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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We are over the moon to announce the publication of our Anthology: Life As Mask! Physical Copies avaliable now on Amazon! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HLMR4HBY Fill your boots! 🔥 Get your copy today!

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Özge Lena @lenaozge.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Over the moon to have two poems nominated for BOTN 2027 of @sundresspub.bsky.social by the wonderful Frazzled Lit! #poetrysky #bestofthenet

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Delighted to announce our Best of The Net nominations 2026. You lot are on 🔥! www.frazzledlit.com/p/best-of-th... @jmcm.bsky.social @lenaozge.bsky.social @deirdmault.bsky.social @demimondaine.bsky.social @tracierenee.bsky.social Congratulations to our writers!

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Laura Cooney *Motherbunnet* on sale @lozzawriting.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Exciting News! @frazzledlit.bsky.social is soon to be in print! We can't wait to put Life As Mask into your hands! Thanks to all of you for your unending support of our mag and our writers. Everyone who has pre-ordered. It means the world to us! @jmcm.bsky.social @kerrybyrne.bsky.social

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We are so excited to announce our soon to be released anthology.

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Big, big, big news coming from Frazz HQ today! 👀 This will also be avaliable as a physical book after the ebook is released. Pre order open! www.frazzledlit.com/p/pre-order-...

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Temple in a city @templeinacity.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Dear everyone Hi, hi. Did you hear? Our new issue is out filled with tiny treasures to fill and ache your beautiful heart. Reclaim your time. Spend it in places that aim to restore you. Sincerely, old auntie TiaC. templeinacity.com/explore-the-...

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Enter Leaving, Temple in a City literary journal

Temple in a City literary journal of flash fiction, poetry, art and letters

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We think Frazzled Lit is looking HOT 🔥 and we would love you to check out our latest issue. Our Short Story Award is a highlight of the year and our writer's deserve all their success! Check them out! www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-5-ha... @jmcm.bsky.social

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Copies of my chapbook Gregor have arrived at the publisher’s from the printer. Don’t they look fab! Available on subscription from sunburntsaints.co.uk or in @beardedbadgerbooks.bsky.social in Derby soon.

Copies of Gregor. Blue cover with bugs on it.

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Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Congrats to @barbarabyar.bsky.social on BIKER JESUS winning 2nd place in @frazzledlit.bsky.social - oh my heart 💔 "Kate kept sinking. It was darker than just her eyes being closed. The sunstroke slathering August heat did not reach the dark depths of the pool." www.frazzledlit.com/p/biker-jesu...

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Biker Jesus

By Barbara Byar (Winner - 2nd place)

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Eirene Eleni @eireneeleni.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Always a delight to read @frazzledlit.bsky.social

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Issue 5 has landed! We are delighted with it. Thanks for allowing us to showcase your work and trusting us with your words! www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-5-ha...

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Issue 5 Has Landed

Welcome to the Frazzled Lit Short Story Award 2026 issue!

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Katie McDermott @katiemcd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Delighted to have my story 'I'm the reason the sea is mad' published by @frazzledlit.bsky.social, they are such a lovely team to work with! www.frazzledlit.com/p/im-the-rea... (Audio and print versions available at the above link)

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I'm the reason the sea is mad

By Katie McDermott (Highly Commended)

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Kerry Byrne @kerrybyrne.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Delighted to be part of this wonderful issue and in such good company, too. Huge thanks to @templeinacity.bsky.social ♥️

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Pleased to tease our cover reveal for the Short Story Award Issue. We are so proud of everyone who entered and all our finalists and winners. Can't wait to reveal the contents on the 6th of September! @kerrybyrne.bsky.social @jmcm.bsky.social

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

But we aren't living on a prayer! Loving the words so far... Decisions, Decisions ... www.frazzledlit.com/p/were-halfw...

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We are busy now. Very, very happily busy 🙏. www.frazzledlit.com/p/we-are-rea...

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Time to finalise those submissions. We close TODAY! Www.frazzledlit.com

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Laura Cooney *Motherbunnet* on sale @lozzawriting.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Just settling down to do some reading for the @frazzledlit.bsky.social short story award, can't wait to get stuck in! @jmcm.bsky.social @kerrybyrne.bsky.social and I are loving what you're bringing so far!

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

World Cup fever is upon us. The sun is finally shining. And you're all going to be submitting to our Short Story Award! We love summer here at Frazzled Lit. We love reading. We love your work. Keep it coming! Visit the Ink Kitchen if you must! But do it! www.frazzledlit.com

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Check out this article from Books Ireland Magazine about our guest judge Donal Ryan! We are over the barbecue pit that he is our judge for this years award! Keep scribbling and get something over to us soon! booksirelandmagazine.com/donal-ryan-t...

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Donal Ryan to judge Frazzled Lit Short Story award - Books Ireland

The Frazzled Lit Short Story Award will be open for submissions through the month of June.

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Aaaaaand we are OPEN! www.frazzledlit.com All the details are on the site! We cannot wait to see what you've got!

