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Omnidawn Publishing @omnidawn.bsky.social · 1d

It's back--announcing the return of Omnidawn's Fabulist Fiction Contest! Send us your literary tales of the weird and wonderful!
Deadline: 11/16/25
Prize: $1000, publication, and 20 copies
Judge: Arria Deepwater
omnidawn.submittable.com/submit

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Omnidawn Publishing @omnidawn.bsky.social · Sep 3

Many congratulations to David Leftwich, winner of the
2025 Omnidawn 1st/2nd Poetry Book Contest,
selected by Daniela Molnar!

Congratulations also to the finalists
Robert Black
Xinyue Huang
Annie Rovzar
Jackson Watson
JinJin Xu

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 3d

“Exposure is not something that ICE wants,” a Los Angeles City Council member said. “When you are engaged in a systematic, unconstitutional activity where you’re trying to grab as many people in your net as possible, you do not want cameras.”

The Volunteers Tracking ICE in Los Angeles

How a small group of activists dubbed the “Peace Patrol” stymie the deployment of federal agents in California.

www.newyorker.com

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Maria Nazos @marianazos.bsky.social · 4d

@cassmannes.bsky.social expertly creates your press kit! Grateful to @omnidawn.bsky.social, @joy-castro.bsky.socia, Kate Gale, @saddiqdzukogi.bsky.social, & David Koehn for endorsements. Preorder: bit.ly/3IRpxei. DM for readings, reviews, classes, & book clubs!

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Maria Nazos @marianazos.bsky.social · 5d

marianazos.substack.com/p/yes-dan-os..., Dan Osborn, I Stole Your Look

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Maria Nazos @marianazos.bsky.social · 5d

Wow - @cassmannes.bsky.social expertly creates your press kit! Grateful to @omnidawn.bsky.social, @joy-castro.bsky.socia, Kate Gale, @saddiqdzukogi.bsky.social, & David Koehn for endorsements. Preorder: bit.ly/3IRpxei.
DM for readings, reviews, classes, & book clubs!

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Maria Nazos @marianazos.bsky.social · Aug 23

This. All day long.

Nebraska Appleseed @neappleseed.org · Aug 21

🚨PETITION IS LIVE: Sign today to tell Governor Pillen that Nebraskans say NO to opening a large-scale federal detainment camp anywhere in our state. bit.ly/NOT_IN_NE

Maria Nazos @marianazos.bsky.social · Aug 22

WHAT IN THE ACTUAL. 💔

To quote the great movie, Jaws, "We're gonna need a bigger boat."

'Cause these are some deep, uncharted waters, baby. 💦🌊🦈

Maria Nazos @marianazos.bsky.social · Aug 22

DUFUG. 💔😡

To quote the great movie, Jaws..."We're gonna need a bigger boat."

Maria Nazos @marianazos.bsky.social · Aug 22

Got my under-eye filler dissolved. Happy to be back to my (metaphorical) old self! It's back to being me again. 🌞

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Aug 21

Some incredibly good news:

One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print.

In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast.

In short, it’s working.

So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.

Exclusive | The Onion Brought Back Its Print Edition. The Gamble Is Paying Off.

Publications turn to the old-style products to appeal to nostalgic readers and stand out in a crowded digital-media landscape.

www.wsj.com

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Creative Writing at NEIU @neiu-cw.bsky.social · Aug 21

Clones, Dragons, Time Travel Terror: Five Speculative Fiction Novels with Feminist Themes

I can’t help it. I’m drawn to tales of women defying a world that’s trying so hard to keep them playing small. Even better if those tales use some element of the speculative to better illuminate ou…

crimereads.com

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Maria Nazos @marianazos.bsky.social · Aug 17

I forget this every year!!!! 😭Is it too late for me to join @sealeychallenge.bsky.social??

Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · Jul 19

“The Sealey Challenge, at heart, is a big, raucous, joyful celebration of poetry.” —Laura Sackton

Whether you're brand-new to the challenge or old hat, everyone is invited to read (more) 31 books in 31 days this August!

www.thesealeychallenge.com

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Omnidawn Publishing @omnidawn.bsky.social · Aug 16

We're extended the 2025 Omnidawn Open Poetry Contest to August 31st, 2025!

