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Float and Friends
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A virtual third space connecting you to your next creative best friend.

Come build community with us!
https://linktr.ee/floatandfriends
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to all our friends, both existing and new, we welcome you to float and friends! 🌀🤍

we started this project as a way to make art and community accessible to anyone.

here’s who we are, what we do, and how to get involved with us 👾

love,
float and friends <3

#communitybuilding #makefriends #create
friday, 7/18, check out FLOAT AND FRIENDS’ first zine ft. photography, essays, illustrations, +more on the topic of (dis)connection with technology, social media, + artmaking - all from our community. ☁️🤎

thank you to all the artists who submitted, we can’t wait to share your pieces with the world!
July 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
can you believe half of 2025 has already flown by?! ☁️

we’ve loved spending this year with you all so much. swipe to see the media that’s been on our mind lately as we move into july. 🌠

what songs, lit, or movies have been carrying you through the year? 🫧💌

love,
float and friends 💙
July 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
CREATIVE NON-FICTION WORKSHOP TONIGHT! 9pm ET / 6pm PT

To celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, thru guided journal prompts and family trees, you'll write a CNF piece which reflects your own family's history and heritage.

NOT LIMITED to those who identify as AAPI. We STRONGLY ENCOURAGE all to attend! 📝
May 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Our April Monthly Media Roundup!!! Everything we read, watched, and listened to that left an impression on us.

Have a recommendation for us? Leave a comment! <3

#media #monthlyroundup
April 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
APRIL/MAY RESOURCE ROUNDUP!! 🌷💫🍊

Check our these awesome opportunities for you to apply to!

P.S. we have a Google Doc linked ⬇️ with more detailed descriptions and the link to apply :)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#writingopportunity #writingcommunity
April 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
HAIKU WORKSHOP RECAP!

check out some of the lovely haikus written by attendees. spring is in the air! 🌸

register now, don’t miss the next ones! at forms.gle/GC3yP39Mgctv...

next:
4/20 3p ET / 12pPT - THE LAMENT
4/30 9p ET / 6p PT - THE SONNET
free, virtual, 1 hr. hope to see you there! 🫂☁️🖋️
April 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Looking for a penpal? Well, you're in luck!

We're now accepting applications for our penpal matchmaking program <3

Applications close April 25th.
Apply here: forms.gle/sp3hfnkrh8Ut...

#penpals
April 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
To celebrate National Poetry Month, Float and Friends is hosting 3 FREE virtual workshops to learn about the forms of Haiku, Lament, and Sonnet.

Register for a workshop here: forms.gle/GC3yP39Mgctv...

We hope to see you there!

#poetry #nationalpoetrymonth
April 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: digital zine!

SEEKING: photography, painting, illustration, poetry, essays, short stories, and more. if it can be inserted into a digi zine, we want it! on the theme “Oh Beautiful World, How I Wish to Reconnect”

email with your name to [email protected] by MAY 7.
April 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
why we should continue to create in times of distress

with an overload of frustrating and disheartening headlines in the news everyday, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and stressed out

we encourage community building and creation as a form of resilience

Love,
FLOAT AND FRIENDS

#community #selfcare
February 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Now announcing February Dates for Cloud Cafe! ☁️🩷

Calling all writers, artists, + multi-hyphenate creators come de-stress with us for 3 hours on:

Feb. 11 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT until 10pm ET / 7pm PT

Feb. 19 at 6pm ET / 3 pm PT until 9pm ET / 6pm PT

Sign up ⬇️
forms.gle/LZC1yLwKNyiE...
February 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Celebrate Black history month by reading and watching stories created by Black artists & learning more about Black-led movements.

Let's honor the contributions & histories of Black Americans together. Learn, watch, read, listen, & contribute to your community.

#blackhistorymonth #bhm2025 #bhm
February 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
love letters to a friend: penpals 💌

looking for a penpal this valentine's day? well, we gotchu! sign up for our a virtual penpal through Float and Friends!❣️

link to sign up! ⬇️
tinyurl.com/FF-PenPal - forms close Feb. 12

p.s. you'll get your match on valentine's day! 💘

#penpals #friends
January 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
a few recommendations for things we couldn’t stop consuming this past month🫧

we invite you to comment your favorite book, movie, song, tv show, album, any media from the past month or year 🫂

love,
float and friends 💙
December 31, 2024 at 5:04 AM
☁️☁️ we’re back ☁️☁️

CLOUD CAFE is returning in 2025! 🌀

Join Float and Friends on Mon. 1/6/25 and Mon. 1/20/25 to write, create, design, etc. in community. 🫂

Cloud Cafe is a virtual workspace for any and all to come get work done together! 💙

REGISTER HERE ⬇️
forms.gle/LZC1yLwKNyiE...

#writers
December 29, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Hey friends, check out these awesome opportunities!

Float and Friends monthly resources roundup is comprised of awards, contests, and submissions that you can apply to!

View-only Google Doc with brief descriptions and hyperlinks:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
December 12, 2024 at 12:37 AM
btw…
December 10, 2024 at 10:22 PM
to all our friends, both existing and new, we welcome you to float and friends! 🌀🤍

we started this project as a way to make art and community accessible to anyone.

here’s who we are, what we do, and how to get involved with us 👾

love,
float and friends <3

#communitybuilding #makefriends #create
December 7, 2024 at 7:52 PM
our monthly media roundup for the month of november! 📚🎞️🎧

we read, watched, and listened to a lot in november and these are some titles that really stuck with us.

we'd love to hear what moved you and what you loved this month, leave us your recommendations! ☁️ 💌
December 6, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Holiday Gift Guide by Float and Friends 🎁

Wondering what to get your friend or family member for the holidays?

Float and Friends presents our extremely hyper-specific recommendations!

#giftguide #happyholidays
December 6, 2024 at 4:30 AM
thank you so much for joining us! your support keeps our virtual third space a glowing community to be a part of.

help keep us afloat - everything listed in the last slide can be done here: linktr.ee/floatandfrie...

we're really happy to be doing what we're doing and we can't wait to do more soon
December 2, 2024 at 6:27 AM
congratulations to all of the talented screenwriters who submitted to antigravity academy’s camp for first time filmmakers!

and for those who attended Float and Friends Cloud Cafe, we hope you write with us again soon! 🥰☁️
November 23, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Float and Friends is hosting a FREE virtual 8-week program!

WRITERS’ FLOAT! 🫧

APPLE HERE⬇️
forms.gle/LqJobBuLXYhj...

Draft a writing project from start to finish with weekly meetings in a community of writers. 📝

Bond with us through workshops, activities, and social gatherings!

App due dec. 20 ❤️‍🔥
November 21, 2024 at 2:51 AM
OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! 💌

how do you say "i love you" without saying "i love you"?

we want to know!! 🫂

for more information on our community art project and how to submit ⬇️
forms.gle/5wptmTS38WXq...

Float and Friends is excited to hear how you share the love ❤️‍🔥
November 16, 2024 at 7:42 AM
OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! 🎉

Join our community art project by answering the prompt:
How do you say "I love you" without saying "I love you"?

Let us know how you love ⬇️
forms.gle/CL91GHuhS146...

💌 Due Nov. 22
November 15, 2024 at 4:41 PM