We are accepting submissions for one more month!
The most recent book from this list, Show Me Where the Hurt is by @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, was just named a PEN/Bingham finalist! Could you be next?
What do we want? Boundary-breaking prose which we interpret broadly…
thanks so much Sabrina!!! 😄😄 hope you enjoy!
WHAT THE HECK!!!! 😻😻😻
thank you so much!!! and hahaha I’ll take some Spanish!
thank you!!!
thank you thank you thank you Matt!!!!
Congratulations to @asuenglish.bsky.social MFA alum @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, whose debut collection SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS is a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!
thanks, folks!!
Congratulations to @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social! Here's an conversation about SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS with Maya Chari. necessaryfiction.com/interviews/u...
gold confetti background with a headshot of Hayden, his book cover for SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS, and a SILVER Literary Award Finalist medallion, along with the text: "Congratulations to Hayden Casey, Finalist for the 2026 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!"
copy of the PEN announcement, shows Hayden's book along with the four other finalists for the Robert Bingham Prize
HELLO AND YES THIS IS GOOD NEWS! We're ecstatic to share that @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social's story collection SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS has been named a FINALIST for the @penamerica.bsky.social 2026 Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!
thank you pal!!!!! twas an honor to share the noms!
MY BOOK IS A FINALIST!!!!!!!!!!!
BURN, a new novel by @stephanieaustin.bsky.social, drops next month (2/3) from Cowboy Jamboree Press 🚬🔥
i've been in novel-writing mode for so long that writing a short story feels like a vacation!!!!! school's out for winter!
mrs caliban is one of my forever favs ♥️
blue background with the text "OPEN CALL: FLASH FICTION & SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS, Reading period January 1 - March 1, Submit at splitlippress.submittable.com"
GOOD MORNING!!! It's a NEW YEAR, and that means it's a NEW OPPORTUNITY for you short fictioneers to find your book a home! We're now OPEN for your short story and flash fiction books. Our SS/FF editor @egreenberg.bsky.social + our fantastic SS/FF reading team are eager to read your book, so SEND IT!
Happy new year! We're now open for fiction collections. The most recently published book from this list, Show Me Where the Hurt Is b @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, was recently longlisted for the PEN/Bingham award. Could YOU be next? Dust off that manuscript, and send it to us!!!
thanks so much!!! I’m still pretty much in disbelief hahahah
thanks a ton!!
thanks so much!!
WE HAVE BEEN ALL-CAPS SCREAMING AT SLP HQ SINCE WE FOUND OUT!!!
CONGRATS, @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social!!!
BACK ATCHA!!!
photo of Hayden Casey and his book, SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS, against a golden confetti-laden background!
We're hugging everyone we see because we're so thrilled: @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social 's book, SHOW ME WHERE THE HURT IS, is longlisted for the 2026 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!!!
oh stop it you!!
thank youuuuu Abby!!! I will do my best!!!
thanks so much!!
thanks, Sabrina!!!
holy shit is right!!!!! thank you so much!!
😩😩😩 thank you!!!
thank you Matt!!! what a day!
