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Rob Gotobed @robgotobed.bsky.social Stand-up philosopher, scribe, bongo drummer and professional time-traveller. (Once dated Anne Boleyn)
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Rekha Valliappan @silicasun.bsky.social Author - Poet
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Author Krishna Prasanth Guttikonda @krishna-author.bsky.social I write because I feel most alive when I’m creating stories, stories about love, loss, memory, and the small, quiet moments that often shape our lives the most.
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Bleu @bleuowl.bsky.social Migrating #haikuchallenge prompt to share in the BlueSky ecosystem from the other Tweetosphere platform.~
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Writing About Writing About Writing @writingabtwriting.bsky.social A free blog about writing books, and books about writing, and reading books about writing.
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Ben Morris @benmorris.eu Just another writer you've never heard of. I blog from time to time at https://disintermediated.blog
Britain’s War Memorials @britwarmemorial.bsky.social Exploring Britain’s war memorials. Boer War, First World War (Great War), Second World War et al. Member of the Great War Group #LestWeForget #Remembrance
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Harper Dent @harperdent.bsky.social Writer of speculative fiction. Loves nature, dogs and chocolate. She/them
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Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
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Cranked Anvil *OPEN for submissions* @crankedanvil.bsky.social Writing Prizes | Indie Press | New Writing | Est. 2012. | https://crankedanvil.co.uk/ | EIC: Paul Dunn https://bsky.app/profile/pauldunnwriter.bsky.social
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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social Former US living in the UK. Retired Sr Fellow, Campaign for America's Future.
Silicon Valley: Atari, Imagic, Working Software, Be, and various executive positions.
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JudyKeith @judykeith.bsky.social Judy and Keith create stories. We started late in life by writing for our grandkids. The stories emphasize a moral & must pass the acid test--would we be happy if our kids read it? As they got older, we progressed to action-adventure, romance and #CR4U.
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C. R. Collins @crcollins.bsky.social Tree-hugging indie author
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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social Uncovering history across Maine. I detect properties for owners to showcase their history by finding items lost by past inhabitants. Credited with discovering a Militia/Civil War muster field in ME. Posts about Maine history and things that interest me.
Kerouac Project of Orlando @kerouacproject.bsky.social Stay in Jack Kerouac’s historic home. 7 Week Writers’ residency in Orlando, FL. $600 stipend for supplies/ groceries. https://www.kerouac-project.com
Poetry Emma Meier @poetryemmameier.bsky.social Poet. Writer. Reader. Thinker. ✍️📖
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Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social Nonfiction writer. Author of The Mess That Made Them (Bloomsbury, 2026) geni.us/TMtMT. Two-time Best of the Net nominee. | 🏠 Council Bluffs, IA (Omaha Metro Area) | Rep: Anderson Literary Agency
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Joni Page Author @jonipageauthor.bsky.social Wild child. Optimist.
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Michael Brachman Author 🚀 @mlbphd.bsky.social 16 hard sci-fi novels. Explore thrilling adventures & timeless human connections. Experience a meticulously crafted future where science & imagination collide! P.S. These stories are true, they just haven't happened yet.
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Satan @social-hell.uk Lord of Hell.
I'm going to repost writing stuff. Probably loads of political shit
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Pronouns: "Good dog"
Thought for today: izzy dedyet?
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social A daily literary website highlighting the best in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and criticism.
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The Rumpus @therumpus.net Independent since 2009. Read The Rumpus Magazine. Become a Member. Receive Letters in the Mail from Authors. Join a dynamic, global community.
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Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social Publisher of award-winning fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. For the workshop, head to @mccormackwc.bsky.social.
Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social A @storystudiochicago.bsky.social publication! Editor-in-Chief @mbwwelch.bsky.social
Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com A webjournal publishing short fiction, book reviews, a weekly newsletter, & whatever else happens at http://www.necessaryfiction.com. Doing our best since 2009.
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Poetry Daily @poetrydaily.bsky.social Poetry Daily presents a poem each day from new books and journals, along with poetry news, announcements, and more. Est. 1997.
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StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social We are a literary arts nonprofit focused on building a writing community. Classes and events online and in person. Come write with us!
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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social We're an international literary magazine in Madrid. We connect English and Spanish speaking literary cultures through fiction, poetry, essays and interviews.
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Verse Daily @versedaily.bsky.social The largest daily poem anthology... 22 years of poems in our archives! You know you need a little more poetry in your life.
