Marissa Hoffmann
@marissahoffmann.bsky.social
…., and is a writer/editor of fiction & technical non-fiction. Prizes & bio at http://www.marissahoffmann.com/ incl. 2024 Bridport short story shortlist. Working on a short story collection. Currently enrolled in a course of study at The Stinging Fly.
Today I received a postcard to me from me! Thank you to the wonderful @judehwriter2.bsky.social who posted it having saved it for sixth months since her fabulous workshop at The Flash Fiction Festival.
December 9, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Today I received a postcard to me from me! Thank you to the wonderful @judehwriter2.bsky.social who posted it having saved it for sixth months since her fabulous workshop at The Flash Fiction Festival.
Thank you @natflashfictionday.bsky.social and judges @sarahillswrites.bsky.social and @karjon.bsky.social for selecting my water themed story, ‘Tally’ in the upcoming 2024 anthology. It’s an absolute joy to be included.
We are thrilled to announce to announce the line up for this year's anthology on the theme of air, water, fire and earth. Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with their stories: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
March 6, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Thank you @natflashfictionday.bsky.social and judges @sarahillswrites.bsky.social and @karjon.bsky.social for selecting my water themed story, ‘Tally’ in the upcoming 2024 anthology. It’s an absolute joy to be included.
Thank you for including one of my stories in your round up Anika❤️ @stillsquirrel.bsky.social
This months Mondettes newsletter has just gone out to subscribers. 10 story picks by the always illuminating
@stillsquirrel.bsky.social for your reading pleasure along with notes about why Anika liked each story & three brilliant prompts to have a go at.
#FlashFiction #WritingCraft #WritingPrompts
@stillsquirrel.bsky.social for your reading pleasure along with notes about why Anika liked each story & three brilliant prompts to have a go at.
#FlashFiction #WritingCraft #WritingPrompts
December 2023
Ten stories picked by Anika Carpenter
mondettes.substack.com
December 19, 2023 at 6:03 PM
Thank you for including one of my stories in your round up Anika❤️ @stillsquirrel.bsky.social
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My friends at Wasafiri Magazine are looking for a new editor and publishing director. You'd have to work with me, as I've recently taken over as chair of trustees, but don't let that put you off. More details here: www.wasafiri.org/hiring-edito...
We're Hiring: Editor & Publishing Director - Wasafiri Magazine
Wasafiri, the magazine of contemporary international writing, is seeking a new Editor & Publishing Director.
www.wasafiri.org
November 15, 2023 at 9:59 AM
My friends at Wasafiri Magazine are looking for a new editor and publishing director. You'd have to work with me, as I've recently taken over as chair of trustees, but don't let that put you off. More details here: www.wasafiri.org/hiring-edito...
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(fiction subs @atticusreview.bsky.social close in 1 week, pass it on)
November 7, 2023 at 3:51 PM
(fiction subs @atticusreview.bsky.social close in 1 week, pass it on)
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#TheMikey deadline. It’s a day away but it won’t always be. Don’t miss it. 400 words/$3000 prize fund including finalists, who receive $100 and publication in SLQ. $1500 1st/$500/$300 2nd/3rd. Previously published & translations accepted—see guidelines.☀️🌞 www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
November 9, 2023 at 12:33 PM
#TheMikey deadline. It’s a day away but it won’t always be. Don’t miss it. 400 words/$3000 prize fund including finalists, who receive $100 and publication in SLQ. $1500 1st/$500/$300 2nd/3rd. Previously published & translations accepted—see guidelines.☀️🌞 www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
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Fancy a free writer's retreat in Dorset with a fee plus travel? The Bridport Prize have got 2 on offer for working class and/
or LGBTQIA+ writers, unpublished & self published authors or published writers of individual stories. Please share - closing date is 13th!! More details on their website.
or LGBTQIA+ writers, unpublished & self published authors or published writers of individual stories. Please share - closing date is 13th!! More details on their website.
