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Sarah Lynn Knowles

@sarahspy.com
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Fiction writer, Storychord.com founding editor, Tin House Winter & One Story Summer alum || eavesdropper, signal booster, she/her, Massachusetts || sarahlynnknowles.com

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Sarah Lynn Knowles @sarahspy.com · 6h
"We engage with works about guys who kinda seem to feel bad now that they’ve been told the only way people will get off their backs is if they feel bad. This includes YouTube apology videos, the works of Charles Bukowski, and screenings of The Cosby Show." —@malaletkin.bsky.social @mcsweeneys.net
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Sundress Publications @sundresspub.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Accepting submissions till Oct. 15! Authors & editors of works that have gone out of print may submit full-length or short books, including creative nonfiction, fiction, & poetry. Submit: doublebackbooks.com #bookx #authorx #writerx #smallpressx #openforsubmissions
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Sarah Lynn Knowles @sarahspy.com · 26/09/2026
Truly brilliant satirical activism 💎👁💎👁💎 A very worthwhile read! ⬇️
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Sarah Archer @sarcher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
RETVRN
Meg Ryan as Kathleen Kelly typing on her laptop in bed in the movie "You've Got Mail"
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Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hey friends, my new round of 3-in-90 live, generative workshops begins THIS Saturday (Sept. 26th)! Sign up for one, two, or all three! www.artofflashfiction.com/threein90
Moods, Memories, and Mishaps: Immersive Storytelling to Elevate Your Flash Fiction
Great flash fiction doesn't just tell a quick story. It conveys strong feeling and tone, goes deep with emotional history, and propels the reader irresistibly forward. In this three-part series of 90-minute workshops, we will explore three fundamental forces that will elevate your flash storytelling to the level of rich and resonant, unforgettable art.

These workshops offer a concentrated immersion into the art and craft of flash fiction, encouraging writers to take risks, write from the gut, and generate new work. Though centered on writing, sessions will also include some craft discussion, sharing of published examples, and writing tips.

Expect to generate new material in every session and leave with fresh drafts that surprise you.
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R. O. Kwon 권오경 @rokwon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
writers! If you’re looking for mentorship & you’re of color, Periplus is going into its seventh(!) year of annually pairing 50ish writers who are newer to publishing with more established writers. Periplus is taking applications through 10/11 🌱 faqs below docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Marc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Librarians! Zine-Makers! This new Temporary Services zine (made with @doormouse12.bsky.social) is for you! We interviewed 4 public librarians that maintain zine collections and the result is a beautiful 44 page booklet. See and learn how they do it! $10.00 (or $3.00 PDF) from www.halfletterpress.com
From the front and back cover of the booklet:

Public Librarians Discuss Zine  Collections

We asked librarians at four public libraries to talk about their library’s zine collection. What advice can they share with zine makers that want to get their work into a public library, or librarians that want to start a collection at their library? Was it hard to convince others that zines are a resource that the library should collect? What collecting models did they follow? How did they build the collection?  

Interviewees:

