Winner of the 2023 Literary Awards Program - judged by @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social - Erica Kent will be joining our 2026 Authors with her debut novel, BLACK DOG! #SFWP2026Reveal Preorder BLACK DOG here: buff.ly/CZPhMQE Get to know Erica here: buff.ly/r1clmtD @susanschulman.bsky.social

Listen to I'M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT by @livesinpages.bsky.social while traveling home for the holidays! buff.ly/vMVtRYM @susanschulman.bsky.social

Kicking off the start of summer will be our fourth 2026 author Vandana Nair, with her forthcoming novella, THE WEDDING! #SFWP2026Reveal Get to know Vandana here: buff.ly/OwinOxz Preorder THE WEDDING right here: buff.ly/r0ekTRs @susanschulman.bsky.social

Thank you @clmporg.bsky.social for including GOBLIN MODE by @carolinehagood.bsky.social in "CLMP Members’ Most-Celebrated Books of 2025!" buff.ly/82u7jID Start reading GOBLIN MODE on #kindle right here: buff.ly/K4v6Ubt

Our third 2026 author will be Jessica Danger with her upcoming memoir, NO HEROIC MEASURES! #SFWP2026Reveal Get to know Jessica here: buff.ly/D522ZJW And don't forget to preorder NO HEROIC MEASURES right here: buff.ly/M0X8pSO @susanschulman.bsky.social

Check out "The Other Side of Paradise: An Interview with @cleyvisnatera.bsky.social," by @egjames.bsky.social over on @therumpus.net! buff.ly/n6cZTjE Dive into MONA AT SEA right here: bit.ly/3krQVxB @susanschulman.bsky.social

Our second author of 2026 is @wendyjfox.bsky.social - who we've had the honor of previously publishing - with THE LAST SUPPER! #SFWP2026Reveal Preorder THE LAST SUPPER: buff.ly/VCjU0jY Get WHAT IF WE WERE SOMEWHERE ELSE and IF THE ICE HAD HELD right here: buff.ly/7zrJjLQ @susanschulman.bsky.social

From the SFWP team, we're wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday!

Don't miss out on reading @samuelashworth.bsky.social's article "That Personalized Email About Loving and Marketing Your Book Is a Scam," over on @electricliterature.com! buff.ly/zwkC1lQ Listen to THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY on here: buff.ly/8aQnnHc @susanschulman.bsky.social

Fun Fact: We'll also be in Baltimore Maryland for #AWP26 (@awpwriter.org) from March 4-7th at booths 527 & 529! buff.ly/ihcUnTL #SFWP2026Reveal

Discover how @laurencjohnson.bsky.social's My Little Pony collection brought her comfort in this article for @huffpost.com! buff.ly/ZYo63Yc Preorder Lauren's upcoming novel, THE WEST FACADE, right here: buff.ly/ltCqOSb @susanschulman.bsky.social

It's time for our annual sneak peak at the books we'll be publishing in 2026! Our first 2026 author is @laurencjohnson.bsky.social and her debut novel, THE WEST FACADE. #SFWP2026Reveal Visit Lauren's website: buff.ly/k3SZn8C Preorder THE WEST FACADE: buff.ly/9KG5mSs @susanschulman.bsky.social

That's our #SFWP2025YearInReview! Make sure to check out @samuelashworth.bsky.social, @stepheneoannou.bsky.social, @lindalenhoff.bsky.social, @carolinehagood.bsky.social, Lisa K. Friedman, & @lumchanmfa.bsky.social! buff.ly/3VjcUeP TOMORROW we're revealing our 2026 authors!

Don't let 2025 pass by without checking out @clmporg.bsky.social's Fiction of 2025 reading list! buff.ly/5jKa9IR Treat yourself to the books we released this year right here: buff.ly/6Eni2wC @susanschulman.bsky.social

On the final day of our #SFWP2025YearInReview, we're thrilled to share with everyone the 2025 Literary Awards Program Long and Short List! buff.ly/W9BV5sP

Thank you @publisherswkly.bsky.social for this incredible review of BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social! buff.ly/YchRmGQ Get BITTER OVER SWEET right here: buff.ly/pNqXMfq @lumchanmfa.bsky.social

In today's addition to the #SFWP2025YearInReview, we're going back to November with the release of BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, who was our grand prize winner of the 2023 Literary Awards with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social! buff.ly/t4QDkAU @susanschulman.bsky.social @msmagazine.com

