Delighted to have my poem 'haircut' in the new issue of Cosmic Daffodil, The Body Archive. Check it out here: cosmic-daffodil.squarespace.com/ebook-collec... #Poetry #Poem #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social

Spooky season isn’t quite over yet! I’m excited to announce another one of my pieces has been published. Read my new story, “Second Opinion,” in the latest edition of the Cosmic Daffodil Journal! @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social Link here: static1.squarespace.com/static/62f08... #writingcommunity

ISSUE XII: TIDAL LIGHT NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS 🌊✨️ Keywords: emotional immensity, nature as metaphor, dreamlike reality, oceanic feeling, ecstatic fear. Submit here: duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...

Happy to have one of my poems included in the latest issue. Check it out:

grateful that my Electra piece was chosen as the cover for this issue 🖤

My story, "The Creation," is featured in this issue! A tender reimagining of Frankenstein. The Cosmic Daffodil crew is always wonderful! #writing

The Body Archive from @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social is live! keep the Halloweekend going with one of my intrusive thoughts, "The Blood Child": static1.squarespace.com/static/62f08...

IT'S LAUNCH DAY 🎉 We are very excited to announce that our 12th issue THE BODY ARCHIVE is now LIVE on our website ‼️ cosmic-daffodil.squarespace.com/ebook-collec... Enjoy! ❤️

Happy Halloween! 🎃 We hope your day is full of good tricks and treats 👻

We are putting the finishing touches on THE BODY ARCHIVE 🔪🩸 It's going to be a good one...we can't wait to share it with you!

We're looking for a new Poetry editor! Details about this and other staff opportunities here:

Today's listing of the day is: ergot. @ergot.bsky.social #WritingCommunity

THE BODY ARCHIVE submission statistics ‼️ We are extremely grateful to everyone who submitted during these last couple months. Also, a huge THANK YOU to the Daffodil Patch for staying on top of reading submissions 📚 THE BODY ARCHIVE releases November 1st 🔪🩸

Happy Diwali 💜🩷 Wishing you a festival filled with light, laughter, and love that lasts all year!

Submissions for THE BODY ARCHIVE are now CLOSED. Thank you to everyone who has submitted - we are currently reading through submissions. You can expect a response from us soon. Thank you again! 🔪🩸

SUBS OPEN

Call for submissions from authors writing about #monsters, #horror, #anatomy, and more! About 4 days left. Very @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social. #writing

‼️1 DAY LEFT TO SUBMIT ‼️ View our Listing on @chillsubs : www.chillsubs.com/magazine/cos... Submit on Duosuma: duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...

5 Days Left to Submit!

#Writing calls & contests for #fiction, #nonfiction & #poetry paying up to $76,000. #SubmissionCall themes include: Objection! Overruled!; #soilpunk; #haunt; no laughing matter; #HelenOfTroy; Walpurgis witcheries; rebels; #alien celebrations; lantern keepers. 🔗 authorspublish.com/38-themed-su...

💭 To help inspire your entries for this year's National Poetry Competition, The Poetry Society will be releasing a series of prompts throughout the competition. Today's prompt comes from Estelle Price, who was commended in the 2022 and 2024 National Poetry Competition. Thank you, Estelle!

phoebe is still fee-free for marginalized writers through tomorrow, and our submissions are also open through tomorrow! October 8 is the last day to submit, so get your submissions in! ✨ #CallForSubmissions #phoebejournal

Submissions are still open for THE BODY ARCHIVE 🔪🩸 Think haunted anatomy, sentient scars, inherited monstrosity. Submit here: duotrope.com/duosuma/submit… ~ SUBMISSIONS CLOSE OCT 15TH ~

The first round of proofs have been sent out! Check your inboxes 📥

💀 We are still open for submissions until Oct 15 🔪🩸 We are ESPECIALLY looking for PHOTOGRAPHY & VISUAL ART pieces: we still need a spooky creation for our title page 👀 Please visit our website for more info! #WritingCommunity #writerslift

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - THE BODY ARCHIVE 🪦🩸 We are especially looking for VISUAL ART and PHOTOGRAPHY submissions that unearth the horror of embodiment. Please check out our website for more information regarding the theme here: cosmic-daffodil.squarespace.com/body-archive

Teachers & poet-educators, getting ready for National Poetry Day and looking for ideas? Join our poet-teacher network, Cloud Chamber, for a free online CPD session! ✨ Zoom ✨ 16 Sept, 4-5pm ✨ FREE ✨ Ideas for activities & resources on the NPD theme 'play' bit.ly/CloudChamberPoetry

Anthology Magazine Short Story Competition (Fiction; pays) opened to fee-based fiction submissions. https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

"wormholes in the wood weaving wandering ways through the rain. a white shopping bag drifts through an azure so pure it might be water, an aeronautic cnidarian like my boyfriend’s dad believes" —endwell beestungmag.com/issue24/one-...

sending out some responses for Issue 7. my apologies for the form letters! i do not prefer them but they help me stay on schedule. :/ if you'd like some of my thoughts on your piece, you can always just email me back, though my response might be slow i won't leave you hanging indefinitely.

