Substacks recommended by Glenda Bailey-Mershon

Recommended by Glenda Bailey-Mershon

Sub Club

By Chill Subs

Submission opportunities for writers delivered to your inbox weekly.

Creative Grieving

By Katie Riegel

on loss and losing your own way

So excited to see Katie Riegel here on Substack! This amazing poet, teacher, and editor has a lot to say and I’m down for it.

- Glenda Bailey-Mershon

Ancient City Poets

By Chris Bodor

Poetry news to use in St. Johns County, Florida, and beyond.

The Ancient City Poets headed by Chris Bodor is one the the best local poetry groups out there.

- Glenda Bailey-Mershon

Think in Ink: A BIPOC Literary Collective

By Think In Ink

A literary collective created by and for writers of color. We are a social gathering space for writers of the global majority that seek solidarity, community, and connection as well as resources and opportunties.

Release McCracken

By Elizabeth McCracken

Occasional notes from Elizabeth McCracken

tricia booker's my left hook

By Tricia

Words strung together by a writer fighter mom.

Tricia Booker always makes me laugh. Right before she makes me think. You can’t get smarter or funnier than she is. Subscribe, if you know what’s good for you.

- Glenda Bailey-Mershon

Occupied Space

By Gale Massey

What Gale Massey has to say about things.

The Family Porch

By Glenda Bailey-Mershon

Notes on Life and Love from the author of Eve’s Garden and Weaver’s Knot

Thank you so much for recommending my newsletter. Let me return the favor! We have a lot in common, starting with porches, families, and books.

- Glenda Bailey-Mershon

The Clowder Room

By Caren Gussoff Sumption

All cats are beautiful

All cats are beautiful, indeed! Thank you for the recommendation.

- Glenda Bailey-Mershon

Sandra Gail Lambert

By Sandra Gail Lambert—Substack Post

The Writings of an Old Polio, Lesbian, and All-Around Nature Nerd

Hot Feminism: Letters from South Carolina

By Emily Taylor

LGBTQ and women's rights in the South

Pine State Publicity

By Cassie Mannes Murray

Pine State is a newsletter that offers chatter on publishing, DIY publicity advice, and as much fun as the Hokey Pokey for writers & readers by Cassie Mannes Murray of Pine State Publicity

Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe

The internet’s most intimate, illuminating interviews with today’s greatest writers—get an in-depth look into the craft of writing and what it means to be a heart-centered human in a hard world.

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

By Joyce Vance

Worried about the state of the republic? Get the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism.

Submission Sunday

Eight curated literary submission opportunities every other Sunday for all genres.

SoNovelicious, Books & Reading & More Books

By Gayla Gray

All things books, reading and looking forward to retirement

Flash Perspectives

By Tommy Dean

Writing Flash Fiction

Split/Lip Press News + Updates

news and updates from SLP

The Art of Flash Fiction

By Kathy Fish

Monthly Flash Fiction Craft Articles & Prompts by Writer & Teacher, Kathy Fish

Is anyone more accomplished or more generous than Kathy Fish? Probably not. If you write or want to write flash, she’s who should be first on your list to read.

- Glenda Bailey-Mershon

The Audacity.

By Roxane Gay

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

Books & Bakes

By Laura

themed book recs + recipes for tasty treats

No Failure, Only Practice

By Matt Bell

Fiction writing exercises, craft essays, and reading recommendations from Matt Bell, author of APPLESEED and REFUSE TO BE DONE. Publishes monthly.

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Abortion, Every Day

By Jessica Valenti

All things abortion. Feminist commentary & community.

Memoir Land

By Memoir Monday

Three verticals: Memoir Monday: A collaboration among Granta, Guernica, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion Magazine, The Walrus, Electric Literature, Literary Hub, Oldster Magazine; First Person Singular original essays; The Lit Lab interviews + craft essays.

Men Yell at Me

By lyz

Written from a journalist in a red state, this newsletter is personal, political, sometimes funny and always raises hell.

Popular Information

By Judd Legum

Independent accountability journalism.

The Inspiration Shelf

Recommended by Glenda Bailey-Mershon