We strongly condemn the actions taken by Nexstar and Disney-ABC to pull JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! off the air.

So excited for the eleventh season of @expositionreview.bsky.social and to see the work inspired by the theme “ParaSocial”! Submissions are open now! tinyurl.com/ExpoParaSocial 👥 #litmag #editorslife

Some films #DirectedbyWomen I saw last month—thoughts at #CineWomen: annleee.medium.com/cinewomen-19-c709dd248ab7 - #FreakierFriday - #EastofWall - #ItsNeverOverJeffBuckley - #Folktales - #TheBoysofBaraka 📽️ #FemaleFilmmakerFriday #52FilmsbyWomen

Also in this month’s #CineWomen column, I reflected on how one of my favorite travel activities is something I do multiple times a week at home: go to the movies. 📽️ annleee.medium.com/cinewomen-18...

Some films #DirectedbyWomen I saw this month—thoughts at #CineWomen: annleee.medium.com/cinewomen-18... - #IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer - #TheOldGuard2 - #OhHi - #Girlfight 📽️ #FemaleFilmmakerFriday #52FilmsbyWomen

Welcome welcome @themaureenlee.bsky.social and @shirklesxp.bsky.social!

First up in our Vol. X: “Spring” issue spotlight, we have our fiction section, co-edited by @courtlandavenue.bsky.social & @mellindak.bsky.social w/ Heather Vaughn, featuring stories by Daphne Armbrstet, Jennifer Bannan, Briana Courtney & Valentina Gómez. Read their work: tinyurl.com/ExpoV10Spring!

Starting today, we’re sharing every piece from our 10th annual issue, Vol. X: “Spring”, which you can read for free. Tune in to our Insta Stories and Bluesky. And if you can’t wait, read the full issue here: tinyurl.com/ExpoV10Spring!

“We had an inkling—or, rather, a fear. But in the year of fire and ICE our hometown of Los Angeles has experienced so far, ‘Spring’ acutely speaks to the hope we have for recovery and resistance.” So grateful for @annleee.bsky.social & @lilrensing.bsky.social: expositionreview.com/issues/vol-x... 🌱

Check out our Vol. X: “Spring”Masthead! expositionreview.com/issues/vol-x... 🌱

We’re thrilled to have Jessica Taylor Bellamy as our Vol. X: #Spring cover artist. Jessica’s multi-disciplinary work explores “themes of utopia >< dystopia, human >< nature, fantasy >< reality, image >< text, and the collapsing of time.” Experience it here: tinyurl.com/ExpoPrecarious. #artsky

Congrats to #ExpoContributor @varshawrites86.bsky.social on making THE WIGLEAF TOP 50 VERY SHORT FICTIONS 2025 longlist for TELL THE BEES from our “POP!” issue! @willwriteforchai.bsky.social 🥳 Thank you to @samanito.bsky.social and the @wigleaf.bsky.social team!

Read our Vol. X: “Spring” LETTER FROM THE EDITORS from Co-Editors-in Chief @annleee.bsky.social & @lilrensing.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ExpoSpringLetter. 🌱 A million thank yous to Annlee & Laura, and shoutout to Annlee, who is completing her 4-year term as Co-EiC—but thankfully, is on our Board…!

“Spring” has sprung! Happy happy publication day to @expositionreview.bsky.social! Inside you’ll find work that is moving, sometimes hard, and, most of all, hopeful. Read Vol. X at expositionreview.com. 🌱⛲️🥹 #litmag #editorslife

Folks, check out the cover for @expositionreview.bsky.social Vol. X: “Spring”! 🌱 Cannot wait to share what’s inside with you! 😍

Attention Los Angeles film critics! The deadline to apply to join LAFCA is TONIGHT! Details here: bit.ly/JoinLAFCA

#ExpoContributor Joseph Byrd’s piece from #ExpoReview, Vol. IX: “POP!” was selected for inclusion in the 2025 Best Small Fictions! Thanks to @robertshapardbooks.bsky.social, @altcurrent.bsky.social & the BSF team for choosing this piece! Celebrate Joseph & read his piece: tinyurl.com/ExpoThings

Tix for #Sinners’ 70mm expansion are back online at AMC—highly recommend if you can snag ‘em!

Attention Los Angeles film critics! LAFCA is now accepting membership applications through May 31! Details here: bit.ly/JoinLAFCA

I’m sorry, why do I have to work instead of rewatching Val Kilmer clips all day?

T-shirt vendors with geeky lit designs would make a killing at #AWP. LMK if I’m missing such a booth! #AWP25

And that’s a wrap on #AWP25 Day 2!!

🥳 TONIGHT! Celebrate 10 years of @expositionreview.bsky.social @ Truly LA from 7-10 PM! Join us for our in-person, #AWP25 off-site, literary citizenship extravaganza! We hope to see you there: partiful.com/e/eDO1yhEJWzBaZA5GUgGk

We join our colleagues in @nsfc.bsky.social, @nyfcc.bsky.social and @bsfc.bsky.social in condemning the attack on NO OTHER LAND co-director Hamdan Ballal.

