Joseph Scapellato
@josephscapellato.bsky.social
THE MADE-UP MAN (2019), BIG LONESOME (2017). Of Italian (Sicilian) & Polish immigrants to Chicago. West Branch lit mag, Stadler Center for Poetry and Literary Arts, StoryStudio Chicago.
Really excited to be teaching this class (remotely!) at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social!
Stay accountable to your writing practice in October Write Club with @storystudiochicago.bsky.social's EXTRAORDINARILY POPULAR @josephscapellato.bsky.social… Four sessions, Zoom, starts Oct. 8!
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October Write Club 2025 with Joseph Scapellato - StoryStudio Chicago
Staying focused and accountable to your goals is one of the biggest challenges of writing. And sometimes what you need is the space and time to write without an emphasis on publishing, submitting, etc...
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September 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Really excited to be teaching this class (remotely!) at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social!
Oh man, thanks, Dylan! That's really kind of you. Being an open node -- having your metaphorical doors open -- has made a real difference in my life, and I'm glad to hear that it's doing that same work for you, too. Hope all's well!
May 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Oh man, thanks, Dylan! That's really kind of you. Being an open node -- having your metaphorical doors open -- has made a real difference in my life, and I'm glad to hear that it's doing that same work for you, too. Hope all's well!
West Branch Wired is live! Some really great stuff in this issue.
westbranch.blogs.bucknell.edu
westbranch.blogs.bucknell.edu
West Branch – A Thrice-Yearly Magazine of Poetry, Fiction, Essays, and Reviews
westbranch.blogs.bucknell.edu
May 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
West Branch Wired is live! Some really great stuff in this issue.
westbranch.blogs.bucknell.edu
westbranch.blogs.bucknell.edu
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Have you found point of view—in theory, and/or in practice—to be a rather slippery concept?
If so, join @josephscapellato.bsky.social tomorrow night (5/7) on Zoom for a POV Workout!
#writingcommunity
www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...
If so, join @josephscapellato.bsky.social tomorrow night (5/7) on Zoom for a POV Workout!
#writingcommunity
www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...
Point of View Workout with Joseph Scapellato - StoryStudio Chicago
You’ll walk out of the class with practical point of view handouts—including terminology, strategies, and writing exercises—that you can use to revitalize an existing project or to help you get cracki...
www.storystudiochicago.org
May 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Have you found point of view—in theory, and/or in practice—to be a rather slippery concept?
If so, join @josephscapellato.bsky.social tomorrow night (5/7) on Zoom for a POV Workout!
#writingcommunity
www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...
If so, join @josephscapellato.bsky.social tomorrow night (5/7) on Zoom for a POV Workout!
#writingcommunity
www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...
I read it last summer for the first time! I found it to be the kind of book that is The Kind of Book You Can Only Read for the First Time Once. Enjoy!
May 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I read it last summer for the first time! I found it to be the kind of book that is The Kind of Book You Can Only Read for the First Time Once. Enjoy!
Hi all! I'm teaching a remote @storystudiochicago.bsky.social class on point of view next week. Still some spots available! www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...
Point of View Workout with Joseph Scapellato - StoryStudio Chicago
You’ll walk out of the class with practical point of view handouts—including terminology, strategies, and writing exercises—that you can use to revitalize an existing project or to help you get cracki...
www.storystudiochicago.org
May 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Hi all! I'm teaching a remote @storystudiochicago.bsky.social class on point of view next week. Still some spots available! www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...
Great people organizing great classes for great students!
Get your Saturday morning off to a good start -- send in that StoryBoard application. The deadline is Wednesday, April 30, but do yours now, and then reward yourself by going out to buy books at your favorite Independent Bookstore. 😍
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
StoryBoard Conference - StoryStudio Chicago
An intensive writing workshop in Chicago. Two weeks in August. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry; remote and in-person workshops. Matt Bell, Beth Nguyen, Ananda Lima, Jac Jemc, Wayetu Moore, Dolen…
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April 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Great people organizing great classes for great students!
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Hit me up for Independent Bookstore Day recommendations!
I’m willing and ready to give you personalized recommendations as long as you promise to shop at your local or at Bookshop.org. Just tell me what you’re looking for.
April 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Hit me up for Independent Bookstore Day recommendations!
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Will you be at AWP? We will! Join us for an offsite on that Saturday night with this stellar lineup. We’re partnering with @ninthletter.bsky.social and so hyped about this event!! We’ll have free drink tickets, too! See you there!
March 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Will you be at AWP? We will! Join us for an offsite on that Saturday night with this stellar lineup. We’re partnering with @ninthletter.bsky.social and so hyped about this event!! We’ll have free drink tickets, too! See you there!