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Laura Cooney *Motherbunnet* on sale @lozzawriting.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Coming very very soon! Mark your calendars. Check out www.frazzledlit.com and subscribe (for free) so that you don't miss this opportunity! We have had a series of well accepted craft posts on the blog this month and those are worth a peek if you're interested in us! 🔥

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Frazzled Lit | Substack

Welcome to Frazzled Lit, the home of sparky and exciting prose, flash fiction, poetry and CNF! Subscriptions are free, but are not required to view our content. Click to read Frazzled Lit, a Substack ...

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Kerry Byrne @kerrybyrne.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

A lovely acceptance from @templeinacity.bsky.social has brightened this rainy Thursday morning! Can't wait for you to read my story, ‘Second Place Until You’re Not’, which will be out later in the year♥️

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Megan @ Sugar Pig @sugarpigblog.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

"The men want action, sir. Murmurs have begun to spread that we are purposeless and stagnant.” Check out my tale of yearning in Ghost Parachute, ICYMI. ghostparachute.com/issue/may-20...

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Glass Harbor — Ghost Parachute

“Fine weather we’re having today,” Bart said as he joined the captain at the rail of the quarterdeck. The golden light of evening softened the lines of their rough-hewn faces. “Should be another fair ...

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T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Had the privilege of speaking at the launch of the 50th issue of The New River Journal about my #flashfiction "The Planetarium Used to be My Favourite Place." I'm at the 56:50 point. The story started in a @mattkendrick.bsky.social WBTL workshop. www.youtube.com/live/EUYirWO...

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Drop Event: Issue 50 of The New River Journal

YouTube video by Athenaeum @ VTLibraries

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

A sex tape, wolves, the end of the world...check out what @dawnsteffler.bsky.social and I did! My first ever collaboration, "Killing Robby Jenkins," is at Cutleaf today! To write with Dawn was amazing--we laughed, we cried, we howled...Hope you'll give it a read: cutleafjournal.com/content/kill...

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Killing Robby Jenkins - Cutleaf Journal

The world as we know it is ending, and I am in a bathroom in Terminal 1 at Chicago O’Hare, huddled in a corner by the hand dryers, hugging my sobbing,

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Kathryn Silver-Hajo @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

It's an honor to be featured in @mrbullbull.bsky.social again. I hope you'll give "Blizzard" a read. Thank you Ben for selecting this story that's close to my heart. 🙏💜🙏

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Dawn Tasaka Steffler @dawnsteffler.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

New story out in Cutleaf! Collaborating with the INIMITABLE @emilyrinkema.bsky.social on this story about being stranded in O'Hare while the world ends was a dream come true! Little Easter eggs throughout, btw, if you know either of us! 😜 We're so proud of this story, hope you'll give it a read!

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Killing Robby Jenkins - Cutleaf Journal

The world as we know it is ending, and I am in a bathroom in Terminal 1 at Chicago O’Hare, huddled in a corner by the hand dryers, hugging my sobbing,

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Sarp Sozdinler @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Delighted to have a new micro in one of my all-time favorite journals today. Give “Tilt” a read over at Wigleaf (@wigleaf.bsky.social) if you can: wigleaf.com/202605tilt.htm 🪙

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Kerry Byrne @kerrybyrne.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Thrilled to be up at @maudlinhouse.bsky.social with a science podcast-inspired flash! Big love to @mallorysmart.bsky.social 🖤

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Kik Lodge @kiklodge.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I couldn’t have put my collection together without Jo. She puts so much time and care into your work and has a brilliant, bonkers, brain. If anyone needs a nudge, a fresh pair of eyes, go for Jo, I would. @jmgatford.bsky.social

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Sage Tyrtle 🇨🇦 @sagetyrtle.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Instead of using my phone: 1. Made cupcakes for the first time ever. 2. Wandered around Toronto, took photos. 3. Read this phenomenal story which SHOULD BE A NOVEL (cw: maybe don't read while eating) 4. Registered for a photography class. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/how-...

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How to Get Back to the Forest - Lightspeed Magazine

“You have to puke it up,” said Cee. “You have to get down there and puke it up. I mean down past where you can feel it, you know?” She gestured earnestly at her chest. She had this old-fashioned cotto...

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Reckon Review @reckonreview.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

New fiction today from Noreen Graf!!

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Reckon Review @reckonreview.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

New Nonfiction today from J.R. Welch reckonreview.com/sometimes-a-...

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Reckon Review @reckonreview.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

New hard-hitting fiction up today over at Reckon. Check out "Two Teenage Girls Last Seen Leaving a Friend's Party" by Pam Avoledo. reckonreview.com/two-teenage-... @pamavoledo.bsky.social

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Reckon Review @reckonreview.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

New nonfiction today from Lacey Rodriquez. reckonreview.com/i-know-now-w...

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Reckon Review @reckonreview.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

New Wind & Root today from Sandra K. Barnidge

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Reckon Review @reckonreview.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

New fiction today from Braulio Fonseca. Fonseca is a PhD candidate in Creative Writing at Florida State University and the Managing Editor of The Southeast Review. His work has appeared in Slab Magazine and elsewhere. Come read "Signs of Life"

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Reckon Review @reckonreview.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

New Wind and Root today from Acie Clark. Acie Clark is a multi-genre writer from Florida and Georgia. His debut collection, Small Talk, was selected for the New Southern Voices Poetry Prize and is coming from Hub City Press in Sept. He lives in Arkansas.

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