Megan Nichols
@megjnic.bsky.social
Poems in Threepenny, Poetry Daily, Plume
Managing Editor for Variant Lit
https://megannicholswriter.com
Managing Editor for Variant Lit
https://megannicholswriter.com
Send @variantlit.bsky.social your poetry, flash fiction, and short stories! Less than a month left!
November 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Send @variantlit.bsky.social your poetry, flash fiction, and short stories! Less than a month left!
"I spent hours in my bedroom practicing my banter, explaining the nuance of each of my lines, and making sure to perfect the sullen, distant look in my eyes."
New issue of my favorite writer's advice series is out!
tinyurl.com/bdutdrxf
New issue of my favorite writer's advice series is out!
tinyurl.com/bdutdrxf
September 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"I spent hours in my bedroom practicing my banter, explaining the nuance of each of my lines, and making sure to perfect the sullen, distant look in my eyes."
New issue of my favorite writer's advice series is out!
tinyurl.com/bdutdrxf
New issue of my favorite writer's advice series is out!
tinyurl.com/bdutdrxf
My writing group, Lemon Grove Writers, is doing a free Halloween writing series in October. Prompts, rec reading, co-writing sessions, and an open mic! It's freeee. Sign up!
lemongrovewriters.com/spooky
lemongrovewriters.com/spooky
September 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
My writing group, Lemon Grove Writers, is doing a free Halloween writing series in October. Prompts, rec reading, co-writing sessions, and an open mic! It's freeee. Sign up!
lemongrovewriters.com/spooky
lemongrovewriters.com/spooky
Write with nice strangers over zoom! Not as weird as it sounds!
Our next sprint is: Saturday, September 27th, 2025
11 AM Central / 12 PM Eastern / 9 AM Pacific
Sign up at lemongrovewriters.com
Our next sprint is: Saturday, September 27th, 2025
11 AM Central / 12 PM Eastern / 9 AM Pacific
Sign up at lemongrovewriters.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Write with nice strangers over zoom! Not as weird as it sounds!
Our next sprint is: Saturday, September 27th, 2025
11 AM Central / 12 PM Eastern / 9 AM Pacific
Sign up at lemongrovewriters.com
Our next sprint is: Saturday, September 27th, 2025
11 AM Central / 12 PM Eastern / 9 AM Pacific
Sign up at lemongrovewriters.com
Lemon Grove Writers has collected all of our Writing Sprint prompts into a PDF and all sales made in August will be sent to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund.
lemongrovewriters.com/products/pro...
lemongrovewriters.com/products/pro...
August 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Lemon Grove Writers has collected all of our Writing Sprint prompts into a PDF and all sales made in August will be sent to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund.
lemongrovewriters.com/products/pro...
lemongrovewriters.com/products/pro...
Free cowriting session with prompts tomorrow, Saturday, July 12th – 11 AM Central / 12 PM Eastern / 9 AM Pacific
RSVP: lemongrovewriters.kit.com/writingsprint
RSVP: lemongrovewriters.kit.com/writingsprint
July 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Free cowriting session with prompts tomorrow, Saturday, July 12th – 11 AM Central / 12 PM Eastern / 9 AM Pacific
RSVP: lemongrovewriters.kit.com/writingsprint
RSVP: lemongrovewriters.kit.com/writingsprint
Starting August 2nd, LGW is kicking off a free, five-week writing practice inspired by classic summer films. Each Saturday, we’ll send you generative prompts based on a summer movie.
Sign up for Summer at the Movies:
https://lemongrovewriters.com/summer-movies
Sign up for Summer at the Movies:
https://lemongrovewriters.com/summer-movies
June 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Starting August 2nd, LGW is kicking off a free, five-week writing practice inspired by classic summer films. Each Saturday, we’ll send you generative prompts based on a summer movie.
Sign up for Summer at the Movies:
https://lemongrovewriters.com/summer-movies
Sign up for Summer at the Movies:
https://lemongrovewriters.com/summer-movies
June 7th, 11am CST - Poet Jessica Lohafer is hosting a cowriting session for pride month. Free, everyone welcome, optional prompts. Sign up :)
www.eventbrite.com/e/pride-writ...
www.eventbrite.com/e/pride-writ...
May 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
June 7th, 11am CST - Poet Jessica Lohafer is hosting a cowriting session for pride month. Free, everyone welcome, optional prompts. Sign up :)
www.eventbrite.com/e/pride-writ...
www.eventbrite.com/e/pride-writ...
May 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Talking book publicity with Abigail Welhouse on What We Aim To Do podcast. In the full episode we talk about hiring a publicist, DIY approaches, and setting goals for publicity efforts.
May 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Talking book publicity with Abigail Welhouse on What We Aim To Do podcast. In the full episode we talk about hiring a publicist, DIY approaches, and setting goals for publicity efforts.
Abigail Welhouse joins me to talk about writing, book publicity, life in New York City, and the creative magic of hobbies and play!
Listen to the full conversation: whatweaimtodo.substack.com/p/what-abiga...
Listen to the full conversation: whatweaimtodo.substack.com/p/what-abiga...
May 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Abigail Welhouse joins me to talk about writing, book publicity, life in New York City, and the creative magic of hobbies and play!
Listen to the full conversation: whatweaimtodo.substack.com/p/what-abiga...
Listen to the full conversation: whatweaimtodo.substack.com/p/what-abiga...
So excited to write this April!
