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Cassandra Whitaker @casswhit.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations to all the nominees! Good luck everyone! Many thanks to the editors!❤️❤️❤️

Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · 10d

Congratulations to our Best of the Net nominees! Thank you to our nominees, and to all our contributors, for their minds and words.

Green poster with pink text naming our nominees. It reads:
Aaron Burch “The Zoo”
Dustin Hoffman “Ecdysis”
Cassandra Whitaker “Even Ann Lister Is In My Blood Marrying Ann Walker”
Prosper Ifeyani “Conscription”
Sara Quinn Rivara “Two Foxes”
Michael Copperman “Nightlight”
Sharon Davis “Pammie”

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Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · 10d

Congratulations to our Best of the Net nominees! Thank you to our nominees, and to all our contributors, for their minds and words.

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Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Sep 8

We don't know about you, but one of the things that reliably still brings us joy these days is a damn good reading. We are so excited to bring Jennifer Martiza McCauley to EIU this week! If you're around, we'll give you cookies and coffees and little sandwiches and, best of all, lovely words.

This poster advertises "Coffee and Conversation with Jennifer Maritza McCauley" on Wednesday 9/10 from 2-3:30 p.m. in Coleman Hall 1150 on the campus of Eastern Illinois University.

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Daniel Gene Barlekamp @dgbarlekamp.bsky.social · Aug 27

Check out "After Winter," a stunning poem by Katherine Gaffney in the Summer 2025 issue of @bluestemmag.bsky.social:

#poetry #writing

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After winter, — Bluestem Magazine

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Dana Cann @danacann.bsky.social · Aug 22

Not a surprise that they canceled creative fellowships, but the NEA’s new priorities are…odd?

Email from the NEA that notes new priorities to “foster AI competency, empower houses of worship, assist with disaster recovery, foster skilled trade jobs, and make America healthy again.

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Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · Aug 19

Hi poetry reviewers, writers, readers: here’s a document I made of paying reviews markets. Holler at me if you see something that needs to be updated/deleted/added! 🙏 I would appreciate it. Would love this to be a community resource for freelance writers to be paid for their criticism.

Poetry Review Submissions: Paying Markets

docs.google.com

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Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Aug 13

You have until August 15 to submit to Bluestem! Fee free in all genres:

-poetry!
-fiction!
-cnf!
-comics!

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Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Aug 6

Congratulations to Rose McLarney for being named a Best of the Net finalist for her essay, "Negative," which appeared in Bluestem!

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Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Aug 4

Our central Illinois neighbors! Great things happening here...

Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · Aug 4

PLEASE REPOST! WRITERS! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR SHINY WORDS! buff.ly/9AyStcb

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Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · Jul 31

In our latest Personal Narrative, author Colleen Abel questions whether being a writer actually helps her at all in making sense of a murder.

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I Thought Being a Writer Would Help Me Make Sense of a Murder. I Was Wrong. - Electric Literature

“All Evidence of Animal Behavior” by Colleen Abel

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Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Jul 31

Our EIC, Colleen Abel, has an essay in @electricliterature.com today:

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I Thought Being a Writer Would Help Me Make Sense of a Murder. I Was Wrong. - Electric Literature

“All Evidence of Animal Behavior” by Colleen Abel

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Sarah Sunfuneral pyre @sarahsunfire.bsky.social · Jul 25

BY THE WAY isn't now a pretty good time for lesbian werewolves? an excerpt of my novel, Sugar Moon, has been published in @bluestemmag.bsky.social ! With many thanks to Fiction editor @magicmikewrites.bsky.social:

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Sugar Moon — Bluestem Magazine

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Chelsea Utecht @chelsea-utecht.bsky.social · Jul 25

My piece "Suburbs" is in Bluestem's summer issue <3

Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Jul 23

Our summer 2025 issue is here!

Work by E.P. Tuazon, Mark Brazaitis, Joey Damiano, Chelsea Utecht, Erin Slaughter, Katherine Gaffney, Anna Zgambo, Jennifer A Sutherland, Carolyn Oliver, Nico Santana, Eddy Alvarez, Mary Senter, and Danielle Shorr. Art by Suzanne Zimmerman.

