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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Congratulations and best of luck to our Best of the Net nominees!

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A heartfelt thank-you to our longtime nonfiction editor, @stateofkate.bsky.social, as she steps down from her role. We’re so grateful for all she has contributed and wish her all the best! At the same time, please join us in welcoming @dawnsteffler.bsky.social as our new nonfiction editor!

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Delighted to announce our Best Small Fictions nominees for this year! @jaimegill.bsky.social @kathrynreese.bsky.social

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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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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Our annual short story contest opens in 1 week! See what guest judge Deesha Philyaw has to say about writing that has surprised her lately and what she is looking for in contest submissions.

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Congratulations @olangela.bsky.social and @francesorrok.bsky.social, as well as all of our contributors, staff, and friends who made the top 50 and long list!

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Our May Issue is live!!! pitheadchapel.com/2026/05/01/v... cover art DEEMS ORTEGA fiction REBECCA TIGER JAIME GILL SOPHIA HYLAND-WOLZAK MICHAEL ANTHONY RANFONE nonfiction HOLLIE WARREN prose poetry AMANDA CHIADO

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

our new issue! pitheadchapel.com/volume-15-is... SERGE LECOMTE MEGHAN PROULX MATT BARRETT @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social JENNA CROWDER ERIK KLASS TRACIE ADAMS @tracieadams.bsky.social SHERI VENEMA @sheriven.bsky.social HANNAH AHN RUSSELL BRAKEFIELD @russellbrakefield.bsky.social CHOISELLE JOSEPH

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Our March Issue is live! pitheadchapel.com/2026/03/01/v... Cover Art by KYLE MERCER Fiction by CHARLIE KIEFT PHEBE KIRKHAM KATHRYN REESE @kathrynreese.bsky.social DOUGLAS BAKER Nonfiction by AMY TURN SHARP AUSIÀS TSEL @ausiastsel.com Prose Poetry by SEAN CHO A. LILY CROWDER MATT POINDEXTER

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

We are beyond thrilled to share that we have three pieces selected for @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social 2026!! Congratulations to everyone on this list, and especially to @irrellavent.bsky.social , @francesorrok.bsky.social , & L. Soveiro

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

Our first issue of 2026 is officially live! pitheadchapel.com/2026/01/01/v...

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

We are thrilled to announce our 2025 Larry Brown Short Story Contest Results! Judge @andrewporter01.bsky.social Congratulations to all the winners: 1st: Anju Sharma 2nd: MC Schmidt 3rd: Cathy Adams 4th: Lyndsay Hall 5th: Jennifer Popa (@jenpopa.bsky.social)

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

We're chiming in today to announce our Best Small Fictions nominees! Congratulations and good luck everyone!

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Please join us in congratulating our Pushcart nominees! Good luck everyone!

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

We're proud to announce our nominations for Best Microfiction 2025! Please join us in congratulating these stellar writers. Good luck everyone!

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Time flies! Less than one week remains to send us your best short story. Details here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Less than two weeks remain to submit your best unpublished short story to our contest! There are two fee-based submission options that support prizes and costs of running Pithead Chapel (and our general submissions are *always* free!). pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Four weeks remain to submit to our annual short story contest! Read more: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

There's still plenty of time to submit to our annual short story contest! If you're curious, submission fees support winning prizes, guest judge honorarium, and the cost of running the journal (and as always, general submissions are open and free). See all details at pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Six weeks remain to send us your best short story! Read all details here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown/

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Please join us in congratulating our Best of the Net 2026 Nominees! Good luck everyone!

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

If you're proficient in social media and possess a love for literary writing, get involved by volunteering for Pithead Chapel! Find application details at pitheadchapel.com/social-media-editor

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Our annual short story contest is open NOW through October 31st. Send us your best! Find all guidelines here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Our submission window for our annual short story contest opens this Friday! This year, we welcome @andrewporter01.bsky.social as our guest judge. We're excited to share our Q&A with him on craft, writing, and more!

1. What inspires your craft?
So many things! Film, music, visual art. Certainly the work of many writers. I try to draw inspiration from as many places as possible, and I try to be open to inspiration at all times. In terms of more specifics, though, I think I’ve always been drawn toward art—whether it’s film, music, writing, etc.—that places human emotion as its focus. When I think of work that inspires me, it’s usually work that explores certain emotional terrain that I haven’t seen explored before or a particular dynamic between people that I haven’t seen portrayed in quite that same manner.

2. Who are some of your favorite writers?
Marilynne Robinson, Elena Ferrante, Rachel Cusk, Stuart Dybek, Kirsten Valdez Quade, James Baldwin, Alexander Chee, Emma Cline, Manuel Muñoz, Sarah Majka, Laura van den Berg, Chang-rae Lee, Joan Didion, Denis Johnson, Danielle Evans, Karl Ove Knausgård, Zadie Smith—I could keep going, but I’ll stop there!

