We’re at 400! If you’ve been wanting to submit your work, now is the time to do so ⏰⏰ We will close submissions at 500.

And that is 500! Thank you to all who submitted. We can’t wait to begin reading your work 🤓

Submissions may be closed, but we've got new stories and poems for springtime 🌷 First up is "The Gift" by young writer Kerri Huang. This is Kerri's first-ever publication! read.emberjournal.org/kerri-huang/th…

"We light the diwas, and do the puja perfectly, and sing all the right bhajans. But nothing ever changes." Our latest story is "Shreya's Rakhi" by K.S. Shere read.emberjournal.org/k-s-shere/shre…

A #MothersDay #poetryfriday for today... I wrote this in high school and Ember: A Journal of Luminous Things 📚 ran it a few years ago (thanks!). Thanks for perhaps reading.

"for eons i have nurtured this ——— a valley of woes" Our next featured poem is "Prayer—An Erasure" by Hameedah Aruwa read.emberjournal.org/hameedah-aruwa…

"Branches alone do not make a forest, however magical they are." Our next featured publication is "From a Seed, a Forest" by Em Harriett. read.emberjournal.org/em-harriett/fr…

Excited my fantasy short story, "Faded Scars," was accepted by @emberjournal. It will be available online on October 4th. #shortstory #shortstories #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #fantasy #love #lovestory #story #writing #free #writer #writerscommunity #urbanfantasy #storylove

We are excited to announce our Best of the Net nominations for 2025!

To celebrate the start of autumn, we’re publishing new stories and poems each week through December! First up is “The Wind Up Boy” by L.Rao read.emberjournal.org/l-rao/the-wind…

Excited my fantasy short story, "Faded Scars," is out now Ember: A Journal of Luminous Things 📚! Read now for free! #shortstory #shortstories #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #fantasy #love #lovestory #story #writing #free #writer #writerscommunity #urbanfantasy #storylove read.emberjournal.org/ryan-benson/fa…

“Blanche had been taking her dogs to the dog park for as long as she could remember. But Albert. What was she to do with Albert?” Next up is “Gently Smiling Jaws” by Julie Le Blanc read.emberjournal.org/julie-le-blanc…

”We are like children who ask where the wind lived before all this homesick blowing began.” We’re excited to share a new poem “Trackless” by Richard Schiffman—two-time Ember contributor! read.emberjournal.org/richard-schiff…

"As Paulie's eyes adjusted, she located the dressing table. Just as she was about to grab the brush, she noticed some shadowy lumps in the drawer. She leaned closer to get a better look." Read "Gigi and The Lips" by Kelly White on Ember! read.emberjournal.org/kelly-white/gi…

I'm glad to have my poem "Great Luminous Things " published yesterday in Ember: a Journal of Luminous Things. A big thanks to the editors for providing a befitting home. Ember: A Journal of Luminous Things 📚 Kindly read! read.emberjournal.org/abdulmueed-bal… read.emberjournal.org/abdulmueed-bal…

Happy #poetryfriday! Here is the first poem I had published as an adult, this one in Ember: A Journal of Luminous Things 📚. To read the rest: read.emberjournal.org/jessica-whippl…