November 9, 2023 at 2:58 PM
Fancy a free writer's retreat in Dorset with a fee plus travel? The Bridport Prize have got 2 on offer for working class and/
or LGBTQIA+ writers, unpublished & self published authors or published writers of individual stories. Please share - closing date is 13th!! More details on their website.
or LGBTQIA+ writers, unpublished & self published authors or published writers of individual stories. Please share - closing date is 13th!! More details on their website.
George Saunders newsletter this week “the story’s “defects” and “assets” are inexorably linked; they’re both manifestations of the same essential energy.”
Office Hours
Thoughts on the workshop, part two.
open.substack.com
October 20, 2023 at 11:35 AM
George Saunders newsletter this week “the story’s “defects” and “assets” are inexorably linked; they’re both manifestations of the same essential energy.”
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Time to sign up for this wild, unusual ride of a workshop bundle: The Physics of Flash with Cambridge University physicist and multiple award-winning flash writer Ingrid Jendrzejewski, co-director of UK National Flash Fiction Day. What in the space-time continuum are you waiting for?
October 18, 2023 at 11:26 AM
Time to sign up for this wild, unusual ride of a workshop bundle: The Physics of Flash with Cambridge University physicist and multiple award-winning flash writer Ingrid Jendrzejewski, co-director of UK National Flash Fiction Day. What in the space-time continuum are you waiting for?
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Fully funded writer residencies in Dorset. Please share
NEW! Under represented writer residencies - Bridport Prize
bridportprize.org.uk
October 18, 2023 at 8:25 AM
Fully funded writer residencies in Dorset. Please share
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Prepare to be transported in time and place! I knew nothing about this area or its history, and Louise brings it alive in this novel.
In case you’re hooked too 🥰
➡️ mybook.to/TSOMeb
➡️ mybook.to/TSOMeb
October 18, 2023 at 1:12 PM
Prepare to be transported in time and place! I knew nothing about this area or its history, and Louise brings it alive in this novel.
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Okay, to help everyone make their BlueSky what they want it to be, here's a thread about feeds. What they are, how to find them, how to add them, how to pin them, what feeds to follow if you're a #writer, and how you can make your own
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October 12, 2023 at 7:11 PM
Okay, to help everyone make their BlueSky what they want it to be, here's a thread about feeds. What they are, how to find them, how to add them, how to pin them, what feeds to follow if you're a #writer, and how you can make your own
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New Prize for non fiction by black wimen. Please share
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October 13, 2023 at 8:19 AM
New Prize for non fiction by black wimen. Please share
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Have now also made a Submission Calls feed using the hashtags #SubmissionCall and #WritingComp:
To follow the feed, click the link, then see where it says "Add to my feeds" / "add" at the top. Click the heart & the pin icons. Should then appear in your list of feeds.
To follow the feed, click the link, then see where it says "Add to my feeds" / "add" at the top. Click the heart & the pin icons. Should then appear in your list of feeds.
October 10, 2023 at 6:38 PM
Have now also made a Submission Calls feed using the hashtags #SubmissionCall and #WritingComp:
To follow the feed, click the link, then see where it says "Add to my feeds" / "add" at the top. Click the heart & the pin icons. Should then appear in your list of feeds.
To follow the feed, click the link, then see where it says "Add to my feeds" / "add" at the top. Click the heart & the pin icons. Should then appear in your list of feeds.
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Woohoo, my first proper post at this blue place is lovely news! I'm very, very happy to say that I have signed with literary agent Kate Barker, judge of the Bath Novel Award. Very excited to embark on the next stage of my novel Silverfern with her, and the world of Victorian Liverpool 🌿🌺🤍💚🤍.
October 3, 2023 at 1:03 PM
Woohoo, my first proper post at this blue place is lovely news! I'm very, very happy to say that I have signed with literary agent Kate Barker, judge of the Bath Novel Award. Very excited to embark on the next stage of my novel Silverfern with her, and the world of Victorian Liverpool 🌿🌺🤍💚🤍.
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Morning!
