Cass Lewis
@writercasslewis.bsky.social
Award-winning #writer. Creative #writing instructor. Lover of empathy and critical thinking skills. Author of GRIEF CAMP (SFWP '27). CassandraLewis.com.
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Cass Lewis
@writercasslewis.bsky.social
· Dec 31
We're thrilled to announce that from the 2025 Literary Awards Short List, we'll be publishing @writercasslewis.bsky.social's debut novel, GRIEF CAMP in Fall 2027!
Check out the Long and Short List: buff.ly/b2JkOrl
Get to know Cassandra Lewis: buff.ly/wO2KXA6
Check out the Long and Short List: buff.ly/b2JkOrl
Get to know Cassandra Lewis: buff.ly/wO2KXA6
I am so very excited about this news! Thank you for this great honor, @sfwp.bsky.social! Congratulations to all the #writers on the Long and Short Lists!
I hope you will consider pre-ordering No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, edited by Jenny Bartoy.
@jennybartoy.bsky.social's forthcoming anthology, published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social, is a powerful and compassionate collection.
books.catapult.co/books/no-con...
@jennybartoy.bsky.social's forthcoming anthology, published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social, is a powerful and compassionate collection.
books.catapult.co/books/no-con...
No Contact
books.catapult.co
February 18, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I hope you will consider pre-ordering No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, edited by Jenny Bartoy.
@jennybartoy.bsky.social's forthcoming anthology, published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social, is a powerful and compassionate collection.
books.catapult.co/books/no-con...
@jennybartoy.bsky.social's forthcoming anthology, published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social, is a powerful and compassionate collection.
books.catapult.co/books/no-con...
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“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” ~ Maya Angelou
February 16, 2026 at 12:05 PM
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” ~ Maya Angelou
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And in part 3 of Andrew Gifford's Responsible Author #Patreon series, he's tackling the hardest part of it all: not admitting defeat. buff.ly/NZVf0bu
Get WE ALL SCREAM here: buff.ly/sEEo8Jo
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Get WE ALL SCREAM here: buff.ly/sEEo8Jo
@susanschulman.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 3:40 PM
And in part 3 of Andrew Gifford's Responsible Author #Patreon series, he's tackling the hardest part of it all: not admitting defeat. buff.ly/NZVf0bu
Get WE ALL SCREAM here: buff.ly/sEEo8Jo
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Get WE ALL SCREAM here: buff.ly/sEEo8Jo
@susanschulman.bsky.social
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As part of the recent “Fall of Freedom” action, we invited our members to write a poem using some of the 350+ words banned or restricted by the federal government, or a piece of fiction or nonfiction responding to current threats to free expression and culture.
Read more: pen.org/writers-crea...
Read more: pen.org/writers-crea...
February 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
As part of the recent “Fall of Freedom” action, we invited our members to write a poem using some of the 350+ words banned or restricted by the federal government, or a piece of fiction or nonfiction responding to current threats to free expression and culture.
Read more: pen.org/writers-crea...
Read more: pen.org/writers-crea...
Happy Valentine's Day from Meatball!
February 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Happy Valentine's Day from Meatball!
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Winnie-the-Pooh was born in a poem on this day in 1924. The story of the real-life baby bear who inspired A.A. Milne's beloved protagonist:
Finding Winnie: The Improbable and Touching Real-Life Story of the Baby Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh
How a real-life act of kindness with a touch of serendipity sparked one of the most beloved children’s stories of all time.
www.themarginalian.org
February 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Winnie-the-Pooh was born in a poem on this day in 1924. The story of the real-life baby bear who inspired A.A. Milne's beloved protagonist:
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An awesome anthology relevant to exactly this is dropping this Spring, editor @jennybartoy.bsky.social
bookshop.org/p/books/no-c...
bookshop.org/p/books/no-c...
No Contact: Writers on Estrangement
Writers on Estrangement
bookshop.org
December 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
An awesome anthology relevant to exactly this is dropping this Spring, editor @jennybartoy.bsky.social
bookshop.org/p/books/no-c...
bookshop.org/p/books/no-c...
Warm up with a #writing class this winter at the #Delaware Art Museum! Please register in advance at DelArt.org. I hope to see you there!
February 11, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Warm up with a #writing class this winter at the #Delaware Art Museum! Please register in advance at DelArt.org. I hope to see you there!
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Pretty freakin stoked to have this interview with the fantastic @rachellayown.bsky.social out at @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social. We got to talk about @sfwp.bsky.social and all the cool folks I work with there. Dig it!
Looking at small presses for your book & have dreamed of having your work read around the world? Check out Santa Fe Writers Project, managing editor @rachellayown.bsky.social writes. Read her interview with SFWP editor, @adamalsirgany.bsky.social below!
chireviewofbooks.com/2026/02/04/i...
chireviewofbooks.com/2026/02/04/i...
