The Forge Literary Magazine
The Forge Literary Magazine publishes one prose piece a week. Literary excellence is our only criteria. https://forgelitmag.com/
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@elissalash.bsky.social
Writer. Mother. Feminist. Witch. Find my work in The Rumpus, CRAFT, Atticus Review, Tangled Locks, Silver Rose and at my website: Elissalash.com. Mover. Shaker. Magic Maker. Working on a memoir about sex work and motherhood.
@duotrope.com
Duotrope is an award-winning writers' resource. Search for publishers and agents, track your submissions & more! https://duotrope.com @duosuma.com is our submission manager.
@thewritingsquad.bsky.social
Creating the next generation in the north of England. www.writingsquad.com
@kristinagarvin.bsky.social
Occasional writer and longtime fan of the deep state. Find my writing here: https://www.clippings.me/users/kristinagarvin?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3hfjaulOk6nrGSSpRgxV2ecl9E7td3EdprE0b6UOgLMcfukqZu5BKIseQ_aem_vQ6VrIk-quyK6gB4DAjDTg
@mudroommag.bsky.social
A magazine of poetry and prose. Submissions will reopen June 1! We pay $15 per accepted piece.
@jtstories.bsky.social
Fiction: The Stinging Fly, Mechanics Institute Review, The Forge Literary Magazine, Litro, Shooter Literary Magazine, Fictive Dream, Lunate Literary Journal & elsewhere. Commended Bath Flash Fiction Award. Lifelong Newcastle United fan.
@oatleafpoetry.bsky.social
An online poetry publication. Submissions are open year-round! oatleafpoetry.com
@eurozine.bsky.social
#Eurozine is an online #magazine and #European network linking up more than 100 #culturaljournals and associates in 35 countries. https://www.eurozine.com/
@gracekendall.bsky.social
Writer, domestic violence prevention advocate & fundraiser, and happily rabid feminist.
@dawnsteffler.bsky.social
Bath Flash Fiction Winner • Smokelong Fellow • Storyknife • Wigleaf Top 50 LL • words in Pithead Chapel, Flash Frog, Ghost Parachute, Fractured Lit, The Forge • OT7 • cat mom • dawntasakasteffler.com
@foofarawpress.bsky.social
a digital zine and newsletter covering the world of entertainment and producing original storytelling, art, and criticism https://foofaraw.press
@skeinpress.bsky.social
Independent publisher of voices and stories not commonly featured in Irish literature. Passionate about storytelling and counter-storytelling in all its forms. 📚 Current: The Oasis by Charles Lang 📚 Forthcoming: This Is Not A Cookbook by Roxana Manouchehri
@catholicked.bsky.social
sometimes I write things. i was a very nauseous and competitive child. mostly facetious. they/she. https://alisonfraser.space
@angieellis.bsky.social
Writer. Work in The Masters Review, Grain, Story, The Forge, The Cincinnati Review, Narrative, Epiphany, Juked, and elsewhere. My novel, "A Snake and a Feathered Bird", will be out in the fall of 2025. 🇨🇦 www.angieelliswriter.com
@christinaladd.bsky.social
She/her. Writer, editor, reviewer. Strange Horizons, GeeklyInc., The Nerd Daily, & more. No Page Unturned Podcast. christinaladd.com
@slashnburnett.bsky.social
Doctor of food. Writer of stories. Neurospicy. Slush reader @flashfictiononline.bsky.social. Researcher at Fielden Whisky. Read my science&fiction: https://emmaburnett.uk Drabbleµ markets list: https://emmaburnett.uk/drabble-micro-markets
@earwormsmag.bsky.social
literary magazine interested in receiving writing and photography that explores “earworms,” the (wonderful/sometimes annoying/very catchy) music you can’t get out of your head! the only bluesky account run by worms 🪱🪱🪱 https://linktr.ee/earwormsmag
@phoebejournal.bsky.social
A journal of literature and art published by George Mason University. Submissions are currently closed. https://linktr.ee/phoebejournal
@memezine.bsky.social
SUBS OPEN memezinelit.com/submit a literary zine about life in the digital landscape always free to submit / pays $5 EIC @chelcampbell.bsky.social
@carolroseclaassen.bsky.social
Writer, reader, runner, neighborhood walker, street photographer, laugh enthusiast, dog lover, literary TV watcher, PDXer, 🏳️🌈, protester of fascism, supporter of DEI and human rights.
@seacrowpress.bsky.social
Award Winning Independent Press. www.seacrowpress.com #indiepublishing #Booksky
@ausauthora.bsky.social
Authora Australis, blind review poetry, stories, artwork. Insta: @authoraoz Eds: @rpatulny.bsky.social @psycarlogy.bsky.social
@expositionreview.bsky.social
SUBS OPEN thru 5/5 for Flash 405: “Quitting”! Details 👇 A multi-genre lit journal dedicated to sharing creative voices through issues, Flash 405, events & podcast ExpositionReview.com
@shortvinejournal.bsky.social
Short Vine is an undergraduate literary journal dedicated to sharing creative works of undergraduate students from around the world. Edited and published by students at the University of Cincinnati. Banner by Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined 2017.
