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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Find out what inspires memoirist and ghostwriter Helen Croydon on The Spark this month! Hint: it's nothing to do with polyamory. madelynpostman.substack.com/p/25-a-polya...

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25 A Polyamorous Commune

September 2026 | Interview with Helen Croydon

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Dan McQuillan @danmcquillan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Text: Treat your body like a data centre. Consume as much water and literature as possible. Upset local city councils with your existence.
Background image: a bearded man putting up the frame of aparge tent in a muddy field with trees in the background.

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genevieve marenghi @stgenevieve.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Loved chatting about #nooilpainting, sources of nectar + 📚 @madelynpostman.bsky.social madelynpostman.substack.com/p/24-nectar-...

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

We want your stories! The 2026 Larry Brown Short Story Award is officially open for submissions 1st prize: $500 Guest judge: Deesha Philyaw More info: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown/

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Check out my interview with writer and artist M. Leona Godin on Substack and on all podcast platforms. Her book, There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness, is guaranteed to broaden your perception of the world. madelynpostman.substack.com/p/23-a-creat...

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23 A Creative Force

July 2026 | Interview with M. Leona Godin

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

My next three posts will be joyous celebrations of #buyastrangerabook day. Which happens every Wednesday on here (and Twitter). Ooh, it's Wednesday tomorrow, isn't it? If you don't know, this is what it's all about. www.bigissue.com/culture/book...

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An indie bookshop is getting strangers to buy each other books on Twitter

Big Green Bookshop is giving readers the chance to #buyastrangerabook every Wednesday

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

With the excitement of being on book tour for my debut, Staring into the Sun, I'm taking a break from my podcast and newsletter, The Spark 💥https://madelynpostman.substack.com/p/mayi-take-a-break Events at madelynpostman.com

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May...I take a break?

May 2026

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

As we approach our official 20th birthday. A brief recap. Books - Short listed or won 31 literary prizes. 2 books adapted for Television - BBC Two. Two Internationally best selling authors. Bringing stories to you established publishers thought too risky. @thebookseller.com

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Valorie Nichols @meadowdays.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Happy National Library Week! 💙📚

Support these data centers: SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, BOOKSTORES

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 22/04/2026

Reminder: Public libraries need our support to remain public. Support them with your library card and by advocating for their funding! ⭐

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Check out this month’s episode of The Spark podcast. It’s an excerpt of “An Upright Man,” the third chapter of my debut, Staring into the Sun. It’s about my great-grandfather, Henri Wu. madelynpostman.substack.com/p/21-excerpt...

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21 Excerpt of "An Upright Man"

April 2026 | Staring into the Sun

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Check out an audio excerpt of "Gold Mountain" from my forthcoming debut, Staring into the Sun. It links memoir and narrative nonfiction about my Chinese American family. Spanning 1895-2015, look out for a millionaire, a magician, and a model. madelynpostman.substack.com/p/20-excerpt...

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20 Excerpt of Staring into the Sun

March 2026 | "Gold Mountain"

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West Trade Review @westtradereview.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Our 5th annual fiction contest is open. Grand prize is $1,000 and publication in the Spring 2027 print edition. Submit by end of day on 2/1, and we’ll respond to your submission within 2 weeks (no extra charge for expedited response). Details below: buff.ly/epYNLIW #writingcommunity

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Listen to an interview with Chinese Canadian graphic memoir author Teresa Wong on The Spark podcast. This is the last episode for a while so I can focus on getting Staring into the Sun ready for publication in May! madelynpostman.substack.com/p/18-comics-... #graphicmemoir #ChineseCanadian

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18 Comics and Traditional Chinese Painting

January 2026 | Interview with Teresa Wong

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Check out the latest episode of The Spark which includes an author's path from hybrid to self-publishing. madelynpostman.substack.com/p/17-from-hy... #selfpublishing

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17 From Hybrid to Self-Publishing

December 2025 | Interview with Maggie Smith

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Check out this month's episode of The Spark, featuring an interview with author S.E. Reid, who serializes her work on Substack. madelynpostman.substack.com/p/15-in-a-fl...

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15 In a Flow State

October 2025 | Interview with author S.E. Reid

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Listen to The Spark to find out what a polecat and Prince Michael of Kent have in common! With Amber Harrison of @foldedorset.bsky.social On all podcast platforms pod.link/1769061008 And on Substack madelynpostman.substack.com/p/14-a-polec...

