Whitney Collins
@whitneycollins.bsky.social
Author, Sarabande Books
BIG BAD: Longlisted, The Story Prize
RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES: Mary McCarthy Prize, Gold IPPY, Bronze INDIES
www.whitneycollins.com
BIG BAD: Longlisted, The Story Prize
RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES: Mary McCarthy Prize, Gold IPPY, Bronze INDIES
www.whitneycollins.com
Tonight, at the Kentucky Native Cafe in Lexington. Doors open at 7:30. 🍁
October 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Tonight, at the Kentucky Native Cafe in Lexington. Doors open at 7:30. 🍁
If you’re in Boise this Thursday, I’ll be reading at Boise State as part of the Hemingway Center Reading Series. It’s free and open to the public. Following the reading is a Q&A and book signing.
October 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If you’re in Boise this Thursday, I’ll be reading at Boise State as part of the Hemingway Center Reading Series. It’s free and open to the public. Following the reading is a Q&A and book signing.
I am beyond excited to have my story “Truth or Consequences” published with @hexliterary.bsky.social!
"I was once on a plane that suffered a monumental loss."
Folks, you aren't prepared for this new @whitneycollins.bsky.social story--perfectly written, utterly strange, incredibly compelling. We are so damn excited (and lucky) to share "Truth of Consequences" this week on hex! An absolute wonder! ✈️
Folks, you aren't prepared for this new @whitneycollins.bsky.social story--perfectly written, utterly strange, incredibly compelling. We are so damn excited (and lucky) to share "Truth of Consequences" this week on hex! An absolute wonder! ✈️
Truth or Consequences by Whitney Collins
I was once on a plane that suffered a monumental loss. High above a green and turgid swath of Florida, one of the aircraft’s giant white engines began smoldering like a marshmallow. This mechanical de...
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October 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I am beyond excited to have my story “Truth or Consequences” published with @hexliterary.bsky.social!
So grateful to have my story “Two Horses, One Good” selected as a Top 10 Finalist in Write or Die’s First Ever Ficton Contest.
September 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
So grateful to have my story “Two Horses, One Good” selected as a Top 10 Finalist in Write or Die’s First Ever Ficton Contest.
I am so excited to join the MFA faculty at Spalding this spring. 💙💛
Join us in welcoming three new faculty members! Whitney Collins (@whitneycollins.bsky.social), Nathan Gower, and Rigoberto González will be joining us this spring to mentor students! Read more here:
April 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I am so excited to join the MFA faculty at Spalding this spring. 💙💛
It was a joy and honor to be the featured speaker at Southeastern Louisiana University’s annual library fundraiser, The Marjorie Morrison Memorial Tea. Now, more than ever, please support libraries. Reading opens eyes, minds, and hearts in profound and permanent ways.
March 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
It was a joy and honor to be the featured speaker at Southeastern Louisiana University’s annual library fundraiser, The Marjorie Morrison Memorial Tea. Now, more than ever, please support libraries. Reading opens eyes, minds, and hearts in profound and permanent ways.
I’m very grateful to have my story “The Dead Cat” in The Los Angeles Review. losangelesreview.org/the-dead-cat...
March 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I’m very grateful to have my story “The Dead Cat” in The Los Angeles Review. losangelesreview.org/the-dead-cat...
Grateful to share an incredible evening of Hearts and Knives with fellow Sarabande author Lauren K. Watel at Carmichael’s Books.
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February 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Grateful to share an incredible evening of Hearts and Knives with fellow Sarabande author Lauren K. Watel at Carmichael’s Books.
@carmichaels.bsky.social
@sarabandebooks.bsky.social
@carmichaels.bsky.social
@sarabandebooks.bsky.social
So very grateful to have RICKY make The Story Prize longlist. 🙏 @thestoryprize.bsky.social
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February 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
So very grateful to have RICKY make The Story Prize longlist. 🙏 @thestoryprize.bsky.social
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@sarabandebooks.bsky.social
On 2/11, I’m teaching a free, online workshop for Maharishi International University’s Spring MFA Residency. It’s an honor to partner with MIU, renowned for its various programs, especially the esteemed David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts. Eventbrite link in bio.
February 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
On 2/11, I’m teaching a free, online workshop for Maharishi International University’s Spring MFA Residency. It’s an honor to partner with MIU, renowned for its various programs, especially the esteemed David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts. Eventbrite link in bio.
If you’re in the Louisville area on 2/19, please join us! Please note; Carmichael’s location on Frankfort Ave. @carmichaels.bsky.social
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February 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
If you’re in the Louisville area on 2/19, please join us! Please note; Carmichael’s location on Frankfort Ave. @carmichaels.bsky.social
@sarabandebooks.bsky.social
@spaldingwriting.bsky.social
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@spaldingwriting.bsky.social
Please join us for “Hearts and Knives: An Evening With Lauren K. Watel and Whitney Collins” on February 19, 7:00pm, at Carmichael’s Bookstore in Louisville’s Clifton/Crescent Hill neighborhood, 2720 Frankfort Avenue.
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January 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Please join us for “Hearts and Knives: An Evening With Lauren K. Watel and Whitney Collins” on February 19, 7:00pm, at Carmichael’s Bookstore in Louisville’s Clifton/Crescent Hill neighborhood, 2720 Frankfort Avenue.
