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Boulder / Stolen Arapaho Land
Joined May 2008
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Welcome to the club, Matt Bell! We're so excited to bring you DEATH DOMESTIC this winter! To stay informed of this title, please sign up on our mailing list: sendfox.com/lp/3qjr4j #poetrylovers #poetry
Deal report! Congrats to Matt Bell! We can’t wait to publish DEATH DOMESTIC.
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we have a list of recommended books by Andrew Farkas !
the theme is works of fiction that use cinema as part of their style or subject matter
featuring books by David Leo Rice @raviddice & Brandi Homan
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Come visit our ACP table at #WildDeadwoodReads bookfair in #Deadwood, South Dakota, on June 13, 2026! We'll be located in the Lodge at Deadwood ballroom from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Free! Come say hi! wilddeadwoodreads.com
Happy Pub Day to Stacy Carlson's THE GYRE! This epic historical arctic adventure swirled with magical realism and chilling Russian folklore is available today in hardcover, paperback, and ebook anywhere books are sold or at altcurrentpress.com/2026/03/…!
ALT An image of the front cover of THE GYRE, a novel by Stacy Carlson, shown in hardcover format, set against a backdrop of old stained driftwood planks. The words say, "Available now! Magical realism, arctic survival, and a new mythology of the far north. Buy from your favorite bookseller."
Congratulations to the winner & finalists of the Electric Book Award! Read more about the award here: thecoilmag.com/announcement-…
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Thanks to @RobertShapard for choosing my story from Cleaver Magazine for The Best Small Fictions @altcurrent! Thanks, too, to series editors @21045Nathan and @MichelleElvy, as well as Kathryn Kulpa and @andreacaswell88 for taking it originally!
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Congrats to @audrakerrbrown for her inclusion in this year's for Best Small Fictions from @altcurrent for her @MoonCityReview story "How to Bake a Cake in Outer Space," selected by @RobertShapard. Thanks, too, to series editors @21045Nathan and @MichelleElvy.
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Still can’t believe I’m in this, my name on the TOC alongside some of my favorite flash fiction friends, including @lumchanmfa 💕 Catching a plane this morning, and I’m so excited to have this to read on my travels 🤗 Thank you so much to both @SoutheastReview and @altcurrent 🙏
Welcome, Mark Jednaszewski @ninjaneerski! We’re thrilled to announce the acquisition of Mark’s SCALES OF THE OUROBOROS, a linked flash-fiction chapbook that has joined our Little Pigeon series!
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We're mighty proud to nominate these wee, powerful pieces by Nathan DeBar, James Norcliffe, @shivpreetsingh & Joely Williams to #BestSmallFictions from @altcurrent.
They can all be found in the current issue ICYMI thewoolfx.com/ #flashfiction #prosepoetry
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A small but mighty AWP book book haul from #awp26! So much flash! And I can’t wait to read @shastagrant new novel from @RegalHouse1 @altcurrent @eastoverpress @tcboudreau @StanchionZine @TerryTierney14 @UnsolicitedP
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Massive congrats to our Best Small Fictions (shoutout @altcurrent) nominees for 2026 | Spencer Nitkey, Cole Beauchamp, Matt Leibel, Joanna Theiss, & Kathy Hoyle <3
Best Small Fictions nominations are open and available here: altcurrentpress.com/best-sma…. If you have any problems or questions, please email us at altcurrentpress @ gmail.
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...and to conclude the 2026 award season, our @altcurrent Best Small Fictions nominations!
Yes, #BSF has a 1000 word max, & Doric Literary has a 1000 word min, but neither is a stickler.
Cheers to Diamond @SunshineDees #PatriciaQBidar & #MegPokrass!
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BSF @altcurrent Congrats & good luck!
* Cutie With... by @VeryBadLlama
* I Ran Into Your... by Nora Wagner
* On the bright side… by @foreverasheley
* Rotting by @jvincentwriter
* The Air by @thebluepitcher
The Marionette by Ivan Niccolai @ivan_niccolai made 𝐁𝐒𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓!
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My Sweeney Todd-inspired poem "Don't I Know You?" will be appearing in the "How to Hang the Hat" anthology from @altcurrent! Can't wait to share my Sondheim tribute in this cool anthology.
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Lots of news, but the biggest may be I won the Luminaire Prose award organised by @altcurrent
(same crew behind Best Small Fictions). Hundreds of entries, including published… and Things To Talk To Jim About came out top. I am SO HONOURED and thrilled
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Shameless plug to buy a writer’s book on their birthday! Find it @altcurrent
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It's my birthday, so help me celebrate by purchasing my collection of flash fiction! @altcurrent
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