Converse University MFA

Converse University Low-Residency MFA. Fiction. YA Fiction. Poetry. Nonfiction. App deadlines: 10/1 & 2/15.

[Converse University MFA @ConverseMFA]

Happy, merry, joyful holidays to all our students, grads, faculty, and to readers and writers everywhere!

[Small Harbor Publishing @harbor_review]

The Hybrid Chapbook Open Reading Period from Small Harbor Publishing⁠ is open through June 30!

Seeking collections that combine genres, defy classification, and may incorporate visual art. Chapbooks should be 20–40 pages.

Submit here: https://t.co/gb3MLEd4J6

[Farrar,Straus&Giroux @fsgbooks]

The application period for the 2027 FSG Writer’s Fellowship is now open! The application period begins on June 3, 2026, and closes on July 6, 2026. More information about the fellowship can be found at https://t.co/Sx3xbJzMZF.

[Tommy Dean (is open to queries) @TommyDeanWriter]

Let me know if you're interested in signing up! Spots are limited!

[Converse University MFA @ConverseMFA]

@rkalagayanpoet YAY!!!!

[Converse University MFA @ConverseMFA]

See! You! At! Residency!

[Brecht De Poortere @brecht_dp]

The Mississippi Review is open for submissions of stories and essays (8000 words) as well as poems (5 poems, 10 pages) related to the theme of "TEACHING WRITING". There's a $4 submission fee. Compensation is 2 copies + a lifetime subscription. Link below.

[matchbook @matchbooklitmag]

Short/flash fiction, CNF, other strange things under 1k words. Open until June 2!

https://t.co/rTshOO3948

Dare you.

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

We're hiring a business & events manager. Applications are open until May 28. https://t.co/2PJHIrzDpT.

[Converse University MFA @ConverseMFA]

We absolutely ♥️♥️♥️this story by summer fiction faculty member Cary Holladay! Can't wait to see her again and 🤞🤞🤞this is the story she shares at her reading!

[The Hudson Review @TheHudsonReview]

Her old high school sat right across the street, a Memphis landmark. The neon sunsets above it seemed like a sign: You learned here, now work here. Soon she found herself teaching Biology...How strange the school felt, like a dream.

—From “The Gates of Love” by Cary Holladay

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

We’re hiring interns! Applications for our Fall–Winter internship, which runs from August 10, 2026–February 6, 2027, are open until June 10. Our internship is in-person. Pay is $22/hour, 40 hours/week, with the option to enroll in health insurance. Visit our website to learn more. https://t.co/c9j3XAsSZY

[Small Harbor Publishing @harbor_review]

Where poetry meets prose — and Pride. 🌈✨

Join Julie Marie Wade for “The Lyric Essay: Where Poetry Meets Prose (Meets Pride)!” — a generative virtual workshop exploring queer lyric essays, craft, prompts, and publication opportunities.
🗓 June 20
🎟: https://t.co/AfXp1eBb9f

[South 85 Journal @South85Journal]

Congratulations to the winner & finalists of our $100 Editor's Choice Award! (Yes, we also wish it was MORE $$$$$.) Read these pieces & our entire, excellent spring/summer issue: https://t.co/YSwKpwWsy0

(Secret: we're opening for subs in mid-June with a theme of city | country)

[Converse University MFA @ConverseMFA]

Congrats, MFA poetry student @rkalagayanpoet! See you soon at residency!

[Renee Kalagayan @rkalagayanpoet]

TWO ✌️🏽 poems out today in @aboutplacejourn in its incredibly pertinent issue “The Ground Beneath Us: Place, Power & Resistance”: https://t.co/nNRg92j5J9

[Converse University MFA @ConverseMFA]

@rkalagayanpoet @aboutplacejourn Look at you!!

[Converse University MFA @ConverseMFA]

And when it's bad....well. Cursing? Drinking? Praying? Emptying the dishwasher?

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“When it’s good it’s like a dream, I’m just working, and I’m not conscious of myself at all as a writer.” —Paula Fox https://t.co/GU11rh8Zpy

[SouthernHumanitiesReview @SouthernHReview]

Ready to submit your poems of witness?

The Auburn Witness Prize is open now until June 1. Submit 3 poems for judge A. Van Jordan

Winner receives $1,000 & the opportunity to read at an event presented by @TheJuleMuseum

https://t.co/rgK3XLMciT

#poetry #writingcommunity

[South 85 Journal @South85Journal]

Interview with @bond_jamy <Part memoir, part investigative journey, The Island of Ghost Ships navigates the wreckage of grief through a series of short essays and a central haunting narrative.>

https://t.co/sEZPeINWXH

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

We’re hiring interns! Applications for our Fall–Winter internship, which runs from August 10, 2026–February 6, 2027, are open until June 10. Our internship is in-person. Pay is $22/hour, 40 hours/week, with the option to enroll in health insurance. Visit our website to learn more. https://t.co/c9j3XAsSZY

[Converse University MFA @ConverseMFA]

Beware, writers! (Why do people try to scam writers, who are the nicest people we know??)

[Renee Kalagayan @rkalagayanpoet]

Got a message from someone on Substack asking if I wanted to beta test his creative writing AI with ONE OF MY POEMS? Hard pass, pal. This has scam written all over it. 🙅🏽‍♀️

[Anhinga Press @Anhinga_Press]

Don't forget to submit your poetry manuscript before May 31st for the chance to showcase your work and win prizes, discounts and FREE author copies. We want to hear from you! Submit here: https://t.co/vyIZRTUMvG
#Anhingapress #poetry