We're hiring an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing. Closing date is August 13. This is a full-time, permanent post. A PhD is NOT required; we are looking for creative practitioners with relevant professional experience (publishing, teaching, etc).

The deadline to apply for our 2024 Autumn Workshops is this Sunday. tinhouse.com/workshop/autum…

Last day to apply!

if you are a trans or queer writer wanting (kind, generous) feedback on a story, essay, or novel excerpt up to 20 pages, DM me. “emerging” or unpublished writers to the front, please. I can take on 5 pieces rn.

ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE, Faith Ringgold, 2023

Grand Gesture Books, a new Black owned romance bookstore, is coming to Portland, Oregon! 📍814 SW 10th Ave Spread the news, far and wide! I don’t have an opening date yet but I’m hoping for late fall!

The next Randolph College MFA application deadline is three weeks out--Sept 1st. All applicants are considered for scholarships and fellowships. Assembled below: the Randolph MFA 2024-2025 roster of faculty. Apply by 9/1! More info: randolphcollege.edu/mfa-cw/

What are your favorite love poems? ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 Bonus points for ones in Spanish and/or ones with good translations, but the more the MARRIER (aka help me plan my imminent wedding ceremony?!)

As if I didn’t have enough of a bookstack to catch up on, I came across a hardcover copy of Funeral for Flaca by Emilly Prado. From what I've heard, this is a proper fit for the library of essential Chicano literature I've been building. Any other recommendations are welcome.

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Debut poetry collection Good Dress by Brittany Rogers (she/her) is out 10/15/24!✨ “A once-in-a-generation debut.”—Angel Nafis “This self-assured, dazzling debut has a story to tell.”—Aricka Foreman Read more: bit.ly/GoodDressBook

The ferris wheel emojis + cheery tone juxtaposed against bird flu spread in this NPR newsletter is so dystopian.

First day back to work as a ~married person~ it's been wild to have my life centered around saving up for and then planning this event for months/years, and now it's back to business. If our communication has been spotty lately I thank you for your patience :)

Spanish actor and Oscar winner, Javier Bardem, speaks out for Gaza at the San Sebastián Film Festival, calling out the Israeli occupation for committing war crimes. 🇵🇸

Wait sameeee. Came here to find out if it was just me for this very reason!!

I am thrilled to be one of the founding members of The Flytrap, a worker-owned reader-supported publication that is bringing the feminist blog back to the internet. Please support us ⬇️

So very kind that a stipend is paying for all Native students wanting to participate and mailing them a free copy of the book! Can my friends help spread the word?

Hopefully a nice and distracting question in an insane time— and most likely will be missed in feed because I’m never on here. BUT can you let me know what your favorite personal essays have been over the years— thinking along the lines of: Fourth State of Matter.

i love everybody’s niche halloween costumes!! i love the specificity I love the creativity i love when you put a lot of time and effort into something that is quite literally just to make yourself laugh and i genuinely love when i don’t understand it and have to have it explained

I have left Twitter, but I am back for one last ask: I loved running Bitch Media. It was one of the most joyous times in my career. And now, I am honored to be a co-owner of The Flytrap, which is bringing feminist cultural criticism back to the internet!