Hayley Shucker
@hayleyshucker.bsky.social
Writer of short stories, flash, screenplays. Lover of musical theater, baking, and cats. Pub in Door is a Jar, Los Angeles Review, Reed Magazine etc hayleyshucker.com https://hayleyshucker.substack.com/
MFA Sarah Lawrence 2025
MA English CSULB 2016
MFA Sarah Lawrence 2025
MA English CSULB 2016
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Books to read & writing advice in the January Roundup. New post is live!
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#writingtips #writingadvice #fiction #literature #tbr #writingcommunity #scams #bookrelease #openmic
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#writingtips #writingadvice #fiction #literature #tbr #writingcommunity #scams #bookrelease #openmic
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Request an invitation here, or email us. Jan 31st. 9pm NYC. www.smokelong.com/reading-inte...
Reading/Interview with Patricia Q. Bidar - SmokeLong Quarterly
We’re going to be hosting a reading and interview with Patricia Q. Bidar on January 31st at 9pm NYC. We hope you’ll come and help us celebrate the publication of Patricia’s debut short fiction collect...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Request an invitation here, or email us. Jan 31st. 9pm NYC. www.smokelong.com/reading-inte...
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Updated the blog, free writing advice
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HOW TO WRITE BOOK GOOD
just keep swimming, hit your head very hard a few times
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January 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Updated the blog, free writing advice
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Books to read & writing advice in the January Roundup. New post is live!
hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/january-20...
#writingtips #writingadvice #fiction #literature #tbr #writingcommunity #scams #bookrelease #openmic
hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/january-20...
#writingtips #writingadvice #fiction #literature #tbr #writingcommunity #scams #bookrelease #openmic
January 30, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Books to read & writing advice in the January Roundup. New post is live!
hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/january-20...
#writingtips #writingadvice #fiction #literature #tbr #writingcommunity #scams #bookrelease #openmic
hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/january-20...
#writingtips #writingadvice #fiction #literature #tbr #writingcommunity #scams #bookrelease #openmic
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Being a writer is the most embarrassing thing in the world! I write down the entire contents of my soul for validation! And then some editor will just be like no thanks!
January 19, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Being a writer is the most embarrassing thing in the world! I write down the entire contents of my soul for validation! And then some editor will just be like no thanks!
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We the Living Document: No Winters for Diversity
First Call for Collaborative Project Series
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January 23, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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DEADLINE JAN. 31ST: Want to submit to the Driftwood Annual Anthology? Use the link in our bio to submit your best short story or poem for a chance to be published and get paid! #callforsubmissions
January 26, 2026 at 5:03 PM
DEADLINE JAN. 31ST: Want to submit to the Driftwood Annual Anthology? Use the link in our bio to submit your best short story or poem for a chance to be published and get paid! #callforsubmissions
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Love how this #flashfiction by @hayleyshucker.bsky.social in uses 2nd person. I was so easily immersed into the narrative. And loads of great lines like: "Remember, it is okay to love a work-in-progress because there’s nowhere to go but up. "
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When You Find the Secret Tunnel Hidden Behind the Panel
By Hayley Shucker Leo 𖤓 | Taurus ⏾ | Virgo ↑ You’re overjoyed because a secret room is all you’ve ever wanted in a house. It echoes the children’s stories that fed you twice a week at story hour. T…
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January 19, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Love how this #flashfiction by @hayleyshucker.bsky.social in uses 2nd person. I was so easily immersed into the narrative. And loads of great lines like: "Remember, it is okay to love a work-in-progress because there’s nowhere to go but up. "
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Went to 2 book releases in one week. Both Alice Feeney and Jennette McCurdy are already on my Substack and now there's more material!
January 26, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Went to 2 book releases in one week. Both Alice Feeney and Jennette McCurdy are already on my Substack and now there's more material!
Lit events this week. Virtual and in person. Free and paid. #literaryevent #literature #fiction #writingcommunity #communityreading
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January 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Lit events this week. Virtual and in person. Free and paid. #literaryevent #literature #fiction #writingcommunity #communityreading
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Character is at the heart of this novel. Wallace Price is a force of nature. We see that Wallace isn’t going to respond to things how we might expect.
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#firstchapters #speculativefiction #fantasybooks #craftanalysis #literature #fiction #tbr #readinglist
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#firstchapters #speculativefiction #fantasybooks #craftanalysis #literature #fiction #tbr #readinglist
January 16, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Character is at the heart of this novel. Wallace Price is a force of nature. We see that Wallace isn’t going to respond to things how we might expect.
hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/under-the-...
#firstchapters #speculativefiction #fantasybooks #craftanalysis #literature #fiction #tbr #readinglist
hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/under-the-...
#firstchapters #speculativefiction #fantasybooks #craftanalysis #literature #fiction #tbr #readinglist
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I'm certain you can write a book. Creating a whole ass human being who will become an entire universe unto themselves only takes 9 months!
January 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I'm certain you can write a book. Creating a whole ass human being who will become an entire universe unto themselves only takes 9 months!
Interviewer: are those men's shoes, women's shoes, or bisexual shoes?