The editors of West Trade Review are looking for essays that explore creative life expansively conceived. We are seeking personal essays exploring creative practice, support for the literary or creative life, hopes/desires/goals for the arts, etc. Details below: buff.ly/lNpacnx #writingcommunity

BOOK NOW: National Poetry Day Open Mic - Play with headline set from Bradley Taylor! 2 October, 7:30pm - 9:30pm 🎤🎟️ poetrysociety.org.uk/event/npd-op...

We're sorry to report that we've had to close our 📫 Free POETRY Subs 📪 early this month due to overwhelming demand! We are busy reading all the amazing poems you submitted. And we don't want to keep anyone wanting too long for a response. 🕰️

delighted to add @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social to this thread; a gross piece of flash will be included in "The Body Archive" this October. subs are still open--send something! cosmic-daffodil.squarespace.com/body-archive

The Last Boy on Earth is still on sale this week at @rebelsatori.bsky.social - you won't find a better deal on the hard copy 💙 #queerspec #newreads #debutnovel #sff #specfic #mlm #gayreads rebelsatori.com/product/the-...

We are looking for poems that perform Olympic feats with language that leave a reader in wonder while still alluding to the basic things that make us human. Send us work that uniquely explores September’s theme of impermanence. buff.ly/ZBgQzCP #writingcommunity

Heading back to school? We're wishing you luck! And what better way to get in the back to school spirit than with classroom centered pieces from the archive? 📖 Check out our BACK TO SCHOOL post on our blog, LIP SERVICE: buff.ly/yl5uROp

One week left for UK and EU readers to save lots of money on postage by selecting Saver Shipping at checkout! Get yourself a copy of First Kicking, Then Not, Issue 19, a felt pennant, or any other in-stock poetry, short story, or novella chapbook!

Woohoo! Congrats and happy release day to @melissacuisine.bsky.social ! #EpistemicLitFamily

Calling all writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy and More: Submissions are open for September’s #SciFanSat issue until 09.18.2025 at scifansat.com/landing.html! Our theme this month is… SCHOOL! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

Great response so far—we’d love to see more flash (fiction and non) and prose poems, but we’ll read whatever you’ve got ready!

The editors of West Trade Review seek creative nonfiction that engages with the ideas of mental health and mental wellness. Submit today! Details at the link below: buff.ly/VY83b09 #writingcommunity

🖤 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 🖤 🩸🔪 The Body Archive 💀 Is your skin a map or a mask? Show us where it hurts, and how it changes you. More information can be found here: cosmic-daffodil.squarespace.com/body-archive Submit here: duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...

🩸🔪 THE BODY ARCHIVE: Q&A with the Daffodil Patch 👻🪦 1.) What are you currently reading? 2.) For The Body Archive, what elements are you looking for in a submission? 3.) What is your favorite scary story/horror/crime book?

THE BODY ARCHIVE 🔪🩸 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! We are looking for poetry, flash fiction & nonfiction, photography, and visual art that unearth the horror of embodiment. Think haunted anatomy, sentient scars, inherited monstrosity. Show us where it hurts and how it changes you.

Taking Submissions: Toad Shade Zine Issue 4 ( from @slothandenvy.com‬ ) horrortree.com/taking-submi... Submission Window: September 1st - 30th, 2025 Payment: $20 for fiction, $15 for art. Theme: We’re All Going to Die #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Open Call: Cosmic Roots And Eldritch Shores September 2025 Window horrortree.com/taking-submi... Dates: Sep 1-2 2025 Pay: 8 cents/word originals, 2 cents/reprints, Artwork: $10 Theme: Well written original work in scifi, fantasy, etc

Taking Submissions: The Cafe Irreal Fall 2025 Issue horrortree.com/taking-submi... Deadline: October 1st, 2025 Payment: One cent U.S. per word ($2 minimum) Theme: Fantastic Fiction You really NEED to read the description below. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Today's listing of the day is: Birdcoat Quarterly @birdcoatquarterly.bsky.social (fee-based) #WritingCommunity

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