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Nuance knows no gender. Creativity knows no boundaries. 🏳️‍🌈

There’s no one way to be queer, and no one way to create.✨

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October 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Queer stories matter.
Queer art matters.
Queer creators matter.

@lavenderrisingmag celebrates LGBTQ+ creativity through stories, poetry, essays, and artwork from queer voices around the world 🌈✨

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May 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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This is your sign to discover a queer indie author 👀💜

B.R. Michaels @ Anime Central 2026
with Crowded Shelf ✨

queer fantasy. indie stories. real connection.
📍 Booth #511

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May 5, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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Not as a version of you—
but as you are.

we’re building space
for queer voices
to exist out loud 💜

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May 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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QUEER-ATIVE OF THE WEEK: Clayton Eccard

not all art is loud.
some of it whispers… and still hits.

go discover. go connect.
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May 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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🎨 Your artwork could be the next face of Lavender Rising.

We're inviting queer #artists to submit cover #art for an upcoming issue. Share your #creativity, inspire #readers, and let your work be seen by our community.

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July 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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we’re finally on tiktok and ig 🌈

more queer voices, more art, more you ✨

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April 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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No regrets.
Just new favorite authors, beautiful art, and the feeling of finding your people.

✨ See you at the next one?

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June 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Archived Published

"I am my own beautiful creation. A creation worthy of love, happiness, and authenticity."
— Anya Woods, "Creation" (May Issue)

Your piece could be featured in a future issue, too.
Submit your #poetry, #art, or #stories to Once Upon A Queer and follow @lavenderrisingmag #Bluesky
July 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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How many unfinished queer drafts are paying rent in your Notes app? 🫣

Your poem. Your story. Your art.

You are the fire that glows within.

✨ Submit to Once Upon a Queer.
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June 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Repetition is powerful when it's intentional. Every repeated word should have a purpose.

Have a poem, short story, or piece of art to share? Submit it to Once Upon a Queer and let your voice be seen.

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July 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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✨ What if the queer story you're afraid to share is the one someone needs to read?

Submit to Once Upon a Queer and let your words find their readers.

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June 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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IT’S HERE! 🏳️‍🌈

Our September Lavender Rising cover has officially been revealed!

Want a first look? The cover reveal is now up on our www.patreon.com/OnceUponAQue... and this one is FREE to read.

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Meet the September Cover | Once Upon A Queer Publishing
This is Ace in Space by Nik Zachary, and it won the September Issue. The full piece and the artist's socials are in the September issue, lan
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September 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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We need more queer stories and art from queer creatives!

🏳️‍🌈 Submit your work to Once Upon A Queer and let’s support each other! 💜

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September 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Some words stay with you.

This excerpt from "A Hare's Litany" by Sorren Briarwood was featured in the March Issue (Issue No. 6) of Lavender Rising Magazine.

Your #poem, #art, or #story could be next. Submit your work to Once Upon A Queer and follow @lavenderrisingmag. #lgbt #Bluesky
July 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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we left the gc and became a platform 😭🌈

we’re on tiktok & ig now — louder, gayer, full of stories

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April 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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✨ July 3 reminder: Growth is a form of freedom.

🌿 Create before you critique.
📚 Keep learning.
💜 Share your story.

As we head into July 4, celebrate creative freedom. Your queer voice matters. 🌈
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July 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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🌈 Pride Month isn't over yet. 💜

Queer-rious Question:

✨ How do you express yourself?

Tell us in the comments—we'd love to celebrate you and learn more about our community.

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June 17, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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We all wish we'd known something before we started creating. 💜

Your voice matters. Rejection doesn't define your talent. Your story deserves space.

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July 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Earn your abstractions. ✍️

Big emotions don't need big words first—they need real moments.

Show readers the details before naming the feeling. That's how love, grief, and hope stay with them.

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July 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Compression is a craft. Every word should earn its place. 💜

Ready to share your poetry, fiction, essays, or art? Submit your work to Once Upon A Queer and join a community uplifting queer creators.

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July 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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📚 ALA Annual memories. 💜
Celebrating @americanlibraryuk.bsky.social 150th Anniversary with award-winning author Nikita Rowitz (B.R. Michaels)—signing books, meeting readers, and recording her first podcast! 🎙️✨

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July 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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🌈 Every queer voice has a place here.

Once Upon A Queer is Lavender Rising Magazine's space for LGBTQIA+ poetry, stories, essays, and art.

Follow @lavenderrisingmag and send us your work. We'd love to read it. #lgbt #queer #QueerWriters #QueerArt #LGBTQIA #WritingCommunity #bluesky
July 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Your unfinished poem. Your favorite artwork. Your story waiting to be read.

Pride Month is the perfect time to share it. 💜

Submit your stories, poems, and art to Once Upon A Queer now!

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June 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Queer creatives deserve community too.

💜 Introduce yourself as your full self
📚 Share the work you’ve been hiding
✨ Stay close to spaces that feel safe to grow in

You were never meant to create alone.

Submit to Once Upon A Queer & follow @Lavenderrisingmag #lgbt #queerartists #writesky #bluesky
May 22, 2026 at 4:09 PM