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Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · 23h

Today we're featuring Kat Echevarria Richter’s, Victoria Large's, and Rob Bailey's #Fiction pieces from #Glassworks Issue 31!

Go read their full pieces and the rest of amazing works featured in #GWIssue31 by clicking the link below!

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Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · 3d

New Book Review!

Associate Editor Cecilia Combs looks at Jesi Bender's, "Child of Light" from @whiskeytit.com

Read the full review on our website:
rowanglassworks.org/book-reviews/r…#BookReviewe#JesiBendere#ChildOfLighth#AmReadingng

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Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · 7d

Today we're featuring artwork by @boomboom9.bsky.social - "Hieroglyphic Romance", "The Baffled King", and "Grown in Flame" from #Glassworks Issue 31!

Check out all the other amazing works featured in Issue 31 by clicking on the link below!
issuu.com/glassworksmaga…#GWIssue313#Artworkrk

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Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · 13d

Our next spotlight features poetry by Terry Savoie, Alison Stone, Jim Daniels, and Denise Utt from #Glassworks Issue 31!

Read the full poems here: issuu.com/glassworksmaga…#GWIssue313#WritingKicksGlasss#LitMaga#Poetryr#AmWritingng

Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · 13d

Today we are featuring poetry by Tim Moder, Alison Hicks, and @almaginnes.bsky.social from #Glassworks Issue 31!

Read the full poems here: issuu.com/glassworksmaga…#GWIssue313#WritingKicksGlasss#LitMaga#Poetryr#AmWritingng

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Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · 19d

Today we're featuring artwork by John Fitzsimmons, "First Thought", "A Sense of Motion", and "Running Woman" from #Glassworks Issue 31!

Check out all the other amazing works featured in Issue 31 by clicking on the link below!

issuu.com/glassworksmaga…#GWIssue313#Artworkrk

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Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · 20d

As the weather cools and sweaters start to become normal, nature seems to be that much more beautiful. Nonfiction Editor Erica Lee invites you to embrace the cozy vibes and pumpkin spice as you enjoy Mary Oliver’s “A Song For Autumn.”

#BestThingIRead #Poetry

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Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · 24d

Today we’re featuring an #essay by @deborahsaki.bsky.social and #interview with Suzi Ehtesham-Zadeh’s from #Glassworks Issue 31!

You can read the full #CreativeNonfiction pieces and other amazing works featured in the new issue at:
issuu.com/glassworksmaga…#GWIssue313#LitMagag

Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · 26d

"It’s its own thing—a whole new kind of identity—and it has its own set of challenges and rewards."

This month we're featuring an interview with Suzi Ehtesham-Zadeh by Editors Ethan Gross, Sophia Nigro, and Rachel Yuro! Read the full interview here:

www.rowanglassworks.org/suzi-ehtesha...

Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Oct 6

“Art is human; error is human; ergo art is error.” —David Bayles & Ted Orland, "Art & Fear"

#MotivationMonday #WriterlyAdvice #ArtIsError #CreativeProcess #DavidBayles #TedOrland

Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Oct 2

Save the date! Join #Glassworks on October 22nd at 6:30pm for our Annual #ReadingSeries - Kat Echevarría Richter (fiction) and Alison Hicks (poetry) will be reading their work from #GWIssue31! Treat yourself to some coffee, pastries, and amazing writing!
#SouthJerseyWriters #PhiladelphiaWriters

Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Oct 1

Today’s the DAY! Issue 31 of Glassworks is finally here, and we’re so excited to share it with you. Check out today’s newsletter: ow.ly/i5IB50X4Wkv

Cover art: “First Thought” by John Fitzsimmons
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#GWIssue31 #LitMag #AmReading #Fiction #Poetry #CNF #Artwork #Interview

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Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Sep 27

Join us next Saturday at the Collingswood Book Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meet our editors, purchase copies of our recent issues, and learn how to submit to Glassworks. See you there!

