KWOnley, Writer Person
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Writer, nonprofit leader, editor, crafter. Former bookseller at the Silver Unicorn.
GrubStreet Short Story Incubator 2021, Viable Paradise 2022, Clarion West 2025. Stories in Many Worlds, FIYAH Magazine, & Strange Horizons.
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Are we still writing up our fall curriculum?
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Author K.S. Walker teaches Playing in the Sandbox: Experiments with Fo
In this class we will explore ways to experiment with form in short stories and novels. We will look at examples from short stories, poetry and novels and discuss what makes these forms compelling and...
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Have arrived in Boston after the first leg of my journey to VP! The jellyfish are calling...
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![Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.
There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.
What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.
It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lzlqyldh7nfc34pfffvd24ko/bafkreiap6asa64jdjb2vlv4c2sdritjrntsibvsv7baj6o4cgwcfgsjeny@jpeg)
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📢 Call for Submissions! Àrokò invites writers from Africa & the diaspora to send us stories that reimagine folklore, myth, and legend. Deadline Dec 31 2025.
www.aroko.world/aroko-anthol...
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Àrokò Anthology: Call for submissions
ÀROKÒ ANTHOLOGY NO.1: FOLKLORE FROM AFRICA & THE DIASPORA
Curated and edited by Aishatu Ado
DEADLINE
12.31.25 // Submit to: [email protected]
THEME
We invite fiction that breathes new life into ...
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Just booked a writing retreat, so, er, I'd love to fit in a couple more clients/workshops for fall to help offset the cost!
I'm a writer, editor, & marketing coach. My sweet spot is helping authors w forthcoming titles navigate the book marketing engine + plan for launch. (pottern.com) 🧵
I'm a writer, editor, & marketing coach. My sweet spot is helping authors w forthcoming titles navigate the book marketing engine + plan for launch. (pottern.com) 🧵
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I'm counting weeks now, instead of months?!!
HIGHER MAGIC, my dark academia novel with a disability justice heart; a first gen, ND grad student protagonist; her haywire spell; and a romance subplot hits shelves soon!
Preorder with Yankee Bookshop for the swag yankeebookshop.com/preorder-hig...
HIGHER MAGIC, my dark academia novel with a disability justice heart; a first gen, ND grad student protagonist; her haywire spell; and a romance subplot hits shelves soon!
Preorder with Yankee Bookshop for the swag yankeebookshop.com/preorder-hig...
miss my first class? good news! I'm teaching again in the Fall! if you're a Black woman writer and want to learn the art and complexity behind creating villains, sign up!
What a B*tch! A Guide to Creating Complex Black Women Villains | midnight & indigo classes share.google/RYoAnr2Gzzth...
What a B*tch! A Guide to Creating Complex Black Women Villains | midnight & indigo classes share.google/RYoAnr2Gzzth...
What a B*tch! A Guide to Creating Complex Black Women Villains | midnight & indigo classes
In this writing class for Black women writers, we’ll take a deep dive into the world of storytelling to craft villains who are intricate, compelling, and unforgettable—characters who make readers thin...
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