Madame Oriley

Hi all,

My name is Brittani Ann and I play in a few different genres, mainly poetry and creative non-fiction. I have a minor in poetry and have been writing on my own since I was young but I am now looking to get a bit more serious with my work as well as engage and share with other writers. I am craving the community of those who are looking to critique, workshop, encourage, discuss and learn from one another.

 

Pronouns: 
She/Her
Location: 
United States
Genres: 
Experimental, Formal Poetry, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Visual Poetry
My publishing/workshop experience: 
Attend(ed) an MFA program
How I choose to identify myself: 
Italian American
Languages I write or speak in: 
English
I’m looking for a group that:
Meets Online.
meets for
Critique, Workshop, Submissions, Writing exercises, Encouragement, Inspiration, Accountability partners, Discussion, Tips.

meets
Bi-weekly.

R.Bacon

Hi. I very much enjoy making up a good story. I very much more do not enjoy editing. I do not have the gift of scene setting but I wield dialog with enthusiasm. I'm looking for an accountability group to keep me moving forward on editing my ms. In return, I am not too shabby of a content editor and would be happy to read group memebers' work if it helps them. I can barely spell so no help with that, but I can identify a tell when there should be a show like a ninja. Any of that sound interesting? Let me know.

Location: 
Vancouver , WA
United States
Washington
Genres: 
Commercial Fiction, Religious/Spiritual
My publishing/workshop experience: 
Have workshop experience
Languages I write or speak in: 
English
I’m looking for a group that:
Meets Online, Meets In Person.
meets for
Critique, Encouragement, Accountability partners.

meets
Weekly.

Christian Guild

Hiya! I was a copywriter on/off with textbroker and have had my poetry published in an inaugural issue of a Christian literary journal, a local arts festival journal, and a now defunct experimental/general online literary magazine. I'm looking for a group of people who are able to critique each other with no qualms, read poetry to expand our understandings of the world, and discuss what poetry actually is.

Note, I view poetry as an act of religious ritual - a sacramental approach to the world, our lived experiences, and people all around. Not strictly Christian (highly platonic), but also not New Age-y. So, most of my poems have a hint of religiousity, if not outright proclamation. I honestly don't care if one is religious or not. Good poetry is good poetry.

Pronouns: 
He/Him
Location: 
Portland, MI
United States
Michigan
Genres: 
Experimental, Poetry, Religious/Spiritual
My publishing/workshop experience: 
Published in literary journal
How I choose to identify myself: 
Christian
Languages I write or speak in: 
English
I’m looking for a group that:
Meets Online, Meets In Person.
meets for
Critique, Workshop, Encouragement, Discussion, Tips, Reading.

betweenthehighway

Basic Information
6917 Daisy Ave.
City: 
Brecksville
State: 
Ohio
Country: 
United States
Zip / Postal Code: 
44141
Contact Information
alex
benedict
editor
Details
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Book Types: 
Chapbook
Formats: 
Paperback
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Response Time: 
Less than 3 months

betweenthehighway is a press dedicated to publishing chapbooks in the form of store receipts. Inspired by accounting books from the Japanese Edo period, each chapbook features the work of one writer. Please see the website for published work and more information.

If you would like to publish with us, please read our FAQ and share your writing with betweenthehighway@gmail.com

Representative Authors: 

Tommy Noell, Nate Hoil, Alexandre Ferrere

How many authors debut in each issue?: 
1-2
Titles per Year: 
1 to 5
Distributors: 
Zine Volcano, Sticky Institute, Carrboro Farmer's Market, Local Newstands
Publishing type: 

Michele

I began writing in elementary school. I've not taken any formal creative writing classes beyond high school. I'm looking to get feedback on my writing and support other writers.

Pronouns: 
She/Her
Location: 
Reynoldsburg, OH
United States
Ohio
Genres: 
Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual
How I choose to identify myself: 
African American
Languages I write or speak in: 
English
I’m looking for a group that:
Meets Online, Meets In Person.
meets for
Workshop.

Julia Kennedy

Hello, fellow writers! I'm looking to "find my people" after many years isolating as a writer. Bad me for doing that!

I graduated from a Master's Program in English 10 years ago, in which I wrote a collection of fiction for my final project. Since then, I've written and edited an 86,000 word memoir about my experience as a wildland firefighter as a young woman. I also started a blog, Hidden Stories, in which I interview homeless people, overlooked people, or write about  unusual places. I've published a few pieces of writing (poetry, flash-fiction, memoir excerpt) online during this time. I've also been involved in performance art -- specifically community theatre and voiceover. I am a full-time Special Education teacher in the Boston area and a part-time college writing instructor.

In educating myself about what it takes to be published, I've learned that my approach to reading and writing needs to be different. I need to find peers whose work is similar to mine and I need to start joining the conversation.

