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Katy Goforth
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Writer. Fiction editor at Identity Theory. Anchored (Feb. 2025, Belle Point Press). Traveling Alone (Oct. 2025, Cowboy Jamboree Press).
https://www.katygoforth.com/

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IT'S HERE. Meet Holt and Birdie and Carrie and them. TRAVELING ALONE by Katy Goforth (@katywrites.bsky.social) is out in the world today: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/traveling-al...
Traveling Alone
TRAVELING ALONE by Katy Goforth  Order Here! As a child, Holt Watson was drawn to the dying, holding their hand as they left this world. For his help, Holt was paid with the deceased’s talent,...
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October 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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I have some news…
cowboyjamboree.bsky.social Cowboy Jamboree @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social · Sep 16
Coming next month (10/14) from CJ Press:
@katywrites.bsky.social's TRAVELING ALONE. You don't want to miss Holt and them in this kickass Appalachian novel.
September 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Chatted with one of my favorites about my new collection and my writing process. ❤️
reckonreview.bsky.social Reckon Review @reckonreview.bsky.social · May 9
New interview from our Managing Editor Charlotte Hamrick of Katy Goforth, author of the new hybrid collection, ANCHORED - come see what Katy has to say about writing about memories, and dark humor.
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May 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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May 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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New story out today. Buckle up! It's a bit of a ride.

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April 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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So glad this piece found a home with @underbellypress.bsky.social.
underbellypress.bsky.social Underbelly Press @underbellypress.bsky.social · Apr 3
This week’s Thursday Throwback takes us back to Issue 1 with The Day The Beverly Died by @katywrites.bsky.social, a striking story of decay and desperation.

Read the full piece in Issue 1 of Underbelly Press!
Thursday Throwback The Day The Beverly Died by Katy Goforth 'The Beverly is supposed to be my inheritance. I want to sell her for cash and buy myself a condominium down at Cherry Grove. Sip jeweled drinks by the community pool while crossing my legs at the ankle to give the local men the best view. But there’s how you plan it out and how it turns out to be, and here I sit behind this old desk with no jeweled drinks, chained to a man suffocating in the back room.' Text is on a black background. Image of a cocktail glass and lemon in the bottom right corner.
April 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Horace the Destroyer hates everything. If the truth is known, he only gave my book a positive review because it matched his outfit. But I’ll take it.
February 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Oooh! This looks fantastic. Need to read it while listening to some Amanda Shires.
stanchion.bsky.social Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · Feb 14
PRE-ORDER ANNOUNCEMENT

@writesloud.bsky.social Hannah Grieco's captivating debut short story collection introduces us to women hungry to know who they are outside the expectations of others.

Pre-order one of the most anticipated books of the summer!!

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February 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Tomorrow is the big day. 😬❤️🥳
February 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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(2/2)

@katywrites.bsky.social in BULL
Jisun Park in @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Mari Klein in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social
@bsherm36.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social

Links here:
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The Shortlist: February 6, 2025 - turn and work
Creative nonfiction by Abby Manzella. Short stories by Katy Goforth, Jisun Park, Mari Klein and Beth Sherman.
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February 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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New story out today in one of my favorites. I wrote this for a friend that left this world much too soon.
mrbullbull.bsky.social MrBullBull @mrbullbull.bsky.social · Feb 6
"This place is like a boomerang. Shoots you out into the world, but you get slung right on back."
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February 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Excellent mail day. ❤️
January 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Somebody pinch me. 😍
December 10, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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Understory is now available!

My story about Chimney Rock and what it has meant to my family is included.
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All proceeds go directly to BeLoved Asheville to aid in community rebuilding efforts and helping neighbors affected by recent challenges. www.loblollypress.com/product-page...
November 23, 2024 at 11:45 AM
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Im testing out starter packs. It wasn't my intention to leave anyone out.

I added cool writers/artists/sites to follow if you don't follow. I was curious how they work. Okay I gotta go.

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November 16, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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You better believe TEXAS WIND has some Guy Clark & Terry Allen incited writin. Tantalizingly close to release day...
November 15, 2024 at 11:48 AM
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Pretty excited about this. Feels weird to put it out into the world. But here it comes!
PRE-ORDER: Anchored
Anchored, by Katy Goforth **PRE-ORDER** Forthcoming Publication Date: February 11, 2025 *Pre-orders receive exclusive bookmarks plus a Prose Series chap of their choice (let us know in the order notes...
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November 15, 2024 at 10:23 PM
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Have a new story out. ❤️
mrbullbull.bsky.social MrBullBull @mrbullbull.bsky.social · Feb 6
"Mole heard his mama talk about Gilly and how he hadn’t been the same since coming back from the war. Looked like she wanted to spit talking about their neighbor. No compassion. And his mama would never spit." - Katy Goforth, fiction editor @identitytheory.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...
February 8, 2024 at 1:16 AM
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Closing out your Tuesday with a poetry party & the guest of honor, incredible words from W.C. Perry! “ars poetica, marked ‘TBD’ “ is a meta look at poetry writing, hence the TBD! Catch it Sunday 11/26.
November 21, 2023 at 6:17 PM
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T Guzman's delightful, pocket-sized short novel GHOST MOM can now be pre-ordered from Barnes & Noble! Woohoo!

barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144280…

This one makes a lovely stocking stuffer for any bookish friend or family member.
November 7, 2023 at 1:50 PM
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Got a story under 3k? Send it our way! necessaryfiction.submittable.com/Submit
Image of a notepaper that says “Submit your work! Necessary Fiction. Up to 3k words. No sub fees.”
November 7, 2023 at 1:18 AM
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First acceptance for 2024! That feels better than I thought it would.
October 24, 2023 at 2:48 PM
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New Fiction from Susan Carey:
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October 24, 2023 at 12:11 PM
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Coming up!!
crystalwilki.bsky.social Crystal Wilkinson @crystalwilki.bsky.social · Aug 18
**Call for Submissions! Special Issue**
𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮: 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
Guest Edited by @crystalwilki
Deadline: Oct. 31
Submission portal: https://callaloo.expressacademic.org/login.php
Please share widely!
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October 23, 2023 at 8:15 PM