Sign up for 30 days of poetry prompts: lemongrovewriters.com/april-prompts
Sign up for 30 days of poetry prompts: lemongrovewriters.com/april-prompts
March 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
So excited to write this April!
Sign up for 30 days of poetry prompts: lemongrovewriters.com/april-prompts
Sign up for 30 days of poetry prompts: lemongrovewriters.com/april-prompts
Next 🍋 Writing Sprint: Saturday, April 12th
11 AM CT / 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT
Free • On Zoom • Open to all genres
Join us for two quiet, focused hours of writing.
Bring your project or start something new. Prompts provided (but totally optional).
RSVP: lemongrovewriters.com/sprint
11 AM CT / 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT
Free • On Zoom • Open to all genres
Join us for two quiet, focused hours of writing.
Bring your project or start something new. Prompts provided (but totally optional).
RSVP: lemongrovewriters.com/sprint
March 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Next 🍋 Writing Sprint: Saturday, April 12th
11 AM CT / 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT
Free • On Zoom • Open to all genres
Join us for two quiet, focused hours of writing.
Bring your project or start something new. Prompts provided (but totally optional).
RSVP: lemongrovewriters.com/sprint
11 AM CT / 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT
Free • On Zoom • Open to all genres
Join us for two quiet, focused hours of writing.
Bring your project or start something new. Prompts provided (but totally optional).
RSVP: lemongrovewriters.com/sprint
A new neat thing from Lemon Grove Writers! I’ve created 30 poetry prompts for April, and I’ll be emailing one out each morning (around 6am Central) for the whole month. Here's the link if you want to join in!
lemongrovewriters.com/april-prompts
lemongrovewriters.com/april-prompts
March 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
A new neat thing from Lemon Grove Writers! I’ve created 30 poetry prompts for April, and I’ll be emailing one out each morning (around 6am Central) for the whole month. Here's the link if you want to join in!
lemongrovewriters.com/april-prompts
lemongrovewriters.com/april-prompts
Sign up for this co-writing session! We had lots of poets in the last one, some short story writers, a novelist! Bring a current project or write something new: www.eventbrite.com/e/1257239500...
March 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Sign up for this co-writing session! We had lots of poets in the last one, some short story writers, a novelist! Bring a current project or write something new: www.eventbrite.com/e/1257239500...
@variantlit.bsky.social is open for submissions!
We want to read your poems, stories, and micros!
We're open until April 5th
- We pay a $10 honorarium
- We reply within 2 months (if not sooner)
- We are excited to read your work!
Submit: variantlit.com/submit/
We want to read your poems, stories, and micros!
We're open until April 5th
- We pay a $10 honorarium
- We reply within 2 months (if not sooner)
- We are excited to read your work!
Submit: variantlit.com/submit/
March 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
@variantlit.bsky.social is open for submissions!
We want to read your poems, stories, and micros!
We're open until April 5th
- We pay a $10 honorarium
- We reply within 2 months (if not sooner)
- We are excited to read your work!
Submit: variantlit.com/submit/
We want to read your poems, stories, and micros!
We're open until April 5th
- We pay a $10 honorarium
- We reply within 2 months (if not sooner)
- We are excited to read your work!
Submit: variantlit.com/submit/
Two writing sprints planned for March - the first is on the 8th!
lemongrovewriters.kit.com/writingsprint
#writingcommunity #coworking
lemongrovewriters.kit.com/writingsprint
#writingcommunity #coworking
February 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Two writing sprints planned for March - the first is on the 8th!
lemongrovewriters.kit.com/writingsprint
#writingcommunity #coworking
lemongrovewriters.kit.com/writingsprint
#writingcommunity #coworking
Variant Lit is hosting a GIVEAWAY! One of tonight's attendees will be randomly selected to win a copy of IWNSTB & Ragnarok. See you at 9pm EST! Register here: tiny.cc/zehvzz
@toddedillard.bsky.social @benkline.bsky.social @variantlit.bsky.social
@toddedillard.bsky.social @benkline.bsky.social @variantlit.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Variant Lit is hosting a GIVEAWAY! One of tonight's attendees will be randomly selected to win a copy of IWNSTB & Ragnarok. See you at 9pm EST! Register here: tiny.cc/zehvzz
@toddedillard.bsky.social @benkline.bsky.social @variantlit.bsky.social
@toddedillard.bsky.social @benkline.bsky.social @variantlit.bsky.social
"How to Live" by Todd Dillard. Ragnarök at the Father-Daughter Dance is out now with @variantlit.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 6:10 PM
"How to Live" by Todd Dillard. Ragnarök at the Father-Daughter Dance is out now with @variantlit.bsky.social
2 poets, 2 new books from Variant - 1 virtual reading!
Join Todd Dillard and Ben Kline on Friday, December 13th at 9PM EST for a reading and conversation about poetry, writing, life and who knows what else!
Register here: tiny.cc/zehvzz
Join Todd Dillard and Ben Kline on Friday, December 13th at 9PM EST for a reading and conversation about poetry, writing, life and who knows what else!
Register here: tiny.cc/zehvzz
November 17, 2024 at 9:30 PM
2 poets, 2 new books from Variant - 1 virtual reading!
Join Todd Dillard and Ben Kline on Friday, December 13th at 9PM EST for a reading and conversation about poetry, writing, life and who knows what else!
Register here: tiny.cc/zehvzz
Join Todd Dillard and Ben Kline on Friday, December 13th at 9PM EST for a reading and conversation about poetry, writing, life and who knows what else!
Register here: tiny.cc/zehvzz