The 2025 Literary Awards Program Short List is here! buff.ly/uftpTi6

With praise from @adrianaallegri.bsky.social, we also celebrated the release of HELLO WIFE by Lisa K. Friedman in September too!#SFWP2025YearInReview Treat yourself to HELLO WIFE right here: buff.ly/O73CNQj @susanschulman.bsky.social

Don't forget to vote for HELLO WIFE by Lisa K. Friedman in Bedside Reading's 5th International Book Cover Awards between 12/31-1/14! buff.ly/HqwiiJp Listen to HELLO WIFE on #Audible here: buff.ly/vmXm0Ms @blackstonepub.bsky.social

Happy #TBT to when we released GOBLIN MODE: A SPECULATIVE MEMOIR by @carolinehagood.bsky.social on September 2nd! #SFWP2025YearInReview Get GOBLIN MODE right here: buff.ly/cogUBsM @susanschulman.bsky.social

Make sure to have you notifications for SFWP turned on as we'll be announcing the 2025 Literary Awards Program Short List this Saturday! Check out the Long List right here if you haven't already. buff.ly/uftpTi6

#Booksky Oooh, congratulations Dee Holloway @deeholloway.bsky.social! Good job! (And if you’d to read some of Dee’s work, their terrific Southern Gothic sapphic novella LITTLE NOTHING is on sale at Smashwords right now!)

Back in August, we went on the road trip of a lifetime when we released @lindalenhoff.bsky.social's novel, *YOUR ACTUAL LIFE MAY VARY! buff.ly/HJrlEo5 #SFWP2025YearInReview @susanschulman.bsky.social @egjames.bsky.social

Discover how *YOUR ACTUAL LIFE MAY VARY by @lindalenhoff.bsky.social came to be in this review over on Local News Matters! buff.ly/7XWCMgo Get *YOUR ACTUAL LIFE MAY VARY just in time for the holidays right here: amzn.to/4f2eFo7 @susanschulman.bsky.social

Who doesn't love a good party? We're revisiting the Launch Party we had on May 18th at The Cordell in Bethesda, MD in the latest installment to our #SFWP2025YearInReview!

Next up on our #SFWP2025YearInReview, with guest editor Rachel Weber, we released the 32 Issue of the SFWP Journal! buff.ly/vxU9QKe

Shout out to the Finalists of the 2025 Literary Awards Program pt 5: William Nixon, Celeste Amidon, Kendall Stark, R. B. Gustafson, R.W. Hartshorn, Kathryn Larrabee, Carlin Mackie-Stephenson, Cameron Green, Kem Joy Ukwu, Dee Holloway, & David Snee! buff.ly/W9BV5sP

Next up on our #SFWP2025YearInReview, we released AFTER PEARL on May 1st, the first installment to @stepheneoannou.bsky.social's Nicholas Bishop Mystery series! buff.ly/42AFVe3 @susanschulman.bsky.social

DEAL ALERT: The Italian Translation rights for US, AFTER: A MEMOIR OF LOVE AND SUICIDE by Rachel Zimmerman were sold to Controversi Edizioni! Get US, AFTER just in time for the holidays right here: buff.ly/mEgAkEv @susanschulman.bsky.social

Shout out to the Finalists of the 2025 Literary Awards Program pt 4: @samcorradetti.bsky.social, Maryann Ifeanacho, Stephen Haines, @lindsaystenico.bsky.social, @barrettbowlin.bsky.social, Jamy Bond, Terese Svoboda, Amanda Sarasien, Anjoli Roy, Kaitlin Lavinder, & Matt Smythe! buff.ly/W9BV5sP

Discover how @samuelashworth.bsky.social was "forever changed by Macbeth" in his article for @debutiful.bsky.social! buff.ly/cvo2PgF Get THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY here: buff.ly/26iprHY @susanschulman.bsky.social

With the end of 2025 fast approaching, it's time to look back at what we've accomplished with our #SFWP2025YearInReview! On March 20th, we released @samuelashworth.bsky.social's debut novel, THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY! buff.ly/bttyQgH @susanschulman.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com

Join us as we shout out the Finalists of the 2025 Literary Awards Program pt 3: Cara Albert, Jane Labous, Rhiannon Harvey, Sarah Giragosian, Kris Faatz, Michael Narkunski, Rabha Ashry, Mark Purcell, Paul Bendix, Barbara Drake-Vera, & D.A. Navoti! buff.ly/W9BV5sP

