Deesha Philyaw

The SLM FAM is 🔥! Big congrats to @caseymulliganwalsh.bsky.social @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social @littlemissbleah.bsky.social @megiddings.bsky.social @jeanlucbouchard.bsky.social @kristinaten.bsky.social @bringonthelucie.bsky.social @adriennenovy.bsky.social @vanessahua.bsky.social @jondoyle.bsky.social

Winner of the 2023 Literary Awards Program - judged by @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social - Erica Kent will be joining our 2026 Authors with her debut novel, BLACK DOG! #SFWP2026Reveal

Preorder BLACK DOG here: buff.ly/CZPhMQE
Get to know Erica here: buff.ly/r1clmtD
@susanschulman.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who submitted to the 2025 Literary Awards Program with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social. We are thrilled to announce our Winners' Circle:

Congratulations to our our grand prize winner, @sudhab.bsky.social, and our runners-up Cara Lynn Albert and Terese Svoboda, and ! buff.ly/92ASZax

Congratulations, Sudha!

I'm beyond thrilled and simply stupefied to have my collection picked as the winner! Thank you so much to @sfwp.bsky.social for their Literary Awards Program and to the fabulous @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social for picking my manuscript!🌷🙏🙏🌷

BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.

An Anthology of Rural Stories by Writers of Color, 2025 - EastOver Press Third in a series, this anthology edited by Deesha Philyaw features short fiction written by contemporary writers of color. From farms to trading posts, basketball courts to kitchens, houses to cafes,...

This book is now out in the world and I’m jazzed to have a story in it.

eastoverpress.com/book/an-anth...

Submissions are still open for the 7th Annual STORY Foundation Prize, judged by @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social. Submit before December 15th to be considered.

Make sure to register for @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's book launch event with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social and @avitusbcarle.bsky.social over Zoom on November 7th at 7pm EST! buff.ly/CtKtA0k

Preorder BITTER OVER SWEET right here: buff.ly/3pPOviA
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The Strange Lady Will Not Hand Back Her Baby - Electric Literature “The Final Girl” from LAKE SONG by Lesley Pratt Bannatyne, recommended by Daphne Kalotay

LAKE SONG (Sept. 1), selected by @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social for the AWP Grace Paley prize, is so so good. Get a taste at @electricliterature.com! electricliterature.com/the-final-gi... @kristener.bsky.social @ohiostatepress.bsky.social

Let's Talk About Publishing with Deesha Philyaw | MahoganyBooks Podcast Network - Our Stories, Our Voices, Our Way This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with author Deesha Philyaw about the new writing resource she created with graphic designer Diamonde...

Enjoying this Black & Published podcast, hosted by @nikeshaelise.bsky.social.

It features author @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social on the topic of publishing : dispelling myths; avoiding predatory publishers.

Excellent information! ✍🏾📚🎧

mahoganybooksmedia.com/podcast/blac...

#BookSky #BlackBookSky

Join Me for My Bitter over Sweet Book Launch on November 7 with Deesha Philyaw — Melissa Llanes Brownlee Squeee…. I am so excited to share that the amazing Deesha Philyaw will be joining me for my Zoom book launch for Bitter Over Sweet on November 7 at 7pm EST!!

weekly talk story about my Bitter over Sweet (@sfwp.bsky.social) book launch with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, hosted by @avitusbcarle.bsky.social, and my recent (and not so recent pubs) in @mrbullbull.bsky.social , @claudineliterary.bsky.social and Mojo

www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...

We're down to the final 10 DAYS of the 2025 Literary Awards Program with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social as our judge!

Submit today for a chance to make it to the winners' circle and have your manuscript considered for publication! buff.ly/AMZ2510
@susanschulman.bsky.social

Join Me for My Bitter over Sweet Book Launch on November 7 with Deesha Philyaw — Melissa Llanes Brownlee Squeee…. I am so excited to share that the amazing Deesha Philyaw will be joining me for my Zoom book launch for Bitter Over Sweet on November 7 at 7pm EST!!

I have the EXTREME pleasure of hosting @lumchanmfa.bsky.social and @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social as they discuss all things craft and wonders found in BITTER OVER SWEET (@sfwp.bsky.social)!

When: November 7, 2025 at 7PM EST
Where: Zoom

Register here:

www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...

Thank you, Vicky!

Good lord this is beautiful and heartbreaking. "No matter how little she asks for, men have always let her know it’s too much." @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social pshares.org/issue-articl...

The 7th annual STORY Foundation Prize, judged by @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, opens on August 15th. Check out all the details below. ⬇️⬇️⬇️We're looking forward to reading your stories!

Lake Song: A Novel in Stories Linked stories span decades to plumb the complexities, violence, and compassion of small-town life as the twentieth century hurtles forward.

ohiostatepress.org/books/titles... Selected by @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social for the @awpwriter.bsky.social Grace Paley Prize in Short Fiction

Ursa Live, July 9, The Center for Fiction

This is one week away! Join us Wednesday, July 9, for Ursa's first-ever live storytelling night at the Center for Fiction in Brooklyn — with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, @dawniewalton.bsky.social @kiese.bsky.social, Carrie R. Moore and Lawrence Burney:

centerforfiction.org/event/ursa-l...

In-case you haven't heard the news, we're accepting submissions for the 2025 Literary Awards Program, and @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social‬ is back as our judge this year!

Learn more and how to submit right here: buff.ly/id6XXu5

Save the date: Ursa Live in NYC July 9, plus new memberships and a new show for Ursa Members - Ursa Story Company Join us for a night of storytelling on July 9 at The Center for Fiction.

Join @ursastory.bsky.social on July 9 in NYC! A night of storytelling at The Center for Fiction with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, @dawniewalton.bsky.social, @kiese.bsky.social, Lawrence Burney, and Carrie R. Moore.

ursastory.com/ursa-live-ny...

We're honored to welcome two accomplished authors to judge our summer contest: @officialmchangpoet.bsky.social & @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social! Read more about them here! Poetry and fiction submissions are open through August 1; submit your poetry and fiction via Submittable today! #writing #litmag

Bridgett M. Davis Discusses Love, Rita with Deesha Philyaw | Brooklyn Public Library BPL Presents welcomes Bridgett M. Davis, who discusses a searing tribute of sisterhood and family, profound love and loss from the acclaimed author of The World According to Fannie Davis.

I am deeply honored to be in conversation with THEE Bridgett M. Davis, discussing her latest memoir LOVE, RITA. NYC area friends, please join us at the Brooklyn Public Library in celebration of this beautiful book that has moved me in so many ways. To RSVP: www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/bri...

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I think that’s either Carlton or Andre’s place.

Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless | Maria Pinto | University of North Carolina Press Naturalist, forager, and educator Maria Pinto offers a stunning debut book that uncovers strange and beautiful fungal connections between the natural and hum...

Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless by Maria Pinto
Fungi, identity, & survival in this memoir meets mycology electrifying debut. The 2nd book in our Great Circle Books literary nonfiction series (co-editors @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social & Kiese Laymon!)
uncpress.org/book/9781469...

I like a theory I read on Threads that Kat and Eva are actually full sisters and fraternal twins, and Leslie/Dana/Sherry/Ana snatched Eva from the hospital, but Ted and Nicole thought she died. It’s wild, but so is this show lol #BeyondtheGates #BTG #ThemGates

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