Charles Stephens
@charlesdotsteph.bsky.social
MFA’27 Randolph College | Founder @cnptribe.org | Board of Directors @canopyatl.bsky.social
Amazing opportunity via @literaryartsfund.bsky.social
"The Literary Arts Fund’s 2026 general operating grant application window is now open..."
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"The Literary Arts Fund’s 2026 general operating grant application window is now open..."
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The Literary Arts Fund offers two grant opportunities for U.S.-based literary arts nonprofits: general operating and innovation project grants.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Amazing opportunity via @literaryartsfund.bsky.social
"The Literary Arts Fund’s 2026 general operating grant application window is now open..."
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"The Literary Arts Fund’s 2026 general operating grant application window is now open..."
literaryartsfund.org/grants
The reading and discussion last night at the “Reckoning Reading” was so electric. I’m completely shook. So grateful and proud of the literary community we built this year. Narrative change work requires storytellers who are willing to speak truth to power. We must support these efforts.
November 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The reading and discussion last night at the “Reckoning Reading” was so electric. I’m completely shook. So grateful and proud of the literary community we built this year. Narrative change work requires storytellers who are willing to speak truth to power. We must support these efforts.
Thank you for celebrating with us
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Thank you for celebrating with us
Check out the latest issue of @storyquarterly.bsky.social where I have a story published, “Honor thy Father.” This is my first publication in a literary journal. Check it out, link in my bio.
September 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Check out the latest issue of @storyquarterly.bsky.social where I have a story published, “Honor thy Father.” This is my first publication in a literary journal. Check it out, link in my bio.
My first ever publication was an Op-Ed in the print edition of the AJC. This was in August 1997...
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When My Father Saw Me as a Writer...
and it was thanks to the AJC...
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August 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My first ever publication was an Op-Ed in the print edition of the AJC. This was in August 1997...
charlesstephens.substack.com/p/when-my-fa...
charlesstephens.substack.com/p/when-my-fa...
The Reckoning Reading Series, a new literary salon in Atlanta, is committed to building bridges and celebrating culture through the lens of fearless storytelling. Join us on September 13th for our next program. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-reckon...
August 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The Reckoning Reading Series, a new literary salon in Atlanta, is committed to building bridges and celebrating culture through the lens of fearless storytelling. Join us on September 13th for our next program. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-reckon...
The Reckoning Reading Series, a new literary salon in Atlanta, is committed to building bridges and celebrating culture through the lens of fearless storytelling. Join us on September 13th for our next program. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-reckon...
The Reckoning Reading Series II
Join us for an upcoming reading with two incredible writers: Michaeljulius Y. Idani and Stephen Hicks
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August 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The Reckoning Reading Series, a new literary salon in Atlanta, is committed to building bridges and celebrating culture through the lens of fearless storytelling. Join us on September 13th for our next program. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-reckon...
Really grateful for this incredible writing community.
August 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Really grateful for this incredible writing community.
Special thanks to @kimbiliofiction.com for this incredible opportunity and supporting my writing. Looking forward to this journey.
July 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Special thanks to @kimbiliofiction.com for this incredible opportunity and supporting my writing. Looking forward to this journey.
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FYI, @therumpus.net is open for submissions in a whole bunch of categories. Essays, fiction, poetry, comics, criticism, interviews! therumpus.submittable.com/submit
The Rumpus Submission Manager
The Rumpus publishes original fiction, poetry, literary humor writing, comics, essays, book reviews, and interviews with authors and artists of all kinds. Founded in 2009 and independent from the star...
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July 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
FYI, @therumpus.net is open for submissions in a whole bunch of categories. Essays, fiction, poetry, comics, criticism, interviews! therumpus.submittable.com/submit
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Hey, I'm accepting book pitches for @barrelhouse.bsky.social for our new nonfiction series, For What It's Worth. Book-length essays (25-30K words) on a pop cultural obsession, ideally with a personal angle that makes the book something only you could write.
Barrelhouse - Book Pitches: For What It's Worth (CNF)
We're accepting pitches for a new book series, For What It's Worth: short (25-30K words) works of creative nonfiction that have some pop-cultural "thing" at their center and combine elements of memoir...
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June 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Hey, I'm accepting book pitches for @barrelhouse.bsky.social for our new nonfiction series, For What It's Worth. Book-length essays (25-30K words) on a pop cultural obsession, ideally with a personal angle that makes the book something only you could write.
"For a black father and son in modern-day America to talk honestly about racism demands, more than anything else, vulnerability." I published this essay several years ago in Atlanta Magazine. Let me know what you think.
www.atlantamagazine.com/list/race-at...
www.atlantamagazine.com/list/race-at...
