ... @berlin_literary_review @americanliteraryreview @electricliterature @fracturedlit @creamcityreview @mississippireview

Green and blue are our logo colors for a reason. It's the palette of tree, sky, and mountain in Swannanoa. Our summer residency dates are July 1 - 11. Have you booked your travel?

It's the last day of the Winter semester!! -- so get those final evals in and start daydreaming about summer residency in July. Here's your bingo card, an old favorite from the archives.

🎉 Announcing .... Our summer faculty! 🎉 Teaching poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, they will be on campus for the July residency and guide our students through the fall non-resident semester. Follow us to learn more about our public residency readings and lectures this July.

Today is all poetry, all the time. Polish it up, send it out. A couple in here for full chapbooks! Today's calls from: @palette_poetry @autumnhousepress @blacklawrencepress @variant.lit @rattlemagazine @buttonpoetry

Part II of our spotlight on Creative Nonfiction faculty books!

Happy Pubday to faculty member @mononoke97 Vanessa Hua for COYOTELAND! Head to our Bookshop and pick up a copy! bookshop.org/shop/warrenw...

Today we're spotlighting books by our outstanding Creative NonFiction Faculty. Stay tuned for Part II next week! As for which of these authors will be teaching at our July residency, we'll be announcing summer faculty soon... cannot wait!

The Bookshop selections for Summer 2026! Bookshop takes place during residency, four hours of of lively, faculty-facilitated discussion to go deep on a text. This year's list are all available for purchase at bookshop.org/lists/july-2..., where our affiliate earnings support scholarships.

Polish it up, send it out! Today's opportunities: @riverheronreview, @broadripplereview, @epiphanyliterary, @splitlipthemag, @onlypoemsmag, and @blacklawrencepress.

If you're seeing this on Instagram, the link to Eli's poem is in Stories. Check it out!

Both available online. If you're seeing this in IG, links are in stories.

Polish it up, send it out! A big haul today. Every opportunity is tagged; head to their pages for the fine print. Happy Sunday.

All available online! If you're viewing this on IG, links are in stories.

Polish it up, send it out! The last one I've shared before, but it's such a fun one I'm doing it one last time. Submissions close today.

Polish it up, send it out! The final submission call slide is for Uncertain Stories magazine. Good luck!

Polish it up, send it out!