Periplus

Hi! We're a collective dedicated to mentorship of, and fellowship among, writers of color living in the United States. Tweets/DMs by @CamilleWanliss.

[Periplus @PeriplusCollect]

We're thrilled to announce the 2025 class of Periplus Fellows! This year's cohort was selected from a pool of nearly 500 applicants from across the country. 

To learn more about the 2025 class, read today's announcement in @lithub👇

Congrats to all! ✨

https://t.co/6zHvcnNlD6

[McCormack Writing Center @mccormack_wc]

Applications are now open for our 2025 Spring YA Workshop, which includes a scholarship for BIPOC Writers. The deadline to apply is March 17th. #thyao
https://t.co/XYVJvkcZJQ

[Periplus @PeriplusCollect]

On 2/15, Erica Rivera (Fellow '25) will teach "Intro to Hybrid Writing,” a two-hour generative workshop exploring successful + impactful hybrid writing by esteemed writers + artists.

More info👇
https://t.co/eNFpzflmgB

[Periplus @PeriplusCollect]

We're thrilled to share that Periplus mentor @therakhahimself's new novel THE DISSENTERS (Graywolf Press) will be released on Feb 4!

Pre-order the book via the link👇and be sure to catch Youssef on tour in the coming weeks!

https://t.co/988KY5P3tI

[Periplus @PeriplusCollect]

@schilukuri1 ✨✨✨

[Periplus @PeriplusCollect]

More info at: https://t.co/QwVHEd0YPT

[Periplus @PeriplusCollect]

🗣️ Calling all fiction writers! @ShenandoahWLU will open for submissions on January 15th.

Submissions will be considered by @NSAhmed99 (Fellow '22), who was named Shenandoah's Fall 2025 Editorial Fellow in Fiction.

[Periplus @PeriplusCollect]

And a special thank you to author and mentor @vauhinivara, who was instrumental in establishing and expanding the role of Periplus Secretary during her tenure from 2021 to 2024.✨

[Periplus @PeriplusCollect]

We are pleased to announce that author and mentor @nicolesjchung will serve as our 2025 Periplus Secretary - a role vital to continuing Periplus' mentorship program and sustaining a community of writers of color.

We look forward to welcoming her in the coming year.✨

[Theodore Kim @TheoTypes]

The deadline is Monday. Your last chance to apply!

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⏰CLOSING SOON!

The 2025 Kweli Fellowship Program application for emerging #BIPOC writers of adult fiction, nonfiction, and poetry closes NEXT WEEK!

➡️ Swipe for glimpses of our October Fellowship Retreat, led by the one and only Edward P. Jones!

LEARN MORE at link in bio.

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⏰ Fellowship application closes in two weeks!

[joe erbentraut @robojojo]

Hello #freelance writers! As we look to fill out our editorial calendar through the rest of the year, I am once again humbling requesting your @Thrillist pitches for travel stories. These can be sent to [email protected]. What are we looking for, you might be wondering? (1/)

[Theodore Kim @TheoTypes]

Budding Journalists: Applications for the 2025-2026 are now open through Dec. 2. Some new ones: an A.I. initiatives fellow and a news video fellow. https://t.co/yZNiXtEQ5j

[Periplus @PeriplusCollect]

Great news folx! @pastelesaregood's (Fellow '24) new story, "nobody wants to get deported" is published in the Fall 2024 print issue of @pleiadesmag.

To purchase your copy, visit:
https://t.co/msiwTnuPRz

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NEXT WEEK!

Join The Art of the Short Story Workshop, a safer space for Black, Indigenous, SWANA, AAPI, Latine, LGBTQIA+ writers, led by Kweli Founding Editor/Publisher Laura Pegram.

➤ Craft seminars
➤ In-class writing
➤ Masterworks study
➤ Peer reviews

REGISTER➤ LinkInBio

[Periplus @PeriplusCollect]

Hey Peripals! Pre-sales are live for @lauranlora's (Fellow '23) first short story collection in Spanish with Puerto Rican press Editora Educación Emergente. 🎉

To reserve your copy of DESAPARICIONES Y OTRAS CUENTAS, please email [email protected]

[Kim Coleman Foote @KimColemanFoote]

Meet me in St. Louie (or online!!): Monday, 10/21, 6:00 PM CT @ Left Bank Books ~ @kimbiliofiction Reading Series with Joseph Earl Thomas, RSVP (free): https://t.co/lf61v8kjl1

[Periplus @PeriplusCollect]

We’re delighted to share that Gerardo Mercado’s (Fellow ‘24) debut Spanish-language poetry book, DESDE EL FONDO DE UN ESPEJO is now available for order in Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland.

Order your copy👇
https://t.co/xTky0ov9Pk