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Literary magazine about chronic illnesses, mental health, & disabilities written by disabled & chronically ill creatives
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EIC: @kellyesparza.bsky.social
Special issue 2 subs open 10/1/25!
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FLARE Magazine (SUBS CLOSED) @flaremagazine.bsky.social · 28d
It's that time again. FLARE gets to participate for the 1st time! If you like what FLARE does, vote for us for Chill Subs' Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards (@chillsubs.bsky.social)! Let's spread more awareness about what we're trying to accomplish! Vote: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
red background: FLARE Magazine logo with heart flame and matches: It's time to vote! Now through December 7th, you can vote for Chill Subs' Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! FLARE gets to participate for the first time! Vote for FLARE, and bring awareness to all we do here!
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We didn't place, but that's okay! We still had some great votes for awesome categories, like Actually Inclusive, so that's a win for us! Congrats to friends @micromancemagazine.bsky.social, @charliefish.bsky.social, and @prosetrics.bsky.social who did place! Congrats!!!
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THE RESULTS ARE IN 🏆
Meet the winners of our 3rd annual Best Lit Mag Awards!
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December 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Although it’s been almost a year of being around, we made it on the FISH List of lively independent #litmags! Woohoo! FLARE is number 1282 out of 1848 lit mags that qualified! Thank you for curating all this, @charliefish.bsky.social! See the list here: www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
Red background with starry banner, white background with black edges: FLARE is on the 2026 FISH List! -4935 literary magazines assessed, 1848 qualified, curated by Charlie Fish, EIC of Fiction on the Web (lit mag), Drum roll… FLARE is 1282! This means a lot as FLARE only started in January 2025! FISH List with lit mags and FLARE at 1282
December 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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kellyesparza.bsky.social
Screaming! My poetry chapbook that was published by #bottlecappress is FEATURED on the @reedsy.bsky.social discovery site & will be in their newsletter that reaches hundreds of thousands of readers!! Ahhh!

Not every book gets picked up so this is amazing! The link to buy my book is in my bio! ☺️
Purple book cover with spoon and fire, A SpoonieMs Guide to Self-Acceptance by Kelly Esparza, 4 stars, Esparza’s stunning poetic account of living with lupus is a rattling and gripping exploration of identity, reviewed by Stephen Dundas, on the featured list with other books A Spoonie’s Guide to Self-Acceptance has been featured on Reedsy Discovery (email): Hi Kelly, We’re pleased to let you know that you’ve made it to the Discovery Featured list! (Trophy emoji) Head over to our homepage to see your book review at the very top! Open Discovery in white letters, gold box —The Reedsy Team Find your audience. If our reviewers like what they read, your book will receive a high-quality review and be promoted within our community. Top-rated books are spotlighted on our Featured page and in our weekly newsletter, sent to hundreds of thousands of readers.
December 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Ooh yay! We made it to 800 followers on this account, aka our second biggest social media platform. Our IG by far has the most with (1700+ followers) and it’s all thanks to YOU😌
December 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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BIG news! My adult speculative mystery is a SEMI-FINALIST for the fiction category for the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards! In my #amquerying era but in a flare so I’ve been delayed BUT this means a lot as a @uarizona.bsky.social Creative Writing & English alum! ❤️ 719 subs total!🤯
December 8, 2025 Dear Writer, Thank you for entering your work in the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards competition. We appreciated the opportunity to read your writing. We received 719 submissions, and because of the many submissions of high quality, competition was tough and the judges’ decisions were difficult to make. Your submission is a semi-finalist in the fiction category. Finalists are invited to participate in Tucson, March 16-17. 2026, with workshop leaders Laura Da’, Caleb Gayle, Jason Mott, Shonda Rao… Pictured: strike out of cost of workshop and two white arrows in blue boxes pointing at semi-finalist.
December 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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kellyesparza.bsky.social
Being chronically ill is rough these days! Trying to pick up some extra editing work! I have BAs in English & Creative Writing and 5+ yrs of editing experience + I was previously agented! I have edited books, query letters, business writing, poetry, short stories, essays, etc.

Flexible w/ pricing!
Editing Services
Hi there, writers! I am offering editing services! As you’ll see, I edit poetry collections, poems, short stories, novels, flash fiction, nonfiction books, screenplays, all types of business …
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December 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Ahh! A reporter at the Auburn Journal wrote an article about my new poetry chapbook about lupus & me! I’m happy to use my voice to spread awareness! 💜🥄

Read the whole article here: goldcountrymedia.com/news/338640/...