3. Is there anything you have read or written lately that has surprised you?
I read a very suspenseful and emotionally intense story by Amber Caron called “Didi” that genuinely surprised me. It was included in last year’s O. Henry Prize Winners anthology, and it’s kind of a hard story to describe without giving too much away, but I’ll just say it had me on the edge of my seat the entire time and genuinely worried for all the characters. When I finished it, I remember sitting for a while and just thinking about it in the way I always do when I’ve just read a really great short story.

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Our annual contest opens for submissions August 1st! This year's guest judge is Andrew Porter. Keep an eye out for our Q&A with Andrew soon. Find more details about our contest here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown/

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Our July issue is live! Read here: pitheadchapel.com/volume-14-issue-7/ Words @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social @kimchinquee.bsky.social RENESHA DHANRAJ WYLEY FROHLICH JUNGERMAN TROY ANDERSON @danbillyc.bsky.social @theresegleason @claudiamonpere.bsky.social BRITTANY REDD TARA SHEA BURKE Art JACELYN YAP

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Congratulations to Gwen Kirby, Felicity Landa, Daniel Miller, Claudia Wair, and Addison Zeller for making the Wigleaf Top 50 Longlist!

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Happy release day to our EIC @kimmagowan.bsky.social and Michelle Ross! DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY is available now! eastoverpress.com/book/dont-ta...

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Our February issue is live! Read here: pitheadchapel.com/2025/02/01/volume-14-issue-2/ Words by @davidyourdon.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social L. Soviero Sarah Perrin Sarah Carson Shome Dasgupta Kristina Garvin Mark DeCarteret Barbara Westwood Diehl Nora Nadjarian Cover art by Nuala McEvoy

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

We are excited to announce the winners and honorable mentions of the 2024 Larry Brown Short Story Award! Please join us in congratulating these incredible writers: @reemarp.bsky.social @mbvalente.bsky.social You can read their stories in the forthcoming January issue!

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Congratulations to our 2024 Pushcart nominees: Carrie Grinstead Meg Toth Carmen Leñero Tyler Gebauer Naana Eyikuma Hutchful Leslie Harrison Ace Chu Good luck everyone!

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Join us in congratulating our Best Small Fictions nominees! Good luck everyone. @gwenekirby.bsky.social @glennorgias.bsky.social

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Our November issue is live! Read here: pitheadchapel.com/volume-13-issue-11/ Words: JUNE GLASS @graythebruce.bsky.social CHRISTY STILLWELL CURTIS SMITH REBECCA TIGER LESLIE HARRISON FRANCINE WITTE Cover art: DONNA VORREYER

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

We’re pleased to share our nominations for Best of the Net! Many thanks to our writers and artists for sharing their incredible work. Please join us in congratulating them and wishing the best of luck!

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 23/08/2024

Send us your best! Details here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 08/03/2024

In case you missed it, our March issue is here! [FICTION] Addison Zeller Olivia Payne Vincent James Perrone Claudia Wair @CWTellsTales.bsky.social [NONFICTION] Mollie McLean [PROSE POETRY] Joshua Zeitler Ben Kline [COVER] Travis D. Roberson

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

Our February issue is live! [FICTION] Meera Rohit Kumbhani Gwen E. Kirby Max Kruger-Dull Felicity Landa [NONFICTION] Olga Katsovskiy Deb Werrlein @debwerrlein.bsky.social Lisa Thornton @thorntonforreal.bsky.social Philip James Shaw [PROSE POETRY] N. Cuzzi [COVER] Anthony Carrasco

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

Our December issue is live! Cozy up with the latest fiction, nonfiction, prose poetry, and art: pitheadchapel.com/volume-12-is...

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

We are so excited to celebrate our 2023-24 Pushcart Prize nominees! Please join us in congratulating these authors. 🤩

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

Drum roll, please… our Best Microfiction nominees! Join us in congratulating these writers. Shoutout to our amazing contributors for making this a difficult choice because you are all incredible!

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

Our November issue is LIVE! Check it out here (and see our website's new look): pitheadchapel.com/volume-12-is...

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

Fall 🍂 in love with our October issue! Amazing new writing and art, live now: pitheadchapel.com/volume-12-is...

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

We are so excited to announce our 2024 Best of the Net nominees! Please join us in congratulating these fantastic folks. 🎉

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

Our stellar September issue is here! Fall 🍂 into brand-new fiction, nonfiction, prose poetry, and art. pitheadchapel.com/volume-12-is...

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 24/08/2023

And as a friendly reminder, our annual short story contest is OPEN! 1 story per entry up to 4,000 words Reading previously unpublished work Awarding up to $500 and publication pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown/

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