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An acrylic painting by Suzanne Zimmerman. Dark and lighter blues comprise most of the canvas. Vertical scratches are etched into the paint. On the far right is a white tree with a wooden swing.

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Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Jul 23

Plus many more!

Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Jul 23

Our summer 2025 issue is here!

Work by E.P. Tuazon, Mark Brazaitis, Joey Damiano, Chelsea Utecht, Erin Slaughter, Katherine Gaffney, Anna Zgambo, Jennifer A Sutherland, Carolyn Oliver, Nico Santana, Eddy Alvarez, Mary Senter, and Danielle Shorr. Art by Suzanne Zimmerman.

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Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Jul 1

We've been working so hard on so many different things: new issue is days away from dropping, we've been blogging, we've been making website / archive changes. We can't wait to share it all.

But today's news is this: WE ARE OPEN! FREE SUBS! Poetry, cnf, fiction, comics now through 8/15. Let's goooo

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · Jun 6

"The streets open up closer to sea—which is a dime
to enter and bathe—noisy of gulls—children–sweets gobbled up
in the ocean’s insistent i am god i am god i am god i am"

"Leaving the Wedding in a Fever" by @casswhit.bsky.social, new poetry out today at OKD:

Leaving the Wedding in a Fever by Cassandra Whitaker

Streets cobbled together from where? Rooftops leaning from where earth grew its longing toward sea winding –drunk—all the way up the mountain’s snake The streets open up closer to sea—which is a di…

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Aaron Burch @aaronburch.bsky.social · May 14

Went to the Oceanogràfic València and was reminded of my story “The Zoo,” published by the wonderful & enthusiastic & beautiful @magicmikewrites.bsky.social @bluestemmag.bsky.social

“I was sure we’d seen jellyfish together before, but maybe not.”

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Éireann @eireannmor.bsky.social · May 3

less
more slowly
with others
for one another
without glamor
again and again

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Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Apr 8

New blog feature: book reviews! Here's Bluestem intern Elijah Kubicek—himself a stellar fiction writer—on Han Kang's THE WHITE BOOK.

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Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · Apr 5

Here is a great litmag fundraiser that comes with awesome swag—adore @nataliesolmer.bsky.social and The Indianapolis Review. Support them here: www.bonfire.com/the-indianap...

Editor Natalie Solmer wearing a tie-dye MAKE ART / NOT KINGS sweat shirt

Text: Please help support The Indianapolis Review. We want writers and artists to Make Art, Not Kings! Eff the NEA call for propaganda. We are not backed by any institution (a good thing these days?!), but need help paying annual fees. https://www.bonfire.com/the-indianapolis-review

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Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Apr 3

Happy #weneeddiversebooks day. Looking for some recs? How about these from former Bluestem contributors / editors:

Ayiti / Roxane Gay
This Thing Between Us / Gus Moreno
The Seagull and the Urn / Shome Dasgupta
A Glossary of Light and Shadow / Esther Ra
Dear Mothman / Robin Gow

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Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Mar 12

Bluestem contributor Cassandra Whitaker!

Cassandra Whitaker @casswhit.bsky.social · Mar 12

So excited for this poem to find a home! Many thanks to Lisa Ampleman and the fine folks at @cincinnatireview.bsky.social

www.cincinnatireview.com/micro/micro-...

miCRo: "Before the Wedding" by Cassandra Whitaker

Cassandra Whitaker's epithalamium is a breathless wreath of anticipation, retrospection and contemplation.

www.cincinnatireview.com

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Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Mar 7

Not Bluestem contributor Aaron Burch AND central IL poet Corey Van Landingham judging this contest! (Plus Halle Hill!) Submit, submit!

phoebe journal @phoebejournal.bsky.social · Mar 7

A reminder that our Spring 2025 Contest ends in just a little over a week, on the 15th of March. The submission fee is $7 and winners receive $500!!! If you need a fee waiver or have any questions, feel free to send us an email.

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phoebe journal @phoebejournal.bsky.social · Mar 7

Last day to submit!!!

Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Feb 28

**DEADLINE EXTENDED** Get your subs in by March 7 for our Summer 2025 issue!

Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · Feb 25

Send your creative work to the moon and submit to BLUESTEM 🚀

Deadline is March 1st!

Submittable Link: bluestem.submittable.com/submit

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