How my father taught me about racism without ever saying so
Looking back, I realize my father was teaching me about racism without saying so. His insistence on me “having a skill” was his way of wanting me to be able to survive in a world where being black mea...
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June 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"For a black father and son in modern-day America to talk honestly about racism demands, more than anything else, vulnerability." I published this essay several years ago in Atlanta Magazine. Let me know what you think.
www.atlantamagazine.com/list/race-at...
www.atlantamagazine.com/list/race-at...
Thrilled to be a 2025 Kimbilio Fellow. Grateful to join this incredible community @kimbiliofiction.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Thrilled to be a 2025 Kimbilio Fellow. Grateful to join this incredible community @kimbiliofiction.com
Just arrived and can’t wait to read: “The World Doesn’t Require You,” by Rion Amilcar Scott
May 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Just arrived and can’t wait to read: “The World Doesn’t Require You,” by Rion Amilcar Scott
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Thank you @storyquarterly.bsky.social for publishing my short story “Honor Thy Father.” I’m incredibly grateful for your support and belief in my work. Link in bio.
May 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Thank you @storyquarterly.bsky.social for publishing my short story “Honor Thy Father.” I’m incredibly grateful for your support and belief in my work. Link in bio.
Saturday I had the opportunity to participate in the “Deep South Convening on the Future Success of American Writers.” Special thanks to the organizing team for this historic gathering and inviting me to speak on the “Literature in Action” panel.
May 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Saturday I had the opportunity to participate in the “Deep South Convening on the Future Success of American Writers.” Special thanks to the organizing team for this historic gathering and inviting me to speak on the “Literature in Action” panel.
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Grateful for all our contributors! @stephaniemacias.bsky.social @charlesdotsteph.bsky.social @egtedrowe.bsky.social @juliewbach.bsky.social @augustineblaze.bsky.social @montseandree.bsky.social and everyone else whose @ I could not find!
May 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Grateful for all our contributors! @stephaniemacias.bsky.social @charlesdotsteph.bsky.social @egtedrowe.bsky.social @juliewbach.bsky.social @augustineblaze.bsky.social @montseandree.bsky.social and everyone else whose @ I could not find!
Thank you @storyquarterly.bsky.social for publishing my short story “Honor Thy Father.” I’m incredibly grateful for your support and belief in my work. Link in bio.
May 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Thank you @storyquarterly.bsky.social for publishing my short story “Honor Thy Father.” I’m incredibly grateful for your support and belief in my work. Link in bio.
Saturday my friend and literary/movement brother Craig Washington invited me to be one of the speakers at the unveiling of his papers at @aarl_atl I was honored to speak about our friendship and years long collaboration. Also a reminder for us to donate our papers to archives.
May 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Saturday my friend and literary/movement brother Craig Washington invited me to be one of the speakers at the unveiling of his papers at @aarl_atl I was honored to speak about our friendship and years long collaboration. Also a reminder for us to donate our papers to archives.
Look what just came in the mail. “Shade: An Anthology of Fiction by Gay Men of African Descent.” 1996. Co-Edited by Bruce Morrow and Charles H. Rowell
May 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Look what just came in the mail. “Shade: An Anthology of Fiction by Gay Men of African Descent.” 1996. Co-Edited by Bruce Morrow and Charles H. Rowell
Got to hang out at the Red Clay Writers Conference hosted by the Georgia Writers Association today at Kennesaw State University.
April 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Got to hang out at the Red Clay Writers Conference hosted by the Georgia Writers Association today at Kennesaw State University.
Ten years ago I founded my nonprofit organization
@cnptribe.org as a love letter to the extraordinary legacy of poet Essex Hemphill. To this day, I owe so much to him, including my commitment to narrative change. Happy Birthday #essexhemphill
@cnptribe.org as a love letter to the extraordinary legacy of poet Essex Hemphill. To this day, I owe so much to him, including my commitment to narrative change. Happy Birthday #essexhemphill
April 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Ten years ago I founded my nonprofit organization
@cnptribe.org as a love letter to the extraordinary legacy of poet Essex Hemphill. To this day, I owe so much to him, including my commitment to narrative change. Happy Birthday #essexhemphill
@cnptribe.org as a love letter to the extraordinary legacy of poet Essex Hemphill. To this day, I owe so much to him, including my commitment to narrative change. Happy Birthday #essexhemphill
We had such a powerful conversation last week, following Topdog/Underdog at Actor's Express. Special thanks to the performers and creative team #AEtopdog
April 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We had such a powerful conversation last week, following Topdog/Underdog at Actor's Express. Special thanks to the performers and creative team #AEtopdog