What a pleasure to be included in this roundup by @mynachang.bsky.social. thank you! And thanks to @mattkendrick.bsky.social for putting me on the shortlist

So excited to have my piece nominated for Best Small Fiction! Thank you to the team at @lostballoon.bsky.social for believing in my work!

"winter is a woman, oma says, a real cunt." Fantastic read by @nadiaborn.com in @baltimorereview.bsky.social

This is beautiful and sad and so powerful. A well earned @welkinprize.bsky.social first place by Yara Zgheib. Congratulations!

"I watched my shadow stay behind, loyal to the dirt." Wow. Just wonderful. Congrats to Muntasir Salman on second place in @welkinprize.bsky.social !

Tremendous piece by @anibanerjee.bsky.social. congrats on third place!

Don't forget to vote! If you enjoyed "&men" please consider casting your 👍🏻 for it AND two other stories!

@joycebingham.bsky.social's work is a stunner. What an excellent read!

Free anthology this Friday!

Love this piece by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social! Such an awesome story in the HC list from @welkinprize.bsky.social!

Highly commended indeed! Great work by @authorgreene.bsky.social on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist today!

It's voting time for the People's Choice of the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist! Would love a vote my way if you liked "&men" and there's are so many other wonderful pieces that deserve ❤️ too. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Wow. What a lovely piece by @dracopoullos.bsky.social in @hexliterary.bsky.social. absolutely crushed it.

Wow, love this one by @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist! So beautiful.

"... Words might bruise in the dark." Wonderful piece by Bill Neonwu on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist!

Oh I just love this one. Carries so much emotion in so few words. Congrats on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist @morrisonmm.bsky.social!

Beyond honored to be on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist with so many amazing authors. A big thank you to @mattkendrick.bsky.social , who works so hard on this contest and provides such close, thoughtful readings to ensure the pieces are at their peak. THANK YOU.

"We had survived the end of a life we never got to finish." Whew. Great work by Shofiqure Rahman on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist.

Absolutely love how this is one beautiful sentence. Excellent story by Vaishnavi Pusapati on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist!

In today's news, I realized why birds weren't coming to my feeder (the seed had solidified at the openings). I fixed it and now I have birds again. It's a good day.

We're reopening submissions at Gone Lawn. Same old thing, you know what we like & you've got it. & as always (not to be judged!), please consider a donation to keep a struggling mag afloat, if you can. Bad times, bad times. And come the next full moon, dance under it! gonelawn.net/journal/glj_...

Such a great use of dialect and voice. Really enjoyed this one by Barnaby Wick in @welkinprize.bsky.social

“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it" — Martin Luther King Jr #martinlutherking #mlk #mlkday2025

Love this one by Jo Either on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist!

Absolutely love this by @stephieosaurus.bsky.social in Milk Candy

Haunting and lovely piece from @cake-girl.bsky.social. congrats on the @welkinprize.bsky.social short list!

Wonderfully weird story in today's @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist reveal!

Great story by @kimmagowan.bsky.social

Love today's @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist piece!

"i discovered if you split open a vow, it will probably die." Y'ALL. I'm so glad I'm back on Bsky so I can read stuff like this.

This yr I'm keeping my writing promises to myself the same way I would keep promises to others. I didn't say that I'd light up the sky with my words, but I did promise myself to try. My best effort is all I can ask for.

Love this piece by @robinzlotnick.bsky.social on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist!

Write, absolutely love this by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social

Damn. What a remarkable piece that made the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist.

This about sums it up

Fiction: Hemianopia by Eleonora Balsano The day half of your world goes dark, a neurologist helps you on the examination table and inspects both your eyes with a pen light.

Such a wild and fun piece by @tacilim.bsky.social congrats on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist!

Love this piece by @ruthjoffre.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social what a stunner!

Thrilled to be included on this year's shortlist! So many amazing writers in the world and I get to share some space with them. What in the heck. This is effing rad. Can't wait to read everyone's stories!

Just love this by @melissafitz.bsky.social. such a big world in a small piece. Congrats Melissa on the @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist!

Today's shortlisted story is "On the longest night of the darkest year" by @melissafitz.bsky.social. Such an atmospheric piece: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

Me: hey mom, I was thinking about coming home for the holiday. What do you think? Mom: my friend Dolly brought me a chainsaw and a bottle of wine. ... I'm taking that as a yes?

I'm thrilled to have my latest flash up at @lostballoon.bsky.social! Check it out!

To all my writer buddies out there-- what was something you wish you knew before a week-long (solo, no group) residency? I would ❤️ some recs on how to really grow during this time.

Excited to have an acceptance from @lostballoon.bsky.social! Can't wait to share it!

Love this piece from Beth Sherman up at @jmwwjournal.bsky.social

The world is a dumpster fire but this snuggly lil gal makes it better. Find the good in small moments and be the good for yourself and for others.

So pleased to join the editorial staff at @jmwwjournal.bsky.social ! Can't wait to read your amazing work!

"In fact, Jack’s heart was as soft as a beat-up Courtyard by Marriott pillow." Today at jmww, new fiction from David Waters: jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2025/01/29/f...

Y'all. Bird feeders. Instant joy in this dark world.