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Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com · 09/09/2025

If every publisher doesn't do this, I would not be surprised to see come kind of collective action, depending on how many authors are affected.

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

@failingwriters.bsky.social review: I discovered The Failing Writers Podcast a couple of years ago and have been a dedicated listener ever since. They even critiqued a submission of mine, which was a real high point for me. I love that they don’t take themselves too seriously, as seen in the name!

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

WOW!! This is super exciting. If you’d like to read Staring into the Sun, I’m serializing it here from this Saturday, every week until the end of December. Publication in May 2026 by Ten16 Press. madelynpostman.substack.com/p/start-here

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Serialization of short story collection Staring into the Sun

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

If you can't wait until May 2026 to read my short story collection, Staring into the Sun, sign up to read it week by week here! madelynpostman.substack.com/p/start-here

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

I’m incredibly excited to announce my deal with Ten16 Press to publish my short story collection, Staring into the Sun 🎉🎉🎉 It links memoir with narrative nonfiction about my Chinese American family ❤️

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Thankfully, I have something to distract me from waiting for my @artscouncilengland.bsky.social Developing Your Creative Practice decision (already made, locked behind creaky Grantium). See my next post! #grantium #DYCP #artscouncil

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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Update on our application portal Grantium: We are currently experiencing technical issues with our application portal, Grantium, which means users have not been able to access the system since the evening of 23 July. We are doing everything we can to fix this.

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West Trade Review @westtradereview.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Send us a flash fiction piece of up to 704 words that packs an emotional punch and has something important to teach us about a deep human truth. $704 and publication in the Spring 2026 print edition of West Trade Review will be awarded to the winner. Details: buff.ly/oUoxK8w #writingcommunity

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Excited for the July episode of The Spark podcast & newsletter, featuring an interview with Virginia Evans, author of epistolary contemporary novel, The Correspondent. Listen/read here madelynpostman.substack.com/p/12-time-re... or wherever you listen to podcasts! #virginiaevans #thecorrespondent

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West Trade Review @westtradereview.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Submissions are open. Send us your best short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Before submitting, please review our guidelines at the link below: buff.ly/aEjHtHL #writingcommunity

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Just published The Spark podcast and newsletter! June features: 🎙️ An interview with the inimitable @eanstruther.bsky.social 📚 Reading recs for your TBR ✏️ Writing tips and resources 👣 Updates on my moseying Find it wherever you listen to podcasts or here madelynpostman.substack.com/p/11-were-al...

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11 We're All Independent Artists

June 2025 | Interview with Eleanor Anstruther

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Check out The Spark for May! Featuring: 🎙️ An interview with Tessa McWatt 📚 Reading recommendations ✏️ Writing tips and resources 👣 Updates on my moseying Listen on all podcast platforms or visit madelynpostman.substack.com/p/10-being-h...

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10 Being Human on this Planet

Featuring an interview with memoir, fiction, and nonfiction writer Tessa McWatt

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The Failing Writers Podcast @failingwriters.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Songs about books? Yes please! check out Paul Armfield's album - Between the Covers - and marvel not just at the title, but the luscious music too! He’s on tour this month and next. We had a lovely chat with him about books, songs and lyrics on the pod. Have a little shuftie - Link’s in our bio.

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The Failing Writers Podcast @failingwriters.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

This week we shoot the breeze with the brilliant 🤩@cjtudor.bsky.social, and find out being a massively successful author isn’t always the anxiety-free life we might assume. Link in bio. #horror #thrillerbook #writers

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Madelyn Postman - memoir, narrative nonfiction, fiction @madelynpostman.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

@failingwriters.bsky.social my review: Just listened to the latest episode with Paul Armfield and reminded how much I love this podcast. It’s got everything: authors like Flora Opil, musicians, and booksellers. From a dedicated listener.

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Querencia Press @querenciapress.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Unthemed quarterly submissions are open for Summer! We take all written genres for our quarterly anthologies, & submissions can be sent through Submittable ✨ link in bio—please read submission guidelines. Deadline June 1st

Flip flops, sunglasses, smiling sun, other summer doodles in background with pink text saying SUMMER—foreground says: subs open! Accepting unthemed poetry, fiction, & nonfiction *details in caption*

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Two Dollar Radio @twodollarradio.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Incredible new bookseller endorsement for Issa Quincy’s ABSENCE — out July 15! Thank you Bryan at Literati! 💖 🔗 twodollarradio.com/products/abs...

