Join us Saturday, June 13th for the next craft lecture in our 2026 Lecture Series: Write Deliciously: Elements of Beautiful Prose with Puloma Ghosh. You can sign up for this individual lecture for $25 or take the whole lecture series for $90 (includes 8 lectures). For details visit: bit.ly/3YRhhPE

So many great books by One Story authors are being published in June!

We are excited to announce the winners of our 2026 One Teen Story Writing Contest! This year, we received nearly 900 entries from teen writers across the world. Each winner will receive $500 and publication on our website. To read excerpts & more about the winners & runner ups, visit: bit.ly/4x4wlcO

In our new issue, Ruth Ozeki’s “The Typing Lady,” a woman meets a mysterious typist at the library and follows a trail of her words through a layered multiverse, exploring identity, ambition, loss, and the inner workings of the creative process. To read more visit: bit.ly/4xdGUdN

🎉We are thrilled to announce that One Story issue #332, "We Are Sorry for Your Suffering" by @joybaglio.bsky.social has won a Pushcart Prize & will be included in the 2027 Pushcart Prize Anthology! Congratulations to author Joy Deva Baglio! bit.ly/48IYtrO%E2%9...

Today we're unboxing our upcoming issue, One Story #337, "The Typing Lady" by Ruth Ozeki. This issue will hit mailboxes on May 28th, and is from Ozeki's forthcoming collection, THE TYPING LADY, out on June 2 with @vikingbooks.bsky.social! bit.ly/4dOLeat #reading #litmag #fiction #shortstories

Join us 5/31 for our next SUNDAY SHORTS! In this class led by @lenavalencia.bsky.social, students meet once a month to read a past issue of One Story from our archives (silently) together, followed by a discussion & visit from the author. Our next read is "Cool City" by Chuck Augello. bit.ly/48ggFaO

Join our next online reading group, where we'll discuss Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 gothic novel REBECCA. Led by OS author @yohanca.bsky.social, class will meet via Zoom to discuss the craft and mystery of this timeless classic. We begin on June 9th! For details visit: bit.ly/42LvakA #readinggroup

Congratulations to Randy F. Nelson, whose One Story issue #322, "Woman from Kao Lak," has been chosen for New Stories from the South 2026, the prize anthology from Blair, edited by Robin Miura! bit.ly/4dGy3IC

Ghosts of Manderley: Reading Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca is now open! In this 4 week reading group with One Story author @yohanca.bsky.social, students will discuss Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 classic novel Rebecca & the craft elements that fuel its mystery. To register, visit: bit.ly/4u9uJfL

Join us Sat. May 16 for the next craft lecture in our 2026 Lecture Series: The Substance of Place with Jenn Alandy Trahan. We'll be looking at movies that create their own narrative worlds & what fiction writers can learn from visual storytellers. For details visit: bit.ly/3YRhhPE

Getting a short story in the mail is such a terrific idea @onestorymag.bsky.social and this one by @lgeccles.bsky.social was a real banger. It's about a conspiracy involving the president and clone mushrooms

Join us Sat. May 16th for a Writing Field Trip to the Queens Museum with @iamlisako.bsky.social! Includes a visit to this panorama miniature of NYC, a tour of Corona Park, generative exercises & an open mic. Sponsored by @nyculture.bsky.social. All are welcome! For details visit: bit.ly/3QFDfVg

Join us Sat. May 16th for a Writing Field Trip to the Queens Museum with @iamlisako.bsky.social! Includes a tour of Corona Park, generative exercises & an open mic. Sponsored by @nyculture.bsky.social. All are welcome! For details visit: bit.ly/3QFDfVg

Read an interview with One Story author Cay Kim about how she wrote our current issue, "Secret." bit.ly/3Ob75A6

Join us May 16th for a writing field trip to the Queens Museum & Flushing Meadows Corona Park! This inspirational afternoon includes a guided tour, a craft lecture by @iamlisako.bsky.social, generative writing exercises & a reading of student work. For details visit: bit.ly/3QFDfVg

1 week ago, One Story hosted our 2026 Literary Debutante Ball. After our five debutantes walked the aisle, honoree @legroff.bsky.social gave an inspirational speech about the power of noticing & the need for moments of silence. You can read her speech over at @literaryhub.bsky.social: bit.ly/42clC1J

Join us online for the next craft talk in our 2026 lecture series! One Story author Jenn Alandy Trahan will discuss using film as inspiration to create a powerful sense of place in fiction. This lecture can be taken individually or as part of our series. For more details visit: bit.ly/3YRhhPE

One Story is so grateful to our Debutante Ball sponsors that we turned them into a literary fortune teller. What fortune will @henryholtbooks.bsky.social, publisher of Literary Debutante Senaa Ahmad's THE AGE OF CALAMITIES, bring forth?

