Amanda Yanowski

Writer, reader, coffee drinker.

[American Literary Review @ALitReview]

The ALR awards are open until Oct. 1! Submit now for a chance at $1000 in prize, per genre, and publication in ALR. Our past poetry contest winner, Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach's "On the 100th Day of War in My Birthplace," is available to read in our spring 2023 issue.

[Kimberly Garza @kimrgarza]

Today this beauty of a #paperback is out in the world—go get your hands on it! And thank you to the reviewers, the indie bookstores, the schools, and especially the readers, for so much support. 💚

[UNT Creative Writing @UNTCreativeWrit]

Great to see (@UNTEnglish PhD alum) @kimrgarza's 2022 debut novel representing Galveston, Texas, in Susan Straight's literary map. @latimes (Under "Big Skies, Red Earth and Lone Stars") @UNTclass https://t.co/MA0mfz3Ejg

[American Literary Review @ALitReview]

Our summer contest is open! $1000 prize money plus publication in our Spring 2024 issue to a poet, essayist, and short fiction writer. Our contest judges are Denise Duhamel in poetry, SJ Sindu (@sjsindu) in Fiction, and Dinty W. Moore (@brevitymag) in Essay. Send us your gems!

[Texas Highways Magazine @TexasHighways]

For the 100th anniversary of the Texas State Parks system, we’ve rounded up our picks for the best ways to get your adrenaline pumping.

For each activity, we’ve suggested a park close to a city center and a remote option for those looking to get away. https://t.co/BKg23ati4L

[American Literary Review @ALitReview]

We're opening contests up June 1 and are proud to announce the distinguished judge in each genre: for poetry, Denise Duhamel; for fiction, SJ Sindu (@SjSindu); and for essays, Dinty W. Moore (@brevitymag). Send us your best!

[Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) @RideDCTA]

Doing my civic duty? ✅ Check.
Looked over the candidates? ☑️ Check.
Ride to the polls for FREE? ✔️ Oh check yeah!
Ride on Election Day, on us, literally and figuratively.
DCTA is providing free rides on Election Day, May 6.
Details here:
https://t.co/vCx0myxFpy

[American Literary Review @ALitReview]

Our Spring 2023 Issue is now live! Please spend time with this gorgeous issue, which showcases some spectacular writing and the rad printmaking of Oscar Gillespie. Read and share widely! All our love to these contributors for trusting us with your work.

https://t.co/LkUmv8fTt2

[Amanda Yanowski @ayanowski]

Love this!

[Kimberly Garza @kimrgarza]

I love nothing more than stories with vivid settings, so it’s a delight and honor to see my novel among these beauties! Thank you, @bookriot. Books with settings as characters 4 life ✌🏽 https://t.co/5zLLM0zKNp

[Amanda Yanowski @ayanowski]

@dog_rates Truman and his chair.

[Caitlin Cowan @caitlin__cowan]

Do you teach high school writers or have a motivated young writer in your household? We still have summer openings for Creative Writing at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in beautiful Twin Lake, Michigan! Scholarships are available for this unique program. DM for details & please RT!

[Amanda Yanowski @ayanowski]

“The dead end forced a turn in the road toward another, like so many phases of our lives.”

@jilltalbot writing the road, memory, imagination, and so much more in The Texas Motel, published in the latest issue of @riverteeth.

[Kimberly Garza @kimrgarza]

How cool to be part of this brand-new event in the Houston area! Come see me in The Woodlands on April 16th, amigos.

[UNT Creative Writing @UNTCreativeWrit]

UPDATE! Due to storm warnings, tonight's alumni reading has been cancelled. Check back soon for updates about the rescheduled reading. @UNTclass @UNTEnglish

[UNT CLASS @UNTclass]

Experience an in-person reading from @UNTCreativeWrit & @UNTEnglish alums @ClintCrockettP reading from his 2021 essay collection & @chesleycade reading from his 2022 debut essay collection.

University Union Room 382 at 6:30 p.m.

#UNTclass

[City of Denton, TX @cityofdentontx]

Help us spread the word about warming stations in the city. From Dec. 22-26, people in need of a ride to the shelter can call [phone] and someone will assist them with transportation. Visit https://t.co/2IVYCXBF0y for updates and info. Stay warm, Denton!

[Amanda Yanowski @ayanowski]

@jilltalbot @UNTCreativeWrit @PassagesNorth @AtticusReview Thank you for having me!

[Kimberly Garza @kimrgarza]

Honored to see my essay on Día de los Muertos, grief, Uvalde, and remembering our dead in today’s Houston Chronicle. Especially moved to see my mother’s grave—with my dad’s flowers—as the image. Thank you, @HoustonChron.

[Kimberly Garza @kimrgarza]

Hey DFW pals, it’s happening. I’ll be at the lovely @interabangbooks this Saturday, 10/29 at 3pm, talking THE LAST KARANKAWAS with Lori Feathers. Come say hi! Details here: https://t.co/jL3glLjZsG

[UNT Creative Writing @UNTCreativeWrit]

Next Thursday at 5pm, join @JehanneIDubrow and UNT alum Jessica Murray for a reading at @PatchouliJoes! The authors will read from their new books, TASTE: A BOOK OF SMALL BITES and BREAKFAST IN FUR.