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Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women-identifying creatives is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling
“Contrafabula” by Nancy Huggett
Genre: creative nonfiction
Name of publication: American Literary Review
Date Released: October 4, 2025
Type of publication: online
americanliteraryreview.com/2025/10/02/contrafabula-by-nancy-huggett/
“verge escapement” by Heather Brown Barrett
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: TELEPHONE.
Date Released: October 10, 2025
Type of publication: online
“Run” by Heather Brown Barrett
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: SciFanSat
Date Released: October 25, 2025
Type of publication: online
scifansat.com/bibi/?book=SciFanSat_Issue_27_Moon_10-27-2025.epub#p=1
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
Single-author publications: here.
Single pieces as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews: here.
Please read the instructions on each form carefully; we look forward to congratulating you!
*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we BLAZE a path for women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook or Instagram, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women-identifying creatives is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling
“Birds(hit)” by Heather Brown Barrett from Virginia
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: Little Old Lady Comedy
Date Released: September 10, 2025
Type of publication: online
littleoldladycomedy.com/all-works/uky9hre9qac7ze6lgj9k282kcrgwqp
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
Single-author publications: here.
Single pieces as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews: here.
Please read the instructions on each form carefully; we look forward to congratulating you!
*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we BLAZE a path for women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook or Instagram, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women writers is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling.
Author: Melanie Hyo-In Han
Born in Korea and raised in East Africa, Melanie Hyo-In Han is a poet, translator, and PhD candidate in creative writing. She holds an MFA in poetry and translation and is the author of My Dear Yeast and three chapbooks, as well as the translator of several collections of Spanish poetry. Melanie has received awards and fellowships from Sundress Academy for the Arts, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Kees Eijrond Foundation, and elsewhere. Currently, she is the Coeditor-in-Chief of Flora Fiction and Two Languages Prize Editor at Gasher Press. Learn more at melaniehan.com.
Where are you from: Korea/East Africa
Tell us about your main writing space in three words: sunlit, airy, quiet
Tell us about your publication: My newest poetry chapbook, Passing Notes in Secret, was published in August 2025 by boats against the current. It’s a collection of poems that examines South Korea’s colonial history alongside themes of identity and belonging within the Korean diaspora. By moving between continents and languages, I reflect on how history shapes personal narratives and collective memory, as well as the ways culture is carried, adapted, and preserved through generations.
Why this book? Why now? How did it happen? I started writing this collection in order to connect with my Korean family’s past after reading Min Jin Lee’s novel, Pachinko. While reading the book, I realized just how little I actually knew about Korean history, so I decided to interview my grandparents and ask them about what it was like to live through the Japanese occupation of Korea, as well as through the Korean War. Talking to them encouraged me to start writing about their lives and my own stories of having grown up as a member of the Korean diaspora. What had started as a casual conversation with my grandparents turned into research about Korean history and led me to the writing of the poems in this chapbook.
What advice do you have for new writers? Someone with a book that needs a home? Don’t be afraid to send your work out. Your voice is valuable, your work is important, and your story belongs in the world.
What else are you working on/doing that you’d like to share? I’ve had the privilege of partaking in several writing residencies this past year (I’m currently at one in Costa Rica!) and have absolutely loved having the dedicated time and space to reflect, read, and write. I’d really encourage every writer to go on a writing residency and see what a change in scenery and pacing can do to fuel creativity and one’s sense of possibility!
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
Single-author publications: here.
Single pieces as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews: here.
Please read the instructions on each form carefully; we look forward to congratulating you!
*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we BLAZE a path for women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook or Instagram, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women writers is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling.
Author: Annie Marhefka
Annie Marhefka is the executive director at Yellow Arrow Publishing; she has a BA in creative writing from Washington College, an MBA, and is an MFA candidate at the University of Baltimore. When Annie is not writing, she is usually trying to find her way back to the water.
Where are you from: Baltimore, Maryland
Tell us about your main writing space in three words: cozy, cluttered, warm.
