The Milk House
@themilkhouse.bsky.social
Literary journal of rural writing and experience, edited by @penofryandennis.bsky.social
Announcement!
We can now share which entries @jamesgwriter.bsky.social has selected as Best Essay and Best Short Story in the 2025 #BestinRuralWriting Contest.
Visit themilkhouse.org to read or listen to both entries and lend your vote for the overall prize of $500!
We can now share which entries @jamesgwriter.bsky.social has selected as Best Essay and Best Short Story in the 2025 #BestinRuralWriting Contest.
Visit themilkhouse.org to read or listen to both entries and lend your vote for the overall prize of $500!
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Announcement!
We can now share which entries @jamesgwriter.bsky.social has selected as Best Essay and Best Short Story in the 2025 #BestinRuralWriting Contest.
Visit themilkhouse.org to read or listen to both entries and lend your vote for the overall prize of $500!
We can now share which entries @jamesgwriter.bsky.social has selected as Best Essay and Best Short Story in the 2025 #BestinRuralWriting Contest.
Visit themilkhouse.org to read or listen to both entries and lend your vote for the overall prize of $500!
Every so many years I stumble onto a poetry collection that makes me excited about the possibilities of language again.
#ThisMuchVery by @hiramlarew.bsky.social has surprising turns, a unique voice, and is a celebration without a hint of sentimentality.
Highly recommended.
#ThisMuchVery by @hiramlarew.bsky.social has surprising turns, a unique voice, and is a celebration without a hint of sentimentality.
Highly recommended.
October 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Every so many years I stumble onto a poetry collection that makes me excited about the possibilities of language again.
#ThisMuchVery by @hiramlarew.bsky.social has surprising turns, a unique voice, and is a celebration without a hint of sentimentality.
Highly recommended.
#ThisMuchVery by @hiramlarew.bsky.social has surprising turns, a unique voice, and is a celebration without a hint of sentimentality.
Highly recommended.
Cover Reveal Alert!
The Milk House is delighted to unveil the cover of its latest project – the 2026 Best in Rural Writing Anthology.
Coming this winter!
The Milk House is delighted to unveil the cover of its latest project – the 2026 Best in Rural Writing Anthology.
Coming this winter!
October 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Cover Reveal Alert!
The Milk House is delighted to unveil the cover of its latest project – the 2026 Best in Rural Writing Anthology.
Coming this winter!
The Milk House is delighted to unveil the cover of its latest project – the 2026 Best in Rural Writing Anthology.
Coming this winter!
Announcement:
Tuesday, October 15th (tomorrow) the 2025 #BestinRuralWriting Contest shortlist, as chosen by judge @jamesgwriter.bsky.social, will be announced on The Milk House website at 1pm GMT/ 8am EST.
Stop by for the results!
Tuesday, October 15th (tomorrow) the 2025 #BestinRuralWriting Contest shortlist, as chosen by judge @jamesgwriter.bsky.social, will be announced on The Milk House website at 1pm GMT/ 8am EST.
Stop by for the results!
October 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Announcement:
Tuesday, October 15th (tomorrow) the 2025 #BestinRuralWriting Contest shortlist, as chosen by judge @jamesgwriter.bsky.social, will be announced on The Milk House website at 1pm GMT/ 8am EST.
Stop by for the results!
Tuesday, October 15th (tomorrow) the 2025 #BestinRuralWriting Contest shortlist, as chosen by judge @jamesgwriter.bsky.social, will be announced on The Milk House website at 1pm GMT/ 8am EST.
Stop by for the results!
Less than a week to go!
The deadline for the 2025 Best in Rural Writing Contest is Monday, September 15th (midnight GMT).
Get your entries in! Judge @jamesgwriter.bsky.social is looking forward to them!
themilkhouse.org/contest
The deadline for the 2025 Best in Rural Writing Contest is Monday, September 15th (midnight GMT).
Get your entries in! Judge @jamesgwriter.bsky.social is looking forward to them!
themilkhouse.org/contest
September 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Less than a week to go!
The deadline for the 2025 Best in Rural Writing Contest is Monday, September 15th (midnight GMT).
Get your entries in! Judge @jamesgwriter.bsky.social is looking forward to them!
themilkhouse.org/contest
The deadline for the 2025 Best in Rural Writing Contest is Monday, September 15th (midnight GMT).
Get your entries in! Judge @jamesgwriter.bsky.social is looking forward to them!
themilkhouse.org/contest
Two months left to enter the 2025 Best in Rural Writing Contest!
In partnership with @dailyyonder.bsky.social and judged by @jamesgwriter.bsky.social, the #writingcontest is accepting fiction and nonfiction under 7,000 words.
Deadline: September 15th
To enter: themilkhouse.org/contest
In partnership with @dailyyonder.bsky.social and judged by @jamesgwriter.bsky.social, the #writingcontest is accepting fiction and nonfiction under 7,000 words.
Deadline: September 15th
To enter: themilkhouse.org/contest
July 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Two months left to enter the 2025 Best in Rural Writing Contest!
