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Solstice MFA is a full-time, two-year program that helps you further your writing practice with a high level of professional proficiency while developing your unique voice in a supportive community.

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solsticemfa.bsky.social @solsticemfa.bsky.social · Nov 12

Hi BlueSky! We're the Solstice MFA Program, a low-res graduate writing program based in the Boston area. Get more info about us here: www.lasell.edu/graduate-stu...

Low Residency MFA Programs | Lasell University

Looking for the best MFA creative writing programs? Lasell University's MFA Creative Writing Programs offers a unique affordable opportunity for students to explore their passion for writing with feed...

www.lasell.edu

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solsticemfa.bsky.social @solsticemfa.bsky.social · 2h

Happening soon! You can still register here:

solsticemfa.bsky.social @solsticemfa.bsky.social · 20h

Check out our newly announced Carrie Watson Legacy Fellowship for Young People's Literature, which awards $1,500 off 1st-semester tuition to the selected writer thanks to the generous support of our Writer-in-Residence Renée Watson. More details here: www.lasell.edu/graduate-stu...

Carrie Watson Legacy Fellowship for Young People's Literature, $1,500 Award, Apply by Oct. 27

Photo of Renee in front of a brick wall accompanied by a quote: "The Carrie Watson Legacy Fund is a testament to the woman who ignited my love of storytelling: my mother, Carrie Elizabeth Watson," Renée said. "She was my first and greatest supporter. With every grant awarded, her legacy lives on. It is my deepest honor to pass her steadfast encouragement forward to new writers as they pursue their own dreams."

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

The most commonly accepted pronunciation is ‘FOH-lee-ij.’

However, there’s no denying that the pronunciations ‘FOH-lij’ and even ‘FOY-lij’ have also staked their claim.

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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 23h

Samyak Shertok’s NO RHODODENDRON is “an absolute marvel,” says former AWP Award Series judge Kimiko Hahn. Want to win a free copy of this poetry collection? US residents who follow us on socials can enter our giveaway! Enter soon—giveaway closes TOMORROW!

AWP Award Series Giveaway

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solsticemfa.bsky.social @solsticemfa.bsky.social · 1d

Applying to our program to start this winter? Check out our Dubus Fellowship for Native & Indigenous Writers. Apply by Oct. 27 to be considered. The selected writer gets $1,500 off first-semester tuition. See more details here: www.lasell.edu/graduate-stu...

Dubus Fellowship for Native & Indigenous Writers, $1,500 award, Quote from Andre Dubus, Fellowship Underwriter: "The writing life has given me a voice, but as a white American male, the cultural microphones have always been pointed in my direction, which is not the case, as we know, for so many, especially our gifted sisters and brothers and non-binary members of the Native and Indigenous People. This is why I established this fellowship, to pass the mic, and to listen."

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solsticemfa.bsky.social @solsticemfa.bsky.social · 3d

Congrats to our student Sr. Allison Regina Gliot, who will discuss monstrous characters, Catholic publishing, and her novel The Curse He Chose at the online Legendhaven Convention at 11:45 a.m. ET and 12:45 p.m. ET. Get more details here:

LegendHaven: Meet Authors, Artists & Game Creators!

LegendHaven: the friendliest fiction convention to meet the coolest storytellers, forge stories, and make friendships that last!

legendhaven.com

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 6d

“Today’s poem is a poem that inspires me to ask better questions about the world, and about the soul, and about the idea of God," shares @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode.

Read "Soot" by Kaveh Akbar: bit.ly/4n0LAxi

📷: Charles Bakofsky
📖: @alicejamesbooks.bsky.social

a graphic featuring a portion of Kaveh Akbar's poem

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Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · 6d

A poem is an anti-capitalist machine

yes, it is broken if you try to produce with it

no, it doesn’t produce on command

the factory is closed

the worker is sleeping

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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 7d

THE NATION is accepting applications for winter/spring 2026 editorial internships until October 26! AWP members can find out more and browse additional job openings on our Job List.

Editorial Intern | THE NATION

www.awpwriter.org

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The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · 7d

Now online: Our August event with @valeriesmithpoetry.bsky.social & Monica Lee Weatherly.
thenotebookscollective.com/notes/in-con...

