Jennifer Savran Kelly
@jsavrankelly.bsky.social
Debut novel ENDPAPERS (Algonquin 2023), writer, cat person, #AuthorsAgainstBookBans, #5amWritersClub, production editor at Cornell University Press, she/they | jennifersavrankelly.com
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🚨 New @jsavrankelly.bsky.social on Short Story, Long today!! 🚨
Hope y'all read it and share it and love it like I have.
Hope y'all read it and share it and love it like I have.
“Man Next Door” by Jennifer Savran Kelly
"Maddy thought she should ignore it, allow him to maintain his self-respect as she’d been taught... New Maddy knew that self-respect was merely a euphemism for masculinity."
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Ahhh! I'm so excited to share my inflatable dad story in Short Story, Long! Who could ask for a more thoughtful editor than @aaronburch.bsky.social and a more fitting artist than @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social? (No one, that's who!)
F*%k writing; today is for baking
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
F*%k writing; today is for baking
"Overcomplying to adhere to politically-motivated censorship continues to communicate to the general public that some stories are not worthy of being on shelves, perpetuating fearmongering and the erasure of marginalized communities’ stories.”
Advocacy Groups, Major Publishers Reject Call by Tennessee Demanding Compliance with White House Executive Order on Gender Identity pen.org/press-releas...
Advocacy Groups, Major Publishers Reject Call by Tennessee Demanding Compliance with White House Executive Order on Gender Identity
PEN America today joins 33 major publishers and national library and literary advocacy groups denouncing directives from the Tennessee Secretary of State warning public libraries to review their colle...
pen.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"Overcomplying to adhere to politically-motivated censorship continues to communicate to the general public that some stories are not worthy of being on shelves, perpetuating fearmongering and the erasure of marginalized communities’ stories.”
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My debut novel I’M THE UNDERTOW is now up on Netgalley!
It’s a story about guilt, grief and the unexpected places we go to find redemption.
Request away! 🙋🏽♀️🙋🏻♂️
#netgalley #fiction #debut @netgalley.bsky.social
It’s a story about guilt, grief and the unexpected places we go to find redemption.
Request away! 🙋🏽♀️🙋🏻♂️
#netgalley #fiction #debut @netgalley.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My debut novel I’M THE UNDERTOW is now up on Netgalley!
It’s a story about guilt, grief and the unexpected places we go to find redemption.
Request away! 🙋🏽♀️🙋🏻♂️
#netgalley #fiction #debut @netgalley.bsky.social
It’s a story about guilt, grief and the unexpected places we go to find redemption.
Request away! 🙋🏽♀️🙋🏻♂️
#netgalley #fiction #debut @netgalley.bsky.social
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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Are you an author? Come slay dragons with us.
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Are you an author? Come slay dragons with us.
I'm writing a new story, almost 3,000 words in, and I don't know quite what it is yet and it's kind of exciting
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I'm writing a new story, almost 3,000 words in, and I don't know quite what it is yet and it's kind of exciting
Good morning #5amWritersClub. I'm barely awake, but I'm here. Happy writing, everyone!
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Good morning #5amWritersClub. I'm barely awake, but I'm here. Happy writing, everyone!
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People are always like real job stability is in medicine or the law, but the most secure job is actually white guy writes op-eds about how he’s sick of the minorities.
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
People are always like real job stability is in medicine or the law, but the most secure job is actually white guy writes op-eds about how he’s sick of the minorities.
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Everything may be bad, but hot dang there's a new Strongbad email today.
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Everything may be bad, but hot dang there's a new Strongbad email today.
I remember the list angst all too well. Love to all the authors with books out this year!
Reposting my 2018 piece about year end lists for anyone who needs it (me!). www.damemagazine.com/2018/12/19/i...
It’s Time to Reconsider the Best-Of List - Dame Magazine
The piles of books and galleys that clutter my apartment are overwhelming. This is not a humble brag—more of a cry for help. I’m a culture writer and critic who is deeply entrenched in the book world....
www.damemagazine.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I remember the list angst all too well. Love to all the authors with books out this year!
Good morning #5amWritersClub. This weekend I baked a cake for a small gathering with friends and it came out all wrong, so I bought cake and had fun with my friends anyway. I'm bringing that energy to my writing this week.
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Good morning #5amWritersClub. This weekend I baked a cake for a small gathering with friends and it came out all wrong, so I bought cake and had fun with my friends anyway. I'm bringing that energy to my writing this week.