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Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Have you decided on Thursday plans? May we suggest our literary event at Red Hen Press? Join these amazing authors in conversation on May 1st ❣️ RSVP in the link here: redhen.org/event-calend...

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Literary Salon with Red Hen Press, Tia Chucha Press, and Letras Latinas - Red Hen Press

We are pleased to invite you to a special literary salon at Red Hen Press in Pasadena on Thursday, May 1 celebrating authors from Red Hen Press, Tia Chucha Press, and the Letras Latinas initiative fro...

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Tupelo Press @tupelopress.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

The CLMP Earth Day reading list is live and there are two Tupelo Quarterly authors are featured! Congrats on the shoutout Zachary Bartles and @alycia.bsky.social! www.clmp.org/news/a-readi...

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A Reading List for Earth Day
2025
This reading list of poems, essays, and stories published by CLMP member magazines includes writing about nature, the climate crisis, and more.

"A Portfolio of Collaborative Writing" by Zachary Bartles
Tupelo Quarterly
Evening. She sets out. Behind her, the trodden-on marsh hay redresses like a timelapse of its growing.

"To Draw a Body of Water" by Alycia Pirmohamed
Tupelo Quarterly
The artist asks me to think beyond my nostalgia, beyond the
insular, tiny thing I thought was important, which was the
ephemeral quality of this lake that I think exists and my small

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Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

This craft class is designed to help you jumpstart the fiction writing practice you truly want. Through a series of short lectures, voice memos from some of the coolest fiction writers working today, and more, students will leave ready to dive in! tinhouse.com/product/spri...

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Parthian Books @parthianbooks.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

In Wales, every little pub or café on a wet day is a gift to a writer. Order something from the counter and listen: the hwyl, the humour, the body language, the self-deprecation, the hiss of the coffee machine, the drip of wet anoraks... @nation.cymru nation.cymru/culture/on-b...

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On Being a Poet in Wales: Tracey Rhys

Tracey Rhys A friend recently asked if I still felt an attachment to the place I grew up, and for a moment I was thrown. Only the Bwlch mountain separates Bridgend County, where I now live, from the R...

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Two Dollar Radio @twodollarradio.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Independent Bookstore Day is this Saturday, April 26!

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Two Dollar Radio @twodollarradio.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Happy Earth Day 🌱📖 Love the planet? So do we 💚

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Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Deepest congratulations to #THAlum Sarah Aziza on her publication day for "The Hollow Half"! Sarah, thank you for your words and for writing with us! Shop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Media description: A book cover decorated with fruit, flowers, and vegetation. Text reads: The Hollow Half, Sarah Aziza, A Memoir of Bodies and Borders

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Autumn House Press @autumnhouse.org · 22/04/2025

Happy pub day to RODEO by Sunni Brown Wilkinson! Sunni's collection was selected by Patricia Smith as the 2024 Donald Justice Poetry Prize Winner. Of the collection, Patricia said: "The poet's wry and revelatory stanzas ride high through the minefields of love..."

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Northwestern University Press @nupress.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Happy Earth Day! To celebrate, we hope everyone will dive into My Oceans: Essays of Water, Whales, and Women by @crivera.bsky.social. Use code WHALE on our website for 30% off April 22-23 and then explore this timely and wondrous descent into the deep waters of interconnection in which we swim.

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Unnamed Press @unnamedpress.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

"The indie press has selected three debuts to be their lead titles for the season instead of building their promotion around established writers..." Read more about our debut takeover via @debutiful.bsky.social here: debutiful.net/2025/04/22/s...

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Tupelo Press @tupelopress.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Join us for the Tupelo Press 30/30 Challenge: write 30 poems in 30 days. 95 publishing deals and counting… www.tupelopress.org/30-30-projec...

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Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

HOT GIRLS WITH BALLS by @xbennyboo.bsky.social is a must-read for summer! Harper's Bazaar calls it "outrageous, hilarious, and biting." 🏐 ✨ 📚 www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...

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The 21 Best Beach Reads to Keep You Occupied All Summer Long

Keep your eyes glued to the page instead of the lifeguard on duty

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