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https://rowanglassworks.org πŸ“– a publication of the Master of Arts in Writing at Rowan University β€’ Pushcart Prize winning lit mag publishing poetry, fiction, CNF, artwork, flash β€’ CLMP member

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Read Dimitrius DeMarco's #OpEd "Mimetic Armageddon and the Modern Plague of #BadReaders ” at the link below!

β€œWhen we can't read, we can't decode, and when we can't decode, we are easily fooled by the many bad actors present in the scene."

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28.02.2026 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poetry Editor Samantha Szumloz reviews Alison Hicks's "Homing" from Sheila-Na-Gig Editions @sheilanagig.bsky.social

Read the full review on our website!
www.rowanglassworks.org/book-reviews...

#BookReview #AlisonHicks #Homing #SheilaNaGigEditions #Poetry

21.02.2026 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#flashglass presents "The Opposite of Clueless" by Colette Parris, a vividly colorful moment between mother and child.

Read the full essay by @colettepjd.bsky.social at: www.rowanglassworks.org/flash-glass-...

#MicroEssay #Nonfiction #CNF

06.02.2026 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CONGRATULATIONS to our latest #PushcartPrize nominees! πŸŽ‰ Since 1976, the Best of the Small Presses series is the most honored literary project in America.

@rbhardy3rd.bsky.social @sfmontgomery.bsky.social @deborahsaki.bsky.social @razishadmehry.bsky.social
#BestOfTheSmallPresses #LitMag

03.12.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Unwrap Our December Newsletter 🎁

Check your email for our December newsletter including new published content and our Pushcart Prize nominations! Don’t get our newsletter? No problem - click the link below!

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01.12.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

With November flying by, Poetry Editor Desirae Mack recommends β€œ20 Fall Poems To Celebrate The Changing Seasons.” Get comfy and dive into the beauty of autumn nature when reading this collection compiled by Nellah Bailey McGough!

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#BestThingIRead

25.11.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#flashGlass presents Zainab Khamis, "What the Pines Remember" detailing the story of a woman who enters an old forest to spread her sister's ashes.

Read the full story on our website:
rowanglassworks.org/flash-glass-20…

#FlashFiction #AmReading #Glassworks

19.11.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today we're featuring Kat Echevarria Richter’s, Victoria Large's, and Rob Bailey's #Fiction pieces from #Glassworks Issue 31!

Go read their full pieces and the rest of amazing works featured in #GWIssue31 by clicking the link below!

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06.11.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Book Review!

Associate Editor Cecilia Combs looks at Jesi Bender's, "Child of Light" from @whiskeytit.com

Read the full review on our website:
rowanglassworks.org/book-reviews/r…

#BookReview #JesiBender #ChildOfLight #AmReading

03.11.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today we're featuring artwork by @boomboom9.bsky.social - "Hieroglyphic Romance", "The Baffled King", and "Grown in Flame" from #Glassworks Issue 31!

Check out all the other amazing works featured in Issue 31 by clicking on the link below!
issuu.com/glassworksmaga…

#GWIssue31 #Artwork

30.10.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our next spotlight features poetry by Terry Savoie, Alison Stone, Jim Daniels, and Denise Utt from #Glassworks Issue 31!

Read the full poems here: issuu.com/glassworksmaga…

#GWIssue31 #WritingKicksGlass #LitMag #Poetry #AmWriting

25.10.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today we are featuring poetry by Tim Moder, Alison Hicks, and @almaginnes.bsky.social from #Glassworks Issue 31!

Read the full poems here: issuu.com/glassworksmaga…

#GWIssue31 #WritingKicksGlass #LitMag #Poetry #AmWriting

24.10.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today we're featuring artwork by John Fitzsimmons, "First Thought", "A Sense of Motion", and "Running Woman" from #Glassworks Issue 31!

Check out all the other amazing works featured in Issue 31 by clicking on the link below!

issuu.com/glassworksmaga…

#GWIssue31 #Artwork

19.10.2025 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As the weather cools and sweaters start to become normal, nature seems to be that much more beautiful. Nonfiction Editor Erica Lee invites you to embrace the cozy vibes and pumpkin spice as you enjoy Mary Oliver’s β€œA Song For Autumn.”

#BestThingIRead #Poetry

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17.10.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today we’re featuring an #essay by @deborahsaki.bsky.social and #interview with Suzi Ehtesham-Zadeh’s from #Glassworks Issue 31!

You can read the full #CreativeNonfiction pieces and other amazing works featured in the new issue at:
issuu.com/glassworksmaga…

#GWIssue31 #LitMag

14.10.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"It’s its own thingβ€”a whole new kind of identityβ€”and it has its own set of challenges and rewards."