In partnership with @dailyyonder.bsky.social and judged by @jamesgwriter.bsky.social, the #writingcontest is accepting fiction and nonfiction under 7,000 words.
Deadline: September 15th
To enter: themilkhouse.org/contest
In partnership with @dailyyonder.bsky.social and judged by @jamesgwriter.bsky.social, the #writingcontest is accepting fiction and nonfiction under 7,000 words.
Deadline: September 15th
To enter: themilkhouse.org/contest
The Milk House is excited to announce the 3rd annual #BestinRuralWriting Contest, judged by @jamesgwriter.bsky.social.
Fiction and nonfiction.
Deadline: Sept 15th, 2025.
Prize pool: $700.
Finalists published in the 2026 Best in Rural Writing print anthology.
To enter: themilkhouse.org/contest
Fiction and nonfiction.
Deadline: Sept 15th, 2025.
Prize pool: $700.
Finalists published in the 2026 Best in Rural Writing print anthology.
To enter: themilkhouse.org/contest
June 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The Milk House is excited to announce the 3rd annual #BestinRuralWriting Contest, judged by @jamesgwriter.bsky.social.
Fiction and nonfiction.
Deadline: Sept 15th, 2025.
Prize pool: $700.
Finalists published in the 2026 Best in Rural Writing print anthology.
To enter: themilkhouse.org/contest
Fiction and nonfiction.
Deadline: Sept 15th, 2025.
Prize pool: $700.
Finalists published in the 2026 Best in Rural Writing print anthology.
To enter: themilkhouse.org/contest
The first 2-hour #writingseminar from @TheMilkHouse
in 2025 is announced:
The Ol' He Said, She Said: How to Write Stronger Dialogue
April 13th, 2025 6pm GMT/ 1pm EST
$15/€15 (free for WRITER or SUPPORTER subscribers)
More info/Register here: www.themilkhouse.org/product/bett...
in 2025 is announced:
The Ol' He Said, She Said: How to Write Stronger Dialogue
April 13th, 2025 6pm GMT/ 1pm EST
$15/€15 (free for WRITER or SUPPORTER subscribers)
More info/Register here: www.themilkhouse.org/product/bett...
February 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The first 2-hour #writingseminar from @TheMilkHouse
in 2025 is announced:
The Ol' He Said, She Said: How to Write Stronger Dialogue
April 13th, 2025 6pm GMT/ 1pm EST
$15/€15 (free for WRITER or SUPPORTER subscribers)
More info/Register here: www.themilkhouse.org/product/bett...
in 2025 is announced:
The Ol' He Said, She Said: How to Write Stronger Dialogue
April 13th, 2025 6pm GMT/ 1pm EST
$15/€15 (free for WRITER or SUPPORTER subscribers)
More info/Register here: www.themilkhouse.org/product/bett...
A week left to vote for the overall winner of The Best in Rural Writing Contest, co-sponsored with @dailyyonder!
Enjoy @readingrural's choices for Best Short Story and Best Essay, and let us know which author deserves the grand prize of $500.
www.themilkhouse.org/contest/
Enjoy @readingrural's choices for Best Short Story and Best Essay, and let us know which author deserves the grand prize of $500.
www.themilkhouse.org/contest/
December 31, 2024 at 5:09 PM
A week left to vote for the overall winner of The Best in Rural Writing Contest, co-sponsored with @dailyyonder!
Enjoy @readingrural's choices for Best Short Story and Best Essay, and let us know which author deserves the grand prize of $500.
www.themilkhouse.org/contest/
Enjoy @readingrural's choices for Best Short Story and Best Essay, and let us know which author deserves the grand prize of $500.
www.themilkhouse.org/contest/
The announcement for Best Essay and Best Short Story, selected by Dr. Chea Parton, is now live on #TheMilkHouse.
Listen to the authors read their submissions, and then vote for your choice for overall winner of the 2024 #BestinRuralWriting Contest.
themilkhouse.org/contest/
Listen to the authors read their submissions, and then vote for your choice for overall winner of the 2024 #BestinRuralWriting Contest.
themilkhouse.org/contest/
December 16, 2024 at 2:21 AM
The announcement for Best Essay and Best Short Story, selected by Dr. Chea Parton, is now live on #TheMilkHouse.
Listen to the authors read their submissions, and then vote for your choice for overall winner of the 2024 #BestinRuralWriting Contest.
themilkhouse.org/contest/
Listen to the authors read their submissions, and then vote for your choice for overall winner of the 2024 #BestinRuralWriting Contest.
themilkhouse.org/contest/
Update! The shortlist for the 2024 Best in Rural Writing Contest will be announced on Sunday, December 1st.
Stayed tuned on the contest's site: themilkhouse.org/contest/
Stayed tuned on the contest's site: themilkhouse.org/contest/
November 19, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Update! The shortlist for the 2024 Best in Rural Writing Contest will be announced on Sunday, December 1st.
Stayed tuned on the contest's site: themilkhouse.org/contest/
Stayed tuned on the contest's site: themilkhouse.org/contest/