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@glossyplanetmag.bsky.social@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialCLOSING SOON: Pick a headline. Write in response to it. Fit to Print closes October 15, 2026! www.glossyplanetmag.com/challenge/fi...
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialWriting prompt: Write a creative nonfiction essay that alternates between the text of recent legislation and your own lived experience.
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialWriting prompt: Go to your local news station's website. Pick the first headline that stands out to you. That's the title of your poem.
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialCongrats to our Bad Medicine finalists! We'll publish their work online at the end of October: 1st: “The Body Remembers” by Barbara A. Thomas 2nd: “Vampire Diaries—An Ectopic Meditation” by Caroline Williams 3rd: “Snapshot: Hospital Bathroom, February 2026” by F.E. Sackett
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialVery excited to share our Bad Medicine shortlist, which recognizes the writers whose work lingered with our editorial team long after reading. www.glossyplanetmag.com/bad-medicine...
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialWriting prompt: A sitting president suggests that another country can "take out" two major coastal cities. (big, are-you-kidding-me-this-is-really-our-timeline sigh) What happens next?
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.social"I liked the idea of an algorithm learning what someone keeps looking for without understanding why." Read our interview with finalist Jack Fisher about his first-place story, "For You." www.glossyplanetmag.com/interview-wi...
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialWriting prompt: Write a story inspired by a scandal in your hometown.
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialSend us prose and poetry inspired by a real news story reported since October 2025. FIT TO PRINT closes 10/15/26! #amwriting #flashfiction #poetry #cnf www.glossyplanetmag.com/challenge/oc...
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialWe narrow submissions down to three finalists, who are published on our website: www.glossyplanetmag.com/winning-work/
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialOur mission is to encourage writers to respond to the headlines, and so for our anniversary challenge, we’re seeking flash fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry that responds to a headline of your choosing. www.glossyplanetmag.com/challenge/oc...
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialOur October call for submissions is now open, and we want to hear from you: pick any headline from the past year and write in response to it. Flash fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. FIT TO PRINT closes October 15! www.glossyplanetmag.com/challenge/oc...
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialWe are so excited to share our Doomscroll finalist, "For You" by Jack Fisher—an incredible story about grief and digital footprints: www.glossyplanetmag.com/for-you/
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialIt's our anniversary in October! To celebrate, we're opening a free submission window exclusively for newsletter subscribers. It will close when it hits capacity. Subscribe by Oct. 1: www.glossyplanetmag.com/newsletter/
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialEvery month, we narrow down submissions to just 3 finalists, and it's always difficult. Bad Medicine was ESPECIALLY difficult to narrow down. Y'all submitted beautiful work, and we can't thank you enough for your words. Decisions will come out this week.
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialOur second-place Doomscroll finalist is "the blue hour" by Hero Jason Uchebenu: a poem about modern connection that sways between the spiritual and the stark. www.glossyplanetmag.com/the-blue-hour/
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialWe're pleased to share our third-place finalist from September's Doomscroll challenge: "Salt" by Paley Dreier, a satirical flash fiction piece about AI, virality, and yes, salt. www.glossyplanetmag.com/salt/
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialHow do you actually build a writing community? Start with these practical tips from Assistant Editor Hayley Clin: www.glossyplanetmag.com/how-to-build...
@glossyplanetmag.bsky.socialWord on the street is that newsletter subscribers will get something special next month when we launch our one-year anniversary theme. (But you didn’t hear it here!) www.glossyplanetmag.com/newsletter/