Converse University Low-Residency MFA. Fiction. YA Fiction. Poetry. Nonfiction. App deadlines: 10/1 & 2/15.
Joined June 2014
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24 Dec 2025
Happy, merry, joyful holidays to all our students, grads, faculty, and to readers and writers everywhere!
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Not much time to enter! Submit to the Maureen Seaton Book Prize for LGBTQIA Emerging Writers. Open to writers with no more than two published full-length poetry collections. Final judge: Denise Duhamel. Deadline: July 10! 🌈📚
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New work from @South85Journal editor & fiction faculty, @lesliepwriter
I've got a patch of publications going on...here's a new story set in Winston-Salem (please come move here, y'all!). Many thanks to @NewOhioReview for putting together such a great issue & for including my work!
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Our beloved Lisa Ampleman is moving into a leadership role with our sister press, Acre Books. We're so excited for everything she will do for the press and can't wait to see what comes next for her. But...that means we're looking for a new Managing Editor! Application in thread.
ALT CR logo in russet and headline, "We're Hiring." Post continues, "Managing Editor (full-time hybrid). Join us at The Cincinnati Review, a top-tier literary journal based in the English Department at University of Cincinnati."
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I'm thrilled to be South 85's artist-in-residence this fall/winter! The theme of CITY | COUNTRY has been so fun to work on & think about this last couple of months. It's an honor to participate in a lit mag in a new way as a photographer instead of as a writer or editor.
Thrilled to announce @MaureenLangloss is the new South 85 artist-in-residence, currently working on getting pics for our fall\winter issue, with the theme CITY | COUNTRY. Watch for her photos (here's a quick peek!
(We open for subs on 6/18...details soon!!)
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Thrilled to announce @MaureenLangloss is the new South 85 artist-in-residence, currently working on getting pics for our fall\winter issue, with the theme CITY | COUNTRY. Watch for her photos (here's a quick peek!
(We open for subs on 6/18...details soon!!)
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Jun 11
Are you from the Florida Big Bend area? Submit your poetry chapbook to be a part of our 2027 Florida Poetry Series. Join the ranks of 30 years of talented and moving poets! Deadline is July 15.
#AnhingaPress #poetry #BigBend
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Next week! This class will help you see how to use setting effectively in any narrative, especially in flash fiction!
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MFA fiction grad Harris Quinn interviews a writer who may or may not be a southern novelist...it's all in the @WaffleHouse order!
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New story by fiction faculty/@South85Journal faculty editor @lesliepwriter!
New (short) story up on Invisible City!
<I’m eagle-eying the scrawny man, making sure he latches the safety bar correctly. “Sure that’s tight?” I ask. His too-close breath smells like peppermint covering cigarettes mixed with leftover morning mouth.>
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One story a week, on Sundays beginning June 14, for 12 weeks. The stories are all under an hour, which makes them suitable listening for a walk or a short drive. @VTenglish @VTsopa @VTLibraries @VT_PBK @VTcwMFA @VirginiaTechCW @VTsopa @VT_LiberalArts
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The Hybrid Chapbook Open Reading Period from Small Harbor Publishing is open through June 30!
Seeking collections that combine genres, defy classification, and may incorporate visual art. Chapbooks should be 20–40 pages.
Submit here: smallharborpublishing.com/hy…
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The application period for the 2027 FSG Writer’s Fellowship is now open! The application period begins on June 3, 2026, and closes on July 6, 2026. More information about the fellowship can be found at fsgfellowship.com.
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Let me know if you're interested in signing up! Spots are limited!
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May 27
The Mississippi Review is open for submissions of stories and essays (8000 words) as well as poems (5 poems, 10 pages) related to the theme of "TEACHING WRITING". There's a $4 submission fee. Compensation is 2 copies a lifetime subscription. Link below.
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May 25
Short/flash fiction, CNF, other strange things under 1k words. Open until June 2!
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Dare you.
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May 23
We're hiring a business & events manager. Applications are open until May 28. buff.ly/ryd1dCM.
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We absolutely ♥️♥️♥️this story by summer fiction faculty member Cary Holladay! Can't wait to see her again and 🤞🤞🤞this is the story she shares at her reading!
Her old high school sat right across the street, a Memphis landmark. The neon sunsets above it seemed like a sign: You learned here, now work here. Soon she found herself teaching Biology...How strange the school felt, like a dream.
—From “The Gates of Love” by Cary Holladay
ALT Her old high school sat right across the street, a Memphis landmark. The neon sunsets above it seemed like a sign: You learned here, now work here. Soon she found herself teaching Biology, her college major. How strange the school felt, like a dream. Her former teachers, Mr. Parker, Ms. O’Leary, and Ms. Dobbins—who were suddenly Rob, Janet, and Marge—had turned into caricatures of themselves, their noses bigger, their laughter crazier. From “The Gates of Love” a short story by Cary Holladay
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May 21
We’re hiring interns! Applications for our Fall–Winter internship, which runs from August 10, 2026–February 6, 2027, are open until June 10. Our internship is in-person. Pay is $22/hour, 40 hours/week, with the option to enroll in health insurance. Visit our website to learn more. buff.ly/ryd1dCM
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Where poetry meets prose — and Pride. 🌈✨
Join Julie Marie Wade for “The Lyric Essay: Where Poetry Meets Prose (Meets Pride)!” — a generative virtual workshop exploring queer lyric essays, craft, prompts, and publication opportunities.
🗓 June 20
🎟: secure.givelively.org/event/…
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