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Sundress Publications is open for submissions for grant applications from trans writers with a chapbook or full-length book in progress in any genre. All eligible authors are welcome to submit by July 15th, 2025. For more information, visit our website.

My MOTHER has published a novel. Please swing by YouTube, watch her interview, and give her some support. I'm sure she would be thrilled. youtu.be/TJZqgd4n4Xg?si…

We're enjoying Summer with our brilliant new JUNE ISSUE 😎 Enjoy it at our website: buff.ly/M9YTorb All the love to our contributors! WORDS: Amelia Valasek, Jack Barrie, ella, Alex Bortell ART: Jasper Glen PLUS: Tania Malik interviews Esinam Bediako

Issue 88. The winners of The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction. Cover art by Mia Broecke. smokelong.com/stories/letter…

We sponsoring The SmokeLong Quarterly Trans Writer Fellowship and Residency in cooperation with SundressPublications SAFTA (deadline to apply Sept. 1), and you can find out more here... sundresspublications.com/safta/residenc…

Around the world, #ObamaLeaders are standing up for LGBTQIA+ rights—not just with celebration, but with action. 🏳️‍🌈 From mental health to legal equity, leaders like Gavin Chow, Ray Lopez Chang & Alan Wu are driving change. Read their stories: obama.org/stories/meet-o…

The US is so foolish to put its future in the hands of this moron.

Anyone who disagrees with Trump, according to Trump, has a low IQ. Trump was a C student. It's always projection, and the country suffers because of this bully.

Does anyone here actually think Trump knows the words to The Star-Spangled Banner or America the Beautiful or The Battle Hymn of the Republic or My Country Tis of Thee? There is a difference between patriotism and white supremacy, at least there still is.

What does supermarket coffee cost where you are?

I am so proud of the Texas House Democrats and the work that they’ve done. Their willingness to put themselves on the line to highlight the current assault on our democracy has set an example for what all of us have to do.

BREAKING: Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell just told us how Trump’s economy is faltering and how his tariffs are causing higher prices for Americans. This is why Trump wants him gone. He tells America the truth about Trump’s terrible economy.

Yay! Come, get peculiarly specific with me next month at this SmokeLong Quarterly webinar (27 September, 1pm NYC / 6pm GMT)👇

Can't believe that in 2025 we have to be telling people that vaccines are safe and slavery was bad.

It’s here! My third place story “Amy’s Mom” is live on Frazzled Lit *Open! Short Story Award* , and you can even hear me read it! frazzledlit.com/p/amys-mom

TODAY is the FINAL DAY to submit your full-length poetry manuscript for this year's open reading period at Sundress Publications! sundresspublications.com/news/2025/05/s…