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kerryfiction.bsky.social
Fiction writer and editor. 3 collections of published short fiction; short and flash fiction in 70+ literary journals; nominee for Pushcart and Best Small Fictions of the Net.
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So pleased you enjoyed The Marigolds Lift, Orange, Sumitra. Thank you for reading and sharing @pleomorphic2.bsky.social‬ @sudhab.bsky.social #flashfictionfebruary #flashfiction

Short fiction writers, what annual anthologies do you regularly read? Each year, I purchase The Best American Short Stories, The O. Henry Prize Stories and The Pushcart Prize, Best of the Small Presses. Others that you'd recommend?

Nollaig na mBan / Women's Christmas / an excuse to share some books by Irish women writers we love.

Can we talk about offsite #AWP25 readings?? Just look at this lineup, convened by @hollypelesky.bsky.social ! I'll be reading work by @amygcb.bsky.social . #writinglife #writingcommunity

I’m a bit overexcited to say I’m now a reader for @fracturedlit.bsky.social Thanks to @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social and all the team!!! Need to have a wee glass of something now to celebrate 🍷

If you're in the Worcester, MA county, submit poems! I'll read them! Very happy to serve as the judge for this year's annual O'Hara prize! www.worcestermag.com/story/entert...

"Cara would like to snuzzle the giraffe back to the baby, and she would like to see how far the dog’s muddiness goes cos from this angle she can’t see." The Dog and the Giraffe by @ruthabrandt.bsky.social #flashfiction. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/01/10/t...

Listening to this again now. I forgot how much I enjoyed Kerry Langan’s story about the elf. Written from a child’s pov it’s SO entertaining! @kerryfiction.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/shor...

My website: kerrylangan.wordpress.com

Rather late posting this, but better late than never?! :) thenextbestbookblog.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-...

www.amazon.com/stores/Kerry...

Have you had a scroll through our first prize winners on the website? 28 of them now. @sharontelfer.bsky.social & William Davidson have won twice! And @kazbarwrites.bsky.social was our October 2024 winner. All stunning #flashfictions Bathflashfictionaward.com/winners

Our November 2024 edition of Now Playing features movies that inspire fear, laughter, and thought from our contributors! https://buff.ly/4fTRT2b

Honestly meeting these people one of the straight up best things to ever happen to me in this life.

Did I include your book? 👀 My longest shortlist so far, September is full of exciting releases! What about an upcoming book in a series you are reading? Tell me what's an exciting book release for you this month. 💙📚 armedwithabook.com/new-book-rel...

Bookshop is having its anti-Prime sale. Free shipping on everything. Go buy some books! bookshop.org

Conversations are happening! Connections are happening!

Wising Up Press publishes beautiful literary anthologies on an array of topics. Their latest call for submissions: universaltable.org/wisingup.html

FYI if you haven’t already seen: www.bookthevote.org

Ready to submit your 300 word #flashfiction? ✍️Final days of the countdown ⏰⏳Enter by end of day Sunday to be in the running for great prizes and an opportunity to present your work at the Letterkenny Literary Festival 🎉#Donegal lkcqlitfest.weebly.com #writers #dontbelate

I can’t put this volume down: The New York Times Book Review: 125 Years of Literary History. As a writer and former academic librarian, I’ve reached nirvana.

Stoked to have my story 'Elephant' up @bendinggenres.bsky.social alongside such stellar work! Check out the latest issue! bendinggenres.com/elephant/

Our fifth anniversary issue is now live! 5 great flash 5 gorge micros 3 scéal iontach And an interview with Lydia Davis 💚 splonk.ie/splonk-all-i...

New Micro Q&A featuring Ash Howell! Ash's stories are phenomenal. Loved hearing their insight & perspective - check it out! @ash-howell.bsky.social #sffh #shortfiction #flashfiction mynachang.com/2024/08/16/a...

"It’s early afternoon and the sun is searing. I take the white, tip it in and sip..." #EmpireState by Justine Sweeney #flashfiction fictivedream.com/2024/08/16/e...

Morning! And welcome to the next best thing to Friday! We're starting today with a little fiction. A tale with passion, with action, with circus people! Tune in Sunday for the whole story of Freya and Federico, "Hup!" by David Cook.