Christopher Morgan

Founder of @GardenPartyLit / Publisher + Editor + Poet / Program Manager / Game Designer / Lebanese American / Double Sestinas / Bombs for Hands

[Christopher Morgan @AndLoHeSpoke]

Trees live in the past tense

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GET READY! Our 6th Poetry Contest begins next month!! June 1st - June 7th we'll be accepting submissions <3

Laura Villareal is our lead judge this round--picking the theme of "Nature As It Is: Poems of Queer Ecology"!

Per Laura: "Queer ecology (which is really just ecology) disrupts presumptions of binary thinking at every turn. Heteronormativity and dualism aren’t the norm in the abundant and radically inclusive reality of nature. The more-than-human world is brimming with queerness and continues to challenge human-imposed limitations on our understanding of sex, gender, and sexuality. Give me your poems about many gendered mushrooms, send me your pantoums about male seahorses giving birth, villanelles about sex-changing clownfish and ginko trees, and sonnets for queer creatures (flora, fauna, and funga). Whatever form, whatever part of nature calls to you. Let’s return together to the truth about our world, overflowing with queerness—nature as it is. Surprise me."

https://t.co/8O6WsnjZIf

No more than 3 pages of poems please for your packet <3

Like always, entry is FREE--we will work together to pick 3 winners <3
$50 prize support per winner <3

#writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetsofinstagram #fiction #shortfiction #shortstory #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writer #literature #smallpress #chapbookcontest #nature #ecology #queer

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Our 6th Poetry Contest IS NOW OPEN FOR SUBS--SEND US YOUR QUEER NATURE POEMS <3

June 1st - June 7th we'll be accepting submissions <3

Laura Villareal is our lead judge this round--picking the theme of "Nature As It Is: Poems of Queer Ecology"!

In Laura's words: "Queer ecology (which is really just ecology) disrupts presumptions of binary thinking at every turn. Heteronormativity and dualism aren’t the norm in the abundant and radically inclusive reality of nature. The more-than-human world is brimming with queerness and continues to challenge human-imposed limitations on our understanding of sex, gender, and sexuality. Give me your poems about many gendered mushrooms, send me your pantoums about male seahorses giving birth, villanelles about sex-changing clownfish and ginko trees, and sonnets for queer creatures (flora, fauna, and funga). Whatever form, whatever part of nature calls to you. Let’s return together to the truth about our world, overflowing with queerness—nature as it is. Surprise me."

for more info:
https://t.co/8O6WsnjZIf

No more than 3 pages of poems please for your packet <3

Like always, entry is FREE--we will work together to pick 3 winners <3
$50 prize support per winner <3

#writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writer #literature #smallpress #emergingpoets #nature #ecology #queer #queerpoetry #queerliterature #ecopoetry #naturepoetry #poetrycontest #poetrysubmissions #opensubmissions #lgbtqpoetry #queerwriters #nosubmissionfee #freesubmissions #poetryprize

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GET READY! Our 5th Poetry Contest IS NOW OPEN! Jan 11th - 17th for submissions <3

Mya Matteo Alexice is our lead judge this round--picking the theme of Visual / Experimental Poetry!!

https://t.co/oQvC6xBeOM

No more than 3 pages of poems please for your packet <3

Like always, entry is FREE--we will work together to pick 3 winners <3
$50 prize support per winner <3

#writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetsofinstagram #fiction #shortfiction #shortstory #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writer #literature #smallpress #chapbookcontest #experimentalwriting #experimentalpoem #visualpoems

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To celebrate 2025, here are ten amazing poets brought to you by the Garden Party Collective(!):

• Melanie Hyo-In Han
• Mya Matteo Alexice
• Ernest Ohia
• Bernadette Negrete
• arushi (aera) rege
• Annie Marhefka
• M. A. Dubbs
• Alessandra Nysether-Santos
• Sneha Subramanian Kanta
• Maryah Converse

A celebration of the year for GPC and our chapbook contest!

#writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writer #literature #smallpress #poetrycontest #poetryreading

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2026 = FOUR GPC CONTESTS! FREE, as always, with multiple winners <3
Jan = Visual / Experimental Poetry contest (via Mya Matteo Alexice)!
March = send your chapbooks!!!
June = Poems of Queer Ecology (via Laura Villareal)!
Sep = our 3rd Annual Mental Health Poetry Contest!

#writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetsofinstagram #fiction #shortfiction #shortstory #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writer #literature #smallpress #chapbookcontest #experimentalwriting #experimentalpoem #visualpoems

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Join us in ONE MONTH for an online reading with tons of wonderful poets! November 11th, a Tuesday evening. We'll be starting around 5pm PST / 8pm EST.

Featuring the following amazing poets(!):
• Melanie Hyo-In Han
• Mya Matteo Alexice
• Ernest Ohia
• Bernadette Negrete
• arushi (aera) rege
• Annie Marhefka
• M. A. Dubbs
• Alessandra Nysether-Santos
• Sneha Subramanian Kanta
• Maryah Converse

#writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writer #literature #smallpress #poetrycontest #poetryreading

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OMG they're here and shipping!!!!

https://t.co/5TfuQbdrx8

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you gotta read—&amp; gotta SEE—AMAZING new @gr8earlofhell today!