One Story is so grateful to our Debutante Ball sponsors that we turned them into a literary fortune teller. What fortune will @mackidsbooks.bsky.social, publisher of Literary Debutante Lily Berlin Dodd's THE LAST EMBER, bring forth?🐉

One Story is so grateful to our Debutante Ball sponsors that we turned them into a literary fortune teller. What fortune will @bookshop.org bring forth?

Led by One Story author @rchetypes.bsky.social, this class explores techniques for writing historical fiction & include lectures, close reading & generative exercises to help students find the best approach for their work. For details visit bit.ly/4241Gy1

Last chance to sign up for our fiction workshop with One Story author @adeniro.bsky.social! Focus will be on supportive feedback, establishing a community to help you become a better writer, and fostering a creative practice. For details visit: bit.ly/4sVtIYe

Our handmade corsages for the One Story Debutante Ball tomorrow! Ticket sales close soon. Get yours now! bit.ly/4q90Jhl

Tomorrow is the One Story Literary Debutante Ball! Ticket sales close soon. Get yours NOW! bit.ly/4q90Jhl

🍹Our signature cocktail is here! Designed by Christopher Hermelin of @somanydamnbooks.bsky.social, the Brawler is inspired by Lauren Groff's new collection BRAWLER & will be served at our Deb Ball on April 24th in Brooklyn. Get your tickets & raise a glass with us this coming Friday! bit.ly/4q90Jhl

Join us 4/26 for our next SUNDAY SHORTS! In this class led by @lenavalencia.bsky.social students meet once a month to read a past issue of One Story from our archives (silently) together, followed by a discussion & visit from the author. Our next read is "Coach Ray" by Lillian Li. bit.ly/48ggFaO

I did the cocktail for this again, and it is very delicious. So you'll have some liquid courage to talk to the cool writers you see

Delightful, moving, funny too! A cruise ship, break-up grief, a child’s spontaneity, oceanic imagery - @kristopherjansma.bsky.social interweaves all this and more into a beautiful short story, published by @onestorymag.bsky.social. Highly recommended!

🌸Time to get your tickets for the One Story Literary Debutante Ball! Each Corsage-Level ticket comes with a handmade corsage, created from the pages of One Story & made by Hannah Tinti. Join us in celebrating our literary debs and Lauren Groff this Friday, April 24th in Brooklyn! bit.ly/4q90Jhl

✨🍺We are THRILLED to be partnering with @hotplatebrewingco.bsky.social to create custom beers for each of the 2026 One Story Literary Debutantes. You can enjoy these delicious specialty brews with us at the Literary Debutante Ball on April 24th in Brooklyn. Get your tickets today! bit.ly/4q90Jhl

In Cay Kim’s “Secret,” a Korean girl, with the help of her grandmother, enters a national singing competition show and finds herself steeped in a rivalrous phenomenon that is tied to both her country’s identity and its history. To read more visit: bit.ly/3Ob75A6

LAST CHANCE to sign up for Fatima Kola's craft course: Writing Illness in Fiction. For complete details: bit.ly/3NvfkGK. Fiction writers of all levels are welcome, especially those working on projects involving the body and its discomforts. #writingclasses #writingillness #narrativemedicine

Join us Saturday April 18th at 4 pm ET for a craft lecture on Flash Fiction with One Story author @vanjonack.bsky.social! This lecture can be taken individually or as part of our lecture series. For more details visit bit.ly/3YRhhPE #writing #writingclasses #craftlecture #writingcraft

On April 24th we'll be honoring award-winning author Lauren Groff, whose new collection BRAWLER was just published by @riverheadbooks.bsky.social. Read Hannah Tinti's interview with Lauren Groff here: bit.ly/48GvfZZ, then get tix to the Deb Ball, where we'll be celebrating Lauren Groff & BRAWLER!