Poet Jose-Luis Moctezuma is our judge this year. He's looking forward to reading your work!

Prize: $3000, 20 copies, and publication

Submit your best work here:
omnidawn.submittable.com/submit

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Maria Nazos @marianazos.bsky.social · Aug 15

⚠️ Pls read this description if you're not familiar w/my work. (TW for violence).

🫀PULSE interrogates the loss of friends to cancer, hate crimes, & mass shootings, including the 2016 Pulse Nightclub. The poems examine the life force of a fragmented world.🫀

📊 Vote: forms.gle/unBqD52vZsq9....

Maria Nazos @marianazos.bsky.social · Aug 15

✨ Help shape the cover of my new poetry collection, PULSE! ✨

It’s coming Spring 2026 with @omnidawn.bsky.social, and I’m sharing very rough cover ideations + inspo images to see what resonates.

📊 It’s quick — just 2 minutes to vote!
💌 forms.gle/oUm4s7UVPaZE....

Thank you! 💖

#Poetry #BookCover

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Aug 12

Governor Pritzker is right. No more blank checks for Netanyahu’s right-wing government and its military. No more blank checks for war crimes against Palestinians.

forward.com/fast-forward...

JB Pritzker: Blocking arms sales sends Israel ‘the right kind of message’

The Illinois Democrat said he backed the Senate bid to halt Israel arms sales to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu over Gaza crisis.

forward.com

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · Jun 18

Recently, I turned 45 years old, and I wrote up some thoughts on my feelings of wistfulness and despondency in the wake of this transition. Along with thoughts on writing through these feelings. andrea-blythe.beehiiv.com/p/on-turning...

On Turning 45 and the Endless Search for Wonder

We All Hope to Find Our Unicorn

andrea-blythe.beehiiv.com

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Maria Nazos @marianazos.bsky.social · Aug 10

Awwww thank you so much!!!!!

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Maria Nazos @marianazos.bsky.social · Aug 10

Just had an intense moment at Staples. While printing draft covers for PULSE, I met Jade, new to Lincoln but formerly from Orlando, where six friends were lost in the PULSE Nightclub tragedy. He told me, "Be authentic." This collection has a deeper purpose. #poetry #PULSENightclub

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Colleen M. Chesebro @colleenchesebro.bsky.social · Aug 3

Moonlit Oaths, shadorma

August is getting busier! There's a lot going on this week (and month), so I'll do my best to write a poem or two. This week on #TankaTuesday, Robbie asked us to work with implied metaphors in our poetry. I let the words in this shadorma flow. 💜 I hope the implied metaphors…

Moonlit Oaths, shadorma

August is getting busier! There's a lot going on this week (and month), so I'll do my best to write a poem or two. This week on #TankaTuesday, Robbie asked us to work with implied metaphors in our poetry. I let the words in this shadorma flow. 💜 I hope the implied metaphors jump out at you! moonlit oathsbroadcast to the nightshuttered panessecrets keptin dark segregated roomsunheard truths remain © Colleen Chesebro

colleenchesebro.org

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Maria Nazos @marianazos.bsky.social · Aug 2

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Maria Nazos @marianazos.bsky.social · Aug 2

A sestina can feel like a tedious date if mishandled. Let me guide you in loosening it up. Alter the repetition. Defy expectations.

🗓️ October 26 - November 16, 2025.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/breakingtheb....

#PoetryRedesign #CreativeWritingWorkshop

https://stonepoetryjournal.com/maria-nazos/

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Omnidawn Publishing @omnidawn.bsky.social · Jul 28

“The arts allow us to dance at the edge of uncertainty.”
Barbara Groth

Join our 2025 Breaking the Bowl class led by David Koehn!

www.omnidawn.com/breaking-the...

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Gregory Crosby @monostich.bsky.social · Mar 14

It’s hard for me to convey just how much pleasure I will take in voting for @aoc.bsky.social to represent me in the Senate… if we’re still having elections, of course.

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