Alexis M. Wright
@alexismwright.bsky.social
Writer | Educator | Tin House Scholar '23, Reading Fellow '24 I 💬 Querying NF I Pubs: The Common, The Maine Review, Shenandoah I Instructor: The Loft, GrubStreet, midnight & indigo I Interests: estrangement, discarding, lyric essays I www.alexismwright.com
#writergoals: Survived the query trenches and came out with an incredible agent! Thrilled to be represented by Julia Kim at The Rights Factory 📣🎉 It means everything to have someone who understands my work and where it’s headed.
Special thanks to Greg Mania for his epic book proposal class!
Special thanks to Greg Mania for his epic book proposal class!
August 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
#writergoals: Survived the query trenches and came out with an incredible agent! Thrilled to be represented by Julia Kim at The Rights Factory 📣🎉 It means everything to have someone who understands my work and where it’s headed.
Special thanks to Greg Mania for his epic book proposal class!
Special thanks to Greg Mania for his epic book proposal class!
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Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2026 class of fellows! Apply by 9/20: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq
You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq
PERIPLUS: An FAQ
PERIPLUS: AN FAQ Updated August 2025 Hi! Thanks for your interest in Periplus, a mentorship collective serving U.S. writers who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color. We're glad you’re here. Rea...
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August 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2026 class of fellows! Apply by 9/20: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq
You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq
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HAPPY FLYTRAP TUESDAY!! Today, we have @alexismwright.bsky.social's incisive essay about the growing trend of white women scammers content, and what that says about who is believed in our society--and who isn't.
theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/racialized...
theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/racialized...
Racialized Credibility
Why are white women’s scams fascinating, but Black women’s successes suspicious?
theflytrap.beehiiv.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
HAPPY FLYTRAP TUESDAY!! Today, we have @alexismwright.bsky.social's incisive essay about the growing trend of white women scammers content, and what that says about who is believed in our society--and who isn't.
theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/racialized...
theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/racialized...
This I believe: Book clubs should have paid facilitators. Someone to gently steer the conversation, keep the vibes right, and make sure we go deeper than “I liked it” or “I hated it.” If people can be professional bridesmaids, surely I can be a professional book club facilitator.
#bookclub #hireme
#bookclub #hireme
February 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This poem from @poetryntings.bsky.social is a good stand-in for my current interiority (the poem posted originally on IG)
February 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This poem from @poetryntings.bsky.social is a good stand-in for my current interiority (the poem posted originally on IG)
My homie @shellthief.bsky.social, is a finalist for the Oregon Book Awards for her book “A Rupture in the Interiors” 🎉💐💐
literary-arts.org/2025/01/anno...
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ANNOUNCING THE 2025 OREGON BOOK AWARDS FINALISTS AND SPECIAL AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Literary Arts is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 Oregon Book Awards. The winners of each category will be announced live at the 2025 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony,
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February 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
My homie @shellthief.bsky.social, is a finalist for the Oregon Book Awards for her book “A Rupture in the Interiors” 🎉💐💐
literary-arts.org/2025/01/anno...
literary-arts.org/2025/01/anno...
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So, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today that they are reworking the guidelines for all 2026 grants and will be prioritizing projects that center the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's now just a propaganda fund.
www.arts.gov/news/press-r...
www.arts.gov/news/press-r...
Updates on National Endowment for the Arts FY 2026 Grant Opportunities
The National Endowment for the Arts is updating its FY 2026 grant guidelines, with deadlines in March and July 2025. These changes impact organizations applying in the Grants for Arts Projects or Chal...
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February 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
So, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today that they are reworking the guidelines for all 2026 grants and will be prioritizing projects that center the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's now just a propaganda fund.
www.arts.gov/news/press-r...
www.arts.gov/news/press-r...
Happy pub day (yesterday)! @ogracebankole.bsky.social Hoping to hit up your RI event 🤞🏾
“Gets into Yoruba beliefs—both Christian and traditional—mother/daughter dynamics, and folklore. It’ll even give you a cackle or two.”
@bookriot.bsky.socialnames 🩵🤍The Edge of Water by @ogracebankole.bsky.social a Best Book Club Book for February!
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@bookriot.bsky.socialnames 🩵🤍The Edge of Water by @ogracebankole.bsky.social a Best Book Club Book for February!
bookriot.com/februarys-be...
February 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Happy pub day (yesterday)! @ogracebankole.bsky.social Hoping to hit up your RI event 🤞🏾
No truer words ever written.
Of course you don't know how to write it. That's why you have to write it
February 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
No truer words ever written.
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Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER!
#litmags #writer #writingcommunity
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
#litmags #writer #writingcommunity
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
November 17, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER!
#litmags #writer #writingcommunity
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
#litmags #writer #writingcommunity
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
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@timothysnyder.bsky.social on lessons history has taught us about resisting authoritarianism.
Resist Authoritarianism by Refusing to Obey in Advance
Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themsel…
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February 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
@timothysnyder.bsky.social on lessons history has taught us about resisting authoritarianism.