Goodness it’s dusty at the #WriteGirl #songwriting workshop and showcase! 😭 #ImNotCryingYoureCrying 🎤 #WeWriteTheSongs

Among my favorite emails to write as @expositionreview.bsky.social co-EIC is to let our contributors know we’ve nominated them for a literary prize. You can see all the folks we sent e’s to this year at tinyurl.com/Expo24LitNoms. 🤩 #litmag #editorslife

We are delighted to introduce Hakim Muhammad and Arpa Vardanian, the 2024 recipients of the LAFCA Ruth Batchelor Scholarship, supported by @rottentomatoes.com! bit.ly/LAFCAScholarship2024Winnners 📽️ #filmcritics

January #poetry reads: - #AnneCarson’s #WrongNorma - @lenakt.bsky.social’s #SomethingAboutLiving — including the poem “First Generation” that first appeared in @expositionreview.bsky.social! - #HalaAlyan ’s #TheMoonThatTurnsYouBack - @carolynroliver.bsky.social’s #TheAlcestisMachine 📚 #amreading

I have a lock of hair stubbornly sticking straight out of my head, and I feel like it’s manifesting the state of my brain the past couple of days.

LAFCA has postponed our Jan. 11 awards banquet out of regard for the impact of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. Stay tuned for updates. And until then, wishing safety and strength for our community.

IT HAPPENED! 🤩 Wordle 1,290 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Kait Quinn’s sharp poem about young summer lust-not-love is another of our “POP!”-issue summer romance sub-theme and is full of pop culture references that will take you back! Read JULY AT THE END OF THE WORLD here: tinyurl.com/ExpoJuly.

It may be the first day or winter, but we are ready for spring—“Spring”-themed work that is! Send us your work in nonfiction, art, comics, film, and experimental narratives by December 31 for your chance to get paid to become an #ExpoContributor. Details: tinyurl.com/ExpoSpring.

Had the best doctor visit today. This woman was 74, retiring in February, and out of f’s.

Good news, we’ve extended our deadline for a selection of genres: nonfiction, experimental, art, comics, and film! So send us your “Spring”-themed work in these genres by December 31: tinyurl.com/ExpoSpring.

Varsha Venkatesh‘s flash fiction piece TELL THE BEES is just wow! Like swimming underwater to find a treasure chest, you don’t want to come up for air with this one. What a dream. Enjoy this “POP!” Piece of the Week here, tinyurl.com/ExpoTell.

🚨⌛️SUBMISSIONS CLOSE TONIGHT! It’s the last day to submit to our “Spring” issue. Send us your writing, art, and creative pursuits by midnight tonight! We pay contributors $50! Submit here: tinyurl.com/ExpoSpring.

With only a few days left before submissions close for Vol. X: “Spring,” we’re offering free submissions in honor of Human Rights Day! Send us your work in any genre: tinyurl.com/ExpoSpring. Did we mention we pay $50!?

Kabubu Mutua’s (@kabubumutua.bsky.social) fiction piece OUR BEST DAYS is a sweeping queer love story that transports the reader to Africa and into this epic young love. Read our “POP!” Piece of the Week here: tinyurl.com/ExpoOurBest.

A VERY fun series of posts to make in quick succession. Congrats to @lafilmcritics.bsky.social on a fun and invigorating awards vote! 📽️ #criticslife #awardsseason

ONE MORE DAY to both our awards vote and our scholarship application deadline! LAFCA, with Rotten Tomatoes, is offering TWO $3,000 SCHOLARSHIPS to aspiring film critics attending L.A.-area community colleges. Apply by Dec. 8! bit.ly/LAFCAScholarship2024 #filmcritic #scholarship

I picked up tickets for USC Women’s Basketball and now my socials are full of deals for men’s hoops. Read the room, algorithm!

You read that right! We’re offering free submissions to our “Spring” issue for #GivingTuesday! Send us your best writing and art in any form (including film, scripts, experimental hybrid works, visual art, comics, and any and every genre you can think of!): tinyurl.com/ExpoSpring.

Hey there film folks! Reminder that LAFCA, with support from Rotten Tomatoes, is offering TWO $3,000 SCHOLARSHIPS to students attending LA-area community colleges: one to a woman and one to a person from an underrepresented group(s). Apply by Dec. 8! bit.ly/LAFCAScholarship2024

Aspiring film critics! LAFCA and Rotten Tomatoes are again offering TWO $3,000 SCHOLARSHIPS to students attending LA-area community colleges: one to a woman and one to a person from an underrepresented group(s). Apply by Dec. 8 & spread the word! bit.ly/LAFCAScholarship2024