#CollsBookFest2025 #SouthJerseyWriters #LitMag #WritingKicksGlass #Glassworks

Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Sep 26

In this economy, the two things you need are a laugh and a job. Poetry Editor Adam Buckley recommends “White House Job Openings,” a humorous piece by Allegra Leal found in The New Yorker. Are they taking applications?

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#BestThingIRead #PolticalSatire

White House Job Openings

The President’s driver should be able to go vroom-vroom fast without getting scared, and must be at least sixteen years old with a valid driver’s license.

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Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Sep 26

In this economy, the two things you need are a laugh and a job. Poetry Editor Adam Buckley recommends “White House Job Openings,” a humorous piece by Allegra Leal found in The New Yorker. Are they taking applications?

newyorker.com/humor/shouts-m…#BestThingIReada#PolticalSatirere

https://newyorker.com/humor/shouts-m…

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Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Sep 24

For this week's #WriterWednesday we're sharing some submission tips from our Associate Editors!
• Read the guidelines
• Read past issues
• Proofread
• Write your bios
• Track your submissions!

#WritersLife #AmPublishing #AmSubmitting #AmWriting

Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Sep 22

#FlashGlass presents Neah Ziana Mendoza's "things we feed each other," detailing the estranged relationship between mother and daughter and what led up to it.

Read the full story on our website:
www.rowanglassworks....

#Flash #AmReading #WritingKicksGlass #Glassworks

Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Sep 22

May this season bring you crisp, clear days filled with cozy sweaters, warm beverages, and great reads. 🍁📖🍂 Happy first day of fall from all of us at Glassworks!
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#AutumnEquinox #ReadABook #AmReading #FallReads #AutumnLeaves #AmReading

Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Sep 19

What is the price you're willing to pay for happiness? For utopia? Fiction Editor Gianna Vanore invites you to read The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin—a moral dilemma shrouded as fiction.

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#BestThingIRead #Fiction #Parable #Dystopia #Utopia

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Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Sep 18

Poetry Editor Jamie Roes looks at Annette Sisson's poetry collection, "Winter Sharp With Apples," from @TerrapinBooks

Read the full review on our website:
www.rowanglassworks....

#BookReview #AnnetteSisson #WinterSharpWithApples #TerrapinBooks #Poetry

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Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Sep 15

✍️ Submissions for our 2025 Annual Open Reading Period are finally open! ✨

Check out our guidelines to find out how to submit your work today: www.rowanglassworks....

#GetPublished #LitMag #WritingKicksGlass #Fiction #Poetry #CreativeNonfiction #Flash #OpenForSubmissions

Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Sep 12

Back-to-School season is kicking off, so for this week's #BestThingIRead, Nonfiction Editor Samantha Grasso's shares a piece by Kellie Schmidt that details the writing process in its essence and provides editing tips that can be applicable to any work.

Understanding the writing process and how it can help your students

A structured writing process helps kids. It's the academic equivalent of training wheels, rooted in the work of Linda Flower and John Hayes.

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Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Sep 11

#flashglass presents David Colodney's "I hear a steady beeping & this room is getting colder" - a #ProsePoem that details a hazy, familial fog a man sees while in the hospital.

Read it: www.rowanglassworks....

#Flash #AmReading #WritingKicksGlass #ProsePoetry

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Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Sep 6

What are you doing on Bluesky?? Go read a book! 📖
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#NationalReadABookDay #AmReading #Reading #ReadABook #Bookworm #ReadersLife

Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social · Sep 5

Today’s #BestThingIRead recommended by Associate Editor Shannon Van Meter is a wild ride through 20th century poet's use of The Poetic “I” - Ira Fader says don't be so sure that "I" is the poet.

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#MustRead #Poetry #FirstPerson #PointOfView

The Poetic “I” Through the Looking Glass

“Come out, come out, wherever you are!”

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