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Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · 22d

The sixth issue of my newsletter is now live on Substack! This time, I get in the weeds on shuffling your writing playlist. Check it out. elysiarourke.substack.com/p/issue-6-he...
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Issue 6: Hey, Mr. DJ!

Put Your Writing on Shuffle.

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MoonLit Getaway @mgliterary.bsky.social · Aug 31

"He writes their obituaries on the ticker tape. Millions a day."

Read "The Obituarist’s Apprentice" by @elysiarourke.bsky.social here: buff.ly/7gCr66q

#WritingCommunity #FlashFiction #MoonLitGetaway #Fantasy #LitMag #LiteraryJournal #OpenForSubmissions

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Brandon Nadeau @bnadeauwriter.bsky.social · Aug 19

"...look at your story as an opportunity. One of the novels I’m drafting came from a short story I entered in a contest just like this one. It didn’t win, but it did generate a wonderful idea that I’m gleefully pursuing."

Read Q&A with @elysiarourke.bsky.social

#WritingCommunity #LitMag

Q&A with 2025 Short Fiction Contest Judge, Elysia Rourke

"...look at your story as an opportunity. One of the novels I’m drafting came from a short story I entered in a contest just like this one. It didn’t win, but it did generate a wonderful idea that I’m...

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MoonLit Getaway @mgliterary.bsky.social · Aug 18

"...look at your story as an opportunity. One of the novels I’m drafting came from a short story I entered in a contest just like this one. It didn’t win, but it did generate a wonderful idea that I’m gleefully pursuing."

Read Q&A with @elysiarourke.bsky.social: buff.ly/Ds3a635

#5amWritersClub

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Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · Jul 22

I feel very strongly that "infront" should be one word. That's all. 🥲😅🤣 #editingbrain #amediting

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MoonLit Getaway @mgliterary.bsky.social · Jul 16

We are thrilled and honored to formally announce @elysiarourke.bsky.social as the judge of our 2025 Short Fiction Contest! Contest submissions are open. We accept multiple and simultaneous submissions of any genre. Send us your best stuff! #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #AmWriting #WritersLift

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Brandon Nadeau @bnadeauwriter.bsky.social · Jul 18

I’m thrilled that @elysiarourke.bsky.social will be judging MoonLit Getaway’s 2025 Short Fiction Contest. I am a huge fan of her writing! Follow @mgliterary.bsky.social for contest updates. #WritingCommunity #WritingContests

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Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thanks Cam!

Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · Jun 25

Wow! Thank you Cuyler! 🥲💜

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MoonLit Getaway @mgliterary.bsky.social · Jun 23

Visit MoonLitGetaway.com for all new art, fiction, and poetry. Today's contributors include E.C. Traganas, Jacqui Taylor, and @elysiarourke.bsky.social, plus an interview with author Karen Barrow. #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #ReadingCommunity #LitMag #5amWritersClub

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MoonLit Getaway @mgliterary.bsky.social · Jun 23

"I sit on the bed and observe my husband, bent over his work, eyelashes fluttering in the dim light. His demeanor is boyish, a reflection of the childhood friend I once raced along the quays of Dublin Bay."

Read: buff.ly/f6hJKCV
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Brandon Nadeau @bnadeauwriter.bsky.social · Jun 23

“I sit on the bed and observe my husband, bent over his work, eyelashes fluttering in the dim light. His demeanor is boyish, a reflection of the childhood friend I once raced along the quays of Dublin Bay.”

Read “But First, Today, We Cover” by @elysiarourke.bsky.social #5amWritersClub

But First, Today, We Cover by Elysia Rourke | MoonLit Getaway

Elysia Rourke lives in Almonte, Ontario with her husband, two sons, and dog. She has a weakness for London fogs, Christmas morning, and a salty ocean breeze. Her writing can be found at www.elysiarour...

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Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · Jun 24

Yesterday my short story was published in @mgliterary! "But First, Today, We Cover" is about the fallout in a marriage in the aftermath of WWI. Check it out! www.moonlitgetaway.com/new-fiction/...
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Brandon Nadeau @bnadeauwriter.bsky.social · Jun 16

Pre-order this amazing anthology from @mgliterary.bsky.social now!
@amykdebellis.bsky.social @abbiedollwrites.bsky.social‬ @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social‬ @ElysiaRourke.bsky.social @cherlulu.bsky.social @perditastott.bsky.social
#WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #5amWritersClub
#writerslift

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Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · Jun 20

The fifth issue of my newsletter is now live on Substack! I go deep on one particular portrait of Elizabeth I. Check it out. open.substack.com/pub/elysiaro...
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Issue 5: Let's Get Freaky

Harnassing Horror Outside the Genre

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Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · May 20

The fourth issue of my newsletter is now live on Substack! This one is all about the roughest of rough drafts. Check it out. Link in bio!
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Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · Apr 20

The third issue of my newsletter is now live on Substack! This one is all about the stuff that sticks around and the stuff you can delete. Check it out. Link in bio!
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MoonLit Getaway @mgliterary.bsky.social · Mar 17

Author Interview: Elysia Rourke (@elysiarourke.bsky.social)

Publication of Elysia's debut novel, Whale Fall, is planned with Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books for 2026. #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #WritersLift #5amWritersClub #BookSky

Author Interview: Elysia Rourke

Elysia is a Canadian writer whose debut novel, Whale Fall, is slated for publication with Penguin/Nancy Paulsen in 2026.

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Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · Mar 19

The second issue of my newsletter is now live on Substack! This one is all about games. Check it out. Link in bio!
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Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · Mar 2

Bestie!!!!! I've never been happier - you'd better shortlist with this absolute banger!

Ross Champion @phantomcortex.bsky.social · Mar 2

Woo! Super excited to have made the Not Quite Write Longlist! Thanks @notquitewrite.bsky.social , this is my second NQW entry and first time making the list 🥰

Longlisted - Exhibit F in the Case of 616 of Smith vs AmAIzon: Deliveratron3000 Footage Annotated by Delivery Instructions, by Ross Champion

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Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · Mar 1

a close up of a man 's face with a sad look on his face .

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a sad look on his face .

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Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · Mar 1

Okay but is 2h 6m and 31s where you announce that I came in 41st?

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Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · Mar 1

You wrote fictional, I think you meant "fabulous!" ✨

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Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · Mar 1

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to HOWL! My short story, Crepi Il Lupo, features in this collection. My 1st time in print!

Buy it here: graveside-press.com/product/howl/

@gravesidepress.bsky.social #shortstory #horroranthology #shortstoryanthology #supportsmallpress #amwriting #bookbirthday #werewolf

Howl | Graveside Press

The sensation you get when looking someone in the eye and realizing what's looking back at you isn't quite human …

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Elysia Rourke @elysiarourke.bsky.social · Feb 28

And the longlist drops? 😅😜🤮

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