Writing ideas from my son when he was much younger ❤️
Feel free to steal “maball ball comparasin” 😂❤️
Feel free to steal “maball ball comparasin” 😂❤️
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Writing ideas from my son when he was much younger ❤️
Feel free to steal “maball ball comparasin” 😂❤️
Feel free to steal “maball ball comparasin” 😂❤️
"She held up her fist. It wore a fluffy down."
This is a gorgeous piece of writing from @melostrom.bsky.social 🧚💫
This is a gorgeous piece of writing from @melostrom.bsky.social 🧚💫
Excited to have a flash in the beautiful latest issue of The Maine Review.♥️
www.mainereview.com/the-wing/
www.mainereview.com/the-wing/
The Wing - The Maine Review
The morning Nadine’s feathers sprouted, a light snow fell. She was standing outside, watching Meg board the school bus, noticing how the little girl’s hair, frizzy like her own, glistened with snow, m...
www.mainereview.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"She held up her fist. It wore a fluffy down."
This is a gorgeous piece of writing from @melostrom.bsky.social 🧚💫
This is a gorgeous piece of writing from @melostrom.bsky.social 🧚💫
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Visit booths 302 and 304 at the Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies Annual Convention #ASEEES25! Showcasing incredible books and exciting discounts.
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Visit booths 302 and 304 at the Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies Annual Convention #ASEEES25! Showcasing incredible books and exciting discounts.
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What's going on in Alabama and Tennessee around transgender books in the library is genuinely disgusting.
Trans stories belong in libraries. Full stop. Trans people have and will always exist.
And if you think this ends with trans stories pal there's a very famous poem I'd like you to read.
Trans stories belong in libraries. Full stop. Trans people have and will always exist.
And if you think this ends with trans stories pal there's a very famous poem I'd like you to read.
"The board overseeing Alabama public libraries on Thursday voted to remove books that discuss being transgender from the teen and children’s sections of all public libraries in the state."
State sanctioned censorship from some of the biggest bigots out there.
apnews.com/article/libr...
State sanctioned censorship from some of the biggest bigots out there.
apnews.com/article/libr...
Alabama board votes to remove books about being transgender from public library youth sections
The board overseeing Alabama public libraries on Thursday voted to remove books that discuss being transgender from the teen and children’s sections of public libraries.
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
What's going on in Alabama and Tennessee around transgender books in the library is genuinely disgusting.
Trans stories belong in libraries. Full stop. Trans people have and will always exist.
And if you think this ends with trans stories pal there's a very famous poem I'd like you to read.
Trans stories belong in libraries. Full stop. Trans people have and will always exist.
And if you think this ends with trans stories pal there's a very famous poem I'd like you to read.
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I don’t think that people accept the fact that life doesn’t make sense. I think it makes people terribly uncomfortable.
—David Lynch
—David Lynch
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I don’t think that people accept the fact that life doesn’t make sense. I think it makes people terribly uncomfortable.
—David Lynch
—David Lynch
Today I'm using my powers of veganification* on a new-to-me cake recipe! Wish me luck!
*Full disclosure: I'm not vegan, but I love to eat and cook mostly plant-based foods.
*Full disclosure: I'm not vegan, but I love to eat and cook mostly plant-based foods.
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Today I'm using my powers of veganification* on a new-to-me cake recipe! Wish me luck!
*Full disclosure: I'm not vegan, but I love to eat and cook mostly plant-based foods.
*Full disclosure: I'm not vegan, but I love to eat and cook mostly plant-based foods.
I'm having some friends over for tea, cake, and a board game this weekend like the world isn't burning
November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I'm having some friends over for tea, cake, and a board game this weekend like the world isn't burning
I think the newsletter I'm drafting is about a midlife writing crisis. Anyone else have a kid applying to college, making you reexamine your own life's purpose? 😬
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I think the newsletter I'm drafting is about a midlife writing crisis. Anyone else have a kid applying to college, making you reexamine your own life's purpose? 😬
November 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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anyway. go read a short story or a chunk of a novel today. enjoy a piece of art. maybe even buy a drawing or painting! reach out and tell an artist how much something they made meant to you.
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
anyway. go read a short story or a chunk of a novel today. enjoy a piece of art. maybe even buy a drawing or painting! reach out and tell an artist how much something they made meant to you.
I woke up too late for #5amWritersClub but I may have time to get a few words in before work 🖋️🫖
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I woke up too late for #5amWritersClub but I may have time to get a few words in before work 🖋️🫖
Another residency rejection—this time from MacDowell. Ah well, onward and upward!
And congrats to anyone who's been accepted this round!
And congrats to anyone who's been accepted this round!
November 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Another residency rejection—this time from MacDowell. Ah well, onward and upward!
And congrats to anyone who's been accepted this round!
And congrats to anyone who's been accepted this round!