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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · 11d

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · 11d

Congratulations and good luck to our 2026 Best of the Net Anthology nominees!
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POETRY
Jessica Barlevi "Forest of Light"
Kelle Groom "Babylonian Almanac"
Laurin Becker Macios "Holy Oil"
Karen McPherson "Telepathy"
S. D. Pergola "Thoughts on the Incoming Snow"
Michelle Reale "Let It Be Extravagant"

FICTION
Mathieu Cailler "My Evening with Marilyn"
Amy Holman "Stuck"

ARTWORK
Beth Hahn, illus."Telepathy" & "Let It Be Extravagant

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · 12d

We’re very sad to learn of the passing of Jenn Martelli

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Jennifer Martelli in -ette-review Issue I: Fall 2023

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · Sep 7

Hi! We alternate between themed and unthemed issues. Past themes: “cassette” (interpret as small box or cassette tape) and “planchette” (the ouija board accessory)

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · Sep 5

Nov. *8* 12:30-4:30 EST

-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · Sep 5

UPDATE: WE’VE MOVED THIS TO ZOOM 💻

Thinking of starting an online litmag? Join -ette eds @bybethhahn.bsky.social and @noramaynard.bsky.social Nov. as we walk you through everything you need to know!

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Starting An Online Literary Magazine (ON ZOOM) with Beth Hahn and Nora Maynard | HVWC

In this 4-hour workshop, students will discover what goes into launching their own online literary magazine.

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · Sep 5

A big thanks to all our “roulette” submitters! We’re now closed.

For future calls, pls follow us here or join our mailing list by sending us an email at [email protected]

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · Aug 1

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · Aug 1

Big congratulations to -ette contributor @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social on her debut collection!

Patricia Q. Bidar @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · Aug 1

PRE-ORDERS OPEN NOW! Excited as all hell my debut collection is finally coming out! I hope you get it!

Pardon Me for Moonwalking

Check out Pardon Me for Moonwalking - Slide into the bittersweet, beautifully peculiar world of Patricia Q. Bidar's Pardon Me for Moonwalking</em>, a collection of short stories that illuminate the of...

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · Jul 31

Write flash with -ette co-editor Beth Hahn.

Six sessions. Begins Sept. 3, 2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST, on Zoom

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Writing Flash Fiction with Beth Hahn (on Zoom) | HVWC

What is flash? This question makes flash one of the most beautiful and interesting forms. Flash fiction moves between the traditionally arced narrative and the wilds of prose poetry.

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · Jul 24

Submission call!

-ette review is looking for two more pieces for its upcoming “roulette” issue. We will open this Saturday, July 26th. Visit ettereview.com/submit/ to read about the theme. We look forward to reading your work!

-Nora and Beth

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Bradley David Waters @bradley-david.com · Jul 24

Can’t recommend this enough. They collaborate with heart & respect; illustrate each piece beautifully.

-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · Jul 24

Submission call!

-ette review is looking for two more pieces for its upcoming “roulette” issue. We will open this Saturday, July 26th. Visit ettereview.com/submit/ to read about the theme. We look forward to reading your work!

-Nora and Beth

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thank you, Bradley! ❤️❤️❤️

-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · Jul 24

Submission call!

-ette review is looking for two more pieces for its upcoming “roulette” issue. We will open this Saturday, July 26th. Visit ettereview.com/submit/ to read about the theme. We look forward to reading your work!

-Nora and Beth

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · May 23

Thank you, Jennifer!

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Vestal Review @vestalreview.bsky.social · May 23

Vestal Review is proud to have two of its recent contributors in Best Small Fictions 2025. Our contributing editor Lucy Zhang also has a story there. Congratulations to everyone!

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · May 20

Sweetly funny and surreal, a pair of dreamlike micros by Mathieu Cailler: “Four of a Kind” and “My Evening with Marilyn” in -ette Issue 5. Don’t you wish life was really like this?

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Watercolor of a peach pie with a missing slice. Text: Langston Hughes, Pablo Neruda, Lucille Clifton, and Dylan Thomas moved into the house next door. One evening, a few days after they got situated, I baked a peach pie and brought it over. -Mathieu Cailler, -ette review, spring 2025

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · May 20

Two powerful beauties about love, loss, and renewal by Jessica Barlevi: “Forest of Light” and “Gravity.” Read them in -ette Issue 5

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Then listen to Jessica talk with @melaniehoopes.bsky.social in the latest episode of pod-ette

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Watercolor picture of a branch with lemons growing. Text: I breathe into another country,those steep stone steps, where the lemon trees hung heavy, that year in Amalfi. When you kept buying rounds, making everybody happy. -Jessica Barlevi, ettereview.com/spring2025

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Chester Jankowski @chesterjankowski.bsky.social · May 13

For the music, this time I did some stripped-down piano cues. For the second interstitial, right after Jessica Barlevi's piece and interview, I recast the theme music in the guise of a famous short piano piece. Anyone got it?

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Chester Jankowski @chesterjankowski.bsky.social · May 13

Have you heard the latest episode of pod-ette, the companion podcast to @ettereview.bsky.social? It's terrific!

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Episode 5 - The Villa of Mysteries by pod-ette

In Episode 5, Melanie is existing in a gloomy fantasy world until she finds a little glimmer of hope in the re-creation of a horrendous natural disaster. She visits with SD Pergola (“Thoughts on the I...

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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · May 11

“Convinced she was encoding words for only me to read, in urine or lemon juice, I purchased a black flashlight. In the bathroom, lights switched off, her papers glowing violet. ‘Sincerely’ apparently intended sincerely.”

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Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · May 9

Another great story by Nora Esme Wagner. This one came out in -ette:

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Nora Esme Wagner | -ette-review

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Amy Holman @amyholman.bsky.social · May 9

I’ve got flash fiction “Stuck” in this fine journal. Check it out. Also, I’m interviewed on Pod—ette. I’m speaking slightly too fast but I say where the story came from and how I’m writing into this political time.

-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · May 9

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · May 9

A new episode of pod-ette just dropped!

@melaniehoopes.bsky.social talks to S.D. Pergola, Jessica Barlevi @amyholman.bsky.social

-ette ed. @bybethhahn.bsky.social talks about her new novel.

Original music by @chesterjankowski.bsky.social

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Pod-ette Episode 5. Melanie Hoopes talks with S.D. Pergola, Jessica Barlevi, and Amy Holman bout how they are faring in these treacherous times.

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · May 9

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Spring 2025 | -ette review

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