Don't miss out on reading Rachel Zimmerman's latest installment to her "Medical Mysteries" series over on the @washingtonpost.com! buff.ly/ZQt6MSh Get US, AFTER: A MEMOIR OF LOVE AND SUICIDE right here: buff.ly/1S6iiiF @susanschulman.bsky.social

Happy #FlashbackFriday to when @poeticmoni.bsky.social's #choreopoem ROADMAP was featured in @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social's Year in Reading list over in The Millions! buff.ly/mEontu7 Get ROADMAP just in time for Christmas right here: buff.ly/3akZLiB @susanschulman.bsky.social

Join us as we shout out the Finalists of the 2025 Literary Awards Program pt 2: Sandy Nietling, Anna Dickson James, Jennifer Love, @cdiacono.bsky.social, @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social, Joseph O’Donnell, Amanda Holmes, Jeanne Gassman, Joe Oestreich, & Scott Lane! buff.ly/W9BV5sP

Happy #ThrowbackThursday to @kesemmel.bsky.social's article "I Always Knew I Was Different..." that was published in the @huffpost.com! buff.ly/qJjGRkE Get THE BOOK OF LOSMAN just in time for the holidays right here: buff.ly/QpQiGwP @susanschulman.bsky.social

Congrats to the Finalists of the 2025 Literary Awards Program pt 1: Allison Landa, Mary Pacifico Curtis, @writercasslewis.bsky.social, @sudhab.bsky.social, Katja Bartholmess, Paul Haney, Kristen-Paige Madonia, Miriam Glassman, Oghenechovwe Ekpeki, Thomas Calder, & Alison Gadsby! buff.ly/W9BV5sP

Omgomgomg look at this wonderful review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social for Bitter Over Sweet!! I am so grateful ❤️❤️❤️ @sfwp.bsky.social

TONIGHT at 8pm EST, @poeticmoni.bsky.social will be participating in the Flying South Reading Series at Nest Realty in Richmond, Virginia! Can't make it? You can get Monica's #choreopoem ROADMAP here: buff.ly/hS5aBwx @susanschulman.bsky.social

Read about how Lisa K. Friedman used humor to create likable characters in this article for She Writes! buff.ly/7DF4Nei Get HELLO WIFE right here: buff.ly/f5K9cal @susanschulman.bsky.social

Thank you @clmporg.bsky.social for including our authors - @samuelashworth.bsky.social, @stepheneoannou.bsky.social, @lindalenhoff.bsky.social, @carolinehagood.bsky.social, Lisa K. Friedman, & @lumchanmfa.bsky.social - in the Fiction of 2025 reading list! buff.ly/5jKa9IR Shop here: buff.ly/sk1w8ZA

ICYMI, we announced the Long List Finalists for the 2025 Literary Awards Program with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social! buff.ly/W9BV5sP

ICYMI, former #SFWPQuarterly contributor Sue Granzella is having her book, PUSHED TO THE EDGE, published by @thenewpress.bsky.social this April! Read STAB in Issue 12 of the Quarterly here: buff.ly/fb9QQSQ Preorder PUSHED TO THE EDGE: buff.ly/G90hpSG

Christmas shopping for someone who loves nonfiction? Make sure to check out our books by Rachel Zimmerman, @charlesjensen.bsky.social, Jeff Fearnside, @lizprato.bsky.social, @lillydancyger.bsky.social, and more, over on our square store! buff.ly/rFfvTQh @susanschulman.bsky.social

Don't miss out on seeing @poeticmoni.bsky.social reading alongside Rosa Castellano, SJ Sindu, & Geoff Bouvier at Flying South's Reading series this Wednesday starting at 8pm EST at Nest Realty in Richmond, Virginia! Get ROADMAP by Monica Prince right here: buff.ly/nLYNriz @susanschulman.bsky.social

There are just 4 MONTHS until the release of @wendyjfox.bsky.social's upcoming novel, THE LAST SUPPER! Preorder a copy right here: buff.ly/PmSBG5x @susanschulman.bsky.social

I've just finished reading "Bitter Over Sweet" by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, published by @sfwp.bsky.social . And it's amazing. I want everybody to read it. But flash writers especially can learn from the stories in this book; there might actually be magic at work here. www.sfwp.com/books/brownlee

In the final part of our Comparative Titles series, Andrew Gifford discusses the importance of remaining professional once your book is published in part four of our Patreon exclusive series. buff.ly/dC2aYDl