Joseph Scapellato

THE MADE-UP MAN (2019), BIG LONESOME (2017). Of Italian (Sicilian) & Polish immigrants to Chicago. @WestBranchMag @StadlerCenter @StoryStudio Core Faculty

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

2-YR-OLD: You write books?
ME: I do! I try to. What kind of books do you think I try to write?
*she thinks*
2-YR-OLD: Animal books and pizza books.

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

Hey writers-of-novels! I'm thrilled to be teaching a new course at @StoryStudio: the Novel Support Group. If you sign up, I'll ask you and your classmates what sort of help you're looking for, then design lessons based on the responses. More info below! https://t.co/w54d5Of33J

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

@jessnirvanapoet ‘s debut, EARTHLY GODS, bursts with poems that explore/enact the complexities of family, identity, culture, age, caretaking, rage, and the divine, always doing so in open-hearted and elegant ways. Layered and thoughtful and powerful and moving! @GameOverBooks

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

Roth Residency applications are open!!! #WritingCommmunity

[Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts @StadlerCenter]

Applications are open today!!

[Jim Messina @Messina2012]

This Kelly story on Trump wanting to be Hitler is as close to an October surprise as you can get. Trump's own former top aide issuing a dire warning. Never seen anything like it.

[Jen 'now @jenrubin9' Rubin @JRubinBlogger]

let's see if I can help:
Not news: Democrats worried
News: On the record former chief of staff attests Trump is a fascist
Not news: 1 pt change in polls all within the margin of error
News: Trump cancelling appearances, uptick in bizarre behavior
Not news: Some Black men may not vote for Harris
News: Trump has no ground game
Not news is speculation, self-evident, cliche-driven
News is critical, provable information

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

@ThatBookChikka @WestBranchMag is open!

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

Do you #teach #poetry to undergrads? Spread the word! Bucknell Seminar for Undergraduate Poets is now open for applications -- #WritingCommunity

[Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts @StadlerCenter]

Applications are open!!! Tell the undergrad poets in your life!!

[Kenyon Review @kenyonreview]

We are now accepting applications for our KR Fellowships! These fellowships fulfill an important aspect of our mission: to recognize, publish, and support extraordinary authors in the early stages of their careers.

Learn more at the link below:
https://t.co/nSdSWB661z

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

#Writers! Apply for the Roth Residency! A semester's worth of unfettered writing time -- #writingcommunity

[Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts @StadlerCenter]

Applications are open today!!

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

Return of the homemade pizzas —

[Jessica Nirvana Ram @jessnirvanapoet]

Catch me back in Brooklyn in two weeks!!!

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Not voting for either doesn’t change the fact that one of the two will be president next year. It’s crazy to think that not voting gives you clean hands or avoids the fact that one of the two people still ends up president. And yeah I think Trump is an existential threat. You don’t. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

@talinout !

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

Headstone delivery, still in the box —

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

This year, I’m making it a point to go for a walk with my dog through the local graveyard everyday. I’d forgotten how much good it does me, how it helps me feel what’s invisible.

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

Free to submit! We pay! 🙌

[West Branch @WestBranchMag]

pssst don’t forget we’re free to submit to! and we pay our writers!!! send us your darlings!!

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

Fresh tree grave —

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

Applications open next week! Undergraduate instructors of #poetry -- please spread the word!

[Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts @StadlerCenter]

Introducing: our faculty for the Bucknell Seminar for Undergraduate Poets 2025! We’re so thrilled to have @jessnirvanapoet, @PoemsAndCake, and @chenchenwrites on board for the seminar! Applications open next week!

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

Undergraduate instructors of #poetry! Please spread the word and encourage your students to apply! BSUP is BACK --

[Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts @StadlerCenter]

Announcement: applications for the Bucknell Seminar for Undergraduate Poets Summer 2025 will open on October 1st!

[Joseph Scapellato @Joe_Scapellato]

Works for novel-writing, too!

[Tanentzapf Lab @TanentzapfLab]

My general rule for estimating how long a project or an experiment will take to complete in science is to estimate, then double the estimate, then say to myself “really? it can’t possibly take that long!”, and then double the estimate again.