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reminder the deadline to apply is Friday!!!! send in your app today!!!
we're looking for two new associate editors! one in fiction and one in poetry! ideal for emerging writers and editors! we pay! apply today! #poetryeditor #literarymagazines
February 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
reminder the deadline to apply is Friday!!!! send in your app today!!!
Looking for VAPs in Fiction and Nonfiction at Bucknell! Spread the word -- bucknell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing (Fiction and/or Non-Fiction)
Position Title: Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing (Fiction and/or Non-Fiction) Position Type: Full time Location: Bucknell Hall Categories: Faculty Exempt Job Summary: Job Duties: Buckn...
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February 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Looking for VAPs in Fiction and Nonfiction at Bucknell! Spread the word -- bucknell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
Poets/fiction-writers-interested-in-editing! @westbranchmagazine.bsky.social is seeking two (PAID) Associate Editors. See below!
Poets and fiction writers! WEST BRANCH is looking for two Associate Editors, one in poery, one in fiction. We pay! Details below --
we're looking for two new associate editors! one in fiction and one in poetry! ideal for emerging writers and editors! we pay! apply today! #poetryeditor #literarymagazines
February 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Poets/fiction-writers-interested-in-editing! @westbranchmagazine.bsky.social is seeking two (PAID) Associate Editors. See below!
Hugs to you and your family --
February 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hugs to you and your family --
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Poets and fiction writers! WEST BRANCH is looking for two Associate Editors, one in poery, one in fiction. We pay! Details below --
we're looking for two new associate editors! one in fiction and one in poetry! ideal for emerging writers and editors! we pay! apply today! #poetryeditor #literarymagazines
February 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Poets and fiction writers! WEST BRANCH is looking for two Associate Editors, one in poery, one in fiction. We pay! Details below --
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We're exactly three months away from the release of my debut collection of short fiction, THE LOWEST BASIN: ARIZONA STORIES, from
@cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
I hope you’ll check it out and I hope you are (but not likely) as excited as meeeeeee!
@cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
I hope you’ll check it out and I hope you are (but not likely) as excited as meeeeeee!
January 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We're exactly three months away from the release of my debut collection of short fiction, THE LOWEST BASIN: ARIZONA STORIES, from
@cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
I hope you’ll check it out and I hope you are (but not likely) as excited as meeeeeee!
@cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
I hope you’ll check it out and I hope you are (but not likely) as excited as meeeeeee!
WEST BRANCH WIRED 107 is live! Amazing work, featuring a special portfolio of poetry curated by @sabadilla15.bsky.social! westbranch.blogs.bucknell.edu
West Branch – A Thrice-Yearly Magazine of Poetry, Fiction, Essays, and Reviews
westbranch.blogs.bucknell.edu
January 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
WEST BRANCH WIRED 107 is live! Amazing work, featuring a special portfolio of poetry curated by @sabadilla15.bsky.social! westbranch.blogs.bucknell.edu
Bread! Made with a poolish. A riff on a recipe in Forkish's FLOUR WATER SALT YEAST --
January 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Bread! Made with a poolish. A riff on a recipe in Forkish's FLOUR WATER SALT YEAST --
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A gentle reminder that your attention is a form of currency. Spend it wisely.
January 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A gentle reminder that your attention is a form of currency. Spend it wisely.
"In governance, good is to be tidy" -- this is so true in administrative work, too!
January 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"In governance, good is to be tidy" -- this is so true in administrative work, too!
The Answer That Which Bringeth More Questions!
January 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The Answer That Which Bringeth More Questions!
Right! You fill the spaces with your self/yourself.
January 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Right! You fill the spaces with your self/yourself.
Beautifully put! Love the idea that mystery is inherently interactive. I think this is true even if the mystery routes the reader to one answer (cozy mysteries, crime procedurals, etc.) or many possible answers/more mysteries (Lynch, and all the wild fiction that we love best).
January 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Beautifully put! Love the idea that mystery is inherently interactive. I think this is true even if the mystery routes the reader to one answer (cozy mysteries, crime procedurals, etc.) or many possible answers/more mysteries (Lynch, and all the wild fiction that we love best).
Teachers-of-undergrad-poets! Just a reminder that the deadline for this (completely free) (very storied) program is 1/31.
Do you teach undergrads? Please encourage your poetry-inclined students to consider submitting to the (completely free!) Bucknell Seminar for Undergraduate #Poets! #poetry #writingcommunity www.bucknell.edu/academics/be...
January 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Teachers-of-undergrad-poets! Just a reminder that the deadline for this (completely free) (very storied) program is 1/31.
Hey writers! What are your favorite quotes/passages -- from writers -- on language?
January 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hey writers! What are your favorite quotes/passages -- from writers -- on language?