Tell us about your publication: Strangers We Know By Heart is a collection of hybrid love letters to strangers and was the winner of the 2025 Garden Party Collective chapbook contest. It is available for preorder now at gardenpartycollective.bigcartel.com/product/strangers-we-know-by-heart-by-annie-marhefka!
Why this book? Why now? How did it happen? Years ago, a stranger sent my mother a letter that was the most impactful demonstration of empathy I have ever experienced, and that act of bravery has stuck with me since that time. I started writing these love letters to strangers a few years ago and found it was both moving and comforting as a writing practice, imagining myself in someone else’s shoes and addressing them through my writing. I started sharing them at some point—a letter to my hairstylist, my child’s teacher, my favorite bartender. I realized that even though we aren’t living in an isolated time anymore, a lot of people still feel isolated, or misunderstood. I’ve always gravitated toward writing about human connection, but writing directly to someone you don’t know or hardly know is sometimes scary. But in every interaction between two strangers, there is a possibility for connection. That has been my hope for these pieces.
What advice do you have for new writers? Someone with a book that needs a home? My advice is to connect with other creatives! Writing does not need to be an act of isolation—it can be an act of community building, too. My work has grown so much stronger because of the talented folks I get to work with at Yellow Arrow and those that I’ve met at Baltimore literary events.
What else are you working on/doing that you’d like to share? I spent most of my career working as a human resources executive, so I’m currently combining my passions working on a collection of nonfiction essays that are written in various HR forms (employment policies, FAQs, job descriptions, etc.). It’s been really fun to play with the structure!
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
Single-author publications: here.
Single pieces as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews: here.
Please read the instructions on each form carefully; we look forward to congratulating you!
*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we BLAZE a path for women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook or Instagram, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women-identifying creatives is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling
“Intervals” by Heather Brown Barrett from Virginia
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: The Ekphrastic Review
Date Released: June 27, 2025
Type of publication: online (scroll down to find the poem)
ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrastic-challenges/kaz-ogino-ekphrastic-writing-responses
Find Heather on Instagram @heatherbrownbarrett.
PRIZES/AWARDS
“Song” by Rebecca Brock from Virginia
Genre: poetry
Name of award: 2025 Lascaux Prize in Poetry from The Lascaux Review
Date: June 26, 2025
lascauxreview.com/contest-results/
Find Rebecca on Instagram @rebecca_brock.writer.
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
Single-author publications: here.
Single pieces as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews: here.
Please read the instructions on each form carefully; we look forward to congratulating you!
*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we BLAZE a path for women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook or Instagram, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women-identifying creatives is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling
“Hunting Dog” by Heather Brown Barrett from Virginia
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: The Solitude Diaries (Issue IV: Renascent)
Date Released: June 1, 2025
Type of publication: online
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
Single-author publications: here.
Single pieces as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews: here.
Please read the instructions on each form carefully; we look forward to congratulating you!
*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we BLAZE a path for women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook or Instagram, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women-identifying creatives is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling
The poems and review below were written by Heather Brown Barrett
from Southeastern Virginia
“Mother Tongue”
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: The Ekphrastic Review (for The Ekphrastic Challenges)
Date Released: March 21, 2025
Type of publication: online
“Meaning in Making: A Review of Good Mom on Paper: Writers on Creativity and Motherhood”
Genre: review
Name of publication: Literary Mama
Date Released: March 19, 2025
Type of publication: online
“Storybook of Heavenly Bodies”
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: formidable woman sanctuary: solace IV (for an Editor’s Choice Award)
Date Released: April 3, 2025
Type of publication: online
“benign”
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: The Ekphrastic Review (for The Ekphrastic Challenges)
Date Released: April 4, 2025
Type of publication: online
Thank you Heather for letting us celebrate with you! Learn more about Heather on Instagram @heatherbrownbarrett.
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
Single-author publications: here.
Single pieces as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews: here.
Please read the instructions on each form carefully; we look forward to congratulating you!
