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Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath

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Scroll Down for My Latest Stories — Check out my most popular articles: On Writing On Poetry Poems Poetry Series Fiction Other Topics: Pop Culture, Feminism, TV/Film Hi! I’m Holly Lyn Walrath and I’m a poet, editor, writer, publisher, and freelancer. My poetry and short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons, Fireside Fiction, Daily Science Fiction, Luna Station Quarterly, Liminality, and Analog. …

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Welcome to My Profile!
Welcome to My Profile!
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Published in Write Weird

·Jan 10

Write with What You Have

Emily Dickinson’s Envelope Poems, The Power of the Fragment, and a Writing Prompt for the New Year — “That it will never come again is what makes life sweet.” — Emily Dickinson “…a fragment is a morsel of time in its pure state; it hovers between a present that is immediate and a past that once had been present.” …

Poetry

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Write with What You Have
Write with What You Have
Poetry

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Dec 12, 2022

Forthcoming in April 2023: Numinous Stones

A Chapbook of Horror Pantoums about Grief, Queerness, Gender, and Feminism — From Elgin Award winning author Holly Lyn Walrath, a haunting collection of poetry about grief and the sacred that digs deep beyond a fairytale world into the grave. Told in the circular pantoum form, Numinous Stones is a poetic graveyard littered with horror — from sentient scarecrows to silent skeletons…

Poetry

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Forthcoming in April 2023: Numinous Stones
Forthcoming in April 2023: Numinous Stones
Poetry

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Nov 28, 2022

New Workshop Alert + A Free Prompt

Sign Up for My Self-Paced 30 Poems in 30 Days Workshop! — New Workshop Alert!! I have a new self-paced workshop up at The Poetry Barn. This class came out of NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month), which happens every year in April. Similarly, the goal of this self-paced class is to write 30 poems in 30 days. However, you might write one poem a day…

Writing Prompt

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New Workshop Alert + A Free Prompt
New Workshop Alert + A Free Prompt
Writing Prompt

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Nov 21, 2022

Awards Eligibility Post — Holly Lyn Walrath

What I Published in 2022! — ​The gash of your mouth opens wide around the cold porcelain of the condemned — the lonely, the wasteful, the lavish like a kitten dead in the road all things are wanting to you Wow, I really can’t believe this year is almost over. This year, I am very glad…

Writing

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Awards Eligibility Post — Holly Lyn Walrath
Awards Eligibility Post — Holly Lyn Walrath
Writing

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Nov 19, 2022

New Workshop Alert: 30 Stories in 30 Days

National Flash Fiction Month: 30 Short Stories in 30 Days (Writing Workshops Dallas) Coming in July 2023 — Celebrate National Flash Fiction Month in July! July is the unofficial flash fiction writing month. It also happens to be the month when the Bath Flash Fiction conference occurs. This year, I’m planning a super-special workshop meant to give you 30 story starts. Class Starts Saturday, July 1st, 2023

Writing

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New Workshop Alert: 30 Stories in 30 Days
New Workshop Alert: 30 Stories in 30 Days
Writing

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Published in Interstellar Flight Magazine

·Nov 15, 2022

The Gravity of Existence by Christina Sng ONLINE BOOK LAUNCH!

Join us on 12/5 via Zoom for a Reading and Book Launch for our Latest Poetry Book! — Howdy Space Partners! This is just a note to let you know we’ll be hosting a virtual book launch for Christina Sng’s new book of poems, THE GRAVITY OF EXISTENCE. Here are the details. Sign up via Eventbrite to join us! Date: Monday, December 5th at 12pm NOON EST /…

Newsletter

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The Gravity of Existence by Christina Sng ONLINE BOOK LAUNCH!
The Gravity of Existence by Christina Sng ONLINE BOOK LAUNCH!
Newsletter

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Published in Write Weird

·Oct 10, 2022

Writing Micro and Flash Fiction

How to Write Short-Short Stories: A Simple Guide — “Flash’s appeal for me is how closely it can resemble prose poetry. How well it lends itself to experimentation and innovation. The challenge of telling an emotionally powerful story in a small space.” –Kathy Fish What is Micro Fiction and Flash Fiction? Flash fiction is a unique genre in that it is defined not by its form…

Writing

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Writing Micro and Flash Fiction
Writing Micro and Flash Fiction
Writing

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Published in Write Weird

·Oct 5, 2022

NaNoWriMo: The Ultimate Preptober Checklist

Everything You Need for a Perfect November to Smash Your Word Count Goals — November is National Novel Writing Month, or #NaNoWriMo, if you follow along on Twitter. After having participated in NaNoWriMo for many years, I’ve learned that half the battle is preparation. …

Na No Wri Mo

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NaNoWriMo: The Ultimate Preptober Checklist
NaNoWriMo: The Ultimate Preptober Checklist
Na No Wri Mo

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Published in Interstellar Flight Magazine

·Oct 3, 2022

HAUNT and the Halloween Haunted House

The Slasher from the Writers of A Quiet Place Explores What Makes a Good Scare — When I was a kid growing up in the 90s, I was obsessed with Halloween. I trick-or-treated right up until age 14, which I remember vividly as my last Halloween — I finally realized I was too old for the practice. I grew up in a small town in Texas…

Horror

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HAUNT and the Halloween Haunted House
HAUNT and the Halloween Haunted House
Horror

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Holly Lyn Walrath

Holly Lyn Walrath

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I'm a writer, editor, publisher, and poet. I write about writing. Find me online at www.hlwalrath.com or on Twitter @HollyLynWalrath!

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