Kayla Lightner

Fiction contributor Kayla Lightner with Fiction Editor Anna Cabe.

Contributor Josh Jones with former Assistant Editor Anna Vangala Jones. Anna is holding a Library Kids' Club tote bag.

Flash reader Amanda Ellard holding a Library Kids' Club tote bag at the Split Lip Magazine booth.

The Split Lip fam is showing👏 up👏

❤️ Fiction contributor @kaylalightner.bsky.social with @annablabs.bsky.social.

❤️ Contributor Josh Jones with former Asst. Editor @anniejowrites.bsky.social.

❤️ Flash reader Amanda Ellard.

Publishing for Minnesota Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

This kicks off on Wednesday. So many amazing opportunities here, with plans to do some good.

Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem. Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…

“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”

A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.

lithub.com/renee-nicole...

"Your mother always speaks of the scraps she got into as a girl the way other folks talk about Christmas."

This time last year, we published the engaging story IF YOU'RE FEELING FROGGY by @kaylalightner.bsky.social. Find it in the archives! buff.ly/bmY4eMV

The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it

I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

Look! A great class with SLM Contributor @kaylalightner.bsky.social ! Maybe you should sign up while it’s on sale! 😉

Each year, we partner with regional universities like the University of Mississippi Department of English to create scholarship opportunities for writers. We are so happy that Noreen Ocampo from UM, will be joining us as a scholar!
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Each year, we partner with regional universities like the UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham to create scholarship opportunities for writers. We are so happy that Trinity Walker from UAB, will be joining us as a scholar in May!

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Would love to be added!

Hooray✨🎉 Congrats and well-earned @abelletm.bsky.social

Thank you for reading it, Nicole!

If You’re Feeling Froggy — Split Lip Magazine Your mother always speaks of the scraps she got into as a girl the way other folks talk about Christmas. Nostalgic as she recalls waiting outside on some poor girl’s front porch, shoulders relaxed,…

We recommend you read @kaylalightner.bsky.social 's Puschart-nominated story, “If You’re Feeling Froggy." It's a gorgeous piece! https://buff.ly/3UdL1EG