Tim Devin / Somerville Public Library 
 (Somerville, MA)
Angi Brzycki & Ziba Pérez / 
Los Angeles Public Library 
(Los Angeles, CA)
Alicia Tate / Multnomah County Library 
(Portland, OR)
Alina Josan / The Free Library of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)
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Erin Dorney @erindorney.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Added my first free / pay-what-you-want zine to Kofi! ko-fi.com/s/e5d72b76ce This zine was made possible by an Artist Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council with funds provided by the McKnight Foundation & has always been free to print & distribute since I created it in 2017. 💗
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Writing About Art: A How-To Guide (printable mini zine) - Erin's Ko-fi Shop
Mini zine how-to guide on ekphrasis (pronounced ek-fra-siz), a literary description of, or commentary on, a work of art. Bring this zine with you to y...
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Sarah Lynn Knowles @sarahspy.com · 27/08/2026
Welcome to Bluesky. Please familiarize yourself with the following accounts to understand the range of opinions it is acceptable to express.
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Parks and Rec: Aubrey Plaza & Chris Pratt's 'Smart' Fall
Alt: Parks and Rec TV animated GIF of Aubrey Plaza & Chris Pratt
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Nic Anstett @nicanstett.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Just a reminder that I'm currently reading fiction submissions for @cherrytreelit.bsky.social! I'd love to see some lyrical queer/trans myths or beautifully pissed fables!
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 26/08/2026
Self publishing and hybrid publishing comrades! I'm working on a piece about market shifts around self publishing, how self pub is influencing trab pub, and so much more. I would LOVE to talk to you. sesmith at realsesmith dot com
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Aulet 🍂 @aulet.es · 26/08/2026
"LibreOffice 26.8 contains no generative AI features. Documents are not transmitted to remote services for processing, and no component of the suite requires network access to function. This is a deliberate position."
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.
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Sarah Lynn Knowles @sarahspy.com · 24/08/2026
I celebrated Women in Translation Month by reading Jacqueline Harpman's I WHO HAVE NEVER KNOWN MEN, translated by Ros Schwartz: bookshop.org/a/25459/9781... Truly in awe of the nuanced word choice necessary to get this eerie, internal, apocalyptic story right 💙📚👀
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I Who Have Never Known Men
***THE RUNAWAY BESTSELLER***"Each revelation is a small miracle."--The New York TimesDeep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of ...
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Sarah Lynn Knowles @sarahspy.com · 18/08/2026
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
Artist unknown / not credited, but seemingly one frame from a larger comic, in which a nondescript individual gazes out a window at a cityscape and laments "What a stupid time to be alive"
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Meg Reid 🦦 @megireid.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Something I've been working on! The Southern Prize for Literature supports writers developing book-length manuscripts and stands as one of the largest recent investments in Southern literature. One winner will $25k two runners-up will each receive $10k. www.southarts.org/grants-oppor...
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Southern Prize for Literature | South Arts
The Southern Prize for Literature advances the work of writers engaged in the development of book-length manuscripts. The award is designed to provide timely support at a critical juncture in a projec...
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DeMisty D. Bellinger @demisty.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Independent media is now more important than ever. Subscribe to a newspaper with reporters who ask hard and relevant questions. Support your favorite podcasters who do real news, not just opinion. Support local artists and buy books. Old media is dying, especially network TV. This seals it! ⚰️💀🔚
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Later this month, I'll be moderating a @bookcritics.bsky.social panel on literary podcasts, featuring people from Otherppl, @bythebywater.bsky.social, Limousine, One Bright Book, and Reading Writers! Register here... us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Podcasts as Criticism. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Literary podcasts have established themselves as a place for insightful conversations about books and reading. For this virtual event, representatives of five bookish podcasts will discuss the ways in...
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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Sarah Lynn Knowles @sarahspy.com · 29/07/2026
Hilarious to me that the dark 2013 J.D. Salinger documentary ends with a Coldplay song www.imdb.com/title/tt1596... #latetotheparty
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Sarah Lynn Knowles @sarahspy.com · 25/07/2026
Claire Danes's voiceovers as Angela Chase in My So-Called Life 📺
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Jordan Catalano Are You Crying
Alt: Jordan Catalano asks Angela Chase "So, are you crying or something?" in a scene from My So-Called Life. She answers "I guess."
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Sarah Lynn Knowles @sarahspy.com · 24/07/2026
OK algorithm, obviously yes I will add the new Roxane Gay ep of Monica Lewinsky's podcast to my playlist
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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
once again: we're trying to get to 500 paid subscribers by Aug 14th! here's how you can help: - subscribe (if you haven't already) - tell a friend (or buy them a gift subscription) - share our articles with your friends, coworkers, followers, etc - post about us on your favorite subreddit - donate!
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LJ Pemberton @ljabouttown.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I spent approximately $5k, over the course of a year, on marketing my debut novel (including travel), and I think I sold more copies than this lady, based on her own reports. Here’s how I did it: malarkeybooks.com/publishing/s...
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So You've Got a Book Coming Out on an Indie Press — Malarkey
LJ Pemberton And you’re excited, and can’t believe it, but also now you need people to actually buy and read your book!  If you’re lucky, you’ve got five to ten people who are already very excit...
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Hub City Press @hubcitypress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Curious about self-publishing? Join Hub City Press publisher Meg Reid and associate publisher Kate McMullen for our Self-Publishing Workshop! They'll go over go over the ins and outs of self-publishing & share tips from the publishing industry. www.eventbrite.com/e/self-publi...
hub city press self-publishing workshop on aug. 11 at 5pm et on zoom. sign up at hubcity.org/events
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sarah clark (they) @sarahclark.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
These microgrants have been designed to have a super simple application process (brief personal statement, bio, writing sample!), because we want to give you money, we don't want to make you jump through hoops. Don't self-reject!
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Sarah Lynn Knowles @sarahspy.com · 10/07/2026
New @leaflet.pub features sound v promising for writers trying to ditch Substack / other platform reliance... Plus, I trust @debbieohi.com's recs more than most after all she's explored and shared about Bluesky! 🦋🌱🤓
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Sarah Lynn Knowles @sarahspy.com · 08/07/2026
