Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Jul 5

Wrote something while on vacation and got a prize for it 🥲 thank you Wigleaf and thank you jet lag! wigleaf.com/202409sydw.htm

1 3 12

Reposted by Stephanie Yu

Wigleaf @wigleaf.bsky.social · Jun 24

Read our p-card finalists! (winner announced soooooon)

1 3 15

Reposted by Stephanie Yu

Wigleaf @wigleaf.bsky.social · Jun 23

Winner to be announced later this week. In the meantime, read/reread these awesome stories!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

5 13 73

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Jan 24

me watching the film adaptation of Eileen waiting for the word "oceanic" to drop

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Jan 18

Stephanir Yusdottir - is that anything?

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Dec 21

Sharing this story I reread every year. A must read in the “tick lit” cannon. Sad Christmas theme but funny too. Immaculate vibes www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...

“The Christmas Miracle,” by Rebecca Curtis

From 2013, Rebecca Curtis’s short story about how dying cats and a madness-inducing brain infection upend a family’s Christmas traditions.

www.newyorker.com

1 2

Reposted by Stephanie Yu

Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · Dec 17

This month's #Mondettes have been picked by me and are a bumper affair of 20 (+ a few more) of my favourite #flashfiction pieces from 2024. Also, some waffle about why I like each piece and six fun prompts to have a go at!

mondettes.substack.com/p/december-2...

December 2024

Twenty (and a few more) of my favourite flash fiction pieces from 2024

mondettes.substack.com

15 24 72

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Dec 17

Thank you, Matt! Honored that my story resonated with you

1 1

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Dec 13

Thank you!

1

Reposted by Stephanie Yu

Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social · Dec 11

My debut short story collection I AM THE GHOST HERE will be published by Dial Press in 2026! I’m so thrilled to be working with the amazing Katy Nishimoto and the entire team at Dial Press. Many thanks to @mlwyd who shared a vision with me and got us there.

3 25

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Dec 11

Thank you!

1

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Dec 11

Thank you!

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Dec 11

Thank you @smokelong.bsky.social for this honor!

SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · Dec 10

Every year we offer free entry to our Workshop Prize for narratives started in a SmokeLong workshop and subsequently published anywhere. The prize is $500. The standard of work is wild. Today we have the long list for this year: www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon... 🎉⭐

The SmokeLong Workshop Prize – Long List - SmokeLong Quarterly

Since we began leading workshops in 2019, we have had thousands of workshop participants who’ve produced more than ten thousand drafts. We began collecting information on publications in 2023, and now...

www.smokelong.com

3 1 14

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Nov 29

Thank you!

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Nov 25

Digging one out from the archives (still love it) xraylitmag.com/dog-dentist-...

1

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Nov 25

Sheila Heti’s The Middle Stories is also great

1

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Nov 22

still love these little guys @hexliterary.bsky.social and everything they're putting out over there hexliterary.com?p=2205

Two by Stephanie Yu

No dreams The people in their beds are awoken by an energetic and urgent barking. It is far too late and far too cold for a dog to be barking like that. Each person in each bed lives in a separate ...

hexliterary.com

1 2

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Nov 22

Thank you!

1

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Nov 21

Amen to that brother

1

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Nov 21

Thank you!

Reposted by Stephanie Yu

Matt Mastricova @bidoofaloof.bsky.social · Nov 21

WHEW this story is so good

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Nov 14

I had major writer's block after having a baby. My life had changed and writing about it seemed at once too profound and too mundane. Eventually this is the story that came out. Would love it if you gave it a read! swamp-pink.charleston.edu/featured/an-...

An Implicit Comparison Between Two Unlike Things – swamp pink

swamp-pink.charleston.edu

1 1 1

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Nov 21

Thanks for reading it means the world!

1

Reposted by Stephanie Yu

Jonathan Cardew @cardewjcardew.bsky.social · Nov 21

I have given up writing bc this is so good.

@stephanieyu.bsky.social delivers a masterclass in story structure.

Check it out!

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Nov 14

I had major writer's block after having a baby. My life had changed and writing about it seemed at once too profound and too mundane. Eventually this is the story that came out. Would love it if you gave it a read! swamp-pink.charleston.edu/featured/an-...

An Implicit Comparison Between Two Unlike Things – swamp pink

swamp-pink.charleston.edu

1 3 9

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Nov 21

I'm flattered but please don't give up on writing - your stuff is too good!

1 1

Stephanie Yu @stephanieyu.bsky.social · Nov 21

Thank you!!