ALOCASIA
@alocasiamag.bsky.social
ALOCASIA: an online quarterly journal of queer plant-based writing
EIC: @sarahclark.bsky.social
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🌱🌱🌱 ALOCASIA.org
EIC: @sarahclark.bsky.social
💌 https://alocasia.org/newsletter/
🌱🌱🌱 ALOCASIA.org
ALOCASIA is honored to be holding two virtual readings to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
November 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
ALOCASIA is honored to be holding two virtual readings to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
ALOCASIA is elated to announce our nominations for 2026's Best Small Fictions!
Thank you to our most stunningly concise contributors, arushi (aera) rege, Zoe Reay-Ellers, annakai hayakawa geshlider, and Ryan Tito Gapelu!
Read all of ALOCASIA at alocasia.org!
Thank you to our most stunningly concise contributors, arushi (aera) rege, Zoe Reay-Ellers, annakai hayakawa geshlider, and Ryan Tito Gapelu!
Read all of ALOCASIA at alocasia.org!
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
ALOCASIA is elated to announce our nominations for 2026's Best Small Fictions!
Thank you to our most stunningly concise contributors, arushi (aera) rege, Zoe Reay-Ellers, annakai hayakawa geshlider, and Ryan Tito Gapelu!
Read all of ALOCASIA at alocasia.org!
Thank you to our most stunningly concise contributors, arushi (aera) rege, Zoe Reay-Ellers, annakai hayakawa geshlider, and Ryan Tito Gapelu!
Read all of ALOCASIA at alocasia.org!
ALOCASIA is honored to be holding two nights of virtual readings to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support communities impacted by the recent typhoon.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
November 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
ALOCASIA is honored to be holding two nights of virtual readings to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support communities impacted by the recent typhoon.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
Congratulations to ALOCASIA's 2026 Best Microfiction Nominees:
arushi (aera) rege
Zoe Reay-Ellers
Read their work: alocasia.org/issues/
arushi (aera) rege
Zoe Reay-Ellers
Read their work: alocasia.org/issues/
November 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Congratulations to ALOCASIA's 2026 Best Microfiction Nominees:
arushi (aera) rege
Zoe Reay-Ellers
Read their work: alocasia.org/issues/
arushi (aera) rege
Zoe Reay-Ellers
Read their work: alocasia.org/issues/
today I put my hands into dirt, and it was warm
what a good day
—Conyer Clayton
#smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
what a good day
—Conyer Clayton
#smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
today I put my hands into dirt, and it was warm
what a good day
—Conyer Clayton
#smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
what a good day
—Conyer Clayton
#smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
ALOCASIA #15 is here w/ queer planty writing as autumn falls upon us!
w/ Chiara Di Lello, arushi (aera) rege, June Gervais, Ali C, Arbor Elliott, Linda Lamenza, james achusiogu, Sam Nartus-Fois tr. Camille Cornu, Julian Kanagy, & Gospel Chinedu
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w/ Chiara Di Lello, arushi (aera) rege, June Gervais, Ali C, Arbor Elliott, Linda Lamenza, james achusiogu, Sam Nartus-Fois tr. Camille Cornu, Julian Kanagy, & Gospel Chinedu
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October 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
ALOCASIA #15 is here w/ queer planty writing as autumn falls upon us!
w/ Chiara Di Lello, arushi (aera) rege, June Gervais, Ali C, Arbor Elliott, Linda Lamenza, james achusiogu, Sam Nartus-Fois tr. Camille Cornu, Julian Kanagy, & Gospel Chinedu
ALOCASIA.org
w/ Chiara Di Lello, arushi (aera) rege, June Gervais, Ali C, Arbor Elliott, Linda Lamenza, james achusiogu, Sam Nartus-Fois tr. Camille Cornu, Julian Kanagy, & Gospel Chinedu
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Thank you to all of the creatives who applied for this year's ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers. It was truly an honor to consider you for this microgrant.
We're overjoyed to announce this year's recipient, Mukethe Kawinzi!
We know Mukethe will do great things with this support.
We're overjoyed to announce this year's recipient, Mukethe Kawinzi!
We know Mukethe will do great things with this support.
October 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Thank you to all of the creatives who applied for this year's ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers. It was truly an honor to consider you for this microgrant.
We're overjoyed to announce this year's recipient, Mukethe Kawinzi!
We know Mukethe will do great things with this support.
We're overjoyed to announce this year's recipient, Mukethe Kawinzi!
We know Mukethe will do great things with this support.
We're so so thrilled to announce our finalists list for the 2025 ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers.
We can't thank you all enough for spreading the message, applying, and sharing your words with us.
We can't thank you all enough for spreading the message, applying, and sharing your words with us.
September 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We're so so thrilled to announce our finalists list for the 2025 ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers.
We can't thank you all enough for spreading the message, applying, and sharing your words with us.
We can't thank you all enough for spreading the message, applying, and sharing your words with us.
Congratulations to ALOCASIA's 2026 Pushcart Prize nominees!
M. Rae Henry
Danielle Emerson
Jake Salazar
March Abuyuan-Llanes
Marina Ramil
Mandy Seiner
Read their work at alocasia.org
M. Rae Henry
Danielle Emerson
Jake Salazar
March Abuyuan-Llanes
Marina Ramil
Mandy Seiner
Read their work at alocasia.org
August 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Congratulations to ALOCASIA's 2026 Pushcart Prize nominees!
