Alexandra Otto

Lover of words & stories. Fiction writer, screenwriter. Ukrainian-American & Alaskan. #Pitchwars 2020 alum. Pushcart nominee. Rep’d by @RenaRossner

[Alexandra Otto @alexottowrites]

I am thrilled to announce that I am now repped by the amazing ⁦@renarossner⁩ at ⁦@DHLiterary⁩!

Rena will be the perfect champion for my middle grade characters Anna and Roman as they embark on a quest into Ukrainian folklore in THE STOLEN STORY SOCIETY. So excited!

[Alexandra Otto @alexottowrites]

“For the sunsets only appear if we are a witness” Stunning flash by @TommyDeanWriter !

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FlashFlood: 'But This is not a Story' by Tommy Dean https://t.co/dDtGhFcP5s #nffd2025

[Alexandra Otto @alexottowrites]

So honored to be part of National Flash Fiction Day with this piece!

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FlashFlood: 'The Art of Survival: Special Exhibition' by Alexandra Otto https://t.co/qUxvjt6p1N #nffd2025

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FlashFlood: 'The Art of Survival: Special Exhibition' by Alexandra Otto https://t.co/qUxvjt6p1N #nffd2025

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@AmyLynnwrites @AndreaBrownLit Congratulations!!! I am so excited to see your book on the shelves!

[Alexandra Otto @alexottowrites]

Heartbreaking flash by Linda Bayley!

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FlashFlood: 'Shelter' by Linda M. Bayley https://t.co/ZdOb3zmrsN #nffd2024

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“We yearned to know what magic turned the man wielding the willow switch into something altogether different.” Stunning and beautiful flash by @AndreaGoyan !

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FlashFlood: 'To Know Our Names' by Andrea Goyan https://t.co/2n5T6n50MK #nffd2024

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@nationalflashfd This is so cool!!

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@rob_mcivor Haha not sure if you’re talking about me or about Lisa whom I retweeted but hello and thanks on behalf of both of us! 😊

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“I scoop breadcrumbs from the table and sprinkle them into your palm, so you’ll always find your way back home.” Beautiful flash by @iamlisafox10800 !

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FlashFlood: 'On Baking, and Breadcrumbs, and Time' by Lisa Fox https://t.co/o5QGINbkIC #nffd2024

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“You will have fallen out of time, into a fifth season.” Stunning work!

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FlashFlood: 'Out of Season' by Claudia Wair https://t.co/cOdbFrOLgE #nffd2024

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@havehadhavehad @fklein907 Wait. . . Are you also in Alaska?!?!? 🤯 Hi from Kodiak.

[Alexandra Otto @alexottowrites]

@havehadhavehad @fklein907 Oh good, I’ve never been published by you and I missed the last submission opportunity!

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@dsallenwrites Omg I remember when you started this for Pitch Wars! I read a bit and it was amazing! Congratulations!!!!

[Alexandra Otto @alexottowrites]

@SmokeLong @sarahillswrites Congratulations!!!

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@NoD1v1ng @WritersWorkout Congratulations!!

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@megilnit Congratulations!

[Alexandra Otto @alexottowrites]

So honored to have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize by Sundial Magazine! And more honored to have the opportunity to write about an incredible woman from my state!

[Sundial Magazine @MagazineSundial]

Our fifth #pushcart nomination is the #shortstory "Ada Blackjack" by Alexandra Otto, telling the true story of the Native Inuit woman recuited for Stefansson's 1921 Arctic expedition. And left her there. On her own.

https://t.co/kZu9SFUDSI

[Alexandra Otto @alexottowrites]

Honored to be part of this great short story collection!

[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

After twenty years as a lumberjack, Aaron faces his greatest challenge on the job: a little girl. Find out what happens in Red Cedar Timbre by Alexandra Otto in CURIOS, available now. https://t.co/tZr0fbtCdZ #1kwhc #flashfiction

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@sarahillswrites @timkcraig @BathFlashAward @SmokeLong Congratulations!!🎊🍾🎈

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My piece is up for National Flash Fiction Day! CW for death of a child.

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FlashFlood: 'The Fire Dancer's First Performance' by Alexandra Otto #nffd2023 https://t.co/EGe0CBRdEd