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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Check out our bookshop.org list at linktr.ee/onestorymag. OUT OF BODY by Chris Vanjonack @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social GOODBYE TO GOODBYE by Stephen Dixon @mcsweeneys.net TO STAY, TO STAY, TO STAY by Devon Halliday (McSweeney's) #newrelease #fiction #indienext #indiepublishing #bookstagram

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Courtney Marcelo Norton talks about the writing of our latest issue, "Offense and Satisfaction," in an interview with editor Will Allison. Read at linktr.ee/onestorymag. #shortstory #reading #bookstagram #litmag #bookclub

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For #LitMagWeek, we're celebrating the lit mag circle of life. Tin House magazine is survived by its co-founders Rob Spillman and Elissa Schappell, and publishing imprint @tinhouse.bsky.social. Learn more about Bloodletter at bloodlettermag.com. #litmag #shortstory #reading

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Shout out to our friends @electricliterature.com! For #LitMagWeek, they're running a 10% off sale on annual memberships, manuscript consultations, and merch. Visit their profile to learn more and read stories (free online!) in Recommended Reading. #litmag #shortstory #fiction #reading

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Happy paperback release to BUCKEYE! Featuring Patrick Ryan's original hand-drawn map of the town of Bonhomie. #buckeye #bookstagram #readwithjenna #bookclub #reading

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

LitMagWeek is here! From now through Friday, October 2, subscriptions are on sale at $12 for a full year. Use code LitMagWeek at one-story.com. Stay tuned for more updates all week, and check out #LitMagWeek to discover new magazines to love. #litmag #shortstory #reading #bookclub

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

DEADLINE EXTENSION! Registration for our Fiction Workshop with Anya Johanna DeNiro is now extended through October 7. Use code FALLSEMESTER at checkout to save 25% at linktr.ee/onestorymag. #writingclass #fictionwriter #writingworkshop #writingcommunity

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In our latest issue of One Teen Story, a young man preparing to depart for college must grapple with his complicated feelings about leaving his neurodivergent sister behind. To read Zach Miano's Teen Writing Contest–winning story "Elena," visit linktr.ee/onestorymag.

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Join us for our craft course on dialogue with One Story author Rachel Lyon! Through four weeks of close readings and generative exercises, you'll work to polish your fictional dialogue into something vivid, useful, and alive. To learn more and register, visit bit.ly/479rH1k. #writingclasses

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Writer-to-writer bonds are some of the most necessary relationships to cultivate in your practice. That's why we're offering a 25% discount on our Fiction Workshop with Anya Johanna DeNiro this fall! Use code FALLSEMESTER at checkout. Register by September 30. To learn more, visit: bit.ly/46EzTpW

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We are so happy to welcome Sidnie Paisley Thomas to the team as One Story's 2026-2027 Apprentice!

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In our new issue, Courtney Marcelo Norton's "Offense and Satisfaction," boarding-school misfit and cancer survivor Lark Spencer challenges her tormentor, saber champion Sophia Nowak, to an epic fencing duel that ends in a way neither they nor their schoolmates expect. Read more: bit.ly/4hhpOnX

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

👻In this four-week reading group with author @danchaon.bsky.social, students will read and discuss classic and contemporary ghost stories. This online class is meant for both readers and writers looking for a hauntingly fun time! For details & reading list visit: bit.ly/472i701

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sign up by SEPTEMBER 30TH for our next online fiction workshop with One Story author @adeniro.bsky.social! Tuition includes a one-on-one meeting for a deeper dive into your work. Classes meet on Zoom, 7pm to 9:15pm ET Oct. 14-Nov. 18. For details visit: bit.ly/46EzTpW.