I.i am
A. writing
1. an ars poetica
i. in which i bury you,
ii. in which i close the widest point of the wound myself,
2. a farewell.

https://t.co/6gx0iJWDGN

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Wow our chapbooks are shipping this month!!!

ANNNNND NOW: all presale orders until end of September include signed stickers by our writers! <3

https://t.co/kj5BIsn7u1

Like always, we use a pay-what-you can model to ensure anyone can get a beautiful, hand-made, limited-edition book if they’re interested <3 <3 <3

This 2025 Series features:

* Mya Matteo Alexice - 'The Limerence Object' picked by Maya Williams
* arushi (aera) rege - 'suburban suicides' picked by Kenny Bradley
* Annie Marhefka - 'Strangers We Know By Heart' picked by Ashley Elizabeth
* Alessandra Nysether-Santos - 'fat magic' picked by Jacob Jardel

#writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetsofinstagram #fiction #shortfiction #shortstory #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writer #literature #smallpress #chapbookcontest

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We’re SO EXCITED to reveal the covers for our 2025 chapbook series! And to announce that PRESALES HAVE BEGUN <3

https://t.co/kj5BIsn7u1

Pay-what-you can rates to ensure anyone can get a limited-edition copy if they’re interested <3 <3 <3

This 2025 Series features:

Mya Matteo Alexice - 'The Limerence Object' picked by Maya Williams
arushi (aera) rege - 'suburban suicides' picked by Kenny Bradley
Annie Marhefka - 'Strangers We Know By Heart' picked by Ashley Elizabeth
Alessandra Nysether-Santos - 'fat magic' picked by Jacob Jardel

#writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetsofinstagram #fiction #shortfiction #shortstory #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writer #literature #smallpress #chapbookcontest

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Get your work out there!

Here's our monthly roundup of FREE poetry venues accepting subs as of July 9th, 2025 ❤ 2 pages for easy readability ❤

Otherwise we're working on our 2025 chapbooks, and will start presales soon <3

#writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poetrymonth #writersofinstagram #poems #writerscommunity #writer #literature #smallpress #chapbookcontest #poems #callforsubmissions

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Get your work out there!

Here's our monthly roundup of FREE poetry venues accepting subs as of June 1st, 2025 ❤ 2 pages for easy readability ❤

Otherwise we're still reading chapbooks, and will be pinning down finalists these next ~2 weeks ❤

#writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poetrymonth #writersofinstagram #poems #writerscommunity #writer #literature #smallpress #chapbookcontest #poems #callforsubmissions

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We are overjoyed to share this amazing list of 12 finalists from our 2025 GPC Chapbook Contest(!):

*Melanie Hyo-In Han - Passing Notes in Secret
*Stephanie Staab - Talking
*Mya Matteo Alexice - The Limerence Object
*Ernest Ohia - The Wanting Flesh
*Bernadette Negrete - MOTHER MOTHER
*Arushi Rege - Suburban Suicides
*Annie Marhefka - Strangers We Know By Heart
*M. A. Dubbs - Ain't No Lie, I'm Bi, Bi, Bi
*Linea Jantz - High Desert Gothic
*Alessandra Nysether-Santos - fat magic
*Sneha Subramanian Kanta - Redapples Falling Still (@SnehaKantaS)
*Maryah Converse - Between Razor Wire and the Sea(@MaryahRC )

Our four judges are still wracking their brains, but we'll have our picks by end of month <3

#writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writer #literature #smallpress #poetrycontest #chapbook

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Get your work out there!

Here's our monthly roundup of free poetry venues accepting subs as of May 1st, 2025 <3 Expanding to 2 pages for easy readability <3

Otherwise we're still reading chapbooks, and will be pinning down finalists these next ~2 weeks <3

#writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poetrymonth #writersofinstagram #poems #writerscommunity #writer #literature #smallpress #chapbookcontest #poems #callforsubmissions

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book news

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Space Unicorns! Who needs some wonderful Spring Reads? Uncanny Magazine Issue 63 Part 2 is LIVE ON YOUR INTERNET!! https://t.co/0rZNqEdQeB

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HAPPY POETRY MONTH! Get your work out there!

Here's our monthly roundup of free poetry venues accepting subs as of April 2nd, 2025 <3

#writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poetrymonth #writersofinstagram #poems #writerscommunity #writer #literature #smallpress #chapbookcontest #poems #callforsubmissions

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The April Issue of Clarkesworld features original stories by Samantha Murray, Sheryl Singerling, Gordon Li, Zhang Ran, Carolyn Zhao, Thomas Ha, and Rich Larson.

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Subscribe at:
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Send us your chapbook manuscripts! We're officially OPEN for submissions!!!

And don't forget to read the full contest guidelines: https://t.co/pnpzeAD5yG

#writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writer #literature #smallpress #poetrycontest

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Get your chapbooks ready! Our submission window opens March 23rd! Our judges this year are: Ashley Elizabeth, Kenny Bradley, Jacob Jardel, and Maya Williams!

Visit our website for more information and to review the full contest guidelines!
https://t.co/ZWptnjU8aB