We’re almost done with the first full week of 2026… *phew.* Almost everyone has some sort of New Year’s resolution, but, as writers, we often plan to just “write more.” What are your New Year’s writing resolutions? Sound off in the replies. If it relates to writing, it counts!

Struggling to revise your draft? Registration is now open for Kathy Fish’s 3-in-90 Workshops, including a *bonus* workshop with OKD fiction editor Steve Chang and former Guernica editor Autumn Watts on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 1 pm ET. Sign up by Jan. 12 for early bird pricing!: buff.ly/PWVRCqK

LMC is now offering TWO sessions of Guided Writing Studio. Members can join us on Discord on Jan. 13 & on Jan. 14 as Editor Autumn Watts leads generative group writing sessions to fire up new work.🔥 Not a member yet? Learn more about Lit Match Collective’s benefits here: www.litmatchcollective.com

New Classes! Jan. 24th, Feb. 21st, & March 21st. Register for all three this week and get a deep discount! Also offering a FREE bonus revision workshop from @litmatchcollective.com experts Steve Chang & Autumn Watts! 💙 www.artofflashfiction.com/threein90?ut...

It’s the first month of the year, and LMC has a calendar full of events just for you (and your writing, of course). We have a spec fic Q&A with Chloe N. Clark, a revision workshop, and even more guided writing! Check out the full list of events in our monthly newsletter: buff.ly/mEcu0zZ

Registration is now open for my new round of 3-in-90 workshops! NOTE: The Early Bird Special is a GREAT deal! All three workshops PLUS a FREE bonus REVISION workshop from @litmatchcollective.com for $125! That's a $70 discount! Go here for more info: www.artofflashfiction.com/threein90?ut... 💙

Stoked to be chatting soon with Chloe! Among other topics, we'll get into the speculative and slipstream and why the most important mysteries in such work might not lie 'out there'... but within our characters. Get crafty with us: Sunday, Jan 18 @ 8PM ET

starting the year with crispy new drafts AND a bonus workshop..?! 😍o my!

We do everything we can to help submitting authors know if we are the right magazine for their piece. We even list the typical length of stories we publish in a low-tech bar chart. Often, getting a "yes" is just about finding the right #litmag fit! buff.ly/K79OL9S

End the year by emailing/tagging/etc. a writer who wrote something that inspired you, brought you joy, meant something to you this year!

Woolf: "If I could catch the feeling, I would; the feeling of the singing of the real world, as one is driven by loneliness and silence from the habitable world"

Tonight! Join our Firelight Readaround to sharpen your reading skills in a supportive environment!

Get ready for a fresh writing year with a competitive writing sprint! Led by Editor Autumn Watts. Join the scrimmage on Tuesday, Dec 30 9PM ET Yes there will be a PRIZE for the winner!

New year, new WIP? Develop it with our (Better Than) MFA-style Writing Workshops! Led by editors who've evaluated 1000's of pieces, and walked tons across the finish line, our Workshops are supportive + motivating spaces for feedback that addresses YOUR goals and concerns.

From a performance art perspective, I propose Ben leave this as his final skeet and disappear from public life and never contact anyone ever again

New year, new project? Join our (Better Than) MFA-Style Writing Workshop! • 8 writers (max) • Weekly online sessions • Led by a lit mag editor • 2 writers workshopped per session • Warm & writer-centered 4-week & 8-week workshops kick off in January! www.litmatchcollective.com/writing-work...

Never stop pitching 🎁✨

Unwind around our post-holiday virtual campfire by spending it with Lit Match Collective’s warm, supportive community at our Firelight Read-a-round this Sunday, December 28 at 8 PM ET. Grow your confidence and stagecraft every last Sunday of the month when you join us!

always be as lucid and direct as the lady in the green dress

New year, new project? Join our (Better Than) MFA-Style Writing Workshop! • 8 writers (max) • Weekly online sessions • Led by a lit mag editor • 2 writers workshopped per session • Warm & writer-centered 4-week & 8-week workshops kick off in January! www.litmatchcollective.com/writing-work...

