lauren samblanet (she/they)
@laurensamblanet.bsky.social
writer, maker. first book out now from punctum books. https://laurensamblanet.com/
chronically ill, disabled, bisexual, gender fluid, autistic.
offers creative process workshops through https://reinventingcreativeprocess.com/
chronically ill, disabled, bisexual, gender fluid, autistic.
offers creative process workshops through https://reinventingcreativeprocess.com/
join me on thursday july 24th at 6:30pm MST (8:30pm EST, 5:30pm PST) on zoom for a dance party and fundraiser. we're raising funds for my dear friend, Jodie Kirschner for their ongoing lyme treatments. register here: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS....
donate here: account.venmo.com/u/Jodie-Kirs...
donate here: account.venmo.com/u/Jodie-Kirs...
July 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
join me on thursday july 24th at 6:30pm MST (8:30pm EST, 5:30pm PST) on zoom for a dance party and fundraiser. we're raising funds for my dear friend, Jodie Kirschner for their ongoing lyme treatments. register here: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS....
donate here: account.venmo.com/u/Jodie-Kirs...
donate here: account.venmo.com/u/Jodie-Kirs...
@punctumbooks.bsky.social and i organized a reading fundraiser for Crips for ESims for Gaza. join us virtually on May 28th at 7:30p EST for readings by Ammiel Alcalay, Marta Cariello, Iain Chambers, Alexandra Juhasz, lauren samblanet, Léopold Lambert, & Jay Schaffner. form.typeform.com/to/djil009w
May 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
@punctumbooks.bsky.social and i organized a reading fundraiser for Crips for ESims for Gaza. join us virtually on May 28th at 7:30p EST for readings by Ammiel Alcalay, Marta Cariello, Iain Chambers, Alexandra Juhasz, lauren samblanet, Léopold Lambert, & Jay Schaffner. form.typeform.com/to/djil009w
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Please encourage others to follow us here as Instagram has now restricted us from posting stories, viewing notifications or commenting on any other accounts.
December 11, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Please encourage others to follow us here as Instagram has now restricted us from posting stories, viewing notifications or commenting on any other accounts.
5 signed copies of my book, like a dog, are available through this market for the Al Manasra family!
lastminutegiftsforgaza.notionlinker.com.
lastminutegiftsforgaza.notionlinker.com.
December 11, 2024 at 4:36 PM
5 signed copies of my book, like a dog, are available through this market for the Al Manasra family!
lastminutegiftsforgaza.notionlinker.com.
lastminutegiftsforgaza.notionlinker.com.
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I'm on here as well!! Also go check out all the other cool artists!
OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS/VENDORS!
After several requests from people missing the cutoff, we've reopened artist signups for Last Minute Gifts! Now's your chance!
www.notion.so/URGENT-Looki...
After several requests from people missing the cutoff, we've reopened artist signups for Last Minute Gifts! Now's your chance!
www.notion.so/URGENT-Looki...
December 11, 2024 at 12:18 AM
I'm on here as well!! Also go check out all the other cool artists!
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if you've ever wanted a portrait from me, I'm offering a few commissions through this market for the Al Manasra family!
lastminutegiftsforgaza.notionlinker.com to place an order <3
lastminutegiftsforgaza.notionlinker.com to place an order <3
December 9, 2024 at 6:43 PM
if you've ever wanted a portrait from me, I'm offering a few commissions through this market for the Al Manasra family!
lastminutegiftsforgaza.notionlinker.com to place an order <3
lastminutegiftsforgaza.notionlinker.com to place an order <3
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Rest in Power Nikki Giovanni. Here is her iconic conversation with James Baldwin in full.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4OP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4OP...
James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni "A Conversation". Full Broadcast Video
YouTube video by LoVetta Jenkins (Chatty Passenger)
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Rest in Power Nikki Giovanni. Here is her iconic conversation with James Baldwin in full.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4OP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4OP...
have ya'll read amina cain's novel, indelicacy? i just finished it and loved it so much.