Bowie: they're shoe shoes silly!
Bowie: they're shoe shoes silly!
January 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Interviewer: are those men's shoes, women's shoes, or bisexual shoes?
Bowie: they're shoe shoes silly!
Bowie: they're shoe shoes silly!
If you've ever started writing & wondered who wants to read it, or gleefully cancelled dinner plans to write, you've got a lot in common with Florence Gordon.
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#writingcommunity #firstchapters #writingtips #bookrecommendations #fiction #literature #novel
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#writingcommunity #firstchapters #writingtips #bookrecommendations #fiction #literature #novel
January 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
If you've ever started writing & wondered who wants to read it, or gleefully cancelled dinner plans to write, you've got a lot in common with Florence Gordon.
hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/florence-g...
#writingcommunity #firstchapters #writingtips #bookrecommendations #fiction #literature #novel
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#writingcommunity #firstchapters #writingtips #bookrecommendations #fiction #literature #novel
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January 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
December 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
15 novels, 3 short stories, readings and events, zine making...My 2025 writing year-ish post is live.
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#firstchapters #writingtips #writinggoals #craftanalysis #yearinreview #novels #shortstories #zines
hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
#firstchapters #writingtips #writinggoals #craftanalysis #yearinreview #novels #shortstories #zines
January 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
15 novels, 3 short stories, readings and events, zine making...My 2025 writing year-ish post is live.
hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
#firstchapters #writingtips #writinggoals #craftanalysis #yearinreview #novels #shortstories #zines
hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
#firstchapters #writingtips #writinggoals #craftanalysis #yearinreview #novels #shortstories #zines
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Join One Story Co-Founder & Publisher @mbatcha.bsky.social & 5 One Story authors & editors for a generative fiction boot camp Jan 26- 30. This year’s instructors will be @kermichele.bsky.social, Maggie Love, @lenavalencia.bsky.social, Hannah Tinti & J. L. Zhang. Visit bit.ly/4pbSGQj for details
December 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Join One Story Co-Founder & Publisher @mbatcha.bsky.social & 5 One Story authors & editors for a generative fiction boot camp Jan 26- 30. This year’s instructors will be @kermichele.bsky.social, Maggie Love, @lenavalencia.bsky.social, Hannah Tinti & J. L. Zhang. Visit bit.ly/4pbSGQj for details
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Sharpen those pencils, humans.
Claudine opens back up Jan 1!
Get ready to send her something curious, clever. . . and quick.
💚🐈⬛💚
As always: free to sub, paying market.
Claudine opens back up Jan 1!
Get ready to send her something curious, clever. . . and quick.
💚🐈⬛💚
As always: free to sub, paying market.
December 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Sharpen those pencils, humans.
Claudine opens back up Jan 1!
Get ready to send her something curious, clever. . . and quick.
💚🐈⬛💚
As always: free to sub, paying market.
Claudine opens back up Jan 1!
Get ready to send her something curious, clever. . . and quick.
💚🐈⬛💚
As always: free to sub, paying market.
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Like many nonprofits, this time of year is crucial for One Story. We hope you'll include us in your end of year giving plans. Visit bit.ly/4pgekTG to donate today. One Story is Your Story! #nonprofits #literature #writingcommunity #donate
December 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Like many nonprofits, this time of year is crucial for One Story. We hope you'll include us in your end of year giving plans. Visit bit.ly/4pgekTG to donate today. One Story is Your Story! #nonprofits #literature #writingcommunity #donate
December 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Our staff just started their winter break, so we decided to give you a break as well… by extending the contest deadline.
#writingcontest #artcontest #poetry #nonfiction #shortstory #flashfiction #visualart #entertowin
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#writingcontest #artcontest #poetry #nonfiction #shortstory #flashfiction #visualart #entertowin
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December 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Our staff just started their winter break, so we decided to give you a break as well… by extending the contest deadline.
#writingcontest #artcontest #poetry #nonfiction #shortstory #flashfiction #visualart #entertowin
www.southeastreview.org/writing-cont...
#writingcontest #artcontest #poetry #nonfiction #shortstory #flashfiction #visualart #entertowin
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We are proud to present our nominations for the Pushcart Prize! Read the nominated pieces in print or online with a Ploughshares subscription: https://bit.ly/4q0LXdl
December 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We are proud to present our nominations for the Pushcart Prize! Read the nominated pieces in print or online with a Ploughshares subscription: https://bit.ly/4q0LXdl
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Our submissions open Jan 5 and will be open a week until Jan 12!
December 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Our submissions open Jan 5 and will be open a week until Jan 12!
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I continue to be shocked by magazines and writers that continue to use generative AI. Even if you think it looks good (it doesn’t), or you’ve convinced yourself it’s ethical and non-exploitative (it isn’t), the environmental cost is so ridiculously high it should be a non-starter.
January 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I continue to be shocked by magazines and writers that continue to use generative AI. Even if you think it looks good (it doesn’t), or you’ve convinced yourself it’s ethical and non-exploitative (it isn’t), the environmental cost is so ridiculously high it should be a non-starter.