Submissions are coming in thick and fast - and we're delighted! - but the recent problems and glitches with *X* have also left us a little worried that we might not be reaching some wonderful writers.
... All of which is to say: if you could share far and wide, we'd be very grateful..
Submissions are coming in thick and fast - and we're delighted! - but the recent problems and glitches with *X* have also left us a little worried that we might not be reaching some wonderful writers.
... All of which is to say: if you could share far and wide, we'd be very grateful..
A quick message to new Blue Sky friends: We're entering the final week of our Short Story Prize submissions!
Closing date = Saturday 30 (midnight UK-time).
If you've a short story to share, we'd love to hear from you - and so would our amazing judges!
Full details: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
Closing date = Saturday 30 (midnight UK-time).
If you've a short story to share, we'd love to hear from you - and so would our amazing judges!
Full details: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
September 26, 2023 at 8:16 AM
Morning!
Submissions are coming in thick and fast - and we're delighted! - but the recent problems and glitches with *X* have also left us a little worried that we might not be reaching some wonderful writers.
... All of which is to say: if you could share far and wide, we'd be very grateful..
Submissions are coming in thick and fast - and we're delighted! - but the recent problems and glitches with *X* have also left us a little worried that we might not be reaching some wonderful writers.
... All of which is to say: if you could share far and wide, we'd be very grateful..
Still loving the George Saunders Story Club. George selects masterful stories and offers directed reading, and all the wonderful folk over there get into brilliant discussions. I can't recommend it highly enough as a learning opportunity for short story writers. open.substack.com/pub/georgesa...
September 20, 2023 at 10:59 AM
Still loving the George Saunders Story Club. George selects masterful stories and offers directed reading, and all the wonderful folk over there get into brilliant discussions. I can't recommend it highly enough as a learning opportunity for short story writers. open.substack.com/pub/georgesa...
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Hi friends. This online workshop on writing from/on liminal spaces has now sold out #amwriting #workshops. Wondering if I should run it again at some point? Let me know in the comments if you'd be interested 👇.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mind-the-g...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mind-the-g...
Mind the Gap: Writing From Liminal Spaces with Emily Devane
Come away with fresh story ideas in this generative flash fiction workshop with Emily Devane
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 20, 2023 at 9:05 AM
Hi friends. This online workshop on writing from/on liminal spaces has now sold out #amwriting #workshops. Wondering if I should run it again at some point? Let me know in the comments if you'd be interested 👇.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mind-the-g...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mind-the-g...
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A few places left on my upcoming Playing the Pauses in Flash Fiction online course Nov/Dec (scroll to the very end of the Irish Writers' Centre course page) Would love to see you there! #flashfiction
Playing the Pauses in Flash Fiction – Employing the Unsaid with Marie Gethins - Irish Writers Cent...
The most distilled prose form, flash fiction relies on suggestion—layered meaning that is off the page.
irishwriterscentre.ie
September 20, 2023 at 9:55 AM
A few places left on my upcoming Playing the Pauses in Flash Fiction online course Nov/Dec (scroll to the very end of the Irish Writers' Centre course page) Would love to see you there! #flashfiction
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Just moved in: Hi there!
... If you could share this and help us find our old (and hopefully some new) friends, we'd be very grateful.
... If you could share this and help us find our old (and hopefully some new) friends, we'd be very grateful.
September 20, 2023 at 7:11 AM
Just moved in: Hi there!
... If you could share this and help us find our old (and hopefully some new) friends, we'd be very grateful.
... If you could share this and help us find our old (and hopefully some new) friends, we'd be very grateful.
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Issue 81 is live. Read these 12 amazing stories, including five of the best from all those we loved in A SmokeLong Summer. Thank you to everyone who makes this possible. https://www.smokelong.com/issue-eighty-one/
September 18, 2023 at 9:34 AM
Issue 81 is live. Read these 12 amazing stories, including five of the best from all those we loved in A SmokeLong Summer. Thank you to everyone who makes this possible. https://www.smokelong.com/issue-eighty-one/