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Today we're unboxing our upcoming issue, One Story #341, "Offense and Satisfaction" by Courtney Marcelo Norton, which begins with the line: "The girls decide to settle their grievances with a sword fight." This issue will hit mailboxes on September 17th. En Garde! ⚔︎ #reading #litmag #shortstories

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Join us Saturday, Sept. 19th for the next craft lecture in our 2026 Lecture Series: Imagined Mythologies: Creating Belief Inside a Fictional World with One Story author @taliakolluri.bsky.social. This Lecture=$25 or get the series for $90. Sign up at: bit.ly/3YRhhPE

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Honoring the memory of author and former One Story Managing Editor Adina Talve-Goodman, this educational fellowship offers a year-long mentorship on the craft of fiction writing with One Story magazine. Deadline=10/13. For complete details visit: bit.ly/4gFUMHn

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In this 4-week online reading group (no class 10/1) led by One Story author Jackie Thomas-Kennedy, we'll discuss Jesmyn Ward's National Book Award-winning novel, Salvage the Bones. To learn more & register, visit bit.ly/4gGa7Xl #readinggroup #jesmynward #salvagethebones

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In this six-week workshop, led by One Story author @adeniro.bsky.social, each writer will workshop a short story or novel excerpt. Tuition includes a one-on-one meeting for a deeper dive into your work. Classes meet on Zoom, 7pm to 9:15pm ET Oct. 14-Nov. 17. For details visit: bit.ly/46EzTpW.

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Anthony Walker talks about how he wrote our current issue, "It Happens," in an interview with One Story Contributing Editor Will Allison. Read the complete interview: bit.ly/4czRWB9 #litmags #writingadvice

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We have some FANTASTIC new books by One Story authors just out or coming out soon in September. Buy or Pre-Order Now! MAKESHIFT by Peter Rock THIRTY CABINS ed. by Josh Riedel & featuring many One Story authors! THE QUEEN OF BAD INFLUENCES by Jim Shepard AMERICAN HAGWON by Min Jin Lee

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In our new issue, Anthony Walker’s “It Happens,” an ex-soldier who suffered debilitating PTSD struggles to articulate and make sense of his wartime experiences and how they’ve shaped his life now, fifteen years after his deployments to Afghanistan and Yemen. Read More: bit.ly/4czRWB9

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Story & Storm: Reading Salvage the Bones is now open for registration! In this 4-week reading group (no class 10/1) with One Story author Jackie Thomas-Kennedy, students will discuss Jesmyn Ward's National Book Award-winning novel, Salvage the Bones. To learn more & register, visit bit.ly/4gGa7Xl

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Today we're unboxing our upcoming issue, One Story #340, "It Happens" by Anthony Walker. This issue will hit mailboxes on August 20th and is Anthony Walker's debut fiction publication (our third first-time author this year)! #reading #litmag #fiction #debutfiction #shortstories #zines #unboxing

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Congratulations to One Story Editor in Chief @patrickryannyc.bsky.social, who won the Ohio Book Award in Fiction for his novel BUCKEYE! patrickryanbooks.com

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

LAST CHANCE to sign up for our asynchronous 7-day class on structure: WRITE A SHORT STORY WITH HANNAH TINTI. Join us Aug 13-19 for a fun, low-stakes writing sprint that will jump start your next short story. Class is $90/$75 for members. For details visit: bit.ly/44AwdEW

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Our most popular online class begins soon! Class is $90/$75 for members. Sign up at: bit.ly/44AwdEW. #writing #writingclass #shortstories #storystructure

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Two wonderful books are coming out from One Story authors in August! ETNA by Paul Yoon (@simonandschuster.bsky.social) THE VANISHINGS by Kavi Yaga (@tamupress.bsky.social) #indiepress #indienext #fiction #newrelease

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

In this 7-day class with One Story co-founder @hannahtinti.bsky.social you'll write 5 sentences a day. At the end of the week, you'll have a draft of a new story & a greater understanding of the ins & outs of story structure! For details & sign up: bit.ly/44AwdEW

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

PK Damilare Abiodun talks about how he wrote our current issue, "Monarch," in an interview with One Story Assistant Editor Maggie Love. Read the complete interview at: one-story.com/product/mona...

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The secret is out! CHOOSE YOUR RATE SUBSCRIPTIONS are now available at One Story. YOU decide how much to pay for 12 months of the best contemporary short fiction. These sliding scale subscriptions will end on Aug. 8th. Sign up today at one-story.com

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In Zahra Azar’s Teen Writing Contest–winning story, “Belonging,” a young Afghan refugee is separated from her family for her own safety and, though she speaks no English, sent to live in a foster home in Los Angeles. You can read "Belonging" here: one-story.com/product/belo...

