poet.educator. HOUSEBREAK Bad Betty Press & HEY, GIRL, ARE YOU IN THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP Harbor Editions ('22).
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19 Oct 2022
It’s never too late to be a writer!
Said fifty-five year old Murayama. Proud of my age, proud of my blossoming. And there’s hella more coming, people! ⚡️🌱
Grateful to be one of the five debut authors featured here. 🙏🏾🥰
19 Oct 2022
It is never too late to be a writer and share your story with the world! Join us in celebrating five debut authors over the age of fifty who you’ll want to know: @WriteMadhushree @saribotton David Santos Donaldson @AmBusyPoeming and @JaneCam69010810. at.pw.org/5Over50x2022
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6 Oct 2025
Our fellowship used to promise to pay one recipient for 4 workshopped stories, which worked out well for some, not so well for others. Our fellowship now offers monthly feedback for six months for up to 4 emerging writers. And now it's free to apply. smokelong.com/the-smokelong-…
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8 Oct 2025
The wait is over... Congratulations to our Best of Net 2026 nominees!
Cortez
@ManateeVanity
@sharkrado
Annastacia Stegall
Sarah Burke
Sullivan Jordan
Eric Roy
Liam Chimba
@esmepromise
Garth Pavell
Ruby Wang
Ara Deinde
Sewkhy Tan
ALT Best of Net 2026 Nominations Peatsmoke Journal
ALT Fiction "On Earth as It Is in Heaven" by Cortez "Little Drama" by Meghan Dairaghi Nonfiction "Two-Way Mirror" by Rachel Dorn "What Would My Dress Be Made Of" by Annastacia Stegall
ALT Poetry "The Poem Hopes this Message Finds You Well" by Sarah Burke "The Hollow Becoming" by Sullivan Jordan "Big Thicket" by Eric Roy "Upstairs" by Liam Chimba "Fog" by Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey "Fencing in the Farm" by Garth Pavell
ALT Art "Dual Deer" by Ruby Wang "Yeye (Ships That Sailed)" by Ara Deinde "Serene" by Sewkhy Tan
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6 Oct 2025
WE ARE OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS, MFERS!
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6 Oct 2025
I got my first picture of my official copy of Bitter over Sweet in the wild 😍😍😍
@SFWP
Preorder BITTER OVER SWEET right here: buff.ly/WBt6m5o
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7 Oct 2025
Yes!! Please join us! I am so excited! 😍🥰❤️
Make sure to register for @lumchanmfa's book launch event with @DeeshaPhilyaw and @avitusbcarle over Zoom on November 7th at 7pm EST! buff.ly/CtKtA0k
Preorder BITTER OVER SWEET right here: buff.ly/3pPOviA
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24 May 2025
Yay!! Thank you @bestmicrofic for selecting my work and @ilanot_review for publishing and nominating my micro!
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6 Nov 2024
How does a woman be in her body after tonight? Asking for a friend 💔
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5 Nov 2024
I have a few spaces left in my pop up prompt session this Thursday, November 7 at 7 pm eastern. Dm me if interested
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4 Nov 2024
Submit Submit Submit!
Just a reminder that the reading period for Chestnut Review’s Spring Issue is open. Submissions are free in most categories.
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29 Jun 2024
Erin Vachon reviews Joseph Young's new collection, The Thing I was Trying to Tell You for SmokeLong! Spoiler: It's amazing. @josephayoung ://www.smokelong.com/review-joseph-youngs-the-thing-i-was-trying-to-tell-you
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9 Feb 2024
Thrilled to have a story on this list.
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Thank you so much for all the support you've given my piece, @FracturedLit! ❤️ Congratulations and good luck to all the nominees.
5 Feb 2024
We are so excited to nominate the flash from these writers! Congrats to you all! @MarioAliberto3 @DeeshaPhilyaw @pdforan @sarahillswrites @hannahoeko
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8 Feb 2024
The best thing about a lit mag acceptance, is the endorsement of your writing, the validation that you are on the right track. Following yesterday's acceptance, I am full of confidence and energy again. Onwards and upwards! ✍️
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9 Feb 2024
The 2024 Blue Frog finalists!🐸💙
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with Joe Aguilar, @chloe_alberta, @lucysky, @rebeccaibernard, @pdforan, @AmBusyPoeming, Adam Peterson, @megpokrass, @hannahsmothers_ , @EricScotTryon, @warther_natalie, and @Dango_Ramen
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new new: SOLSTICE PLAYLIST -- a group project: read and listen: wigleaf.com
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9 Jan 2024
Huge congratulations to our 2024 Novella in Flash winners selected by judge @JohnBrantingham. First prize @sfreligh & runners up @authorsudha & @JoWithers2018, highly commended @jupiterjonz & @ThomasMcColl2 bathflashfictionaward.com/20…
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10 Jan 2024
"maybe unearthing more Okinawan sweet potatoes in the next round, maybe less violence and victims of war..." --Shareen K. Murayama, from @wigleaf's SOLSTICE PLAYLIST (listen as well! It's a good mix 😊): wigleaf.com @AmBusyPoeming
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