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My ancient literary life...Whetstone, a lit journal run and funded by a local arts council in Illinois back in the olden days when people did that. And they awarded me $500 (which is $1032.50 in today's dollars)!
open.substack.com/pub/lesliepw...
Let us know if you haven't heard back from us...all submissions should have received a response. (Why did you make it so dang hard to choose?!?)
Photo by Brian Bouldrey, South 85 artist-in-residence
My ancient literary life...writing about a character who founded a pager company! Getting 19-pages of space in a lit journal!
lesliepwriter.substack.com/p/bryant-lit...
I did that once...an amazing reading experience!
Check it out! I answered some questions for @lesliepwriter.bsky.social's blog Work-in-Progress about BODIES IN BAGS.
www.workinprogressinprogress.com/2026/03/tbr-...
Digging through the ancient archives of my literary life & the first time my work was published in Shenandoah--got a sweet new title & $1000. (Everyone now: THOSE WERE THE DAYS!)
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Check out my story about Richard Nixon who IRL drank alone after-hours at Trader Vic's--!! Also, did you know iin high school he lost the election for junior class pres?? Thanks for publishing this one, @theforge.bsky.social!!
I added up all the words I've written in my creative life...and am adding to that # by starting a Substack to ponder my past writings and publications (12 books published & un; 260 stories published & un).
Subscribe or read out of nosiness!
lesliepwriter.substack.com/p/2265000
Today! 👏 Is! 👏 The! 👏 Day!
Send us your P~F~CNF~FF~FCNF by midnight TONIGHT (3/13)! Surprise us!
south85journal.com/submissions/
Maybe the best moment of the writing life, getting to here.
And skilled...me saying "talented" makes it seem as though these beautiful pieces somehow just appear, when I know you work hard.
You're so talented!
Awesome!! I would love that.
Wonderful interview Anna Petty conducted w/
@suburbanprairie.bsky.social
<I love being in the archives, I love gathering information and letting it sit in my brain before shaking the sifter and seeing what filters through>
It's a joy to edit this literary journal for the Converse low-res MFA program & work with the students/grads. We are still feeling fresh & eager & ready to read YOUR work--by FRIDAY!
About right!
I MISS YOU!!!!!!
Yay! The Hudson Review decided to open the online link to my story, so you can read it if you'd like. Note: it's long but it's got Arizona desert, a bad boyfriend who isn't actually a boyfriend, and a scorpion encased in Lucite.
hudsonreview.com/2026/02/kris...
I'm the faculty editor of the Converse low-res MFA, and I hope you'll consider sending your fiction/poetry/CNF/flash fiction/flash CNF our way. Our eager team is ready to read!
Join us, won't you?
You know you can't resist these eyes...surprise us with a submission of F/FF/P/CNF/FCNF this weekend!
~all work from the queue
~$100 awarded to one published piece
~our team reads w/ care & attention
~deadline: 3/13
~lit journal of Converse low-res MFA
south85journal.com/submissions/
Can't believe that snow and ice are hanging on like this!!
I still read/subscribe to paper newspapers, but they are definitely SAD.
Thrilled to see my new story about Krista in the legendary @hudsonreview.bsky.social!!
We sure miss your fiction/poetry/CNF...send some our way, why don't you? We're reading through 3/13.
~$100 prize for 1 published piece
~all work comes through the queue
~we nominate for prizes
MORE HERE: www.south85journal.com/submissions/
photo by Brian Bouldrey
I thought the article said she was using a bunch of psuedonyms? Maybe so people can't find the sales!
Was just wondering about where this info came from.
He has a good agent! Also, this was what we probably call now "the olden days" (2012) First and only novel/
Please help me get the word out about our lovely lit journal!
www.south85journal.com/submissions/