Authors who have deeply inspired me over the past five years, (working backwards from what I'm currently reading) are Matthew Vollmer, Molly McCulley Brown, Jamie Wright, Rachel Held Evans, Lynn Nottage, Stephen Adly Gurguis, Kaleefa Sanneh, Laurie Anderson (performance artist but also a writer to me and I have to have her on this list), Rachel Kushner, Otessa Moshfegh, Lucas Hnath, Annie Baker, Sharon Olds and Christian Wiman. Many of these are playwrights, a nod to my love of theatre and dialogue.

If I could distill what I care deeply about, what I'm hungry to read more about, and what my yet-to-be-published memoir touches on, it is this: people who have grown up in privilege and know it, who are fighting to get out of numbness into a fuller lives, to escape the sheen of protection that covers them and enter into truly living, not afraid to be counted among the broken and hurting and disappointed. People who believe in God and in the richness of what humans have wrought -- music and art in all its madness, people who want to push the edge of what it means to be devout, but know in their hearts that this world is not all there is. People who often make others and others' opinions their god, who have made sexuality and desirability and youth their gods, and are trying to break free of that. People who want to relate to their bodies in a new way. People who want to be true children of God in this world and who know that doing so will take them to uncomforable places -- often this means to cities, to subcultures, to what seems mundane and is infused with magic.

Thank you for letting me share and I look forward to getting to know you!

Pronouns: 
She/Her
Location: 
Boston, MA
United States
Massachusetts
Genres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Humor, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Pop Culture, Regional, Religious/Spiritual, Short Fiction
My publishing/workshop experience: 
Published in literary journal, Have workshop experience
How I choose to identify myself: 
American
Languages I write or speak in: 
English
I’m looking for a group that:
Meets In Person.
has a maximum group size of 4.
meets for
Submissions, Encouragement, Accountability partners, Discussion, Tips.

meets
Monthly.

Tea With Coffee Media

Basic Information
7181 Durant Ave NE
City: 
Leland
State: 
North Carolina
Country: 
United States
Zip / Postal Code: 
28451
Contact Information
Tyler
Wittkofsky
Publisher
Details
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Book Types: 
Chapbook
Novella
Short story collections
Essay collections
Novel
Memoir
Poetry collections
Formats: 
Paperback
Hardcover
E-book
Audio
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months

Founded in 2021 by husband and wife team Grace and Tyler Wittkofsky, Tea With Coffee Media is a team of indie authors, designers, and editors who have a goal of helping indie media producers make their dreams become a reality. Their modest press has aspirations to help as many indie media producers succeed as possible.

Representative Authors: 

Natalie Bartley, K Kalor, Destiny Swallows, Ruby Marley, Tyler Wittkofsky, Kelsey Lovelady, Clarissa Cottrill, Jess Sadler, JT Cunningham, BT Harris, and Kathryn Malcolm.

How many authors debut in each issue?: 
5
Titles per Year: 
6 to 10
Distributors: 
IngramSpark
Publishing type: 

Alternative Field Notes

Basic Information
135 North Avenue 50
City: 
Los Angeles
State: 
California
Country: 
United States
Zip / Postal Code: 
90042
Contact Information
Jessica
Ceballos y Campbell
Contact E-mail: 
Details
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Book Types: 
Chapbook
Poetry collections
Formats: 
Paperback
E-book
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Charges Reading Fee: 
Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
No
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Response Time: 
Less than 3 months

Alternative Field Notes (and imprint of Alternative Field) welcomes dialogue, discourse, and co-operative thinking in ways that may instigate curiosity, criticism, action, creation, imagination, building, and healing. They publish poetry anthologies that invite the community to use their known and/or unknown poetic sensibilities to share this discourse. They support poets whose work facilitates certain guidance towards understanding.

The anthologies are centered on specific topics/issues and can be found on their Submittable guidelines page. 

How many authors debut in each issue?: 
Many
Titles per Year: 
6 to 10
Distributors: 
IngramSpark
Publishing type: 

ever_evolving_kat

I am new to this platform and new to joining a writers group. This is my first attempt at joining a writers group so I'd probably fit best with a group for beginners. Looking to learn and grow together.

Pronouns: 
She/Her
Location: 
CA
United States
California
Genres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Healing/Health, Humor, Love, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual, Short Fiction
I’m looking for a group that:
Meets Online.
meets for
Workshop, Writing exercises, Encouragement, Inspiration, Accountability partners, Discussion, Tips.

laura lou catherine

I write scientific and religious poetry and I'm also working on a historical fiction/magical realism novel. I take writing very seriously because I am good at it. I love discussing people's work and I tend to go on a deeper level with them about it. Cheers :)

Pronouns: 
She/Her
Location: 
Seattle, WA
United States
Washington
Genres: 
Fiction, Formal Poetry, Poetry, Religious/Spiritual
My publishing/workshop experience: 
Published in literary journal
How I choose to identify myself: 
American
Languages I write or speak in: 
American Sign Language, English, Spanish
I’m looking for a group that:
Meets Online, Meets In Person.
meets for
Workshop.

meets
Weekly.

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