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Connor Frew @moongarbage.bsky.social · 1d

overjoyed and honored to have had the opportunity to edit this issue of GARLAND from @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social, read and gaze upon all the great work 🦷🏳️‍⚧️🐀

deertransition, baby ghost @deerea.rs · 5d

extremely excited and humbled to announce that my poem "Short Message Service Protocol" was published earlier today in issue 4 of GARLAND from @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social !!! This whole collection is truly incredible and I am so honored to be a part of it!

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The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · Dec 22

Happy shortlist day! First up, we’ve got seven fantastic poetry collections by transfeminine authors up for the Best Transfeminine Poetry of 2024 award 💖

The trans poetry community is mostly on Instagram (where I am not), so if folks want to go shout people out over there that would rock.

The Shortlist for Best Transfeminine Poetry of 2024 TFR Reader’s Choice Award

Seven of the best poetry collections by transfeminine poets published this year. Voting is open until Dec. 27th, 2024 at 11:59pm EST!

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fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social · 1d

hi humans of bluesky. we are worried we were perhaps unclear: @sadeebee.bsky.social's call is seeking ERASURE POETRY. we've loved reading other interpretations of this call, but they're not quite what we're after this time around!

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sterling-elizabeth arcadia @selizabeth.bsky.social · 4d

this poem fucks. you can download the issue thru ko-fi check it out @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social is the best!

deertransition, baby ghost @deerea.rs · 5d

extremely excited and humbled to announce that my poem "Short Message Service Protocol" was published earlier today in issue 4 of GARLAND from @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social !!! This whole collection is truly incredible and I am so honored to be a part of it!

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Reyzl Grace | Завета Грейс @reyzlgrace.bsky.social · 5d

*whispers aside to you conspiratorily behind her hand*: "I'm in this one."

fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social · 5d

why yes, i *do* feel that this issue of GARLAND entering the world at golden hour is apt

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deertransition, baby ghost @deerea.rs · 5d

extremely excited and humbled to announce that my poem "Short Message Service Protocol" was published earlier today in issue 4 of GARLAND from @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social !!! This whole collection is truly incredible and I am so honored to be a part of it!

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fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social · 5d

why yes, i *do* feel that this issue of GARLAND entering the world at golden hour is apt

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fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social · 8d

task paralysis is hitting me like a truck in all regards, but GARLAND contributors, expect a draft tonight!

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Sa’ar Keshet @tc221bee.bsky.social · 14d

My poem/song “& the cryptid” was recently published at @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social

As a song, it has just as much potential in the klezmer genre as the Irish Trad genre (or sean-nós if translated as Gaeilge).

CW: Classism, anti-homeless discrimination, references to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

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fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social · 11d

*ride of the valkyries starts playing*

we have extended effervescent subs through 10/7!

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Submit to effervescent Digital Anthology (a project of fifth wheel press). Powered by Duosuma: Duotrope's Submission Manager.

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christine @cms.bsky.social · 16d

I have a new poem out today at @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social called “#latergram” about social media, growing up on the internet, and the expectations of ~*being online*~

Feature: one poem by Christine Salek — fifth wheel press

Christine Salek is a former high school water polo player living in Wisconsin. Once a WNBA reporter, they’re now content with their library science degree and the lifestyle that entails. Learn more a...

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Sa’ar Keshet @tc221bee.bsky.social · 17d

L’shanah Tova 5786!

My poem/song “& the cryptid” is now out on @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social

As a song, it has just as much potential in the klezmer genre as the Irish Trad genre (or sean-nós if translated as Gaeilge).

CW: Classism, anti-homeless discrimination, ref. to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Feature: one poem by Lucas Scheelk — fifth wheel press

Lucas Scheelk (they/them) is a self-described poet-on-the-ground. Scheelk is a queer autistic Jew who's part of the Irish diaspora; at times they utilize their Hebrew name Sa'ar Keshet (Rainbow Storm...

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Welter Journal @welterjournal.bsky.social · 18d

Our Fall 2025 issue, Before/After, is still open for submissions!

More info: blogs.ubalt.edu/welter/submit

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fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social · 20d

send a sub today (9/19, or in the next ~21 hours from right now) and get a response tomorrow (9/20)

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Monarch Queer Literary Awards @monarch.gay · 21d

nom nom (get it)

fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social · Sep 6

editors, have you fed the butterfly yet? bc it hungers

Monarch Queer Literary Awards @monarch.gay · Sep 1

The Monarch Queer Literary Awards are now open for nominations until November 30, 2025!