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Ploughshares Literary Journal @pshares.bsky.social The award-winning literary journal based at Emerson College. Publishing established and emerging writers since 1971. mtr.bio/pshares
Short Poem of the Day @shortpoems.bsky.social Daily short poems from the past and present. 🙂
Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social A multimedia literary and cultural arts magazine with an enduring commitment to the written word. https://lareviewofbooks.org/
Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social Promoting Irish writers and writing - maintained by Gerard Beirne
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Apparition Literary Magazine @apparitionlit.com Apparition Lit is an online, quarterly magazine publishing genre short stories & poems. 💀
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n+1 @nplusonemag.com n+1 is a print and digital magazine of literature, culture, and politics. nplusonemag.com
The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com ‘The premier literary-intellectual magazine in the English language.’
Boston Review @bostonreview.bsky.social A magazine of ideas, politics, and culture, committed to the power of collective reasoning and imagination to create a more just world.
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Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org Lambda Literary, celebrating LGBTQ+ storytellers since 1985. Home of the Lammy Awards, Writers in Schools, the Emerging Writers Retreat for LGBTQ Voices, and the Lambda Literary Review.
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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social Dedicated to bringing the best flash narratives to the web, by widely published authors or those new to the craft. Est.2003. Paying up to $150. www.smokelong.com. No Trump supporters. Follow also @heyflashvillage.bsky.social
The Believer @thebeliever.net A quarterly literature, arts, and culture magazine.
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social We’re a literary journal that’s totally bonkers-in-love with voice-driven writing, pop culture, and the kind of honesty that gets you right in the kidneys.
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Electric Literature @electricliterature.com Making literature exciting, relevant and inclusive
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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social The home for international literature since 2003. Winners of the Whiting Literary Magazine Prize.
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The Cincinnati Review @cincinnatireview.bsky.social Publishing great literature and art since 2003.
Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social The Bristol Short Story Prize is an international writing competition hosted by the Department of English at the University of Bristol.
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Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine @doorisajarmag.bsky.social Quarterly literary magazine of #poetry, short #fiction, #nonfiction, #drama, #art and #bookreviews with cadence and personality to take readers on a journey.
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West Trade Review @westtradereview.bsky.social Publishing the best contemporary fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry since 2009. Literary magazine based out of Charlotte, NC.
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AGNI @agnimagazine.bsky.social Our avatar is the Vedic god of fire, our goal is literary combustion. A beacon for 50 years, shining brightly in print and online. bu.edu/agni
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cream city review @creamcityreview.bsky.social University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s graduate student run lit mag. Publishing art, fiction, CNF, poetry and more since 1975!
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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social International litmag ALWAYS open for submissions. Pays $120/piece. Responds in 30 days. Free subs in most genres. Free issues online. Paid feedback options. If you don't submit, we can't pay you.
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Iowa Writers’ Workshop @iowawriterswksp.bsky.social The Program in Creative Writing at the University of Iowa
The Pinch @pinchjournal.bsky.social A biannual literary journal produced by MFA students at the University of Memphis— pinchjournal.com
The Pushcart Prize @pushcartprize.bsky.social Featuring the best short stories, poems, essays annually since 1976.
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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social Literary magazine that has been publishing Canadian Writers & Writing for over 40 years.
Proud presenter of the Wild Writers Literary Festival!
Exposition Review @expositionreview.bsky.social Multi-genre lit journal & community
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The Common @commonmag.bsky.social The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, poetry, and art with a modern sense of place. Based at Amherst College, we highlight writers and work from around the world.
Vol. 1 Brooklyn @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social Thoughts on books and culture, plus original fiction and essays.
streetcake magazine @streetcakemag.bsky.social An online mag publishing innovative & experimental writing. Bi-monthly issues. SUBS CLOSED. www.streetcakemagazine.com
In Another Time Magazine @inanothertimemag.bsky.social Scifi/fan magazine for short stories, flash fiction, and poems. Issue 4 available as of 7/10! See pinned tab for more info.
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ONE ART: a journal of poetry @oneart.bsky.social ONE ART: a journal of poetry
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Boulevard Magazine @boulevardlitmag.bsky.social The finest fiction, poetry, and essays since 1985. Paying market.
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The Paris Review @parisreview.bsky.social Quarterly literary magazine founded in 1953.
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https://theparisreview.substack.com/
Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social Literary journal based out of Texas Tech University. We publish fiction, poetry, and nonfiction in 3 print issues & 3 e-issues every year.
Email: ihlr.mail@gmail.com
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Baltimore Review @baltimorereview.bsky.social A literary journal, founded in 1996, publishing poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. https://baltimorereview.org/ 
The Fiddlehead @fiddlehd.bsky.social The Fiddlehead is Atlantic Canada's International Literary Journal.
Celebrating 80 years of literary foraging in 2025!
https://thefiddlehead.ca
Southeast Review @southeastreview.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/southeast_review
Est. in 1979 as Sundog 🍊 Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Book Reviews, Interviews, & Art.