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Writers' collective. (A bit like an ant farm but much less organized) Exploring how to stay afloat in this world of words.

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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 31/10/2025
Announcing the winners in our 2nd annual hundred-word horror contest! Thanks to all the wonderful participants. Winner: K. L. Mill, Teeth Runners-up: Kevin Earl, The Trunk of a Car; Sukie Shinn, Meet n Greet & Chris Puzak, Scene of the Crime Read the winning stories at storystreetreview.com.
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 27/10/2025
Story Street Writer Elisa Maiz has a new piece of flash fiction, "Teo," in the latest issue of Sky Island Journal. @skyislandjournal.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social Read it here: www.skyislandjournal.com/issues#/issu...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 19/10/2025
Story Street's Margaret Speck Ogawa will read a piece of her short fiction from the Bamboo Ridge Journal of Hawai’i Literature and Arts (Issue 128, edited by Cathy Song and Naomi Shihab Nye) on October 22, at the Mānoa Public Library. #writercommunity #hawaii @bambooridge.bsky.social
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 26/06/2025
Dying to know how to create a good hook for your book? Read Eileen O'Neill Connors' article, "3 Steps to Hook the Heart of Your Reader: Advice From Brandon Sanderson." @writingcommunity.bsky.social storystreetwriters.com/writing-craf...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 03/06/2025
Congratulations to Story Street's Alex Przybyla, Margaret Speck Ogawa, and Michele Alouf for receiving their Master's degrees in creative writing and literature last week!
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 12/04/2025
Prize-winning writer Jack Morgan shares how he's made it through year one of navigating the writing life while living with MS. Read his inspirational story only on Story Street Writers. @writingcommunity.bsky.social storystreetwriters.com/writing-life...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 28/03/2025
Story Street is blooming with new articles: Jozzie Stuchell Velesig’s latest book review, Elisa Maiz’s on "Revising Overused Words," and our April Subs & Grinders! Take the fastest route to Story Street: storystreetwriters.com #writerscommunity, #writing, #writerscommunity, #writersofinstagram
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 25/03/2025
These two amazing Story Street Writers have March birthdays! Happy Birthday, Jozzie and Margie! 🥳❤️
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 03/03/2025
Happy Birthday to Story Street's Elisa Maiz, whose creativity and beautiful spirit bloom year-round! 🌷
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 28/02/2025
Last call! Our Springtime flash fiction contest ends today!! #writingcommunity, #writersofinstagram, #writers, #flashfiction storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 22/02/2025
Jozzie Stuchell Velesig reviews The Vanishing Point, a new collection of stories by Paul Theroux. Find it and all of Jozzie's book reviews on Story Street: storystreetwriters.com/reviews/the-... #writingcommunity, #writersofinstagram, #writerm #writing, #bookreview
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 21/02/2025
Don’t forget! Only 7 days left to enter our spring flash fiction contest. storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-... #writing, #writers, #writingcommunity, #flashfiction
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 14/02/2025
CONTEST OPEN! @writingcommunity.bsky.social, #writers, #writingcontests, #writing, #flashfiction storystreetwriters.com/.../springti...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 10/01/2025
Head to Story Street to see our writers' goals and hopes for the new year. Feel free to share some of yours in the comments below! storystreetwriters.com/writing-life... @writingcommunity.bsky.social
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 01/01/2025
Happy New Year! To kick off the new year, we proudly announce the winners of our 2024 Holidays on Story Street flash fiction contest. To see the results and read the winning stories, go to: storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-... #writingcommunity, #writingcontests, #flashfiction, #writing
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 06/12/2024
Head to Story Street to read Alex Przybyla's latest piece, "We're leaving Hemingway writing trends behind--and that's a good thing." #writingcommunity, #writing, #writer, #fiction, #writers storystreetwriters.com/writing-life...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 26/11/2024
Turkey's thawing and time is ticking! Get your 250-word Holiday flash fiction stories into Story Street by November 30th. See our website for rules and details. #writingcommunity, #writers, #writingcontests, #authors, #literarymagazines, #contests storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 22/11/2024
As the year-end nears, Story Street Writers are thinking about all the books they've read in 2024. Here are some of our favorites! Feel free to share yours in the comments! storystreetwriters.com/writing-life...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 16/11/2024
Submitting your work "Holidays on Story Street" or another writing contest? Jack Morgan's newest article, "What I Learned Judging a Flash Fiction Contest," provides valuable insight into what makes a winning entry. storystreetwriters.com/writing-craf...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 15/11/2024
Submissions for our “Holidays on Story Street” open today! Click here for rules and details! storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 31/10/2024
New on Story Street: Eileen O'Neill Connors reveals how writers, even some of the very best, sometimes struggle with uncertainty. #writingcommunity, #writers storystreetwriters.com/writing-life...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 31/10/2024
Nightmare on Story Street, Final Reckoning! Follow the link to meet the winners of our horror contest and read their stories on our just-released site: The Story Street Review. #writingcommunity, #literaryjournal, #writingcontest storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 26/10/2024
Margaret Speck Ogawa has a new article out on Story Street. "Curious About Beta Readers? Read On" by clicking the link below. @writingcommunity.bsky.social storystreetwriters.com/uncategorize...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 19/10/2024
Jozzie Stuchell Velesig has a new book review up on Story Street! Read it here! storystreetwriters.com/reviews/blue...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 19/10/2024
Nightmare on Story Street Contest Update. Time is creeping closer to our announcement of the winner and final runners-up. Visit our site to see which stories are being considered in our final round. storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 11/10/2024
The second installment of Michele Alouf's series, Zen and the Pen: How to Apply Yoga Principles to Your Writing Practice, is out on Story Street today! @writingcommunity.bsky.social, #writers, #writingcommunity, #authors, #yogacommunity, #authors storystreetwriters.com/writing-life...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 05/10/2024
This week on Story Street Alex Przybyla guides us through a lesson from Ha Jin on bringing first person intimacy into third person narratives. It's a must-read! #writing-community, #writers, #authors, #writing storystreetwriters.com/writing-craf...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 05/10/2024
Jack is back with another raw, honest look at writing, suffering, and his battle with MS. Don't miss this installment of "A Work in Progress." #writing-community, #writing, #writers, #authors, #ms storystreetwriters.com/writing-life...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 30/09/2024
Last Call! Sept 30 is the last day to enter our Hundred Word Horror Contest. Time is running out! storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-... #writers, #authors, #writing-contest, #horror, #writing-community, #callforsubmissions
Nightmare on Story Street. Hundred Word Horror Contest. $100 Prize.