Interview with an Editor: Adam al-Sirgany from SFWP - Chicago Review of Books
Our interview with Adam al-Sirgany at SFWP.
chireviewofbooks.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Pretty freakin stoked to have this interview with the fantastic @rachellayown.bsky.social out at @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social. We got to talk about @sfwp.bsky.social and all the cool folks I work with there. Dig it!
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Treat your honey to a book shopping spree this #ValentinesDay when you get them a gift card to our Square store! buff.ly/Xh0nKyX
February 9, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Treat your honey to a book shopping spree this #ValentinesDay when you get them a gift card to our Square store! buff.ly/Xh0nKyX
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Looking to send us your POETRY? ✏️ Here's what we love:
✨ Your very best. (No word limit).
✨ Just one (‼️) unpublished poem.
✨ New, innovative works by fresh voices.
Browse our archives for inspiration: buff.ly/QQ4bNsX
✨ Your very best. (No word limit).
✨ Just one (‼️) unpublished poem.
✨ New, innovative works by fresh voices.
Browse our archives for inspiration: buff.ly/QQ4bNsX
February 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Looking to send us your POETRY? ✏️ Here's what we love:
✨ Your very best. (No word limit).
✨ Just one (‼️) unpublished poem.
✨ New, innovative works by fresh voices.
Browse our archives for inspiration: buff.ly/QQ4bNsX
✨ Your very best. (No word limit).
✨ Just one (‼️) unpublished poem.
✨ New, innovative works by fresh voices.
Browse our archives for inspiration: buff.ly/QQ4bNsX
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Whatever the federal presence looks like in the Bay Area on Super Bowl Sunday, we won’t allow it to stop us from exercising our First Amendment right to protest ICE violence.
Before you head out on Sunday, here’s what you need to know about your rights to help you stay safe.
Before you head out on Sunday, here’s what you need to know about your rights to help you stay safe.
February 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Whatever the federal presence looks like in the Bay Area on Super Bowl Sunday, we won’t allow it to stop us from exercising our First Amendment right to protest ICE violence.
Before you head out on Sunday, here’s what you need to know about your rights to help you stay safe.
Before you head out on Sunday, here’s what you need to know about your rights to help you stay safe.
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“Sooner or later people believe writers rather than the government.” —Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez, The Art of Fiction No. 69
“The laws of gravity can be figured out much more easily with intuition than anything else. It's a way of having experience without having to struggle through it.”
buff.ly
February 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM
“Sooner or later people believe writers rather than the government.” —Gabriel García Márquez
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This is online and FREE. Come hear CHIRB editors talk about how much we love books and the CHIRB and how important good criticism is.
@storystudiochicago.bsky.social's Pub Crawl is in full swing, and we wanted to invite you to our FREE panel on 2/27 w/ CHIRB editors @reemasabrina.bsky.social, @rachellayown.bsky.social, and @gregzimmerman.bsky.social, moderated by @mbwwelch.bsky.social—sign up below!
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
This is online and FREE. Come hear CHIRB editors talk about how much we love books and the CHIRB and how important good criticism is.
I just registered for the Saturday portion of #AWP26 in Baltimore! I look forward to connecting with other writers. #writing #writingcommunity #writingconference
February 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I just registered for the Saturday portion of #AWP26 in Baltimore! I look forward to connecting with other writers. #writing #writingcommunity #writingconference
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"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." ~ George Orwell
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 AM
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." ~ George Orwell
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So excited for Between the Covers new home!
Excited to share the 1st episode of my new partnership with @milkweededitions.bsky.social, with the remarkable Sangu Iyer, about her memoir Governing Bodies: A Memoir, A Confluence, A Watershed
Audio👂🌱: milkweed.org/between-the-...
@literaryanimal.bsky.social @whitingfoundation.bsky.social
Audio👂🌱: milkweed.org/between-the-...
@literaryanimal.bsky.social @whitingfoundation.bsky.social
Sangamithra Iyer : Governing Bodies : A Memoir, A Confluence, A Watershed | Milkweed Editions
“When I tell you a story about my body, I cannot separate it from a story about water. And a story about water is also a story about family. And a story about family is rooted in the earth…,” opens Sa...
milkweed.org
January 28, 2026 at 8:17 PM
So excited for Between the Covers new home!
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🔖 AWARDS SUBMISSIONS REMINDER
There is currently 1 Red Hen Press Award open for submissions.
⭐️ Ann Petry Award: March 31, 2026
Award is $3,000 + publication by Red Hen Press.
visit the Submission Guidelines here for details 📎
redhenpress.submittable.com/submit?fun_c...
There is currently 1 Red Hen Press Award open for submissions.
⭐️ Ann Petry Award: March 31, 2026
Award is $3,000 + publication by Red Hen Press.
visit the Submission Guidelines here for details 📎
redhenpress.submittable.com/submit?fun_c...
