Olga Katsovskiy
@writingincurves.bsky.social
Writer/Editor/Educator EIC: @jmwwjournal.bsky.social writingincurves.substack.com
August Submissions Open Open now! Submit to JMWW by August 15th. All categories (except for Poetry) are open, but some have limited entries.
August Submissions Open
Open now! Submit to JMWW by August 15th. All categories (except for Poetry) are open, but some have limited entries.
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A must read! Here are many great takeways on publishing and how to be a good literary citizen from our Senior CNF Editor @librarygoblin.bsky.social
JMWW Journal@jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 2w agoSubmission Etiquette: Guidelines and Confessions by Keene Short Here are the quintessential rules of etiquette that I think every submitter should remember.
Our latest selection is wonderfully strange, poignant, human, beyond-human.
JMWW Journal@jmwwjournal.bsky.social · last mo.Blended & Beyond: Neck by Rita Kasperek They would not have believed it if they had not witnessed it with their own eyes, they would tell people.
Being a writing instructor requires leaning on a different set of skills than we do as writers. Here's a new piece I have in Hippocampus Magazine Writing Life Column (@hippocampusmag.bsky.social) on the less glamorous side of teaching: www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/06/writ...
WRITING LIFE: The Writing Instructor Trio: Confidant, Coach & Critic by Olga Katsovskiy | Hippocampus Magazine
I don’t think instructors talk enough about the emotional toll it takes, how hard it is to juggle and hold up all those voices on the table. -- Olga Katsovskiy
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Amazing piece! I love how these two pair together.
JMWW Journal@jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 2mo agoBlended & Beyond: Necrophoresis by Angela Ji They creep onto the counter and past the fruit bowl, circling around every bruised peach in their path. They’ll be back for the peaches later, the ants decide.
#WritingCommunity I just came across this excellent piece about revision by @writingincurves.bsky.social in @jmwwjournal.bsky.social . Perfect reading as I absorb comments and suggestions on a recent draft, and prepare to dive into the next version.
JMWW Journal@jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 5mo agoRevision: A Literary Remodeling by Olga Katsovskiy Revision is not the same as editing. That’s not to say every finished work needs to be gutted to the studs, but we must be willing to look at our own work objectively for it to be good.
Any AI generated work becomes an unconsented collaborative project. writingincurves.substack.com/p/real-write...
“Writing is a bit like psychoanalysis. You’re supposed to go where it’s psychically troubling.” —Edward Hirsch
Edward Hirsch, The Art of Poetry No. 110
“It’s part of your job, as a poet, to write out of experience. To name what matters to you. You’ve only got one life to draw on.”
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Writers who don’t read. I just don’t get it. How can you be a writer if you don’t? That’s like saying, I’m a composer but I don’t listen to music, or a painter who doesn’t have time or care to look at art. Read more: writingincurves.substack.com/p/reading-fo...
Reading for writing
Widen your reading circle
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Revision: A Literary Remodeling by Olga Katsovskiy Revision is not the same as editing. That’s not to say every finished work needs to be gutted to the studs, but we must be willing to look at our own work objectively for it to be good.
Revision: A Literary Remodeling by Olga Katsovskiy
Revision is not the same as editing. That’s not to say every finished work needs to be gutted to the studs, but we must be willing to look at our own work objectively for it to be good.
jmwwblog.wordpress.com
“Someone asked me, ‘Who do you write for?’ And I stood on that stage, this incredibly green writer, and said, ‘I write for myself.’ There was total silence.” —Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri, The Art of Fiction No. 262
“I seldom know where I’m headed, but if the story is meant to be, you cross over to the other side—you’re inside it, and there’s an engine.”
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Read this beautiful new piece in our Blended and Beyond genre. Artwork by our Sr. B&B Editor, @bradley-david.com ✨
JMWW Journal@jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 5mo agoBlended & Beyond: Validations by Jade McGregor His birthweight; the pattern of the stars in the sky; his hometown; the total value of his baseball card collection...
Send us something outside the box ✨
Bradley David Waters@bradley-david.com · 5mo agoSubmit to jmww this week Hybrid, blended, & genre-defying works. If you’re working outside the conventions of traditional genres, we want to celebrate your work. Something magical that doesn’t fit other lit categories? We’d be honored to read it. jmwwblog.wordpress.com/guidelines/
Barlow Adams has a beautiful new essay out in the world: www.whaleroadreview.com/adams-3/
My New Doctor Asks Me If I’ve Ever Used Tobacco Products
I lie because I don’t want my insurance rates to go up, because he has my family history right in front of him where it says both my parents died of lung cancer. Even if he’s too polite to say it, …
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Barlow Adams@barlowadams.bsky.social · 5mo agoThank you, Olga. I’m such a big fan of JMWW. Your magazine (along with former NF editor @writesloud.bsky.social) has been a huge influence on my CNF. Consistently brave, incredible work. Your masthead—both historically and now—is a thing of beauty. Thanks for publishing raw, gorgeous things.
An excellent freight train sentence essay.
Aaron Burch@aaronburch.bsky.social · 6mo ago"...and although I like the idea of not being able to receive any more emails, the freedom of it, the actual idea of not being able to send or receive any more emails is… I wouldn’t say it terrifies me, but I wouldn’t not say it..."
"Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again. People love that story. They never get tired of it." ~ Kurt Vonnegut
Such a great braided piece. I love how we know more as readers than the narrator, right up until the end.
JMWW Journal@jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 7mo agoFlash Fiction: Laika by Sydney Koeplin I think about how the technicians kissed Laika’s wet nose before closing the hatch. How she trusted them, and they killed her anyway.
Check out my interview with @dianegotauthor.bsky.social @emergejournal.bsky.social who offers lots of great writing advice if you're looking to write flash. 📝
JMWW Journal@jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 7mo agoA Way To Do Art Small: An Interview with Diane Gottlieb by Olga Katsovskiy I can hear the heart beating in a piece. I’m always looking for where the writing’s energy is and for ways to help it shine.
2025 was a hard year. I can't bring myself to make a list of achievements and heartaches. There were goodbyes and hellos to a new kind of quiet I'm still learning how to live in. Subscribe to my free newsletter to read more: theweightofaletter.com/2026/01/21/m...
What a fun Domino Effect essay by @halliepritts.bsky.social Sometimes saying Yes to everything can lead to good things.
Hallie Pritts@halliepritts.bsky.social · 7mo agoI have a new piece up @short-reads.org today about wassail choirs, strip clubs, New Zealand and a questionable life plan called the nonstop party wagon.
Have something weird and unusual? It might be right at home at JMWW journal. Send us your writing via Submittable.
JMWW Journal@jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 7mo agoSubmissions Are Now Open! We are reading Blended & Beyond, Flash Fiction, and Poetry now through January 15th. Send us your best!
Thank you for submitting your work and keeping the written word alive. See you in the new year.
JMWW Journal@jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 8mo ago2025: A Year in Review by Olga Katsovskiy I keep returning to this quiet truth: you don't need a long list to justify your year or measure your worth.
I kind of can't believe that libraries exist. We get to go get all the books we want. For free.
Join us for our kick-off new year reading in January! You'll hear from 5 JMWW editors and we will have time for questions and answers. Register here for the Zoom link: ccae-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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JMWW Journal@jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 8mo agoJMWW Editorial Team Zoom Reading JMWW Editorial Team Virtual Reading, Tuesday Jan 20th at 7PM EST / 4PM PST. Register to join!
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