*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we BLAZE a path for women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook or Instagram, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women writers is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling.
Author: Heather Brown Barrett
Heather Brown Barrett is an award-winning poet in southeastern Virginia. She mothers her young son and contemplates life, the universe, and everything with her writer husband. She is a member and regular student of The Muse Writers Center, a member of The Poetry Society of Virginia, and a former board member of Hampton Roads Writers. Her work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in Literary Mama, The Ekphrastic Review, Yellow Arrow Journal, Black Bough Poetry, OyeDrum Magazine, and elsewhere. She’s the author of Water in Every Room (Kelsay Books, 2025). Find her at heatherbrownbarrett.com.
Where are you from: southeastern Virginia
Tell us about your main writing space in three words: kitchen, predawn, coffee.
Tell us about your publication: Water in Every Room (February 2025, Kelsay Books) embodies the fluctuations of emotion and form in new motherhood. Ferocious and tender, tending and transformed, mother embraces both her child and the dualities of self in this collection of poems.
Why this book? Why now? How did it happen? This book happened because I became a mother. Writing guides me through my own mind, helps me to process, express, and discover. Writing poetry allows me to explore the motions and emotions of the darker recesses and emerge lighter. I’ve always been a very creative person. But motherhood plunged me deeper into my creativity. New motherhood has been the most challenging and most rewarding experience of my life; a bit isolating, and a lot transformative. It was my intention to create tension and visual appeal in the book with opposing forms, lines, subject, and point of view, and to thread hope throughout. Very much embodying the new mother experience! My son is great inspiration; watching a human grow and change is incredible. I also want to show him, by example, that passion and effort can lead to accomplishment, and that accomplishment fulfills us more than the accumulation of physical things.
What advice do you have for new writers? Someone with a book that needs a home? Be patient with yourself, with your writing and revision. Study the craft of writing. Create a thick skin for the inevitable rejections. It’s all part of the process. If you embrace it, you will grow as a writer.
What else are you working on/doing that you'd like to share? I'm always working on poems and creative nonfiction pieces. I prefer not to go into much detail about works in progress—sometimes works change significantly as I progress through! But I will say that lately I’ve noticed how my work on the whole—published and unpublished pieces and works-in-progress and scribbles—is a body of work in conversation with itself. Themes and motifs and metaphors continue to show up and offer something new. Motherhood and other subjects, all in conversation. This was a very exciting macro view of my own work, and helped me realize a potential full-length poetry collection.
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
Single-author publications: here.
Single pieces as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews: here.
Please read the instructions on each form carefully; we look forward to congratulating you!
*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we BLAZE a path for women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook or Instagram, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women writers is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling.
Author: Michele Evans
Michele Evans, a fifth-generation Washingtonian (D.C.) and high school English teacher, is the author of purl. Poems in this debut collection from Finishing Line Press have found homes in places like ASP Bulletin, Maryland Literary Review, Mid-Atlantic Review, Yellow Arrow Journal, and elsewhere. Despite always wearing the color black, she loves blueberries, blue hydrangeas, blues musicians, and Blue Mountain coffee. She lives online at WordSmithie.com and on Instagram @awordsmithie.
Where are you from: Washington D.C.
What describes your main writing space: Bright and airy; safe; coffee and coconut.
Tell us about your publication: Released by Finishing Line Press on February 14, 2025, purl, a collection of poems, reimagines feminine forces from Homer’s Odyssey and transplants them to modern, urban landscapes. This poignant debut, inspired by the poetry of Phillis Wheatley Peters, amplifies a chorus of the marginalized: queens and maidens, mothers and daughters, wives and mistresses, goddesses and slaves. With each page turn, readers are invited to celebrate the resilience of women bound by those universal traumas threaded through literature and life.