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 27/09/2024
New on Story Street! Read Michael Stubblefield’s latest craft article: “Show and Tell and Write: Writing Tools not Rules.” storystreetwriters.com/writing-craf...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 25/09/2024
Five days left to enter Story Street's first annual 100-word horror writing contest! First prize of $100 and publication. Winners will be announced on October 31. To submit or for complete rules and information, please visit: storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 22/09/2024
New on Story Street: “Mind The Gap: How the Uncle Charles Principle and Its Adaptations Can Close the Gap Between Narrator and Reader in Different Narrative Points of View” by Jozzie Stuchell Velesig. storystreetwriters.com/writing-craf...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 22/09/2024
Whether you are entering our 100-word Nightmare on Story Street contest or generally working on concision, Alex Przybyla’s “100 words of Advice When Writing a 100-Word Story” is a must read. storystreetwriters.com/writing-life...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 15/09/2024
Story Street’s first annual hundred-word horror writing contest is now open for submission! First prize of $100 and publication. Winners will be announced on October 31. To submit or for complete rules and information, please visit: storystreetwriters.com/.../first-an... #contests, #writingcommunity
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 13/09/2024
Don't miss Jozzie Stuchell Velesig's latest book review on Story Street Writers! storystreetwriters.com/reviews/the-...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 06/09/2024
Latest word on "the Street": Eileen O'Neill Connors' examines the power of first lines, using a classic short story as an example. Comment with a 🌹 below if you've ever read the story she discusses. #authors #Faulkner #creativewriting #writing storystreetwriters.com/writing-craf...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 30/08/2024
Happy Friday! Looking for wisdom on author websites? Check out Margaret Speck Ogawa's latest piece on Story Street. storystreetwriters.com/writing-life...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 24/08/2024
Story Street proudly announces our first annual Hundred Word Horror fiction contest. Winners will be announced on October 31. For prize information & guidelines, visit storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-... #writing, #contest, #writingcommunity, #horror, #authors
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 23/08/2024
Happy Friday! If you need help choosing a new read, visit Story Street for Jozzie Stuchell Velesig's book reviews, including her latest on The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable. storystreetwriters.com/reviews/the-...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 17/08/2024
Michele Alouf's new article "Word Choice: How Karen Russell’s 'St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves' Can Save Writers from Becoming a 'Bunches'" popped up on Story Street today. storystreetwriters.com/writing-craf...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 16/08/2024
This week on Story Street, James Morgan has words of wisdom to share about writing advice in "Most Books on Writing Suck and Here's Why." storystreetwriters.com/writing-craf...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 26/07/2024
New on Story Street, Jack Morgan's latest installment of "A Work in Progress" shares the benefits of writing groups. storystreetwriters.com/writing-life...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 19/07/2024
Hot off the press--Michele Alouf's latest article, "Attitudes and Platitudes." Head over to Story Street to read it and much more on the writing life and craft. storystreetwriters.com/writing-life...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 12/07/2024
New on Story Street: Elisa Maiz shares her experience navigating feedback and offers advice on how to give and receive it. storystreetwriters.com/writin.../su...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 12/07/2024
This week on Story Street, Eileen O'Neill Connors returns to consider what differentiates a great story from a world-class one. Don't miss "Flannery O'Connor's Use of Symbolism Makes 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' a Story for the Ages." storystreetwriters.com/.../flannery...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 28/06/2024
This week on Story Street, Staci Stokes Morgan explores "The Power and Danger of Honest Writing." (Trigger Warning: Mention of Suicide Attempt.) storystreetwriters.com/writing-life...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 21/06/2024
Head over to Story Street to see what Alex Przybyla learned about writing from stand-up comedian, Maria Bamford. storystreetwriters.com/writing-life...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 14/06/2024
Don't miss Eileen O'Neill Conners' debut post, "Our Family Gap Year Will Derail My Writing Routine. Here’s How I Keep Up with Writing on the Road," on Story Street Writers this week! storystreetwriters.com/writing-life...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 14/06/2024
This week on Story Street, Elisa Maiz reveals how mishaps are often stories in disguise. storystreetwriters.com/writing-life...
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Story Street @storystreetwriters.com · 07/06/2024
New on Story Street: "Fill the Chairs: How to Elevate Local Authors" by Michele Alouf. storystreetwriters.com/writing-life...
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