A paid writer's residency working with Nottingham Women's Centre and the Feminist Archive is open for applications. Share with anyone who might be interested. #booksky #writer #nottinghamcityofculture #nottingham #eastmidlands

I once dropped in on this poetry bookstore here in Seoul and they were busy putting together someone’s $10,000 poetry purchase, like, someone just put that money down and said, “Give me one of everything.” Haunted by that like we’re all haunted by the Beast’s library in Beauty and the Beast.

hot writing tip for spec authors: more dipshits

The answer as always

Tomorrow I'll be posting FIFTEEN new writing prompts to get us through each of the remaining days of 2025. Create some fresh drafts or glimmers, then go in to revise and submit in the New Year! 💙

ICYMI 4 craft chats w/ Editor Steve @ The Forever Workshop Comparing pre- and post-revision versions of work @okaydonkeymag.com Think 'nothing happens' in your writing? You might be surprised by these chats www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins... Members get 1 month of Forever Workshop, free

YES: read this brilliant, heartwrecking collection stat! We had the great fun pleasure of chatting with @elainehsiehchou.bsky.social last night about her blistering yet masterfully nuanced story "Featured Background" (and got in a little gossip, too) for our #story-chat at @litmatchcollective.com ❤️‍🔥

Feeling down about applying for residencies + more? Check out these tips from our chat with the Director of [REDACTED] Got a writing sample to polish? Bring it to our (Better Than) MFA-style Writing Workshops, running Jan-Feb. www.litmatchcollective.com/writing-work... Non-members welcome too.

no Sunday Scaries, just a cozy #story-chat tonight at 8PM ET!

Steve is self-identifying as 'emo slackercore' How about you?

I will do another 15 prompts leading up to the end of 2025, (another tired old year), but you can try these ones if you haven’t already! With love & gratitude, ~Kathy 💙 open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...

This poor cat is just living his best life blissfully unaware that he's a stock photo for “big fatass cat”

Hey all, The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships. Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits. You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

Member Karen Karason has her 1st publication: a beautiful essay in @therumpus.net! Got a draft to polish? Our editors treat your work like anything they'd have published at Guernica or @okaydonkeymag.com Enrollment is open: www.litmatchcollective.com/writing-work... therumpus.net/2025/11/21/s...

Our December Calendar is UP! 
 🌲MFA-style Writing Workshops! 🌲Round 2 of the Residency Director Chat! 🌲A chat and Q&A with Elaine Hsieh Chou! 🌲A special "Admin & Apps" Accountability Session with Editor Steve! 🌲Plus prompts & sprints & more... See our December newsletter for details!

Uh oh. Did you miss our November Residency Chat?😿 No prob. Here's a recap. 🏆to Jeff McMahon, Director of Operations at Willapa Bay AIR + @jrigamonti.bsky.social former Program Coordinator @cmwritershouse.bsky.social Catch the whole convo + more tips + insights @ #treasure-chest in our Discord

We just published a really excellent feature on this with some sample answers depending on how snarky you want to be 🙂‍↕️

Got an ad for a medication for people "over 70" and I clicked on "why am I seeing this ad?" The explanation was I've liked "content about books." Ive never felt such a burn

I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...

it's not about your material, it's about your take on it.

Want to learn more about landing a funded residency? This Sunday is our Residency Chat! So bring ALL your questions. In the meantime, check out www.pineywoodatlas.com A great resource for emerging & unconventional residencies. (All free, cheap, or will PAY you to go)

TONIGHT! Don't miss out! 😍🔥

Don’t forget! Sunday, Nov 16, we’re diving into craft with Freund Prize winner and @lambdaliterary.org finalist @1demerith.bsky.social and EPOCH editor @jrobertlennon.com 🔥 Pre-game by reading “The Best Man” in @epochliterary.com or this scorcher in @therumpus.net: therumpus.net/2022/06/13/r...

Whether you get an MFA or not, goddamn, find a workshop, find a way to talk to some working writers and editors, I dunno, all of that would've made things a lot easier and faster for me in retrospect. Get your onboarding somehow but do GET IT, writing is solitary but publishing is collaborative.

Lesson 2 of 4 is live: On Situation vs Story pt. 2 How to: - humanize character vs types - generate consequences to make incidents matter - break free from writing synecdoche for routine and 'activate' your narrative (LMC members get 1 free month of FW) www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...

And when the medium is prose to build the fictive dream: what does it mean to hammer too hard and splinter it?

sometimes to read a book of poetry is to be reminded that another person is much funnier and better at expressing their pain than you are

Been feeling out the world of flash? There's no better guide🔥

Don’t forget! Sunday, Nov 16, we’re diving into craft with Freund Prize winner and @lambdaliterary.org finalist @1demerith.bsky.social and EPOCH editor @jrobertlennon.com 🔥 Pre-game by reading “The Best Man” in @epochliterary.com or this scorcher in @therumpus.net: therumpus.net/2022/06/13/r...

Welcome to the editing workshop by Editor @stevexisxok.bsky.social! On identifying common problems and solving them. Featuring pre- and post-revision versions of work from @okaydonkeymag.com First up: BSF winner "1000" by @robroensch.bsky.social www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...