Why this book? Why now? How did it happen? This book is my COVID baby. I was teaching the Odyssey in my English 9 honors class when schools shut down during the pandemic. With a bit more time on my hands, I decided to reclaim my writing voice. I took a few virtual workshops with Moira Egan that summer and penned ten poems. By the time I returned to school the next year (virtually), I had made a list of other women from the epic poem I wanted to write about. My very first published poem ever was accepted by Tangled Locks in December 2022. It is so fitting that the beautiful blue queen on my first book cover wears a crown of tangled locks.
What is your writing goal for the year? I have a draft of a novel that has not been touched in over a year because I have been preoccupied with purl as well as februaries, a finalist manuscript in 2024. At some point this year, I would like to take a course or a trip (a residency or retreat) and find my way back to the story. I also want to make a dent in my “to be read” pile.
What advice do you have for new writers? Someone with a book that needs a home? Write often. Read often. Build relationships with other writers. Find a writing community or an accountability partner, or both. Be patient with the publishing process.
Author: Laurel Maxwell
Laurel Maxwell is a poet from Santa Cruz, California, whose work is inspired by life’s mundane and the natural world. Her work has appeared at baseballballard, coffecontrails, phren-z, Verse-Virtual, Tulip Tree Review, and Yellow Arrow Vignette SPARK. Her creative fiction was a finalist for the Women on Writing Flash Fiction Contest. Her piece, A Still Life, was nominated for Best of the Net by Yellow Arrow Publishing. She has a chapbook forthcoming from Finishing Line Press in 2025. When not writing Laurel enjoys putting her feet in the sand, reading, traveling, and trying not to make too much of a mess baking in a too small kitchen. She works in education.
Where are you from: Santa Cruz, California
What describes your main writing space: cluttered, sunlit, safe.
Tell us about your publication: Released by Finishing Line Press on February 14, 2025, All the Pretty Things Are Dying includes poems that speak to environmental loss, longing for the heart’s desires to be seen and recognized, beauty in life’s everyday moments, and questions that reach into the soul. Many poems rely on close observation of the natural world in order to make sense of our place in the universe and grapple with how to exist while living within a constant state of change and uncertainty.
Why this book? Why now? How did it happen? This book was a long process. I submitted All the Pretty Things Are Dying to a chapbook competition held by Finishing Line Press. It was the second time I had submitted this manuscript for consideration. I worked to put poems together which had a connective bond—in this instance loss and nature. Although I didn’t win the competition, Finishing Line Press wanted to publish my manuscript. It was took two years from acceptance to publication.
What is your writing goal for the year? My writing goal for the year is to keep up a daily writing practice and find ways to continue to experiment with form.
What advice do you have for new writers? Someone with a book that needs a home? My advice for new writers would be to have patience and tenacity. Rejections hurt, but it is a way to regroup and continue to edit work. Look for publishers who align with who you are as a writer.
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
Single-author publications: here.
Single pieces as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews: here.
Please read the instructions on each form carefully; we look forward to congratulating you!
*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we BLAZE a path for women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook or Instagram, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women-identifying creatives is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling
PRIZES/AWARDS
Tangles by Kay Smith-Blum from Seattle, Washington
Genre: historical suspense
Name of award: Best (New) Debut Fiction from the American Writing Awards
americanwritingawards.com/american-writing-awards
TANGLES is Kay’s debut novel. You can find Kay on Twitter @kaysmithblum, Instagram @discerningksb, and Facebook/Linkedin @kay.smithblum. You can also find her on her website kaysmith-blum.com. Kay was one of our 2023 Pushcart Prize nominees for “On Edge” in Yellow Arrow Journal UpSpring.
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Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women-identifying creatives is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling
“Breaking silence” by ann van wijgerden from the philippines
Genre: short story
Name of publication: redrosethorns journal
Date Released: October 18, 2024
Type of publication: online
redrosethorns.com/post/breaking-silence
Ann’s poem “Dear Planet” from Yellow Arrow Vignette SPARK was nominated by Yellow Arrow for Best of the Net 2025. Keep up with her on Facebook @ann.vanwijgerden.
