we are so excited to have @ayanagray.bsky.social join us again this summer! check out her most recent book I, Medusa and her website here! www.ayanagray.com/books

hi folks! we received a higher request for financial aid than usual this year, plus campus meal costs have gone up. we are committed to keeping alpha affordable for everyone, but to do that we need your help! please consider donating at the link below!

alphawritersworkshop.org/donate/

alpha staff member Jackson Eflin has a new story out in @bfbzine.bsky.social ! How To Survive A New England Folktale brings you that neighborly kindness that folktale witches are known for. check out Jackson’s story and the rest of the issue!
www.baublesfrombones.com/how-to-survi...

people may ask, what Is TOAD from alpha? we hear you, we see you. i can offer no explanation at the current time.

updated to have a beautiful red background for toad so that people are hopefully less confused when searching for us now

You love to see it. Huge congratulations to our alumna Amal El-Mohtar for making the Nebula finalists for Best Novella with The River Has Roots! Congratulations to all!

@amalelmohtar.com

today is the last day to submit your applications! get em in now!

Alpha alum @larazontally.bsky.social’s new story Deathcap came out in Reactor today! Space marines are struggling in space (heads up sexual themes in this one, 18+) reactormag.com/deathcap-lar...

Poem in the Shape of the Poet Beating Henry Kissinger to Death with Their Bare Hands by Felix

Here is a beautiful flyer our lovely publicity people (it was me) made for applications this year! It’s so cool and easy to print out and post in libraries or send to your friends wow!

Applications for the Alpha Workshop for Young Writers are open until March 1! Apply here: alphawritersworkshop.org