Buy my book here: kelly-esparza-merch-and-books.square.site/s/shop
Folsom author spotlights chronic illness in new book, by Dan Araujo, Kelly Esparza has an infectious laugh, usually punctuating the end of her sentences with a light chuckle brimming with positivity. An avid reader, she’s a book and magazine editor who earned her Bachelor’s degrees in English and Creative Writing before the age of 30.
December 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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#FF It’s Faux Fur Friday! To celebrate, give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community that begin with “F”!
@flaremagazine.bsky.social
@flashpointsf.bsky.social
@floridapress.bsky.social
@flowlitmag.bsky.social
@foglifterpress.bsky.social
@folklorereview.bsky.social
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December 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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kellyesparza.bsky.social
#GivingTuesday2025 I'm running a 30% off sale on
Etsy & if you buy my poetry chapbook about lupus, you'll get a FREE bookmark & sticker, w/ proceeds from both places going to the Lupus Foundation of America @lupus.org! If you just donate to @lupus.org, your donation is matched!
Get the links below!
kellyesparza | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
I am a writer and editor!
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December 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Through my site, you can buy a signed copy of my poetry chapbook that’s about my life with lupus for $10 and it’s FREE shipping worldwide and through tomorrow, you can get a FREE bookmark!
Buy here:
Kelly's Merch and Books
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November 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Surprise! We were (easily) convinced to nominate for the @pushcartprize.bsky.social! So, the nominees are...

Rania Omar, Kelley Dundas, @christafairbrother.bsky.social, Alex Pellerin, Chloe Glass, & Olivia J. Bennett! Congrats!

Read their work here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/nominations/
green, gold, and white background: FLARE's Pushcart Prize Nominees 2026: For Poetry: "Skinned" by Rania Omar, Issue 1; "Always Hungry" by Christa Fairbrother, Issue 3; For Short Fiction: "The Symptoms Forecast" by Alex Pellerin, Issue 4, arrow with "next slide" and a pic of a trophy green, gold, and white background: FLARE's Pushcart Prize Nominees 2026 (Continued): For Creative Nonfiction: "The Fourth Trimester" by Kelley Dundas, Issue 3, "For the Little Girl Inside Me" by Chloe Glass, Issue 4; "Bone Spurs and Blueberry Pie" by Olivia J. Bennett, Issue 4, trophy pic at the bottom of the post
November 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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If you celebrate, Happy Thanksgiving from me to you! I am so incredibly thankful for the way FLARE has emerged as a community that many of us, myself included, needed this year! Your stories, your art--it all matters so much! 🧡 --EIC Kelly @kellyesparza.bsky.social
fall background with turkeys, apple cider/warm drink, corn, fall leaves, and acorns: Happy Thanksgiving (if you choose to celebrate) from FLARE! I am so thankful for this community and to you for sharing your support, your stories, your art with FLARE! You matter so much! xoxo, EIC Kelly Esparza
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Artist Spotlight #2: Sushmita Mamillapalli and her painting, "Into the Unknown."
See her art here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/into-the-unk...
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fall background with mushrooms, acorns, and leaves: Artist Spotlight: "Into the Unknown" by Sushmita Mamillapalli, Art
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Artist Spotlight #1: Sara Jorgensen and her paintings, "Of the Barb-Wire or Verbal" and "Fusion."
See her art here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/of-the-barb-...
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#litmags #artistspotlight #healthscares #art
Leaves background: Artist Spotlight: "Of the Barb-Wire or Verbal" and "Fusion" by Sara Jorgensen, Art
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Author Spotlight #20: A. Riel Regan (riwritesatnight.bsky.social) and their experimental piece, “[the hospital room that i’m not in]."
Read their piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/the-hospital...
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#litmags #authorspotlight #healthscares #experimental
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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I'm running my 1st book giveaway! Follow @kellyesparza.bsky.social, tag someone, quote reblog and tag me!

A random winner on 11/30/25 receives 1 FREE copy of my poetry chapbook published by #BottlecapPress & a bookmark!

BONUS entry: add my book to Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
blue and white background: Giveaway: smiley icons, Follow These Steps: Follow @kellyesparza.bsky.social, tag a friend in the comments (counts as another entry), quote reblog and tag me. Randomly selected winner on 11/30/25 receives 1 FREE copy of my poetry chapbook published by Bottlecap Press! yellow background with asterisks: A Spoonie's Guide to Self-Acceptance by Kelly Esparza, purple cover with spoon and fire
November 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Author Spotlight #19: Linnea Peterson (@lpetersonwrites.bsky.social) and their CNF piece, "No Leads."
Read their piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/no-leads-by-...
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#litmags #authorspotlight #healthscares #creativenonfiction
leaves background: Author Spotlight: "No Leads" by Linnea Peterson, CNF
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I'm so blessed to be nominated by @flaremagazine.bsky.social for this award. ❤️ Such an amazing platform for disability and chronic illness!
flaremagazine.bsky.social FLARE Magazine (SUBS CLOSED) @flaremagazine.bsky.social · 27d
Announcing FLARE's Best Small Fictions nominees! The criterion is a piece must be within 1000 words! 🎉 🔥 🏆

