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Elysia Rourke
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MG Writer. 🐳 WHALE FALL, Coming 2026!🐳

I read past my bedtime, sleep past my alarm, and always pick Chikorita as my starter. She/Her.

Rep: Rachel Courage @ Courage Literary

Read Stuff! www.elysiarourke.com
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Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · Jan 23
Hello BlueSky! Sad to lose my announcement post on the other site, so going to copy and paste it here because it was a good vibe and a dream come true. <3
#amwriting #middlegradewriter #debut2026 #penguinyoungreaders #nancypaulsenbooks
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The sixth issue of my newsletter is now live on Substack! This time, I get in the weeds on shuffling your writing playlist. Check it out. elysiarourke.substack.com/p/issue-6-he...
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#newsletter #authorsubstack #writersubstack #middlegradewriter #amwriting #amwritingmiddlegrade #substackwriters
Issue 6: Hey, Mr. DJ!
Put Your Writing on Shuffle.
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September 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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"He writes their obituaries on the ticker tape. Millions a day."

Read "The Obituarist’s Apprentice" by @elysiarourke.bsky.social here: buff.ly/7gCr66q

#WritingCommunity #FlashFiction #MoonLitGetaway #Fantasy #LitMag #LiteraryJournal #OpenForSubmissions
August 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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"...look at your story as an opportunity. One of the novels I’m drafting came from a short story I entered in a contest just like this one. It didn’t win, but it did generate a wonderful idea that I’m gleefully pursuing."

Read Q&A with @elysiarourke.bsky.social

#WritingCommunity #LitMag
Q&A with 2025 Short Fiction Contest Judge, Elysia Rourke
"...look at your story as an opportunity. One of the novels I’m drafting came from a short story I entered in a contest just like this one. It didn’t win, but it did generate a wonderful idea that I’m...
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August 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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"...look at your story as an opportunity. One of the novels I’m drafting came from a short story I entered in a contest just like this one. It didn’t win, but it did generate a wonderful idea that I’m gleefully pursuing."

Read Q&A with @elysiarourke.bsky.social: buff.ly/Ds3a635

#5amWritersClub
August 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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I feel very strongly that "infront" should be one word. That's all. 🥲😅🤣 #editingbrain #amediting
July 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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We are thrilled and honored to formally announce @elysiarourke.bsky.social as the judge of our 2025 Short Fiction Contest! Contest submissions are open. We accept multiple and simultaneous submissions of any genre. Send us your best stuff! #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #AmWriting #WritersLift
July 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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I’m thrilled that @elysiarourke.bsky.social will be judging MoonLit Getaway’s 2025 Short Fiction Contest. I am a huge fan of her writing! Follow @mgliterary.bsky.social for contest updates. #WritingCommunity #WritingContests
July 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Visit MoonLitGetaway.com for all new art, fiction, and poetry. Today's contributors include E.C. Traganas, Jacqui Taylor, and @elysiarourke.bsky.social, plus an interview with author Karen Barrow. #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #ReadingCommunity #LitMag #5amWritersClub
June 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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"I sit on the bed and observe my husband, bent over his work, eyelashes fluttering in the dim light. His demeanor is boyish, a reflection of the childhood friend I once raced along the quays of Dublin Bay."

Read: buff.ly/f6hJKCV
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#5amWritersClub #WritingCommunity
June 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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“I sit on the bed and observe my husband, bent over his work, eyelashes fluttering in the dim light. His demeanor is boyish, a reflection of the childhood friend I once raced along the quays of Dublin Bay.”

