Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed

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Casino Woman/Tamil Girl by Sumitra Singam - CRAFT Paati has put the TV on in the back room to keep us kids out of the way of the prayers. On the veranda, Appa sits shirtless before the homam fire chanting in Sanskrit after the priest. An ancient…

Have you read our own @pleomorphic2.bsky.social's latest in Craft? It is a STUNNER! Congrats, Sumitra! Read here: www.craftliterary.com/2026/02/20/c...

I'm having a hard time posting anything about self-care when the world is on fire, as is my personal life, but we'll be back soon. Keep writing, folx, and don't forget, we open for subs on June 3! - Hema

We had the good luck to hear @maxpasakorn.bsky.social read their brilliantly layered nonfiction piece at a Valentine’s Day writers event! Read it here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

Mmmm it’s gonna be a good day. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️👇🏼

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Love the intensity of this beauty

Sometimes love is a little grumpy too. We absolutely love the moodiness & the longing in this nonfiction piece by @biddablesheep in Issue 1. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

#happyvalentinesday

Love at a breakfast buffet? Sweet as straweberries, this one. Non-fiction by @karinhedet.bsky.social in Issue 1. Read "Alpine Strawberries" here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

A moving piece for a rainy Valentine's Day (like in Singapore rightj now) "Vessels" by @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social in Issue 1. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

Happy Valentine's Day! Sharing a few pieces on love from Issues 1 & 2. Hope you enjoy! First up, @67mgriffin.bsky.social with "Dog-ear This Page" in Issue 1: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

Love these people! <3

Meet our lovely readers, @jenwithwords.bsky.social and @pleomorphic2.bsky.social! They're both brilliant writers and we're so lucky to have them on the team! More about them here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/masth...

#namjooning #namjooningbutliterary

I do love this magazine (biased, much?)

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Welcome to our new followers! Lit Namjooning is a labor of love run by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, Lakshmi, @jenwithwords.bsky.social, @pleomorphic2.bsky.social & @m-ixedbag.bsky.social. Check out our site & Issues 1 & 2 while we gear up for our 3rd year! literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/about

It was lovely meeting you, June! - Hema

@lit-namjooning.bsky.social is the mushroom sprouting from the shit 🍄🍄‍🟫💩. Hope you’re all reading and namjooning away

Hi! The world is still shit but how's everybody doing?

The Now of All Things by Francine Witte I am talking to you from the now of all things, the universe and our bodies and the moment before all our cells shift, but you are examining the furniture. Reminding me that the movers are coming tomo...

"How are you feeling? I ask. Are you really, really happy? You are little more than a jacket now, a pair of chinos, and a stubble of beard." Love this @francinewitte.bsky.social well deserved nom for BSF @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
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Thank you LN for the nomination❤️

Surfer Girl by Kathryn Kulpa For Brian WilsonWhen you roll tumbled from the waves like a de-fuzzed towel from a dryer, fingers dragging sand from your mermaid hair gone free, stretched-out scrunchie lost to the waves, and you jel...

What a ferocious treat. Micro by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social 👏👏👏

Thanks to these lovely editors and congratulations to all these brilliant writers! 🥰

Many thanks to the editors. ✨

I'm thrilled to have been nominated for Best Small Fictions by @lit-namjooning.bsky.social for my story, 'These Days You're Kinda Okay'. Congratulations & good luck to my fellow nominees & huge thanks to the Lit Namjooning team 💜
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This is so cool!

These Days You’re Kinda Okay by Laura Besley Imagine you’re forty-something and you’re kinda okay about who you are these days and although you never thought you would be, you are, and decide the reason you’re kinda okay these days is because yo...

I'm absolutely thrilled that my story, 'These Days You're Kinda Okay' has been nominated for Best Small Fictions by @lit-namjooning.bsky.social 💜 Huge thanks to the readers & editors for selecting this piece for publication & the nomination.
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"...and they say we’d never leave you, we just gave you some space, to see whether you could be this kinda okay forty-something all on your own and you can and we’re so proud of you...."

Love this brilliant nominated story by @laurabesley.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social 💙💙💙

Thanks, Dan!