M. Rae Henry
Danielle Emerson
Jake Salazar
March Abuyuan-Llanes
Marina Ramil
Mandy Seiner
Read their work at alocasia.org
M. Rae Henry
Danielle Emerson
Jake Salazar
March Abuyuan-Llanes
Marina Ramil
Mandy Seiner
Read their work at alocasia.org
Our ALOCASIA has unfurled a new leaf! And we're so proud!
It's our first all-Indigenous issue! This is a showcase of the work of 20 writers from around the world, curated by our guest editors Yasmine Bolden, tripp j Crouse, and Sarah Clark. We hope you are as delighted by it as we are
ALOCASIA.org
It's our first all-Indigenous issue! This is a showcase of the work of 20 writers from around the world, curated by our guest editors Yasmine Bolden, tripp j Crouse, and Sarah Clark. We hope you are as delighted by it as we are
ALOCASIA.org
August 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Our ALOCASIA has unfurled a new leaf! And we're so proud!
It's our first all-Indigenous issue! This is a showcase of the work of 20 writers from around the world, curated by our guest editors Yasmine Bolden, tripp j Crouse, and Sarah Clark. We hope you are as delighted by it as we are
ALOCASIA.org
It's our first all-Indigenous issue! This is a showcase of the work of 20 writers from around the world, curated by our guest editors Yasmine Bolden, tripp j Crouse, and Sarah Clark. We hope you are as delighted by it as we are
ALOCASIA.org
Congratulations to ALOCASIA's #BotN Best of the Net nominees in prose for 2026!
Ashia Ajani
Erin Grace
AJ O’Reilly
Shantell Powell
Read their work at alocasia.org
Ashia Ajani
Erin Grace
AJ O’Reilly
Shantell Powell
Read their work at alocasia.org
August 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Congratulations to ALOCASIA's #BotN Best of the Net nominees in prose for 2026!
Ashia Ajani
Erin Grace
AJ O’Reilly
Shantell Powell
Read their work at alocasia.org
Ashia Ajani
Erin Grace
AJ O’Reilly
Shantell Powell
Read their work at alocasia.org
Congratulations to ALOCASIA's #BotN Best of the Net nominees in poetry for 2026!
March Abuyuan-Llanes
Sara Eddy
Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
j marvain
mukethe kawinzi
Mandy Seiner
Read their work at alocasia.org
March Abuyuan-Llanes
Sara Eddy
Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
j marvain
mukethe kawinzi
Mandy Seiner
Read their work at alocasia.org
August 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Congratulations to ALOCASIA's #BotN Best of the Net nominees in poetry for 2026!
March Abuyuan-Llanes
Sara Eddy
Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
j marvain
mukethe kawinzi
Mandy Seiner
Read their work at alocasia.org
March Abuyuan-Llanes
Sara Eddy
Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
j marvain
mukethe kawinzi
Mandy Seiner
Read their work at alocasia.org
Today is the final day to apply for the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers!
The recipient will receive $500 to incubate their future creative endeavors.
It's a super easy application! Don't self-reject!
Deadline: July 31, 2025.
More information: alocasia.org/alocasias-mi...
The recipient will receive $500 to incubate their future creative endeavors.
It's a super easy application! Don't self-reject!
Deadline: July 31, 2025.
More information: alocasia.org/alocasias-mi...
July 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Today is the final day to apply for the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers!
The recipient will receive $500 to incubate their future creative endeavors.
It's a super easy application! Don't self-reject!
Deadline: July 31, 2025.
More information: alocasia.org/alocasias-mi...
The recipient will receive $500 to incubate their future creative endeavors.
It's a super easy application! Don't self-reject!
Deadline: July 31, 2025.
More information: alocasia.org/alocasias-mi...
Only 3 more days to apply!
ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers!
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
More information: alocasia.org/alocasias-mi...
ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers!
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
More information: alocasia.org/alocasias-mi...
July 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Only 3 more days to apply!
ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers!
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
More information: alocasia.org/alocasias-mi...
ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers!
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
More information: alocasia.org/alocasias-mi...
ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers!
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
July 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers!
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers!
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
June 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers!
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
Today is the FINAL day to send in work!
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
June 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Today is the FINAL day to send in work!
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
Only two days to go!
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
June 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Only two days to go!
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
5 days left! Send us your best!
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
June 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
5 days left! Send us your best!
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers!
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
June 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers!
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
10 days left! Send us your best!
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
June 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
10 days left! Send us your best!
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
Deadline extended! 15 days left!
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
June 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Deadline extended! 15 days left!
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
Deadline extended!
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th.
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th.
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
June 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Deadline extended!
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th.
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
Deadline: June 25th.
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers!
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
June 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers!
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
The recipient will receive $500 to help incubate their future creative endeavors.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025.
Deadline extended!
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
New deadline: June 25th. #nativesky
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
New deadline: June 25th. #nativesky
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
June 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Deadline extended!
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
New deadline: June 25th. #nativesky
alocasia.org/about-send-w...
ALOCASIA is open for creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by Indigenous queer writers from around the world.
New deadline: June 25th. #nativesky
alocasia.org/about-send-w...