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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · 1d

Fall students and faculty! Be sure to check out Kathleen's preview of fall residency! We have a pre-residency kickoff reading by faculty, arts events, a labyrinth walk, and more! Read all about it: buff.ly/keovpED

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · 5d

Emerging prose writers! The Masters Review Novel Excerpt Contest is open to submissions from unpublished or in-progress novels. The winning excerpt earns $3,000, online publication, & a consultation with literary agent Marin Takikawa. Apply by Nov. 9, 2025: mastersreview.com/novel-excerp...

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · 7d

Support the Spalding Graduate School of Writing: buff.ly/993gXpq

On behalf of the Spalding community, we would like to express our gratitude to everyone who has already donated! If you haven’t made a contribution yet, there is still time! We’re inching closer to our fundraising goal. Thank you!💙💛

spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · 8d

Our students, alums, & faculty have enjoyed Vietnam! Did you know about our travel enrichment option? Current Naslund-Mann students may opt to fold travel into their studies. The trip may be especially appealing to students who attend virtual summer residency.

spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · 13d

Beware the too-good protagonist. This week, Beth Bauman looks at the shades of complexity needed for compelling characters. Read it now on our faculty blog at Good River Review! buff.ly/hCWxDme

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · 14d

Giving Day is noon Wed, Oct. 1, through noon Thurs, Oct. 2, but psst—the giving portal is open! Now’s your chance to support the Naslund-Mann School & the Spalding MFA Alumni Association. Thanks to generous alums, gifts to the Naslund-Mann School up to $2k will be matched $1 to $1! buff.ly/muFMWLX

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · 16d

@pacificalit.bsky.social is seeking submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for our upcoming issue. If you haven't heard, PLR is an independent mag based in Seattle. For guidelines on how to submit, check out their submissions page: www.pacificareview.com/submissions/

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · 19d

Announcing our Spalding School of Writing faculty workshop leaders for the Fall residency: Whitney Collins (Fic), K.L. Cook (Fic), Keith S. Wilson (Poetry), Erin Keane (Creative Nonfiction),Lesléa Newman (Writing for Children and YA), Charlie Schulman (Playwriting), and Bruce Marshall Romans (SW).

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · 20d

In a move that aligns all of Spalding’s creative writing programs, the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Creative Writing has joined its graduate-level sister programs under the umbrella of the Sena Jeter Naslund-Karen Mann Graduate School of Writing. Send your undergrads our way! buff.ly/VUWaEmi

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · 21d

One of Kathleen Driskell's Kentucky Poet Laureate projects is the Kentucky Writer’s Notebook, a podcast which shares great writing by contemporary Kentucky authors, lit news about events happening around Kentucky, & some thoughts about writing. The first 2 episodes are now available! buff.ly/J8hOC5I

spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · 27d

In this excerpt from the introduction of her forthcoming book Creating Some Measure of Beauty: The Healing Power of the Artful Essay, Spalding faculty Nancy McCabe tackles some myths and misunderstandings around writing about trauma. Read it now: buff.ly/8WkIegx

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · 29d

This Thursday! Each ticket for this event includes a copy of House’s collection of poetry, ALL THE GHOSTS. Purchase your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/silas-hous...

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · Sep 7

The Missouri Review’s 35th annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize is accepting entries. This is a cash prize & publishing opportunity. $5000 each is awarded for the best story, set of poems, & essay. Winners will be published in the Spring 2026 issue. More info: missourireview.com/contests/jef...

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · Sep 5

Every serious writer can benefit by playing in other genres. Join this hourlong virtual info session w/Lynnell Edwards, associate programs director of the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing, & Karen Mann, co-founder of the Spalding MFA program. Reserve your slot now: buff.ly/m7QdDC9

spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · Aug 28

Extra extra! Announcing the Distinguished Visiting Authors for our fall residency, also the winner of the 2025 Spalding Prize for the Promotion of Peace and Justice in Literature! www.goodriverreview.com/post/writing...

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · Aug 27

This week on the blog, faculty member Lynnell Edwards makes some discoveries when she takes on the book-a-day #SealeyChallenge. www.goodriverreview.com/post/sealeyc...

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · Aug 26

Calling all students, alums, & faculty! Don’t miss the Business of Writing Seminars on Saturday, September 6! Virtual sessions offer extracurricular instruction in the world of professional writing, editing, & publishing. More info: www.goodriverreview.com/post/coming-...

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · Aug 22

Congratulations to Spalding alum Anne Bucey! Her new book of poems A SHADE PULLED JUST BARELY is coming out November 14, 2025. Reserve your copy now for a limited presale discount: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/a-sh...

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · Aug 15

Join us Thursday, August 21, for Voice & Vision! Presented by Spalding University’s Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing, The Louisville Review, & 21c Museum Hotel this month's featured writers are Kathleen Driskell, David Flores, Ellen Hagan, Michelle Tyrene Johnson, & Jeremy Paden.

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · Aug 12

Congratulations to Spalding alum Robert X. Golphin! His short film Chest Candy had its world premier this summer at the 14th annual The People's FILM Festival in Harlem, where it won Best Short Film (Honorable Mention)!

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · Aug 10

We are proud to announce that Spalding alum AshleyRose Sullivan (writing as Archer Sullivan) will be in Louisville for her book tour! Come to Carmichael’s bookstore on August 12 at 7pm to support her debut novel THE WITCH'S ORCHARD.
Link for virtual Pre-launch: calendar.time.ly/9plshfqx/pos...

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · Aug 8

Spalding Writing for Children faculty Ellen Hagan is coming back to Louisville! Ellen and David Flores present their new book, TELL ME EVERY LIE , at Carmichael's Bookstore, August 19, at 7 pm. Hope to see you there!

spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · Aug 5

Congrats to Spalding poetry faculty Keith S. Wilson on his upcoming book, GAMES FOR CHILDREN! The book is available August 26 from @milkweededitions.bsky.social, but you can preorder now: milkweed.org/book/games-f...

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spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · Aug 3

Congrats to Spalding alum Jill Cox-Cordova! Her Q&A with Kweli Journal founder/editor Laura Pegram is in the July print issue of the Library Journal. The two-page spread celebrates and commemorates Kweli Journal's 15th anniversary.

spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · Aug 1

The Missouri Review’s 35th annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize is now accepting entries! Recipients of the award receive a $5000 cash prize. Winners will also receive a publishing opportunity from the Missouri Review.
More info: missourireview.com/contests/jef...