“The spirit of dwelling” by heather brown barrett from Virginia
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: The Ekphrastic Review, John Anster Fitzgerald: Ekphrastic Writing Responses
Date Released: November 1, 2024
Type of publication: online
ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrastic-challenges/john-anster-fitzgerald-ekphrastic-writing-responses
Learn more about Heather on Instagram @heatherbrownbarrett.
Translation of “Roses For Edgar Allan Poe” originally written by Zhao Dahe, translated by Yuemin He From virginia
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: Mayday Magazine
Date Released: November 1, 2024
Type of publication: online
maydaymagazine.com/roses-for-edgar-allan-poezhao-dahe-translated-from-the-chinese-by-yuemin-he
Find Yuemin and news about her other translations on Twitter @HebeR32123.
“embodied” by kellie brown from tennessee
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: Amethyst Review
Date Released: November 8, 2024
Type of publication: online
amethystmagazine.org/2024/11/08/embodied-a-poem-by-kellie-brown
Connect with Kellie on Twitter @Kelliedbrown1, Instagram @kelliedubelbrown, Facebook @kelliebrown, BlueSky @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social, and Threads @kelliedubelbrown. More of her work can be found at kelliedbrown.com.
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
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*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we AMPLIFY women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women-identifying creatives is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling
“Intercession: ER Waiting Room” by Nancy Hugget from Ottawa, Canada
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: Mom Egg Review for MER: Motherhood Literature & Art
Date Released: September 10, 2024
Type of publication: online
hmerliterary.com/2024/09/10/nancy-huggett-intercession-er-waiting-room-poetry
Connect with Nancy on Twitter @nancyhuggett, Instagram @nanhug, Bluesky @nancyhuggett.bsky.social, and Facebook @nancy.huggett.35.
EXHIBITIONS
Four Poems by Laura Rockhold from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Where you can find the poems: Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Date on display: September 2024- October 2025
Project locations & poems displayed:
Minnesota Landscapes in Terminal 1 at Gate F10): “LICHEN BLOOMS” and “TAKING HANDS”
Minnesota Waters in Terminal 1 at Gate E8: “CONFLUENCE” and “BDE MAKA SKA (LAKE WHITE EARTH)”
“LICHEN BLOOMS” was included in Yellow Arrow Journal PEREGRINE, Vol. VII, No. 2, Fall 2022. Besides in person at the airport, you can also find the exhibits and the poems (including audio recordings) online at laurarockhold.com/exhibits. Learn more about Laura on Instagram @laurarockhold_.
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
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*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we AMPLIFY women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women-identifying creatives is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling
“The Calf” by Kay Smith-Blum from Seattle, Washington
Genre: Fiction
Name of anthology: Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of Daring Women
Date released: June 8, 2024
Type of publication: print
Kay was also the coeditor of the anthology; all proceeds benefit the scholarship fund at Women’s Fiction Writers Association. Find the anthology on Amazon.
Find Kay on Instagram @discerningKSB, Facebook @kay.smithblum, and Twitter @kaysmithblum.
PRIZES/AWARDS
Revelation by Nancy Hugget from Ottawa, Canada
Genre: poetry
Name of award: 2024 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award
Date: July 11, 2024
pencanada.ca/news/nancy-huggett-wins-2024-rbc-pen-canada-new-voices-award/
Connect with Nancy on Twitter @nancyhuggett, Instagram @nanhug, Bluesky @nancyhuggett.bsky.social, and Facebook @nancy.huggett.35.
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
Single-author publications: here.
Single pieces as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews: here.
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*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we AMPLIFY women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women-identifying creatives is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling
“Claybody” by Samantha J. Pomerantz from Germantown, Maryland
Genre: Poetry
Name of publication: Blue Marble Review
Date released: June 2024
Type of publication: online
bluemarblereview.com/claybody/
“Quiescence” by Kellie Brown from Kingsport, Tennessee
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: Wise Owl
Date released: July 2024
Type of publication: online
dailyversethewiseowl.art/copy-of-week-4-june-2024
You can find Kellie on Instagram @kelliedubelbrown, Threads @kelliedubelbrown, Twitter @kelliedbrown1, Bluesky @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social, and Facebook @kelliebrown.