December 9, 2024 at 2:09 AM
have ya'll read amina cain's novel, indelicacy? i just finished it and loved it so much.
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This morning Mohammed's campaign was at a little over 3k and now it is nearly to 10k! I cried seeing the jump on their page! We must meet this family's goal, the urgency remains the same—please keep sending funds and sharing.
Hello bsky, I'm sharing with you an incredibly urgent campaign for Mohammed and his beautiful family—we only have *days* to fundraise an additional $15k for them to evacuate within this week. Please please send funds, repost, send to your family and friends. <3 chuffed.org/project/1181...
Save Mohammed and his family from the Gaza Genocide
Hi, I'm a grad student in NYC who has been active in Palestine solidarity for a while and am absolutely horrified and heartbroken by the amount of destruction and death happening right now in Gaza.
chuffed.org
December 8, 2024 at 7:51 AM
This morning Mohammed's campaign was at a little over 3k and now it is nearly to 10k! I cried seeing the jump on their page! We must meet this family's goal, the urgency remains the same—please keep sending funds and sharing.
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In 2015, after a year of stress and illness, I decided to create a free resource called the Encouragement Notes.
The Encouragement Notes comprise free encouraging emails, sent from Monday through Friday. Sign up here: esmewang.com/encouragemen...
The Encouragement Notes comprise free encouraging emails, sent from Monday through Friday. Sign up here: esmewang.com/encouragemen...
Esmé Weijun Wang — Encouragement Notes
esmewang.com
December 8, 2024 at 8:41 PM
In 2015, after a year of stress and illness, I decided to create a free resource called the Encouragement Notes.
The Encouragement Notes comprise free encouraging emails, sent from Monday through Friday. Sign up here: esmewang.com/encouragemen...
The Encouragement Notes comprise free encouraging emails, sent from Monday through Friday. Sign up here: esmewang.com/encouragemen...
i had the delight of being interviewed by @hillaryleftwich.bsky.social for her substack. i talked about my book, my upcoming workshop series and the writers and artists who are inspiring me lately! you can read the interview here: hillaryleftwich.substack.com/p/get-to-kno...
hillaryleftwich.substack.com
December 8, 2024 at 8:03 PM
i had the delight of being interviewed by @hillaryleftwich.bsky.social for her substack. i talked about my book, my upcoming workshop series and the writers and artists who are inspiring me lately! you can read the interview here: hillaryleftwich.substack.com/p/get-to-kno...
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You can now own many of my short films. Click below!
Usama Cinema - Short Film Collection
This is a collection of 16 of my short films created between 1999 to 2023. You will be able to own all the movies as video files. List of films:Testimony Dance Habibi DanceDogirlThe MessageThe Swimmer...
djinnisin.gumroad.com
December 8, 2024 at 7:57 PM
You can now own many of my short films. Click below!
writers/artists who don't work in academia - how are ya'll doing artist residencies? do you use PTO or some kind of fmla or other leave?
December 3, 2024 at 3:52 PM
writers/artists who don't work in academia - how are ya'll doing artist residencies? do you use PTO or some kind of fmla or other leave?
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every night i’m so excited to go to bed
December 2, 2024 at 5:57 AM
every night i’m so excited to go to bed
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2024 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
haymarketbooks.app.neoncrm.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
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MIZNA 25.1: CATASTROPHE HAS ARRIVED! This issue is gorgeous and breathtaking beyond words. I hope you'll hold these words of our community, who have gathered here despite an impossible time for so many of us 🍉🇵🇸
mizna.org/product/mizn...
mizna.org/product/mizn...
November 25, 2024 at 7:32 PM
MIZNA 25.1: CATASTROPHE HAS ARRIVED! This issue is gorgeous and breathtaking beyond words. I hope you'll hold these words of our community, who have gathered here despite an impossible time for so many of us 🍉🇵🇸
mizna.org/product/mizn...
mizna.org/product/mizn...
