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The W's MFA in Creative Writing @thewmfacw.bsky.social · 2d

For a closer look, here is each panel of the 37th Annual Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium with 12 Southern writers and 5 Ephemera Prize Winners. Each session is free to attend and will be live-streamed on our WeltySymposium Youtube channel. #readings #writerscommunity #mississippi #southernwriters

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The W's MFA in Creative Writing @thewmfacw.bsky.social · 2d

Two weeks from today, we begin the 37th annual Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium at Mississippi University for Women. Here's our complete schedule! #writers #southernauthors #readings #bookfestival #TheW

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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · Sep 10

Y'all, Monday, 9/15, is our deadline for the next issue of Ponder Review. If you haven't sent us your best writing since before June 15, then send us something soon and don't miss out! #submissioncall ponderreview.submittable.com

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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · Aug 27

The saddest part is that the Supreme Court indicated the law will probably be struck down, but they didn't see any reason to keep it from going into effect in the meantime. Maybe that will change now, or maybe there'll be a compromise.

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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · Aug 24

We may be in #Mississippi but our students (and editors) are all over the country, so that fact that @bsky.app has #blocked MS IP addresses won't stop us. (Plus there are ways around it, #Mississippians.) bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Our Response to Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law - Bluesky

A new Mississippi law requires us to block full access to Bluesky unless all users complete age checks. We have concerns about this law’s implementation.

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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · Aug 24

Our MFA student editors are back in classes, and there's less than a month to send us your work. Don't miss your chance to submit to issue 9.2! #submissioncall #fiction #poetry #CNF #plays #art #digitallit

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The W's MFA in Creative Writing @thewmfacw.bsky.social · Jul 28

Congratulations to L. Lamar Wilson who is featured at Poem-a-Day today for his poem "Lauren Oya Olamina Explains Earthseed to Ernest Hemingway."
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Lauren Oya Olamina Explains Earthseed to Ernest Hemingway

Searching for metaphor, you named yourself Papa

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Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social · Jun 16

I may have forgotten to tell you (and shame on me!) that @ponderreview.bsky.social 9.1, which includes an essay of mine on Oscar Wilde, is available now.

You can also submit work for PR 9.2 now. And you should because the folks over there are wonderful.

Cover of Ponder Review Volume 9, Issue 1.

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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · Jun 9

Ponder Review 9.1 is here! Isn't it lovely? Order your copy today! We'll even give you a discount with the link below.
#litmag #new #discount
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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · May 24

With all the news of funding cuts affecting lit mags, we just want to reassure everyone, we're not going anywhere. Issue 9.1 comes out next month, and this article has a discount link!
#litmag #defunding #discount
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Ponder Review is Still Here

With news of lit mags losing funding, we wanted to take a moment to reassure our readers and our contributors that we aren't going anywhere.

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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · May 19

We especially like to follow our contributors. Reply or DM us if you've published in Ponder Review and we haven't followed you back yet! We like to follow other writers, too.

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Poetry South @poetrysouth.bsky.social · May 19

ChillSubs' analysis of social media at Lit Mag News made us feel better: they call a 10:1 follower/following ratio healthy. Ours is about 2:1. We're still looking for cool people to follow, but glad to feel less pressure to follow back. @chillsubs.bsky.social litmagnews.substack.com/p/social-med...

Social Media Truths Every Writer Needs to Understand

Fake audiences, bloated accounts, and bots

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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · Apr 28

Thanks for noticing us. We've actually been on Bluesky since January 2024. It's interesting to see that our number of followers is now getting closer to what we had on X. More and more people are here these days.

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The W's MFA in Creative Writing @thewmfacw.bsky.social · Mar 30

Exiting the #awp25 Book Fair after another exhausting yet exhilarating three days! See you in Baltimore for #AWP26!

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MM Schreier, author @mmschreier.bsky.social · Mar 28

Wow! 8 years ago I got my very 1st acceptance. Many thanks @ponderreview.bsky.social for setting me down the path. Hard to believe I'm now at over 100 published stories! It only takes one "yes" to get the ball rolling.

#amwriting #publishing #shortstories

Text: On this day: 8 years ago today
March 28, 2017

Honored to be chosen to be published in an exciting new literary magazine Ponder Review. Look for me in their inaugural spring issue! #amwriting

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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · Mar 29

Contributor Julia Philipp stopped by our table at #AWP25 this afternoon. She was one of our Pushcart nominees. Great to meet her in person!

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The W's MFA in Creative Writing @thewmfacw.bsky.social · Mar 28

Happy Friday #AWP25! We’re already having a great day after our conversation with Mario, a poet from Iowa who stopped by the table in the first minutes of the Book Fair.

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The W's MFA in Creative Writing @thewmfacw.bsky.social · Mar 27

Before and after Day 1 of #AWP25

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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · Mar 24

We're heading to #AWP25 see us at T1133!
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We're Heading to AWP

If you're going, too, you should be packing... me, too, but here I am!

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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · Feb 11

We're still taking submissions of fiction, poetry, short plays, digital writing / new media, and art through March 15, too. Promoting CNF this week.

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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · Feb 11

📢 Call for Submissions! ✍️

Ponder Review seeks Creative Nonfiction for our next issue!
✨ We’re Looking For:
✅ Engaging personal narratives
✅ Thought-provoking essays
✅ Lyrical and experimental nonfiction

📝 Deadline: March 15, 2025
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#CallForSubmissions #LitMag

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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · Jan 12

Glad to be on this list of magazines with issues in December! It's not too late to order your copy. And we're reading #submissions right now!

Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · Jan 8

Start 2025 by browsing these stellar magazine issues, newly out from @afterdinnerconversation.com, @cincinnatireview.bsky.social, @coolbeanslit.bsky.social, @doorisajarmag.bsky.social, @ecotonemagazine.bsky.social, and more: www.clmp.org/news/december-2024-roundup-of-member-magazines

December 2024 Roundup of Member Magazines - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses

We’re proud to share this list of literary journals—all members of CLMP—publishing new poetry, fiction, nonfiction, artwork, and more in December 2024. Adi Magazine | Issue 20 Featuring nonfiction b...

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Kendall Dunkelberg @kdunkelberg.bsky.social · Jan 12

River Hill: Part 1
Every #Southern town worth its salt has a ghost story. Will this be one? You’ll decide. Follow the story of Sarah, Rose, and Marcus.
This #story was originally written on Twitter in 2019, and I'm recreating it here with minor changes.
#rvrhl #twitlit #twitterature #fiction

Two-story Victorian white house with square tower, backlit by eerie light-blue sky and clouds.

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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · Jan 10

Are you late making your New Year’s resolutions? Here’s one to add: send us your #fiction #poetry #nonfiction #plays #art and #media in 2025! Open now thru the Ides of March! (And again June 15 - Sept 15!) #submissioncall ponderreview.submittable.com

Ponder Review Submission Manager

Issue 8.2 is coming in December! Ponder Review welcomes: Fiction Flash Fiction Creative Nonfiction Poetry Short plays New media Visual artRequired Format: Times Roman 12pt. All prose should b...

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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · Dec 25

Great Christmas present for you and for us to know they’ve started to reach their destinations!

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