@sarabandebooks.bsky.social
@carmichaels.bsky.social
@spaldingwriting.bsky.social
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Reposted by Whitney Collins
#BookMath Q: What do you get when you add one RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES 💕 to one BOOK OF THE MONTH box? 🤔
A: The second issue of VOLUME 0, the hot new literary magazine from BotM that features the title story from @whitneycollins.bsky.social’s RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES!
A: The second issue of VOLUME 0, the hot new literary magazine from BotM that features the title story from @whitneycollins.bsky.social’s RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES!
July 3, 2024 at 6:41 PM
#BookMath Q: What do you get when you add one RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES 💕 to one BOOK OF THE MONTH box? 🤔
A: The second issue of VOLUME 0, the hot new literary magazine from BotM that features the title story from @whitneycollins.bsky.social’s RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES!
A: The second issue of VOLUME 0, the hot new literary magazine from BotM that features the title story from @whitneycollins.bsky.social’s RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES!
Reposted by Whitney Collins
💕✨ Happy #PubDay to Whitney Collins’s highly anticipated, “wickedly funny” RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES! 🧡💗💜
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June 25, 2024 at 7:47 PM
💕✨ Happy #PubDay to Whitney Collins’s highly anticipated, “wickedly funny” RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES! 🧡💗💜
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💫 Best book cover ✅
💫 Best magazine cover ✅
Yes, that *is* @whitneycollins.bsky.social on the cover of Lexington’s Chevy Chaser Magazine! And yes, that *is* a cover story about writing and friendship!
RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES publishes 6/25/24! 💕 Pre-order and cover story at the link in bio!
💫 Best magazine cover ✅
Yes, that *is* @whitneycollins.bsky.social on the cover of Lexington’s Chevy Chaser Magazine! And yes, that *is* a cover story about writing and friendship!
RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES publishes 6/25/24! 💕 Pre-order and cover story at the link in bio!
June 4, 2024 at 8:05 PM
💫 Best book cover ✅
💫 Best magazine cover ✅
Yes, that *is* @whitneycollins.bsky.social on the cover of Lexington’s Chevy Chaser Magazine! And yes, that *is* a cover story about writing and friendship!
RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES publishes 6/25/24! 💕 Pre-order and cover story at the link in bio!
💫 Best magazine cover ✅
Yes, that *is* @whitneycollins.bsky.social on the cover of Lexington’s Chevy Chaser Magazine! And yes, that *is* a cover story about writing and friendship!
RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES publishes 6/25/24! 💕 Pre-order and cover story at the link in bio!
So grateful to be featured on the cover of the June issue of Chevy Chaser Magazine with fellow author Michelle Hollingshead.
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Chevy Chaser Magazine, June 2024
Local Authors Whitney Collins & Michelle Hollingshead, Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative, Carnegie Center's Summer Reading Picks, Lexington's Comedy Scene, and Smiley Pete's 2024 Summer Entertainme...
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June 4, 2024 at 2:12 AM
So grateful to be featured on the cover of the June issue of Chevy Chaser Magazine with fellow author Michelle Hollingshead.
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So grateful and excited to have my flash fiction story, “Rod,” over at @okaydonkey.bsky.social today. Many thanks to them! 🧡🐆🙏🏼
January 26, 2024 at 7:02 PM
So grateful and excited to have my flash fiction story, “Rod,” over at @okaydonkey.bsky.social today. Many thanks to them! 🧡🐆🙏🏼
Many thanks to Permafrost for publishing “Love Blue,” one of the stories in RICKY—which is available for preorder at the link in my bio. 💙🙌❄️
January 23, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Many thanks to Permafrost for publishing “Love Blue,” one of the stories in RICKY—which is available for preorder at the link in my bio. 💙🙌❄️
It’s a thrill to have my story “Pie” in the winter issue of Indiana Review. “Pie” is the final story that appears in RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES, and it’s—dare I say—uplifting? Many thanks to IR. 💙🤍🖤
(RICKY is now available for preorder at the link in bio.)
(RICKY is now available for preorder at the link in bio.)
January 6, 2024 at 9:03 PM
It’s a thrill to have my story “Pie” in the winter issue of Indiana Review. “Pie” is the final story that appears in RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES, and it’s—dare I say—uplifting? Many thanks to IR. 💙🤍🖤
(RICKY is now available for preorder at the link in bio.)
(RICKY is now available for preorder at the link in bio.)
The Idaho Review = Bucket List. I am beyond grateful for this. ❤️🤎💛
December 22, 2023 at 6:57 PM
The Idaho Review = Bucket List. I am beyond grateful for this. ❤️🤎💛
So happy to have my magical realism story, “The Apartment,” appear in this new issue of The Louisville Review. 🪄💙💜💛🪄
October 26, 2023 at 11:39 PM
So happy to have my magical realism story, “The Apartment,” appear in this new issue of The Louisville Review. 🪄💙💜💛🪄
I’m beyond excited to have my story, “Nine Dreams About Marriage,” (which appears next June in my second collection RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES) up at Juked today: www.juked.com/2023/09/whit...
September 11, 2023 at 10:31 PM
I’m beyond excited to have my story, “Nine Dreams About Marriage,” (which appears next June in my second collection RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES) up at Juked today: www.juked.com/2023/09/whit...