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Good morning bsky! Winter has arrived to Gaza and rain is flooding tents and making people sick. Can we take a moment to donate to Eslam and her children today? I’m making tea at home today and donating 10$, proof will follow, can anyone match me or pass the hat please? ☺️🙏🏼
November 25, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Good morning bsky! Winter has arrived to Gaza and rain is flooding tents and making people sick. Can we take a moment to donate to Eslam and her children today? I’m making tea at home today and donating 10$, proof will follow, can anyone match me or pass the hat please? ☺️🙏🏼
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Please welcome—and support—the trans poet librarian @oliverbaezbendorf.bsky.social who is raising funds for his legal fight for accountability with his employer.
November 20, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Please welcome—and support—the trans poet librarian @oliverbaezbendorf.bsky.social who is raising funds for his legal fight for accountability with his employer.
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This is a scam that’s prevalent on Bluesky so please be aware.
The scammer will copy an artist’s profile & create a nearly identical handle. They block the artist & reach out to their followers asking for money.
If you’re contacted by a scammer let the artist know then report the scammer please.
The scammer will copy an artist’s profile & create a nearly identical handle. They block the artist & reach out to their followers asking for money.
If you’re contacted by a scammer let the artist know then report the scammer please.
November 25, 2024 at 4:25 PM
This is a scam that’s prevalent on Bluesky so please be aware.
The scammer will copy an artist’s profile & create a nearly identical handle. They block the artist & reach out to their followers asking for money.
If you’re contacted by a scammer let the artist know then report the scammer please.
The scammer will copy an artist’s profile & create a nearly identical handle. They block the artist & reach out to their followers asking for money.
If you’re contacted by a scammer let the artist know then report the scammer please.
wherein i am both the bunny & the frog.
November 26, 2024 at 1:10 PM
wherein i am both the bunny & the frog.
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We are out here promoting diversity of all kinds in horror; combining the body and nature in horror, allowing the erotic and the terrifying, and creating a space for BIPOC authors in horror!
*SUBMISSIONS OPEN*
*SUBMISSIONS OPEN*
Submission OPEN | BIPOC only | Erotic Eco Horror | Curated and edited by Z. K. Abraham @pegasusunder.bsky.social
Closes Dec 31st | Info below and on HedoneBooks.com | Submissions@hedonebooks.com
Closes Dec 31st | Info below and on HedoneBooks.com | Submissions@hedonebooks.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:02 PM
We are out here promoting diversity of all kinds in horror; combining the body and nature in horror, allowing the erotic and the terrifying, and creating a space for BIPOC authors in horror!
*SUBMISSIONS OPEN*
*SUBMISSIONS OPEN*
i just started reading amina cain's indelicacy & wish i could quit every obligation so i could just keep reading all day.
November 26, 2024 at 12:45 PM
i just started reading amina cain's indelicacy & wish i could quit every obligation so i could just keep reading all day.
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Sundress Publications is open for submissions for grant applications from Palestinian writers with a chapbook or full-length book in progress.
All eligible authors are welcome to submit during our application period which closes on December 31st, 2024.
www.sundresspublications.com/submit#pgrant
All eligible authors are welcome to submit during our application period which closes on December 31st, 2024.
www.sundresspublications.com/submit#pgrant
www.sundresspublications.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Sundress Publications is open for submissions for grant applications from Palestinian writers with a chapbook or full-length book in progress.
All eligible authors are welcome to submit during our application period which closes on December 31st, 2024.
www.sundresspublications.com/submit#pgrant
All eligible authors are welcome to submit during our application period which closes on December 31st, 2024.
www.sundresspublications.com/submit#pgrant
it's been a while since i've been submitting creative work. what are your favorite lit mags that publish visual poetry, performance documentation, and/or fiction?
November 24, 2024 at 2:27 AM
it's been a while since i've been submitting creative work. what are your favorite lit mags that publish visual poetry, performance documentation, and/or fiction?