The opening track of my work in progress's soundtrack would be "Death of a Party" by Blur 🎶📝 youtu.be/n72J7QgkG98?...
youtu.be
Blur - Death Of A Party (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Blur
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Want to fight book bans? Join @portersqbooks.bsky.social @maris.bsky.social @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social @dannycaine.com & me for a "How to Defend Books" virtual panel discussion & fundraiser. Free to attend; donations encouraged (you get a free book!) portersquarebooks.com/event/2026-0...
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How to Defend Books Panel & Fundraiser for Authors Against Book Bans
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Sarabande Books @sarabandebooks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
NOW OPEN!!✨✨ It's the most wonderful time of year! The Sarabande Open has begun. Send your manuscripts directly to our editors this July! We’re reading poetry, fiction, nonfiction, hybrid work, and proposals for literature in translation. Link in bio to learn more!
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Sarah Lynn Knowles @sarahspy.com · 20/06/2026
New profile pic... PLUS an exclusive peek @ the selfie I first tried to use, if only the centered / zoomed in portion made more sense 😻 #catsky #catsofbluesky
A sweet-faced small gray cat nuzzles the top of its head against the chin of a smiling white lady wearing a floral dress
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Broad Ripple Review @broadripplereview.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
ALL submissions received before July 31st will be considered for the BRR Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. Submissions are FREE. There is no additional cost for this contest/award. duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...
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Sarah Lynn Knowles @sarahspy.com · 19/06/2026
Today's cheat code to a good, cleansing cry is Mamdani's Knicks speech, followed by Michelle Obama's presidential center speech, then THIS clip as the final cherry on top
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Renee Kalagayan @rkalagayanpoet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This is my very first issue as assistant poetry editor, so PLEASE submit your poems; I can’t wait to read them! 🤗
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The Cincinnati Review @cincinnatireview.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Our beloved Lisa Ampleman is moving into a leadership role with our sister press, @acrebooks.bsky.social. We're so excited for everything she will do for the press and can't wait to see what comes next for her. But...that means we're looking for a new Managing Editor! Application in thread.
CR logo in russet and headline, "We're Hiring." Post continues, "Managing Editor (full-time hybrid). Join us at The Cincinnati Review, a top-tier literary journal based in the English Department at University of Cincinnati."
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Hub City Press @hubcitypress.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
If you're looking to get your book into shape this summer, we're partnering with three editors to offer manuscript critiques! www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-202...
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Summer 2026 Manuscript Critique Program
This summer, Hub City Writers Project is partnering with three book editors to offer writers professional services at accessible rates.
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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Homeward Books is open for submissions through June 14! Send us your unsaleable stuff! olasubs.com/call/6a0513a...
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Homeward Books June 2026 by Homeward Books | Ola
Submit to call "Homeward Books June 2026" from "Homeward Books"
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DeMisty D. Bellinger @demisty.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Submit! Wonderful people @bullcitypress.com, and I'm not paid to say this. I believe this! Wonderful people with good taste in lit. Submit!
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Lady Froldmagen (she/her) @zinelib.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Students: libraries & librarians need your advocacy BEFORE our collections are shuttered and our workers are fired. Whether you think your library is in trouble (it almost definitely is) write to your dean and tell them how essential the library and library staff are to your education. Right now.
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DeMisty D. Bellinger @demisty.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Unnamed Press, who published my first novel New to Liberty, is having their Spring Sale event! Since New to Liberty is on the backlist, you should be able to get it for 25% off. www.unnamedpress.com/all-books/p/...
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New to Liberty — Unnamed Press
by DeMisty D. Bellinger Published: April 19, 2022 ISBN: 9781951213466 Hardcover $28.00
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sarah clark (they) @sarahclark.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Who wants to work with me to make some cool things at ANMLY? Volunteer role as part of an all volunteer team, VERY hands on, lots of room for creativity. You'd work with me to pitch and/or vet folio proposals, and then make em happen! 💜✨
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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Here's a quick and handy tool to let your reps know that this federal book banning bill is absolute trash. action.everylibrary.org/callhr7661
action.everylibrary.org
CALL YOUR REPS: Stop the Federal Book Ban Bill!
Your voice matters, and together we can help protect the freedom to read.
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
This is an absolutely beautiful, glorious description of the products in our lives. The things that once were simple tools that met needs, now demand relationships, have opinions, and occupy cycles of our lives. Do yourself a favor, scroll down and read this page www.terrygodier.com/the-last-qui...
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The Last Quiet Thing
Your possessions came alive. Now they won't stop talking.
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Sarah Lynn Knowles @sarahspy.com · 07/03/2026
What a cool effort! Fellow notebook hoarders, check this out: www.fearnolit.com/notebooked 📚👀📚💙📚
fearnolit.com
Notebooked — FEAR NO LIT
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Sarah Lynn Knowles @sarahspy.com · 25/02/2026
I had a GREAT experience attending @onestorymag.bsky.social's 2023 conference-- so thoughtfully structured & facilitated by sharp, kind fiction folks. I highly rec applying if you're considering doing so! 🤓
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Sundress Publications @sundresspub.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
SATURDAY is the FINAL DAY to submit your full-length prose manuscripts in all genres including short fiction, novellas, essays, memoir, hybrid work, and more! Submissions are free for writers of color and those who purchase a book! www.sundresspublications.com/submit…
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Sarah Lynn Knowles @sarahspy.com · 23/02/2026
Gretel has complaints about this storm's effect on her window visibility ❄️😾
A gray cat sits on the edge of a bed, looking forlorn as she turns away from a nearby window that is covered in snow
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Kelly Pedro @kellypedro.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Please share: There's a new lit mag on the block accepting flash! HELD, run by MFA students at the University of Guelph, has reopened and we're accepting flash, poetry, fiction, and CNF! Our Issue 4 theme is Transit. We pay! heldmagazine.ca Subs are open until March 16.
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HELD Magazine
HELD is a journal that features both visual art and literature. Our goal is to explore how systems evolve.
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