✨THE TOTE VOTE IS IN & our readers chose: ORANGE! ✨You can get one of these cute messenger totes for FREE April 24th at the One Story Literary Debutante Ball, then fill them with books from our Debutantes & Lauren Groff! Get your tickets today & join us in Brooklyn: bit.ly/4q90Jhl

✨THE TOTE VOTE IS IN & our readers chose: ORANGE! ✨You can get one of these cute messenger totes for FREE April 24th at the One Story Literary Debutante Ball, then fill them with books from our Debutantes & Lauren Groff! Get your tickets today & join us in Brooklyn: bit.ly/4q90Jhl

Today we're unboxing One Story issue #336, "Secret" by Cay Kim. Get ready for our new story, by the author of THE FUTURE PERFECT, coming to mailboxes on April 16th! #reading #litmag #fiction #shortstories #readers #bookstagram #unboxing

This 6-week workshop, led by One Story author @adeniro.bsky.social is built to support fiction writers at any level of their writing journey. For details visit: bit.ly/4sVtIYe #writingclass #fictionwriting #writingworkshop

CLASS BEGINS APRIL 20TH! Fiction writers of all levels are welcome in this 4 week craft course with Fatima Kola, especially those working on projects involving the body and its discomforts. For details visit: bit.ly/3NvfkGK #writingclasses #writingillness

Introducing One Story Literary Debutante Cay Kim, whose debut novel THE FUTURE PERFECT was published by @riverheadbooks.bsky.social. Read Nico Mestre's interview w Cay Kim here: bit.ly/4bYZ49i, then get tix to the Deb Ball, where we'll be celebrating THE FUTURE PERFECT on April 24th in Brooklyn!

✨It's time to get your ticket for the One Story Literary Debutante Ball! Join us April 24th in Brooklyn to celebrate honoree Lauren Groff & the 2026 Literary Debutantes: Senaa Ahmad, Lily Berlin Dodd, Stephen Fishbach, Cay Kim & Lior Torenberg. It's the literary party of the year! bit.ly/4q90Jhl ✨

Introducing One Story Literary Debutante Cay Kim, whose debut THE FUTURE PERFECT was recently published by @riverheadbooks.bsky.social. Read Nico Mestre's interview with Cay Kim here: bit.ly/4bYZ49i then get your tix to the Debutante Ball, where we'll be celebrating Cay Kim & THE FUTURE PERFECT!

🎉One week away! Join us April 9th at 7 pm ET for an online reading and conversation with the 2026 Literary Debutantes, hosted by One Story & Adam Vitcavage of Debutiful! For details visit: bit.ly/4bdzhLh

Introducing One Story Literary Debutante @stephenfishbach.bsky.social, whose debut novel ESCAPE! was recently published by Dutton. Read Theda Berry's interview with Stephen Fishbach here: bit.ly/4cfnWe6, then get your tix to the Deb Ball, where we'll be celebrating ESCAPE! on April 24th in Brooklyn.

🎂🎈🎉24 YEARS! Celebrate One Story's birthday by subscribing at our 2002 rate of $15. You'll get 12 incredible short stories & the knowledge that you're contributing to a literary non-profit that supports emerging writers from around the world. bit.ly/3wAXrLI

Introducing One Story Literary Debutante @stephenfishbach.bsky.social, whose debut ESCAPE! was recently published by Dutton. Read Theda Berry's interview with Stephen Fishbach on our website here: bit.ly/4cfnWe6, then get tix to the Deb Ball (4/24), where we'll be celebrating Stephen & ESCAPE!

LAST CHANCE: Applications due TOMORROW (April 1) for our 2026-2027 Apprentice: bit.ly/4ui1R5R

In Maria Kuznetsova's “Hold Me Looser, Tiny Dancer,” a mother uses an inexplicable science-fictional contraption to offer other mothers in her neighborhood a chance to revisit their long-gone pasts, begging the question: What will we do to make ourselves feel loved again? bit.ly/3PzJ99J

Introducing One Story Literary Debutante Senaa Ahmad, whose debut collection THE AGE OF CALAMITIES was recently published by @henryholtbooks.bsky.social. Read Layhannara Tep's interview with Senaa Ahmad here bit.ly/4uVnFoa, then get your tix to the Literary Debutante Ball, happening 4/24 in Brooklyn