Red Hen Press Submission Manager
Red Hen Press is an independent, nonprofit press that publishes about twenty books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry every year. We’re looking for novels, memoir, creative nonfiction, hybrid works, a...
redhenpress.submittable.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
🔖 AWARDS SUBMISSIONS REMINDER
There is currently 1 Red Hen Press Award open for submissions.
⭐️ Ann Petry Award: March 31, 2026
Award is $3,000 + publication by Red Hen Press.
visit the Submission Guidelines here for details 📎
redhenpress.submittable.com/submit?fun_c...
There is currently 1 Red Hen Press Award open for submissions.
⭐️ Ann Petry Award: March 31, 2026
Award is $3,000 + publication by Red Hen Press.
visit the Submission Guidelines here for details 📎
redhenpress.submittable.com/submit?fun_c...
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NEW: Louisiana’s parole board freed 185 prisoners during Gov. Jeff Landry’s tenure, compared with 858 in the two years before he took office.
Hundreds who would’ve been released under previous governors remain incarcerated with little chance of parole.
W/ @veritenews.org
Hundreds who would’ve been released under previous governors remain incarcerated with little chance of parole.
W/ @veritenews.org
Louisiana Paroles Its Lowest Number of Prisoners in 20 Years Under Gov. Jeff Landry
The state parole board freed 185 prisoners during Landry’s tenure, compared with 858 in the two years before he took office. Hundreds who would have been released under previous governors remain incar...
www.propublica.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
NEW: Louisiana’s parole board freed 185 prisoners during Gov. Jeff Landry’s tenure, compared with 858 in the two years before he took office.
Hundreds who would’ve been released under previous governors remain incarcerated with little chance of parole.
W/ @veritenews.org
Hundreds who would’ve been released under previous governors remain incarcerated with little chance of parole.
W/ @veritenews.org
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BREAKING: Federal agents just shot and killed a man in Minneapolis after brutally beating him in front of witnesses.
We condemn this killing and demand ICE and CBP agents withdraw from Minneapolis immediately.
We condemn this killing and demand ICE and CBP agents withdraw from Minneapolis immediately.
January 24, 2026 at 5:53 PM
BREAKING: Federal agents just shot and killed a man in Minneapolis after brutally beating him in front of witnesses.
We condemn this killing and demand ICE and CBP agents withdraw from Minneapolis immediately.
We condemn this killing and demand ICE and CBP agents withdraw from Minneapolis immediately.
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NEW: A federal judge restored voting rights to thousands of formerly incarcerated people in Virginia as a result of a class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Virginia.
January 23, 2026 at 3:28 PM
NEW: A federal judge restored voting rights to thousands of formerly incarcerated people in Virginia as a result of a class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Virginia.
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"The fear, chaos, and violence that ICE is perpetrating doesn’t only have a local impact through arrests, deportations, and disruptions to community life. The deployment of this paramilitary force... is (also) having an impact on the American artistic and cultural landscape" pen.org/ice-threat-t....
ICE’s Threat of Violence Is also A Threat to Free Expression
"This attack on immigrants is a veneer for an even more insidious project to create an authoritarian regime that acts with utter impunity."
pen.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM
"The fear, chaos, and violence that ICE is perpetrating doesn’t only have a local impact through arrests, deportations, and disruptions to community life. The deployment of this paramilitary force... is (also) having an impact on the American artistic and cultural landscape" pen.org/ice-threat-t....
Despite the snow, a wonderful group of writers joined me in an exploration of the art of literary journalism, personal essay, and memoir. Recommended reading highlights include books pictured here and essays by Roxane Gay, Margaret Renkl, Megan Mayhew Bergman, and Hanif Abdurraqib. #writing
January 21, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Despite the snow, a wonderful group of writers joined me in an exploration of the art of literary journalism, personal essay, and memoir. Recommended reading highlights include books pictured here and essays by Roxane Gay, Margaret Renkl, Megan Mayhew Bergman, and Hanif Abdurraqib. #writing
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. @huffpost.com published my essay about how braiding my girlfriend’s hair helped me reclaim my femininity as an androgynous transgender person 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🫶🏻
My Mom Used My Hair To Inflict Pain. Years Later, The Simplest Ritual Helped Me Heal.
"I internalized what she thought of my hair. I hadn’t left the house with my natural hair texture in years."
www.huffpost.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
. @huffpost.com published my essay about how braiding my girlfriend’s hair helped me reclaim my femininity as an androgynous transgender person 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🫶🏻
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An International prize run by @desperatelit.bsky.social in Madrid #prize #literature #fiction All the details:
desperateliterature.com/prize/
desperateliterature.com/prize/
January 19, 2026 at 8:01 PM
An International prize run by @desperatelit.bsky.social in Madrid #prize #literature #fiction All the details:
desperateliterature.com/prize/
desperateliterature.com/prize/