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Looks like a secret is brewing here at One Story...check back on Monday (7/27) for an exciting announcement! #litmags #zines #shortstories

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

In this six-week online fiction workshop with One Story author Omer Friedlander, each participant will workshop a short story or novel excerpt. Tuition includes a 30 min one-on-one with the instructor. Applications due August 11. For details visit bit.ly/3Rlk1oA #writing #writingworkshop

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Join us Wed. July 29th in NYC @poetshouse.bsky.social for a special event, celebrating One Story author 'Pemi Aguda's ONE LEG ON EARTH. In conversation with @lenavalencia.bsky.social & books on sale from P&T Knitwear. FREE & open to all. For details visit: bit.ly/4fmOaeZ

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Our most popular asynchronous is back! In this 7-day class with One Story co-founder @hannahtinti.bsky.social you'll write 5 sentences a day. At the end of the week, you'll have a draft of a new story & a greater understanding of the ins & outs of story STRUCTURE. Sign up: bit.ly/44AwdEW

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Deadline to apply to our short story collection incubator with @lenavalencia.bsky.social is MONDAY JULY 20TH! This 9-month online intensive is designed to help you complete, refine, & prepare your manuscript for publication. For details visit: bit.ly/49PmXQo

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

In our new issue, PK Damilare Abiodun's “Monarch,” eleven-year-old Abu spends his winter break in Lagos with his aunt Fauza, a child bride only three years his senior. This is PK Damilare Abiodun's first published fiction. Read more: bit.ly/4putYg6 #shortstories #reading #zines #litmag #fiction

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Today we're unboxing our upcoming issue, One Story #339, "Monarch" by PK Damilare Abiodun. This issue will hit mailboxes on July 16th & is a debut fiction publication! #reading #litmag #fiction #debutfiction #shortstories #readers #unboxing #fictionfirst

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Applications for our short story collection incubator with @lenavalencia.bsky.social are now due July 20th. This online intensive is designed to help you complete, refine, & prepare your manuscript for publication. For complete details visit: bit.ly/49PmXQo

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

☀SUMMER SALE☀ Subscribe to One Story for just $15 and get a short story in the mail every month, each issue by a new writer! For details visit: bit.ly/3WLxBRh #shortstories #litmags #fiction

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Jack Moore talks about how he wrote our current issue, "Mothers and Daughters in This Day and Age" with One Story Editor in Chief Patrick Ryan. To read the rest of the interview, visit: bit.ly/4grhh3a #writingadvice #shortstories #litmags

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Wonderful new books by One Story authors are coming out in July: The Great Wherever by @shanders.bsky.social, Nightjar by Emily Ruskovich, Famous Men by @juliebuntin.bsky.social, White Pine by Claire Vaye Watkins, & The Parade by Ben Miller!

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Applications are due July 13th for our Short Story Collection Incubator with @lenavalencia.bsky.social! This online intensive is designed to help you complete, refine, & prepare your manuscript for publication. For details visit: bit.ly/49PmXQo

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Join us 6/28 for our final SUNDAYSHORTS reading session: "The Rest of Us" with @jenzo.bsky.social! In this class led by @lenavalencia.bsky.social, students read a story from our archives together, discuss, & enjoy a visit from the author. For details visit: bit.ly/48ggFaO

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Our first Interactive Fiction Workshop with @natmesnard.bsky.social of @scryptidgames.bsky.social will run July 8-Aug. 12th! Limited to 10 students. Sign up: bit.ly/4fz3N4Z. Join us for 6 weeks of play & turn your IF idea into a finished project!

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

In our new issue, Jack Moore's “Mothers and Daughters in This Day and Age,” a dying woman’s thoughts reach back in time to a pivotal afternoon in her childhood. This is Jack Moore's first published short story. To read an interview with the author & buy the issue, visit: one-story.com

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Join us this Saturday, June 27th for a writing field trip in NYC with Author Irina Reyn! This site-specific class takes place at Brooklyn Bridge Park & is sliding scale, starting at just $10. bit.ly/4useBWh

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One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Our upcoming issue, One Story #338 "Mothers and Daughters in This Day and Age" by Jack Moore just arrived in our office! This issue will hit mailboxes on June 25th. Get ready for a moving story about memory, loss, and the bonds of mothers and daughters. #reading #litmag #fiction #shortstories

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