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
Single-author publications: here.
Single pieces as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews: here.
Please read the instructions on each form carefully; we look forward to congratulating you!
*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we AMPLIFY women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women-identifying creatives is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling
“Fractions Are Numbers that Are Not Whole” by Nancy Huggett from Ottawa, Canada
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: Waterwheel Review
Date released: June 2024
Type of publication: online
Meet Nancy on Instagram @nanhug, on Twitter @nancyhuggett, and on Facebook @nancy.huggett.35.
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
Single-author publications: here.
Single pieces as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews: here.
Please read the instructions on each form carefully; we look forward to congratulating you!
*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we AMPLIFY women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women-identifying creatives is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling
“TENding” by Heather Brown Barrett from Virginia
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: The Ekphrastic Review
Date released: February 2024
Type of publication: online
Meet Heather on Instagram @heatherbrownbarrett.
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
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*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we AMPLIFY women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women writers is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling.
Author: Susan Ayres
Tell us about yourself: Susan Ayres is a poet, lawyer, and translator. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has appeared in a wide variety of literary and scholarly journals including Yale Journal of Law and Feminism, Sycamore Review, Cimarron Review, and Valparaiso Review. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and teaches at Texas A&M University Law School. Visit her website at psusanayres.com.
Her poem “Pimiento Cheese” was included in Yellow Arrow Journal EMBLAZON (Vol. VIII, No. 2).
Where are you from: Fort Worth, Texas
What describes your main writing space: light, horizon of trees, scent of rosemary
Tell us about your publication: The prose poems and lyric verses in Walk Like the Bird Flies (Finishing Line Press, December 2023) invite you to explore identity, history, nature, myth, and art. From Judge Roy Bean to Medea, from Étienne Trouvelot to Princess Di, these poems walk like the bird flies, traveling an emotive journey through love and loss, in imagined and actual landscapes.
Why this book? Why now? How did it happen for you: This collection about journeys to different parts of the world helped me survive the isolation of COVID.
What advice do you have for other writers: Be persistent!
What else are you working on/doing that you’d like to share: A series of poems about the Mexican Revolution.
You can find Susan on Facebook @susan.ayres.589.
Author: Leticia Priebe Rocha
Tell us about yourself: I am a poet and have been writing since I was in high school. I am also a visual artist, focusing primarily on mixed media collages. If I am not creating, then I am experiencing the creations of others by going to readings, museums, shows, and the theater. Creativity and art sustain me! I first joined the Yellow Arrow family when my poem “Lost In” was in the Yellow Arrow Journal PEREGRINE (Vol. VII, No. 2) issue. I was the .W.o.W. #46 (March 2023), served as guest editor for the Yellow Arrow Journal EMBLAZON (Vol. VIII, No. 2) issue, and am currently part of the team as a reader!
Where are you from: Medford, Massachusetts
What describes your main writing space: vibrant, expansive, home
Tell us about your publication: In Lieu of Heartbreak, This is Like (Bottlecap Press, February 2024) untangles the messy, heartrending, and always miraculous experience of love in all of its forms. It is a love letter to feeling, to aliveness, to loneliness, and to the self, ever reaching for radiance.
Why this book? Why now? How did it happen for you: I started writing this book almost two years ago in the aftermath of a heartbreak I resisted labeling as a heartbreak for some time. Poems flowed out of me in my hurt, and I had a manuscript put together fairly quickly. Initially, I thought I was writing to the beloved who hurt me. Slowly, as I explored my pain, the poems changed. I unearthed other forms of heartbreak that I had buried deep. I found a profound appreciation for having experienced the fundamentally human experience of love, no matter the outcome. Above all, I found the well of love within me is not tied to one person—it is abundant and can be turned inward. The book is almost entirely different from the first manuscript I wrote, and I am so grateful for the doors that closed so that this one could open. Above all, I am grateful that I listened to myself and did not give up on this project—it truly feels like it landed where it was meant to because I reached the place I needed to be.
