Do you know a talented writer? Show them this! 👇 The 2025 #CWprize will open for entries on 1 September 2024! It is free to enter and open to any citizen of a Commonwealth country aged 18 and over. See more 🔗👇 commonwealthfoundation.com/short-story-pr…

🗣️Coming soon! On 8/24, Periplus mentor Megan Kamalei Kakimoto will teach a Tin House craft intensive on contemporizing ancestral stories. The intensive will feature close readings, and include group discussions and generative writing exercises. Sign up👇 tinhouse.com/product/summer…

Join The Art of the Short Story Workshop—a safe space for #BIPOC, #LGBTQIA+ adult fiction writers at all levels, led by Kweli Journal Founding Editor and Publisher Laura Pegram. ➤ Craft seminars ➤ In-class writing ➤ Masterworks study ➤ Peer reviews LEARN MORE ➤ LinkInBio

Hey, Peripals! 2024 marks the centenary of the birth of writer, scholar, and civil rights activist James Baldwin. Who are some contemporary US writers who explicitly name this literary titan as an influence? Let us know in the comments👇

🎉 Happy Pub Day! 🎉 Join us in celebrating Gina Maria Balibrera (Fellow ’21) whose debut novel, THE VOLCANO DAUGHTERS, is out now!  Order your copy👇 penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712854/t…

TOMORROW!

Apply by 9/10!

We can’t wait to get our hands on Ashna Ali’s (Fellow ’24) highly anticipated debut poetry collection, THE RELATIVITY OF LIVING WELL. ✨ The book will be released on September 15th and is available now for pre-order. 🔗and details👇 bonebouquet.bigcartel.com/product/the-re…

The #CWprize is open, and we want your story!  This is a chance to win £5,000, see your story published, join a supportive literary community, and launch your literary career! Commonwealth citizens aged 18 or over should enter by 1 November!  commonwealthfoundation.com/short-story-pr…

Every month, Galleyway curates a list of new opportunities for BIPOC writers, including calls for submissions, fellowships, residencies, and contests.  Check out the latest offerings with September deadlines at Galleyway.com!

Application closes on 9/8!

New fiction from our own N.S. Ahmed !!!

Send us something with heart. kenyonreview.org/submit/

📢 Announcement! Graywolf Press will hold an open submission period for contemporary poetry in translation from 11/11 to 11/15. Complete details and instructions here: graywolfpress.org/about-us/submi…

If you happen to be in Chicago this week(end), please join award-winning author and Periplus mentor Kim Coleman Foote for events at Chicago State University and Printer’s Row Lit Fest! ✨

A lovely surprise: A Living Remedy is NAIBA Nonfiction Book of the Year! (And what company!) Thank you to the indie booksellers in this region and beyond who champion books, nourish readers, and show us what literary community can be at its best ❤️ naiba.com/books-of-the-y…

Applications close in 2 wks! ✨