Visit our website (monarch.gay) to learn more about us and how editors can nominate work. 🦋

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Alex Carrigan @carriganak.bsky.social · 21d

My review of @jessnirvanapoet.bsky.social's "in the aftermath" is now live in @phillychapbook.bsky.social. Read about it here: phillychapbookreview.org/verses-of-mo... @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social

Verses of Mourning: in the aftermath by Jessica Nirvana Ram

"[Ram] presents a revealing and heartbreaking collection that asks the reader to think about what they remember the most about those they have lost." Read Alex Carrigan's full review.

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 21d

"[Ram] presents a revealing and heartbreaking collection that asks the reader to think about what they remember the most about those they have lost." Read @carriganak.bsky.social's full review. @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/verses-of-mo...

Verses of Mourning: in the aftermath by Jessica Nirvana Ram

"[Ram] presents a revealing and heartbreaking collection that asks the reader to think about what they remember the most about those they have lost." Read Alex Carrigan's full review.

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fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social · 22d

also: FAST RESPONSE EVENT INCOMING!!!!

send a submission on Friday (9/19) from 12AM to 11:59PM EST and get a response on Saturday (9/20)!

fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social · 22d

hi! friendly reminder that we are open for 'effervescent' subs through the end of the month!

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fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social · 22d

hi! friendly reminder that we are open for 'effervescent' subs through the end of the month!

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Abigail Lilith Ravenheart @abigailravenheart.bsky.social · 23d

This anthology just keeps delivering.

"was that the final finger
on my lips that I would get? Was that the last appeal
to permanence I’d get? Is this tiny, tiny,

tiny scrap of meat all that I get?"

@aporianautics.bsky.social demanding I wake up with this one.

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Area Woman’s Long-Anticipated Makeout with Childhood Best Friend Ruins the Reputation of Trans People Everywhere — Callie Jennings — fifth wheel press

Callie Jennings (@aporianautics) is a trans writer, musician, & game designer based in Boston. She received the 2025 Zone 3 Editor’s Award, 2024 Stacy Doris Prize, and 2023 Bennett Nieberg Transp...

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 22d

Announcing our nominations for the inaugural Monarch Queer Literary Awards! @monarch.gay @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @seaheye.bsky.social, Sam Mainz, @jjpena.bsky.social, @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social, and C Ray Borck

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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 6: Nostalgia now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 28d

Ok, friends, we are DELIGHTED to announce our nominees for the inaugural Monarch Queer Literary Awards by @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social @monarch.gay

@awritingwall.bsky.social
@odinmeadows.bsky.social
@marisca.bsky.social
Jae Casella
@lyfaulk.bsky.social
Sama Bell

MONARCH QUEER LITERARY AWARDS
Allison Wall - Before You Burn Me at the Stake, issue 4
Odin Meadows - Cellophane Boy, issue 4
Marisca Pichette - Asking, issue 4
Jae Casella - Monday Night Choir Boi, issue 4
Ly Faulk - Pig Flu, issue 5
Sama Bell - Better Chance, issue 5

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Dishsoap Quarterly @dishsoapquart.bsky.social · 29d

Congratulations to our nominees for the first ever Monarch Queer Literary Awards!!! You should 100% go give these wonderful pieces a read if you haven't already.

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 28d

🎶 Butterfly in the sky..

We're thrilled to nominate for the Monarch Queer Lit Awards! @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social

Darryl de Prez! @thelarkcalls.bsky.social! @meaningruiner.bsky.social! andrea lianne grabowski! Eden Chicken! Daniel Sheen! @godstained.bsky.social! @sarah-bricault.bsky.social!

👏 👏

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fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social · Sep 6

editors, have you fed the butterfly yet? bc it hungers

Monarch Queer Literary Awards @monarch.gay · Sep 1

The Monarch Queer Literary Awards are now open for nominations until November 30, 2025!

Visit our website (monarch.gay) to learn more about us and how editors can nominate work. 🦋

We're open! Monarch Queer Literary Awards, September 1 to November 20, 2025, monarch.gay

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