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Sundress Publications @sundresspub.bsky.social · 7d

The Best of the Net is looking for volunteer readers for its 2026 issue! Find out more here: bestofthenetanthology.com/work-with-us...

Best of the Net is seeking volunteer readers - 10 to 20 submissions per week - Apply by 11/1/25

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solsticemfa.bsky.social @solsticemfa.bsky.social · 7d

Happening next week! Register here:

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Erica Friedman @okazu.yuricon.com · 8d

Bookshop is having an Anti-Amazon sale, with cheap e-books and free shipping for print today and tomorrow:

bookshop.org/lists/ebook-...

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 8d

Guess what it also is? Banned books week! Hurray for free speech & boo to censorship.
bannedbooksweek.org

Banned Books Week | October 5-11, 2025

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solsticemfa.bsky.social @solsticemfa.bsky.social · 8d

This 👇

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 8d

PSA:

If reading wasn’t political, they wouldn’t be banning books.

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solsticemfa.bsky.social @solsticemfa.bsky.social · 13d

Don't miss out on our next virtual information session to get answers to your questions about earning an MFA with Solstice. Get to know us on Oct. 15 at 12 p.m. ET by registering here: applygrad.lasell.edu/register/?id...

Icons of people with Q and A speech bubbles with text: Solstice MFA Virtual Info session, October 15 at 12 p.m. Eastern

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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 14d

Contemporary literature and AWP have benefited from the efforts of individuals who have done their utmost to support the next generation of writers. To help us recognize them, submit a nomination for the AWP George Garrett Award, open through October 31.

AWP George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature

Nominations for the 2026 AWP George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature open September 1, 2025, via this submission portal only. Letters of nomination will not be accepted…

awpwriter.secure-platform.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 15d

actually it's ok to look things up in the dictionary instead of blaming the author for using a word you didn't know

learning is good

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solsticemfa.bsky.social @solsticemfa.bsky.social · 14d

We're excited to announce that our Writer-in-Residence Terrance Hayes will join us in person for our upcoming January 2026 residency to teach a class and give a reading that will be open to the public. Stay tuned for more details, and check out his bio here: www.lasell.edu/graduate-stu...

Solstice MFA January 2026 Writer-in-Residence Terrance Hayes, including an image of Terrance sitting in front of books on bookshelves

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Glass Poetry Press @glasspoetry.bsky.social · 16d

psst....

we open for chapbook submissions in two days (October 1).

www.glass-poetry.com/submissions....

Submissions Guidelines | Glass Poetry Press

www.glass-poetry.com

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solsticemfa.bsky.social @solsticemfa.bsky.social · 15d

Winter/spring '26 deadlines are approaching. Apply by Nov. 10 (Oct. 27 for fellowship consideration). Decisions in as few as 10 biz days if we have your personal statement, writing sample, and 2 recommendation forms. (Transcripts due by Jan. 2 at the latest.)

More info: buff.ly/gBgQGLr

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Colleen [Redacted] @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 15d

Well, this is delightful news. 📚
bookriot.com/new-host-of-...

Meet the New Host of Reading Rainbow: Mychal the Librarian

After 20 years, Reading Rainbow is back! The new host is Mychal the Librarian, who has been spreading library joy online for years.

bookriot.com

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solsticemfa.bsky.social @solsticemfa.bsky.social · 16d

Congrats to our faculty member @joshneufeld.bsky.social, who self-published a zine related to his book, A.D.: After the Deluge, called Beyond A.D.: 20 Years After the Deluge, gathering material related to the book and its characters in the years after Hurricane Katrina.

Beyond A.D. – Josh Neufeld Comix and Stories

$10.00

www.joshcomix.com

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solsticemfa.bsky.social @solsticemfa.bsky.social · 18d

Congrats to our alum @ellenaustinli.bsky.social, who spoke with Katerina Stoykova about her poetry collection Incidental Pollen on Accent Publishing's podcast! Check it out here:

Ellen Austin-Li

Katerina Stoykova interviews poet Ellen Austin-Li about her latest book, Incidental Pollen.

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Small Harbor Publishing @smallharborpub.bsky.social · 20d

Our submission period is open for Issue 16!
Send us 1–3 poems via Submittable—it’s free to submit, and we pay $10 per published poem.
🔗Full guidelines here: smallharborpublishing.submittable.com/submit

#PoetrySubmissions #LitMag #poetry

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