@ekphrasticreview.bsky.social
The Ekphrastic Review is an online daily journal of writing inspired by visual art. It is a worldwide family of readers and writers who love art and literature. Our Ekphrastic Academy has Zooms on art and creative writing. https://www.ekphrastic.net
@loridjohnson.bsky.social
I write. Won NELLE’s Three Sisters Award 2024. Honorable Mention in the 2024 Great Gutsy Novelist Contest. 2021 Pushcart Nomination by Novel Slices. Pubs in Midnight & Indigo; Santa Fe Writers Quarterly; Mississippi Folklife; The Root and others.
@prairie-schooner.bsky.social
Literary Journal of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln: 95+ years of quality poetry, fiction, nonfiction, essays, & reviews. Posts by staff & interns https://prairieschooner.unl.edu
@freeflashfiction.bsky.social
Authors / Writers / Lovers of Words... Got a flash fiction story within 500 words, of any interpretation, on any theme, that our readers should read? https://freeflashfiction.com/
@bristolshortstory.bsky.social
Annual short story prize housed at the University of Bristol and coordinated by Dr Carrie Etter (carrieetter.bsky.social). https://bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk Open for entries until 31 January 2025 with judges Jan Carson, Peace Adzo Medie, and Kate Johnson
@roanokereview.bsky.social
Home for new and established authors writing in traditional and experimental forms since 1967. Based in Salem, VA; run by Roanoke College students.
@scrawlmagazine.bsky.social
» horror-focused literary magazine amplifying and uplifting marginalized voices within the genre » we publish short fiction, poetry, and essays by LGBTQIA+, neurodiverse, female, BIPOC, and disabled voices » submissions currently closed 🔗 scrawlmag.com
@asufferersdigest.bsky.social
A literary magazine exploring the dark, gritty, and meaningful. Intensely fascinated by the human condition. www.sufferer.online
@derwent-press.bsky.social
A literary magazine for the Midlands, publishing art, photography, short fiction, poetry and essays. Issue 1 out now https://derwentpress.bigcartel.com/. Instagram @derwent_press.
@frazzledlit.bsky.social
We are Frazzled Lit! 🥓 🔥 Looking for Flash, Poetry, CNF and Prose. Eds @lozzawriting.bsky.social and @jmcm.bsky.social www.frazzledlit.com https://ko-fi.com/frazzledlit socials by Laura 🇬🇧🏴🇮🇪 Edinburgh/Dublin
@lateration.bsky.social
Reflections of loneliness in peculiar manners: www.philipjamesshaw.com
@crowkeys.bsky.social
Seeking the wonderful and the bizarre, the beautiful and the dark. Home to all things dark and lovely. crowcrosskeys@gmail.com EIC: @keychild.bsky.social (she/her) https://linktr.ee/crowcrosskeys
@pleomorphic2.bsky.social
Flash fiction/cnf only. Best Microfic 2024. Trauma writing workshops. Yeah Nah Reading Series. Will probably rearrange your dishwasher. 🇦🇺🇲🇾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ sumitrasingam.squarespace.com CHAPBOOK Are You Willing w Amy Marques: https://bottlecap.press/products/willing
@jesssarlin.bsky.social
Writer and artist. Proud to have words in Door is a Jar Magazine, Saturday Evening Post, The Forge, Eerie River Press, Air and Nothingness Press and more. jesssarlinwriter.wordpress.com
@scrivener1980.bsky.social
is a literary journal published at McGill University in Montreal, founded in 1980. BUY TICKETS FOR THE LAUNCH PARTY HERE: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/2025-scrivener-launch-party
@mudseasonreview.bsky.social
Mud Season Review is an international literary journal affiliated with the Burlington Writers Workshop. We seek to celebrate the full process of artistic creation, from inspiration to publication. https://mudseasonreview.com
@kirkvanderbeek.bsky.social
O. Henry Award nominee / words in Baltimore Review, The Forge, Alternative Milk Magazine, Toronto Journal, Ahoy Comics, Cosmic Horror Monthly, Quagmire Magazine, Falling Star Magazine & elsewhere
@canadamediaawards.bsky.social
Since 1977, Canada’s 🇨🇦 most prestigious awards programs for magazine and digital publishing communities. Depuis 1977, les programmes de prix les plus prestigieux du Canada 🇨🇦 pour les communautés de l’édition magazine et numérique.
@doricliterary.bsky.social
An online journal publishing classically inspired short stories. Now open for submissions, 1000-8000 words. Edited by @CourtlandAvenue (Dave Gregory) https://doric-literary.com/
@newversenews.bsky.social
Politically progressive poetry on current events every day since 2005. Ed. @JamesPenha.bsky.social Guidelines for writers on site: https://newversenews.blogspot.com Substack version: http://thenewversenews.substack.com
@crossrdsreview.bsky.social
A platform for emerging writers & artists ✍️🎨 Celebrating creativity through poetry, prose, and art Submissions open—let your voice be heard 📢 thecrossroadsreview.org/submit