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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I'll be leading two workshops at the beautiful Interlochen campus just south of Traverse City. Stay on campus, enjoy shared meals together in the cafeteria, and leave with new material and inspiration! You can learn more or sign up at: www.interlochen.org/college-crea... @interlochenarts

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

My workshop - Close to Home: Drawing Inspiration from Everyday Landscapes starts tomorrow through CRAFT TALKS! There are still a few spots left if you'd like to join for three weeks of nature-inspired prompts, warm community, and thoughtful feedback. writingcraft.com

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

📝 In yesterday's Brevity blog post, I wrote about the joy of reading outdoors. Starting this weekend, I'll be teaching a 3-week course on writing in everyday landscapes. There is still space to sign up! 🦋 Sign up here: writingcraft.com/event/close-... @dintywmoore.bsky.social

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3-WEEK WORKSHOP | Close to Home: Drawing Inspiration From Everyday Landscapes - Craft Talks

Turn the overlooked corners of your everyday world into vivid and compelling writing.

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I wrote about the joy of summer reading for The Brevity Blog @dintywmoore.bsky.social Read it here: brevity.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/s...

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

What a fun group! Thank you to everyone in my Memoir Writing Workshop for making this summer weekend so special! There were so many great books in progress, writers finding their voices, and generous, funny souls in this picture. And yes, I mainly ate ice cream...

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I’m excited to officially announce that I’ve signed a publishing contract for my short story collection, The Off-Season. Thank you to @jadedibispress.bsky.social for giving this book a home! Bowie and I celebrated with some ice creams on a cold, rainy, late spring day. Book drops spring 2027!

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

The weather might have been chilly, but this was a warm workshop group! Thank you, Interlochen Center for the Arts, for asking me out to lead this Spring Writing Workshop! Headed home inspired!

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Want to come write with me? I'll be heading out to Interlochen Arts Academy this spring to teach two intensive, three-day workshops, one in fiction and the other in memoir. To learn more, visit: www.interlochen.org/college-crea...

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I adore this piece and am so glad it found a home in the Indiana Review! And was the runner-up in the 2025 Indiana Review Fiction Award! A big thanks to the editors and to Ananda Lima for selecting the story!

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I'm thrilled to share my piece on garlic, writing, and the language of the land in today's @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/garlic-days/

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Garlic Days

by Megan Baxter | A time to plant.

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Dates have been saved! ✅ I'll be heading to Ireland this summer to read at the @wcorklitfest.bsky.social and celebrate the launch of the 2026 Fish Anthology. Thank you to the editors and to @seanluskauthor.bsky.social for selecting my short story, 'The Missing,' as an honorable mention!

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I am so excited to get my hands on a copy of this book! My short piece - 'All Made-Up', originally published in Diagram, is included in the 'Best Small Fictions 2025'! A huge thank you to the editors, both at Best Small Fictions and at Diagram! @altcurrent.bsky.social @eldiagram.bsky.social

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Today, the National Endowment for the Arts cancelled the Creative Writing Fellowships program. I wanted to share what the loss of this kind of award means to me. Please share, repost etc. if you'd like.

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

So thrilled to open up my contributor copy of River Teeth this morning! Thank you to the editors at River Teeth for picking up this rough little gem of an essay! @riverteeth.bsky.social

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I've been sitting on the good news for a while, and now I finally get to announce that my story 'The Pool' was the overall winner of the 2025 Hemingway Shorts Competition! Congratulations to all of the finalists! Press release here: mailchi.mp/82fd061eb094...

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Thank you to Brendan O'Meara of the Creative Nonfiction Podcast for inviting me on the show! You can listen wherever you get your podcasts! Main show notes: brendanomeara.com/episode-470-... @brendanomeara.bsky.social

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

From camper to student to teacher! I've always loved being a part of the Interlochen community. I was excited to share my story, which you can read here online: www.interlochen.org/stories/meet...

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Grow your writing this summer! I'm excited to be offering classes in multiple genres, including fiction, nonfiction, and memoir. For those interested in a one-on-one approach, I'm also taking on new private lesson students and manuscripts for review. www.meganbaxterwriting.com

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

I'm excited to share that my short piece 'All Made-Up' has been selected for the 2025 Best Small Fictions Anthology! And thank you to The Diagram for originally publishing the piece! altcurrentpress.com/best-small-f... @altcurrent.bsky.social @eldiagram.bsky.social

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Last night I was honored to attend the @penamerica.bsky.social Literary Awards Ceremony in NYC. My book, ‘Twenty Square Feet of Skin’ from @ohiostatepress.bsky.social, was longlisted for the 2024 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.

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Megan Baxter @meganbaxter.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

📖 Do you have a true story to tell that doesn't fit into traditional narrative structures? I'll be offering 'The Memoir in Collage' through Muse Writing. This asynchronous online class included readings, discussions, and weekly writing assignments. Learn here: www.musewriting.com/current-offe...

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