Jeffrey J. Higa
@jeffhiga.bsky.social
Author, Calabash Stories, shortlisted '22 William Saroyan Int'l Prize. '22 Fiction Fellow @sewaneewriters Reviewer/contributor for @HIReviewofBooks. Formerly @higatweet when Twitter was unsullied.
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The Branches is seeking unpublished written & visual work on the theme of VOICE for their fall issue. They especially want cultural criticism, personal essays, & book/movie discussions. No fee. Read some past issues & send work by September 13.
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The Branches Fall 2025 Call for Submissions - VOICE
Contribute to The Branches Fall 2025 Call. Submit your unpublished work related to the theme VOICE in writing or art.
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September 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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We are once again OPEN for submissions to both our print journal and miCRo! We strongly encourage you to submit to the print journal within the next day or so, as we tend to reach our cap just days after opening up.
September 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Writers, mark your calendars! New England Review reopens for submissions in all genres on September 1. We pay our contributors $20 per page, $50 minimum.
Learn more about our submissions guidelines here: nereview.com/ner-submissi...
We look forward to reading your work!
Learn more about our submissions guidelines here: nereview.com/ner-submissi...
We look forward to reading your work!
August 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Writers, mark your calendars! New England Review reopens for submissions in all genres on September 1. We pay our contributors $20 per page, $50 minimum.
Learn more about our submissions guidelines here: nereview.com/ner-submissi...
We look forward to reading your work!
Learn more about our submissions guidelines here: nereview.com/ner-submissi...
We look forward to reading your work!
Reposted by Jeffrey J. Higa
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Our fiction contest is open! Submit a story of up to 10,000 words online at hudsonreview.com/submissions by 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2025. 1st prize: $1,000 + publication; 2nd & 3rd: $500 + publication. As always there is NO FEE to submit.
Our fiction contest is open! Submit a story of up to 10,000 words online at hudsonreview.com/submissions by 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2025. 1st prize: $1,000 + publication; 2nd & 3rd: $500 + publication. As always there is NO FEE to submit.
September 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Our fiction contest is open! Submit a story of up to 10,000 words online at hudsonreview.com/submissions by 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2025. 1st prize: $1,000 + publication; 2nd & 3rd: $500 + publication. As always there is NO FEE to submit.
Our fiction contest is open! Submit a story of up to 10,000 words online at hudsonreview.com/submissions by 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2025. 1st prize: $1,000 + publication; 2nd & 3rd: $500 + publication. As always there is NO FEE to submit.
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Because we were late with our mythology issue, we're giving you until the end of September to submit to our Halloween issue four - Foxglove, poison, toxins, etc. 1 MONTH LEFT!
Submit poetry, art, translations, fiction, and nonfiction inspired by our theme here: wildwillowmagazine.com/wwmsubmissions
Submit poetry, art, translations, fiction, and nonfiction inspired by our theme here: wildwillowmagazine.com/wwmsubmissions
September 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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September 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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We are looking for poems that perform Olympic feats with language that leave a reader in wonder while still alluding to the basic things that make us human.
Send us work that uniquely explores September’s theme of impermanence.
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Send us work that uniquely explores September’s theme of impermanence.
buff.ly/ZBgQzCP
#writingcommunity
September 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Have a short humor piece up at The Haven, inspired by reading toilet paper reviews on #Amazon!
medium.com/the-haven/i-...
medium.com/the-haven/i-...
I am a coward, and I blame Amazon
Is this TP really good enough?
medium.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Have a short humor piece up at The Haven, inspired by reading toilet paper reviews on #Amazon!
medium.com/the-haven/i-...
medium.com/the-haven/i-...
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One more week to submit to "A Place To Call Home." We are especially searching for poems and prose about the indignity of being unhoused. We are also a paying market: ten dollars per poem and twenty dollars per prose piece. Deadline is January 31st, 2025. Submit here: lawrencehouse.ca/uproar/theme/
Theme Submit – The Lawrence House Centre for the Arts
lawrencehouse.ca
January 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Reposted by Jeffrey J. Higa
Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky. Here is a great list of #litmags to follow!
PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER!
#writer #writingcommunity
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER!
#writer #writingcommunity
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
January 22, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky. Here is a great list of #litmags to follow!
PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER!
#writer #writingcommunity
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER!
#writer #writingcommunity
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
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Not many submissions yet, but the call is still going until the middle of February. BIPOC writers--I'd love to read your horror/Weird fiction short story collections! cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...
Submission Calls
Submission CallSingle-author horror and Weird fiction short story collections by BIPOC writers only. 40K to 60K words—no exceptions. Submission window is open until our 2026 calendar is filled. Not…
cursedmorsels.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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UNDER A MONTH TO GO! 🤩
You have until 15 Feb to enter @natflashfictionday.bsky.social’s Micro Fiction Comp 🌟
No theme, up to 100 words, judged by @rebeccafwrites.bsky.social @uksherka.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social and me.
Every day, I’ll be posting a dazzler to get you inspired ✨
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You have until 15 Feb to enter @natflashfictionday.bsky.social’s Micro Fiction Comp 🌟
No theme, up to 100 words, judged by @rebeccafwrites.bsky.social @uksherka.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social and me.