This month we're featuring an interview with Suzi Ehtesham-Zadeh by Editors Ethan Gross, Sophia Nigro, and Rachel Yuro! Read the full interview here:

www.rowanglassworks.org/suzi-ehtesha...

11.10.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œArt is human; error is human; ergo art is error.” β€”David Bayles & Ted Orland, "Art & Fear"

#MotivationMonday #WriterlyAdvice #ArtIsError #CreativeProcess #DavidBayles #TedOrland

06.10.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Save the date! Join #Glassworks on October 22nd at 6:30pm for our Annual #ReadingSeries - Kat EchevarrΓ­a Richter (fiction) and Alison Hicks (poetry) will be reading their work from #GWIssue31! Treat yourself to some coffee, pastries, and amazing writing!
#SouthJerseyWriters #PhiladelphiaWriters

02.10.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s the DAY! Issue 31 of Glassworks is finally here, and we’re so excited to share it with you. Check out today’s newsletter: ow.ly/i5IB50X4Wkv

Cover art: β€œFirst Thought” by John Fitzsimmons
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#GWIssue31 #LitMag #AmReading #Fiction #Poetry #CNF #Artwork #Interview

01.10.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us next Saturday at the Collingswood Book Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meet our editors, purchase copies of our recent issues, and learn how to submit to Glassworks. See you there!

#CollsBookFest2025 #SouthJerseyWriters #LitMag #WritingKicksGlass #Glassworks

27.09.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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White House Job Openings The President’s driver should be able to go vroom-vroom fast without getting scared, and must be at least sixteen years old with a valid driver’s license.

In this economy, the two things you need are a laugh and a job. Poetry Editor Adam Buckley recommends β€œWhite House Job Openings,” a humorous piece by Allegra Leal found in The New Yorker. Are they taking applications?

www.newyorker.com/hu...

#BestThingIRead #PolticalSatire

26.09.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In this economy, the two things you need are a laugh and a job. Poetry Editor Adam Buckley recommends β€œWhite House Job Openings,” a humorous piece by Allegra Leal found in The New Yorker. Are they taking applications?

newyorker.com/humor/shouts-m…

#BestThingIRead #PolticalSatire

26.09.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For this week's #WriterWednesday we're sharing some submission tips from our Associate Editors!
β€’ Read the guidelines
β€’ Read past issues
β€’ Proofread
β€’ Write your bios
β€’ Track your submissions!

#WritersLife #AmPublishing #AmSubmitting #AmWriting

24.09.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#FlashGlass presents Neah Ziana Mendoza's "things we feed each other," detailing the estranged relationship between mother and daughter and what led up to it.

Read the full story on our website:
www.rowanglassworks....

#Flash #AmReading #WritingKicksGlass #Glassworks

22.09.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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May this season bring you crisp, clear days filled with cozy sweaters, warm beverages, and great reads. πŸπŸ“–πŸ‚ Happy first day of fall from all of us at Glassworks!
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#AutumnEquinox #ReadABook #AmReading #FallReads #AutumnLeaves #AmReading

22.09.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What is the price you're willing to pay for happiness? For utopia? Fiction Editor Gianna Vanore invites you to read The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guinβ€”a moral dilemma shrouded as fiction.

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#BestThingIRead #Fiction #Parable #Dystopia #Utopia

19.09.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poetry Editor Jamie Roes looks at Annette Sisson's poetry collection, "Winter Sharp With Apples," from @TerrapinBooks

Read the full review on our website:
www.rowanglassworks....

#BookReview #AnnetteSisson #WinterSharpWithApples #TerrapinBooks #Poetry

18.09.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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✍️ Submissions for our 2025 Annual Open Reading Period are finally open! ✨

Check out our guidelines to find out how to submit your work today: www.rowanglassworks....

#GetPublished #LitMag #WritingKicksGlass #Fiction #Poetry #CreativeNonfiction #Flash #OpenForSubmissions

15.09.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Understanding the writing process and how it can help your students A structured writing process helps kids. It's the academic equivalent of training wheels, rooted in the work of Linda Flower and John Hayes.

Back-to-School season is kicking off, so for this week's #BestThingIRead, Nonfiction Editor Samantha Grasso's shares a piece by Kellie Schmidt that details the writing process in its essence and provides editing tips that can be applicable to any work.

12.09.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#flashglass presents David Colodney's "I hear a steady beeping & this room is getting colder" - a #ProsePoem that details a hazy, familial fog a man sees while in the hospital.

Read it: www.rowanglassworks....

#Flash #AmReading #WritingKicksGlass #ProsePoetry

11.09.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0