What is your writing goal for the year: To write more consistently, specifically drafting or editing at least one poem every week!
What else are you working on: I’m in the beginning stages of my first full-length collection—seeing where the poems take me!
What advice do you have for other writers: Keep going. The writing life is fraught with rejection at every level of one’s career. Swat the ‘nos’ away like flies and follow your intuition to the next ‘yes.’
For more information, visit Leticia’s website leticiaprieberocha.com or find her on Instagram @letiprieberochapoems, Facebook @leticiaprieberocha, and Twitter @LetiPriebeRocha.
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
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*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we AMPLIFY women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women-identifying creatives is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling
“1964,” “in That Pho,” and “Morning Love” by Martha Klein Henrickson from canada
Genre: poetry
Name of podcast: Boomer Bedtime Stories
Date released: February 2024
Find the podcast at boomerbedtimestoryradio.com/post/how-do-i-love-thee
Meet Martha on her website at marcharhenwritesitdown.wordpress.com, Facebook @martha.henrickson, LinkedIn @martha-henrickson-b64b521b, and Instagram @marthahenrickson.
Note that Yellow Arrow author Ellen Dooling Reynard (No Batteries Required) also participated in the podcast!
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
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*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we AMPLIFY women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women-identifying creatives is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc., as well as prizes/awards, book reviews, and podcasts/interviews
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling
“Embracing the Darkness” by Michelle Levy from Smallwood, New York
Genre: creative nonfiction
Name of publication: Discover Magazine
Date published: August 2023
Type of publication: print and online
Find the publication here or at discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/how-to-embrace-the-benefits-of-darkness
Meet Michelle on Instagram @michellesydneylevy or Facebook @originalprint.
“Stripped” by Kay Smith-Blum from Seattle, Washington
Genre: flash fiction
Name of publication: Heathentide Orphans anthology from Zoetic Press
Date published: December 2023
Type of publication: print
zoeticpress.com/heathentide-orphans-2023
Connect with Kay on Instagram @discerningKSB, Facebook @kay.smithblum, LinkedIn @kay-smith-blum-3877273, and Twitter @kaysmithblum.
(you can find other Yellow Arrow authors included in the anthology!!)
“What I Learned About Writing From Donkey Kong” by Wendy Swift from Farmington, Connecticut
Genre: nonfiction
Name of publication: Brevity Blog
Date published: December 15, 2023
Type of publication: print
brevity.wordpress.com/2023/12/15/donkey-kong
Find Wendy on Facebook @wendy.swift.902819 and Instagram @wendyjswiftauthor.
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
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*****
Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women-identifying writers through publication and access to the literary arts. You can support us as we AMPLIFY women-identifying creatives this year by purchasing one of our publications or a workshop from the Yellow Arrow bookstore, for yourself or as a gift, joining our newsletter, following us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, or subscribing to our YouTube channel. Donations are appreciated via PayPal (staff@yellowarrowpublishing.com), Venmo (@yellowarrowpublishing), or US mail (PO Box 65185, Baltimore, Maryland 21209). More than anything, messages of support through any one of our channels are greatly appreciated.
Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women writers is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc. as well as prizes/awards
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling
“Freight Train” by Emma Gawlinski from the United kingdom (living in spain)
Genre: poetry
Name of publication: Ink Sweat & Tears
Date published: October 2023
Type of publication: online
inksweatandtears.co.uk/emma-gawlinski
Find Emma on Twitter @EClinski.
PRIZES/AWARDS
“The Perseids” by Nancy Hugget from Ottawa
Genre: creative nonfiction
Name of award: Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize
Winner of last year’s American Literary Review’s essay contest
americanliteraryreview.com/2023/03/27/nancy-huggett/
Connect with Nancy on Twitter @nancyhuggett, Instagram @nanhug, or Facebook @huggett.35.
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
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