Read “But First, Today, We Cover” by @elysiarourke.bsky.social #5amWritersClub
But First, Today, We Cover by Elysia Rourke | MoonLit Getaway
Elysia Rourke lives in Almonte, Ontario with her husband, two sons, and dog. She has a weakness for London fogs, Christmas morning, and a salty ocean breeze. Her writing can be found at www.elysiarour...
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June 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Yesterday my short story was published in @mgliterary! "But First, Today, We Cover" is about the fallout in a marriage in the aftermath of WWI. Check it out! www.moonlitgetaway.com/new-fiction/...
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#shortstory #flashfiction #amwriting #canadianfiction #writersofbluesky #readersofbluesky
June 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Pre-order this amazing anthology from @mgliterary.bsky.social now!
@amykdebellis.bsky.social @abbiedollwrites.bsky.social‬ @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social‬ @ElysiaRourke.bsky.social @cherlulu.bsky.social @perditastott.bsky.social
#WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #5amWritersClub
#writerslift
June 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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The fifth issue of my newsletter is now live on Substack! I go deep on one particular portrait of Elizabeth I. Check it out. open.substack.com/pub/elysiaro...
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#newsletter #authorsubstack #writersubstack #middlegradewriter #amwriting #amwritingmiddlegrade #substackwriters
Issue 5: Let's Get Freaky
Harnassing Horror Outside the Genre
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June 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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The fourth issue of my newsletter is now live on Substack! This one is all about the roughest of rough drafts. Check it out. Link in bio!
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#newsletter #authorsubstack #writersubstack #middlegradewriter #amwriting #amwritingmiddlegrade #substackwriters
May 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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The third issue of my newsletter is now live on Substack! This one is all about the stuff that sticks around and the stuff you can delete. Check it out. Link in bio!
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#newsletter #authorsubstack #writersubstack #middlegradewriter #amwriting #amwritingmiddlegrade #substackwriters
April 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Author Interview: Elysia Rourke (@elysiarourke.bsky.social)

Publication of Elysia's debut novel, Whale Fall, is planned with Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books for 2026. #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #WritersLift #5amWritersClub #BookSky
Author Interview: Elysia Rourke
Elysia is a Canadian writer whose debut novel, Whale Fall, is slated for publication with Penguin/Nancy Paulsen in 2026.
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March 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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The second issue of my newsletter is now live on Substack! This one is all about games. Check it out. Link in bio!
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#newsletter #authorsubstack #writersubstack #middlegradewriter #amwriting #amwritingmiddlegrade #substackwriters
March 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Bestie!!!!! I've never been happier - you'd better shortlist with this absolute banger!
phantomcortex.bsky.social Ross Champion @phantomcortex.bsky.social · Mar 2
Woo! Super excited to have made the Not Quite Write Longlist! Thanks @notquitewrite.bsky.social , this is my second NQW entry and first time making the list 🥰
Longlisted - Exhibit F in the Case of 616 of Smith vs AmAIzon: Deliveratron3000 Footage Annotated by Delivery Instructions, by Ross Champion
March 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to HOWL! My short story, Crepi Il Lupo, features in this collection. My 1st time in print!

Buy it here: graveside-press.com/product/howl/

@gravesidepress.bsky.social #shortstory #horroranthology #shortstoryanthology #supportsmallpress #amwriting #bookbirthday #werewolf
Howl | Graveside Press
The sensation you get when looking someone in the eye and realizing what's looking back at you isn't quite human …
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March 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Hey @notquitewrite.bsky.social I have a super special secret to tell you but only if you release the episode early. It's a good secret. Trust. 😜
February 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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We've got a long drive and frightfully little to listen to. Care to help, @notquitewrite.bsky.social? 🤔❤️😅

Okay you caught me, I'm not going anywhere but I am BORED. Is that not enough?

#notquitewriteprize
February 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Pestering activated. Early longlist drop @akscotland.bsky.social and @notquitewrite.bsky.social? Get that EDitor on the phone! ☎️🔈🤣

Did I do okay @holly-realski.bsky.social? 😅
February 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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The first issue of my newsletter, Ninetween, is now available! I hope you like it.

Link: tinyurl.com/3sd9jv37

#middlegradewriter #amwriting #authornewsletter #writernewsletter #middlegradebooks #writingcommunity
February 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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If you're into magic, check out *everything* Ben does. If you're into writing, you're in for a real treat too!
February 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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I really like this article on flash fiction tropes from @notquitewrite.bsky.social. I've definitely been guilty of a few - what about you? notquitewritepodcast.com/level-up-fla...

#amwriting #writingcommunity #flashfiction #shortstories
Level Up! Flash Fiction Tropes - Not Quite Write
How original is my idea? In this article, we dish the dirt on the most common stories submitted to 5 major flash fiction competitions: The Not Quite Write Prize, Furious Fiction, Twist in the Tale, Wr...
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February 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM