Been seeing lots of new ( in most cases, marginalized) writers say they feel bad promoting their work in the midst of everything else that’s going on.
Please shout about your work because it’ll only get harder harder for it to be seen and your voice is needed more than ever.
"My colleague mentions seeing between words."
We love this Martin Piñol story, "What Comes Through," so much! So strange and compelling. So human. Ease your gaze, unfocus, let us know the shapes that emerge in this brand new wonder, up now on hex! 📖👀
hexliterary.com/?p=2520
"I want to look (inside) and see that the (centre) leads to a different world."
Dreamy, wondrous, a linguistic treat, a mysterious room--Isana Skeete's "at the (centre) of it all" hits all the bases! We love this delightfully strange story, up now!
hexliterary.com/?p=2509
Doric Literary is now Duotrope official! 🥂
Subs open.
Fiction: 1000-8000 words.
No fee to submit. Pays $10USD.
Sim subs & reprints are okay.
Responds quickly.
doric-literary.com/
Be the first to report a submission on @Duotrope !!
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ALT Screenshot of the Doric Literary entry on Duotrope.
The 2025 Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize is now open for submissions! Winners in fiction and poetry will receive $3000 and publication through @UnivNebPress. For guidelines and to enter, visit prairieschooner.unl.edu/book…
New story day! “They Bought a House” in @NightmareMag is an unhinged haunted house set in Benin city. There are ghosts making ccoconut rice, there are people living in walls, and most importantly, there is Nothing 🤗. Read here: nightmare-magazine.com/ficti…
Never would I have dreamed that Malaprop’s would offer to host my book launch. And the brilliant poet and translator Niina Pollari agreed to join me. Reserve your seat here:
malaprops.com/event/store-ta…
"When she finally comes in, she’s holding the little bunch of sticks. Look, she says, pressing it into my hands. I made you."
i love this big-hearted & sharp spin on an old tale--read "Gretel" by Jane O'Sullivan, new on hex today!
hexliterary.com/?p=2499
SO the news is that Z and I have started a movie podcast! It's designed to be a short and sweet *mini-review* of films we saw recently and whether they're worth seeing 🎥 🎬 🍿
CINEMA WORMS - vetting films for you! (link below)
AHHH, it's my first time on @QueenOfRats's awesome monthly list on @reactormag! So happy to see "Sailor Moon Is Tired Of Fighting Evil" pubbed at @hexliterary on here! (this is also your sign to write whatever the hell you want)
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