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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!! 😊

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!🙏

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · 1d

I am beyond excited to have my story “Truth or Consequences” published with @hexliterary.bsky.social!

hex @hexliterary.bsky.social · 1d

"I was once on a plane that suffered a monumental loss."

Folks, you aren't prepared for this new @whitneycollins.bsky.social story--perfectly written, utterly strange, incredibly compelling. We are so damn excited (and lucky) to share "Truth of Consequences" this week on hex! An absolute wonder! ✈️

Truth or Consequences by Whitney Collins

I was once on a plane that suffered a monumental loss. High above a green and turgid swath of Florida, one of the aircraft’s giant white engines began smoldering like a marshmallow. This mechanical de...

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · 21d

So grateful to have my story “Two Horses, One Good” selected as a Top 10 Finalist in Write or Die’s First Ever Ficton Contest.

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Apr 12

I am so excited to join the MFA faculty at Spalding this spring. 💙💛

spaldingwriting.bsky.social @spaldingwriting.bsky.social · Apr 12

Join us in welcoming three new faculty members! Whitney Collins (@whitneycollins.bsky.social), Nathan Gower, and Rigoberto González will be joining us this spring to mentor students! Read more here:

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Mar 10

It was a joy and honor to be the featured speaker at Southeastern Louisiana University’s annual library fundraiser, The Marjorie Morrison Memorial Tea. Now, more than ever, please support libraries. Reading opens eyes, minds, and hearts in profound and permanent ways.

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Mar 10

I’m very grateful to have my story “The Dead Cat” in The Los Angeles Review. losangelesreview.org/the-dead-cat...

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Feb 22

Grateful to share an incredible evening of Hearts and Knives with fellow Sarabande author Lauren K. Watel at Carmichael’s Books.
@carmichaels.bsky.social
@sarabandebooks.bsky.social

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Feb 18

So very grateful to have RICKY make The Story Prize longlist. 🙏 @thestoryprize.bsky.social
@sarabandebooks.bsky.social

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Feb 14

It’s amazing. And I can’t imagine anything more timely. 🤯

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Feb 6

On 2/11, I’m teaching a free, online workshop for Maharishi International University’s Spring MFA Residency. It’s an honor to partner with MIU, renowned for its various programs, especially the esteemed David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts. Eventbrite link in bio.

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Feb 5

If you’re in the Louisville area on 2/19, please join us! Please note; Carmichael’s location on Frankfort Ave. @carmichaels.bsky.social
@sarabandebooks.bsky.social
@spaldingwriting.bsky.social

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Jan 21

Please join us for “Hearts and Knives: An Evening With Lauren K. Watel and Whitney Collins” on February 19, 7:00pm, at Carmichael’s Bookstore in Louisville’s Clifton/Crescent Hill neighborhood, 2720 Frankfort Avenue.
@sarabandebooks.bsky.social
@carmichaels.bsky.social
@spaldingwriting.bsky.social

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Sarabande Books @sarabandebooks.bsky.social · Jul 3

#BookMath Q: What do you get when you add one RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES 💕 to one BOOK OF THE MONTH box? 🤔

A: The second issue of VOLUME 0, the hot new literary magazine from BotM that features the title story from @whitneycollins.bsky.social’s RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES!

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Sarabande Books @sarabandebooks.bsky.social · Jun 25

💕✨ Happy #PubDay to Whitney Collins’s highly anticipated, “wickedly funny” RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES! 🧡💗💜

@whitneycollins.bsky.social

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Sarabande Books @sarabandebooks.bsky.social · Jun 4

💫 Best book cover ✅
💫 Best magazine cover ✅

Yes, that *is* @whitneycollins.bsky.social on the cover of Lexington’s Chevy Chaser Magazine! And yes, that *is* a cover story about writing and friendship!

RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES publishes 6/25/24! 💕 Pre-order and cover story at the link in bio!

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Jun 4

So grateful to be featured on the cover of the June issue of Chevy Chaser Magazine with fellow author Michelle Hollingshead.

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Chevy Chaser Magazine, June 2024

Local Authors Whitney Collins & Michelle Hollingshead, Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative, Carnegie Center's Summer Reading Picks, Lexington's Comedy Scene, and Smiley Pete's 2024 Summer Entertainme...

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Jan 26

So grateful and excited to have my flash fiction story, “Rod,” over at @okaydonkey.bsky.social today. Many thanks to them! 🧡🐆🙏🏼

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Jan 23

Many thanks to Permafrost for publishing “Love Blue,” one of the stories in RICKY—which is available for preorder at the link in my bio. 💙🙌❄️

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Jan 6

It’s a thrill to have my story “Pie” in the winter issue of Indiana Review. “Pie” is the final story that appears in RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES, and it’s—dare I say—uplifting? Many thanks to IR. 💙🤍🖤
(RICKY is now available for preorder at the link in bio.)

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Dec 22

The Idaho Review = Bucket List. I am beyond grateful for this. ❤️🤎💛

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Oct 26

So happy to have my magical realism story, “The Apartment,” appear in this new issue of The Louisville Review. 🪄💙💜💛🪄

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Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · Sep 11

I’m beyond excited to have my story, “Nine Dreams About Marriage,” (which appears next June in my second collection RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES) up at Juked today: www.juked.com/2023/09/whit...

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