Nominees: @kancollan.bsky.social, Raiya Shaw, @litsadremousis.bsky.social, Robin Bissett, Marie-Eve Bernier
Read the work via our nominations page: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/nominations/
green and gold border: FLARE's Best Small Fictions Nominees 2026: "Perception" by Katie Collan, issue 2, "At a Crossroads" by Raiya Shaw, issue 2, "Slipping Through the Membrane" by Litsa Dremousis, issue 3, "Landlocked" by Robin Bissett, issue 4, and "The Visitor" by Marie-Eve Bernier, special issue 2 with trophy pic
November 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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litsadremousis.bsky.social
It is, indeed, an honor to be nominated🎉

Flare Lit Mag @flaremagazine.bsky.social launched this year and it's an incredible lit mag focusing on #disability and #chronicillness.

Definitely recommend submitting when they're open again.

#BookSky #WriterSky #DisabilitySky #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
flaremagazine.bsky.social FLARE Magazine (SUBS CLOSED) @flaremagazine.bsky.social · 27d
Announcing FLARE's Best Small Fictions nominees! The criterion is a piece must be within 1000 words! 🎉 🔥 🏆

Nominees: @kancollan.bsky.social, Raiya Shaw, @litsadremousis.bsky.social, Robin Bissett, Marie-Eve Bernier
Read the work via our nominations page: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/nominations/
green and gold border: FLARE's Best Small Fictions Nominees 2026: "Perception" by Katie Collan, issue 2, "At a Crossroads" by Raiya Shaw, issue 2, "Slipping Through the Membrane" by Litsa Dremousis, issue 3, "Landlocked" by Robin Bissett, issue 4, and "The Visitor" by Marie-Eve Bernier, special issue 2 with trophy pic
November 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
flaremagazine.bsky.social
Announcing FLARE's Best Small Fictions nominees! The criterion is a piece must be within 1000 words! 🎉 🔥 🏆

Nominees: @kancollan.bsky.social, Raiya Shaw, @litsadremousis.bsky.social, Robin Bissett, Marie-Eve Bernier
Read the work via our nominations page: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/nominations/
green and gold border: FLARE's Best Small Fictions Nominees 2026: "Perception" by Katie Collan, issue 2, "At a Crossroads" by Raiya Shaw, issue 2, "Slipping Through the Membrane" by Litsa Dremousis, issue 3, "Landlocked" by Robin Bissett, issue 4, and "The Visitor" by Marie-Eve Bernier, special issue 2 with trophy pic
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Author Spotlight #18: Isobel Bradshaw (@girlprometheus.bsky.social) and their CNF piece, “Five Emergency Room Visits, November 2024-August 2025."
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fall background with acorns, mushrooms, and leaves: Author Spotlight: "Five Emergency Room Visits, November 2024-August 2025" by Isobel Bradshaw, CNF
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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It’s back 😏

Nominate Your Favorite Lit Mags of 2025 through this form ⬇️

www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...

Let’s love on some editors, folks. They freakin’ deserve it!
Writers! Who are the best litmags of 2025? CHILL SUBS®
November 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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It's that time again. FLARE gets to participate for the 1st time! If you like what FLARE does, vote for us for Chill Subs' Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards (@chillsubs.bsky.social)! Let's spread more awareness about what we're trying to accomplish! Vote: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
red background: FLARE Magazine logo with heart flame and matches: It's time to vote! Now through December 7th, you can vote for Chill Subs' Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! FLARE gets to participate for the first time! Vote for FLARE, and bring awareness to all we do here!
November 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Author Spotlight #17: Dawn Levitt (@2heartcore4u.bsky.social) and her CNF piece, "Jump Scare My Heart."
Read her piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/jump-scare-m...
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#litmags #authorspotlight #creativenonfiction #healthscares
leaves background: Author Spotlight: "Jump Scare My Heart" by Dawn Levitt, CNF
November 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Two of my visual pieces, “Daydreamer” and “Untethered,” are featured in Heimat Review’s Issue 10.

Grateful to the editors at @heimatreview.bsky.social , and a nod to @flaremagazine.bsky.social for first publishing “Untethered.” 💫
heimatreview.bsky.social Heimat Review @heimatreview.bsky.social · Nov 15
We’ve been quiet for a bit, but now we’re back — with Issue 10 of Heimat: Palimpsest. Layers of memory, lineage, and becoming wait inside. Come look through with us. www.heimatreview.com/issue-10-pal...
#Palimpsest #LiteraryJournal #Poetry #VisualArt
Cover of Heimat Issue 10, featuring Kale Hensley’s artwork ‘Family Trees.’ A layered visual composition suggesting branches, ancestry, and connection, with textured lines and subtle, overlapping shapes evoking growth and memory.
November 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM