Oh hey. New call. Open now.
I have very little personal writing time anymore, and I want everyone to feel my pain. So. Write a positive speclit story (or two) in 60 minutes and send it to me, pretty please! 400 words max. Deets in the link 👇👇
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Who's up for a very-quick, very-sharp narrative call? Aiming to open next Monday. Details soon. ivylit.com
@sarahgracetuttle.bsky.social 👀👀👀👀
We're back after the break! Today is Miranda Ray's little story of growing houses:
He started out growing matchbooks in his backyard when he was ten. Every year, and every subsequent science fair, his craft eveolved until he was growing birdhouses.
Read it here! ivylit.com/index.php/20...
Today! Read the alt-universe dreams of @sarahgracetuttle.bsky.social in their story "A Pothos, Once Freed":
In this universe, she kept the window closed. Her pothos plant pressed its leaves against the glass and stretched toward the sky as best it could."
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Today we're highlighting our first micro-story, penned by the poetic askresnak.bsky.social --
"The virus makes the petals bioluminescent," she told me. "It'll blow you away. But it'll destroy the species."
"Who would've thought," I said. "What's your life like? Who's your father?"
Thank you for writing, submitting, and reading! Putting together the Inaugural Run has been an adventure and an honour. We hope (know) that you will enjoy!
We swear we had a good reason for the delay! You can read about it in our Letter from the Editor. Murphy's Law and all of that.
We are so incredibly proud of the incredible work published in our Inaugural Run! Featuring the work of five brilliant authors, the Run holds true to ivy.'s mission to spread positive, speculative fiction to everyone.
We'll feature each story here in its own time. But! They are all live now!
Ok, so, uh. Something came up.
But we are NOW proud to announce the publishing of our Inaugural Run of ivy. literary magazine. Keep reading, or click the link below 👇👇
An announcement image for the inaugural run of ivy. literary magazine. The background is a red-tinted photo of an ivy-covered wall.
On November 25th, we have something to share: five pieces of micro-fiction that imagine a better world. Read the inaugural run of ivy. next week!
We sent out our first acceptance yesterday. It doesn't really feel real!
We are still open for submissions, so get over to ivylit.com and send us your positve-ly short spec fic!
As I said, submissions are now open. Visit the website for more details. We can't wait to read what is sent in, and to share some incredible, creative work!
Ok, we lied. We're also 100% against the use of AI in writing. ChatGPT is not part of the optimistic future we're imagining. Humans got us into this mess, and humans are going to get us out. AI can be in the stories, but you, the writer, need to be the one that tells it.
We want to share positive, optimistic stories. There's a lot of dystopia out there (like... everywhere). But we know things can be better. They MUST be better. So, let's imagine a future where things ARE better.
That is our only requirement. Really.
ivy. is meant to share stories that grow on you. The ones that are short, sweet, and to the point, but that leave a lasting impression.
We're keeping it short - 400 words or less. We want these to be shareable, because the more people that read your work, the better.
Hi. Ian here. I'm thrilled to announce that submissions to ivy. Literary Magazine are now live. Keep reading for more details on the project!
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