@phoebejournal.bsky.social
A journal of literature and art published by George Mason University. Submissions are OPEN for the spring 55.2 edition! https://linktr.ee/phoebejournal https://phoebe.submittable.com/submit
For more details about Open-Mic Night, check out our post on Instagram!
10.02.2026 01:15 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0phoebe’s submissions close March 8th, so there is 1 month left to submit! ✍️
08.02.2026 18:23 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Also, #submissioncall for @phoebejournal.bsky.social
We are currently running a fee-free week for marginalized writers. PLEASE use this window to submit if you need to.
(We will also have a fee free weekend in February for everyone!)
Send me poetry (:
#poetry
2 more days of fee-free for marginalized writers at phoebe! Visit our Submittable for more info on that.
27.01.2026 17:41 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Love this, thanks for the shoutout! Happy National Pie Day! 🥧
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To make space for voices that publishing too often overlooks, phoebe journal is offering free submissions for BIPOC and underrepresented writers starting today, January 22nd, until January 29th.
22.01.2026 16:52 — 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
A Love Poem in the Time of Genocide
If you were with me in the war
by
Gawad Elakkad
phoebejournal.com/if-you-were-...
@phoebejournal.bsky.social
Just a reminder that in 2 days, our fee-free week for marginalized writers begins! Check out the important submissions date post for more information on upcoming dates.
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Diane Seuss, the poetry judge for phoebe’s 2026 Spring Contest! Learn more in the post below ⬇️
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Jeannie Vanasco, the nonfiction judge for phoebe’s 2026 Spring Contest! Learn more in the post below ⬇️
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Alex Espinoza, the fiction judge for phoebe’s 2026 Spring Contest! Learn more in the post below ⬇️
17.01.2026 21:02 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Amazing 🥳 And it is definitely appreciated for sure!
16.01.2026 04:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It should be fixed now! Sorry about that!
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phoebe’s submissions are OPEN today, January 15th! Head to the link in our bio for more information. 🎉
15.01.2026 17:11 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0Just a quick reminder that phoebe’s submissions are opening tomorrow! 🙂↕️
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Important Submission Dates for the 55.2 Edition! January 15th: Submissions Open. January 22nd-29th: Marginalized Writers Fee-Free Week. February 14th-15th: Fee-Free Weekend. March 8th: Submissions Close. Post is on a slate blue background with snowflakes and white text.
Calling all writers 🗣️ mark your calendars 🗓️ with these important submission dates! phoebe’s submissions open in 10 days from now on January 15th 🎉
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Meet our Incarcerated Writers Project team: Co-Coordinators Maya and Katey, and Assistants McKenan and Sydney (not pictured).
Find out a little more about their favorite books and hobbies below!
Meet our web and social media editors: Elena (they/she) & Meg (they/them)!
Elena is an alum of the Mason MFA program and loves cooking!
Meg is a 1st year MA literature student and loves concerts and bullet journaling.
Meet our nonfiction editors: Austin and David!
Austin is our nonfiction editor and enjoys studying architecture and urban design!
David is our assistant nonfiction editor and enjoys watching football and playing retro video games.
Meet our fiction editors: Scott, fiction editor, and Griffin, assistant fiction editor!
Scott loves photography and The Year of Magical Thinking.
Griffin (he/him) loves D&D, Things Fall Apart, and My Year of Rest and Relaxation.
Both are getting their MFA in fiction!
Check out below to see phoebe’s Pushcart nominations ✨
01.12.2025 19:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Meet our poetry editors: Taylor, poetry editor, & McKinley, assistant poetry editor!
Taylor (she/her) is a 3rd year MFA poetry student. She loves cross-stitch, basketball, and contains multitudes.
McKinley (he/him) is a 2nd year MFA poetry student. He enjoys spending time outdoors and art museums!
Meet our editor-in-chief: Jacob!
Jacob (3rd year, MFA fiction) loves bird watching, baking, and antiquing! Jacob’s favorite books are Orlando by Virginia Woolf and Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov.
Take a look at phoebe’s Best of Net nominations! 🙂↕️
23.10.2025 18:10 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0phoebe is still fee-free for marginalized writers through tomorrow, and our submissions are also open through tomorrow! October 8 is the last day to submit, so get your submissions in! ✨ #CallForSubmissions #phoebejournal
07.10.2025 12:10 — 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
The Submittable will show all fee-waived submission portals. Head to our Submittable link to submit! To make space for voices that publishing too often overlooks, phoebe journal is offering free submissions for BIPOC and underrepresented writers starting today until our submissions close on Oct 8.
01.10.2025 12:05 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Reminder that today is the last day of our fee-free weekend 🗣️ go to our Submittable and submit now 🙂 #CallForSubmissions #LiteraryJournal
21.09.2025 16:38 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Imagine if we did a fee-free weekend… oh wait, we are! It’s this weekend! Go submit your pieces now 😌 It ends on Sunday the 21st.
#WritingCommunity #CallForSubmissions #FeeFreeWeekend
Thanks so much for this feature!!
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