Every day, I’ll be posting a dazzler to get you inspired ✨
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January 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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A Contest for the New Year 💫 - mailchi.mp/f26f4ebe23a9... Kick off the new year with a familiar writing contest...
#pulpmystery #mysterywriting #mysterystories #writingcontest #flashfiction #flashfictioncontest #canadianlitmag
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January 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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You have just two days left to nominate work to the third edition of @deepvellum.bsky.social's Best Literary Translations anthology. Guidelines are here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Anthology FAQ and Call for Submissions
The Best Literary Translations 2026 anthology Call for Submissions & FAQ ***Final deadline: January 8, 2025 ~ Early submissions strongly encouraged*** ~ for translations published during 2024 ~ all...
docs.google.com
January 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Defector's internship application deadline is TUESDAY: defector.com/would-you-li...
Would You Like To Be Defector's Fifth-Ever Editorial Intern? | Defector
Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2025. Wow! That could be you! How could it be you? I am here to answer that question, and many more. What will a Defector inte...
defector.com
January 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Last day of submissions for our February issue. As long as the Google form is live, we’re accepting subs! Read our guidelines & check out past issues; if you think your work fits, send it our way.
January 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Got a humor piece up at The Haven, geared toward us Democratic men looking for self-care at this fragile time:
Are you man enough to survive the savage sitting rooms of the Georgian Era?
medium.com/the-haven/ho...
Are you man enough to survive the savage sitting rooms of the Georgian Era?
medium.com/the-haven/ho...
Hope and Hostility: A Salve for Democratic Men
Are you man enough to survive the savage sitting rooms of the Georgian Era?
medium.com
December 20, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Got a humor piece up at The Haven, geared toward us Democratic men looking for self-care at this fragile time:
Are you man enough to survive the savage sitting rooms of the Georgian Era?
medium.com/the-haven/ho...
Are you man enough to survive the savage sitting rooms of the Georgian Era?
medium.com/the-haven/ho...
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This is your sign to hit “Send.”
The Broken Spine is accepting submissions for #SelectedPoetry through December. No submission fees—just a chance to share your voice.
✨ Submission details: thebrokenspine.co.uk...
The Broken Spine is accepting submissions for #SelectedPoetry through December. No submission fees—just a chance to share your voice.
✨ Submission details: thebrokenspine.co.uk...
Push the Boundaries: Submit to #SelectedPoetry – Opening December 2024 - The Broken Spine
The Broken Spine is accepting submissions for our #SelectedPoetry series this December 2024. We’re looking for bold, contemporary poetry that pushes
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December 20, 2024 at 8:32 AM
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Today is the day!
Let the Wild Wind inspire you. Share your raw and untamed poems with #PoemsAbout #WildWind #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity, tagging @alanparry.bsky.social. Join the poetic storm and build the community. 🌬️
Let the Wild Wind inspire you. Share your raw and untamed poems with #PoemsAbout #WildWind #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity, tagging @alanparry.bsky.social. Join the poetic storm and build the community. 🌬️
December 20, 2024 at 8:27 AM
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Reposted by Jeffrey J. Higa
I am keeper of the post-MFA tumblr (crowdsourced) which has tons of info on post-MFA fellowships, BUT it also has info on residencies—with a whole section of shorter residencies for caregivers! Pass it on! #writers #writingcommunity post-mfa.tumblr.com/residencies
Post-MFA Resources
Fellowships, Residencies, and other resources for people with MFAs in Creative Writing...
post-mfa.tumblr.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:32 PM
I am keeper of the post-MFA tumblr (crowdsourced) which has tons of info on post-MFA fellowships, BUT it also has info on residencies—with a whole section of shorter residencies for caregivers! Pass it on! #writers #writingcommunity post-mfa.tumblr.com/residencies
Wonder what @dieworkwear.bsky.social thinks of this new mens wear metric? I really wish they had called it escape velocity instead...
November 23, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Wonder what @dieworkwear.bsky.social thinks of this new mens wear metric? I really wish they had called it escape velocity instead...
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PSA: MODERATION LISTS ARE MIGRATING FROM THIS ACCOUNT to @skysentry.bsky.social
If you're subscribed to any of the lists, please re-subscribe to them at the new owner by November 30th, after which I will no longer be maintaining them, and the lists will be removed from this account. Thank you.
If you're subscribed to any of the lists, please re-subscribe to them at the new owner by November 30th, after which I will no longer be maintaining them, and the lists will be removed from this account. Thank you.
November 23, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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It's First Buddy Elon Musk! The friend who never leaves your side. Ever.
November 21, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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I was wondering when this information was finally going to hit. Local political operatives here in HI have been hanging on to this information for a long time. I thought they would release it when she made announcements to seek the presidency. I guess the need is dire now:
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
There Are Many Reasons to Oppose Tulsi Gabbard’s Trump Job. This Is a Pretty Big One.
Putin isn’t the only autocrat thrilled by this pick.
slate.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:22 PM
I was wondering when this information was finally going to hit. Local political operatives here in HI have been hanging on to this information for a long time. I thought they would release it when she made announcements to seek the presidency. I guess the need is dire now:
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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the gender troll blocklist i started yesterday now stands at 972 boring losers
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November 21, 2024 at 5:55 AM
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