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Kayla Lightner

@kaylalightner.bsky.social
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Literary agent @ APL. Fiction MFA @ UMD. Words in Split Lip, Pithead Chapel, phoebe, and elsewhere. Puschart Nom '25, BOTN Finalist '24, BSF Nom '22, Lover of babies 'always. Find me here: kaylalightner.com

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The grim reaper is grabbing all the wrong heauxes!!!!!!!
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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.
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.
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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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...
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Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
“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...
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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…
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
"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
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Tajja Isen @tajjaisen.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
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...
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The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus
Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Look! A great class with SLM Contributor @kaylalightner.bsky.social ! Maybe you should sign up while it’s on sale! 😉
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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
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! www.noreenocampo.com #fictionwriters #poetry #Writersconferrence
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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
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! #fictionwriter #poets #creativenonfiction
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Kayla Lightner @kaylalightner.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Hooray✨🎉 Congrats and well-earned @abelletm.bsky.social
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
We recommend you read @kaylalightner.bsky.social 's Puschart-nominated story, “If You’re Feeling Froggy." It's a gorgeous piece! buff.ly/3UdL1EG
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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,…
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