501(c)(3) nonprofit literary press. Home of Emerge Literary Journal (http://emergeliteraryjournal.com).https://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mz7mczqlgl2gA family’s secrets, told in fragments. In Scrap: Salvaging a Family, Luanne Castle explores childhood fear, her father’s hidden history, and the difficult work of forgiveness. Discover the memoir: https://elj-editions.com/scrap-salvaging-a-family/01 Nov 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7mczqlgl2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mz53tqbdt42wA little fiction and art, every day. Your Daily Micro Desk Calendar 2027 makes room for reading at your desk. Thank you to editor Diane Gottlieb for bringing it together. Preorder for $20: https://elj-editions.com/your-daily-micro-desk-calendar-2027/31 Oct 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz53tqbdt42whttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mz2lfdfmcf2bCelebrate Jewish joy with Manna Songs: Stories of Jewish Culture & Heritage. Our thanks to curator Diane Gottlieb and foreword writer Erika Dreifus for helping bring these 32 essays to readers. elj-editions.com/mannasongs/30 Oct 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz2lfdfmcf2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3myy2vko2e623Florida, pop culture, grief, and the families we make. Bill Hollands brings warmth and wit to his debut poetry collection, Mangrove. Come discover these poems with us. elj-editions.com/mangrove/29 Oct 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3myy2vko2e623https://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mylila6vgk2qI Will Judge You from Your Roommate by Fatima J. Alharthi explores identity and individuality across Saudi Arabia, the Aegean Sea, Kenya and Syria. Preorder for $20: https://elj-editions.com/i-will-judge-you-from-your-roommate/24 Oct 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mylila6vgk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3myiy43xiah26Submissions for Reel Love: Celebrating Cinematic Soulmates will be opening soon. Edited by Diane Gottlieb. Watch ELJ Editions for opening details.23 Oct 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3myiy43xiah26https://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3myghofknk42pA new story every morning. Your Daily Micro Desk Calendar 2027 brings daily fiction and art to your desk. Edited by Diane Gottlieb. Preorder for $20: https://elj-editions.com/your-daily-micro-desk-calendar-2027/22 Oct 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3myghofknk42phttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mydx62ap4f2yTurn up the volume—and maybe leave the lights on. It Came from the 80’s by Zeke Jarvis remixes 1980s horror and pop songs into strange, twisted and sometimes hilarious stories. Explore: https://elj-editions.com/it-came-from-the-80s/21 Oct 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydx62ap4f2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mxzlc4d2d62bFor the reader in your life! Your Daily Micro Desk Calendar 2027 offers daily fiction and art. Celebrate editor Diane Gottlieb and writers from around the world, one page at a time! Preorder: https://elj-editions.com/your-daily-micro-desk-calendar-2027/16 Oct 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzlc4d2d62bhttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mxxeudp2vy2bCelebrate Awakenings: Stories of Body & Consciousness—49 writers on living in a body, edited by Diane Gottlieb (@dianegotauthor.bsky.social). Winner, Anthology category, 2024 IndieReader Discovery Awards. Explore: elj-editions.com/awakenings/16 Oct 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxxeudp2vy2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mxuuf6522j2rRelative Strangers brings together 28 writers on discovering unknown close relatives. Curated by B.K. Jackson, with a foreword by Libby Copeland. Explore: https://elj-editions.com/relative-strangers-inheritance-identity-and-the-meaning-of-kinship/15 Oct 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxuuf6522j2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mxsdwd3v3j2wA story with your morning coffee! Your Daily Micro Desk Calendar 2027 brings daily fiction and art to your desk. Thanks to editor Diane Gottlieb for bringing this collection together! Preorder: https://elj-editions.com/your-daily-micro-desk-calendar-2027/14 Oct 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxsdwd3v3j2whttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mxpjgmxkif23Meet us on the page! Emerge Literary Journal, Issue 37: poetry, fiction & creative nonfiction. Celebrate prose/CNF editor Diane Gottlieb, and welcome poetry editor Heather Mackay Young in her first issue! Read: emergeliteraryjournal.com/issue-37/12 Oct 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxpjgmxkif23https://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mxkf3y6nzr2bSuburban life turns surreal in Domesticated Creatures by Thad DeVassie: more than sixty interconnected short pieces featuring a man, his donkey and a reaper. Preorder from ELJ Editions: https://elj-editions.com/domesticated-creatures/10 Oct 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxkf3y6nzr2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mxdb4togna26Digging Up Bones: Reflections on Trauma & Recovery brings together 41 essays, edited by Diane Gottlieb. Explore the collection and preorder from ELJ Editions: https://elj-editions.com/digging-up-bones-reflections-on-trauma-recovery/08 Oct 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdb4togna26https://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mxaqn3d6p42fReel Love: Celebrating Cinematic Soulmates opens for submissions November 1. Previously unpublished fiction, CNF or poetry about a movie, TV series or actor that changed your life. Edited by Diane Gottlieb. Fiction/CNF: 1,500 words max. Poetry: 2 pages max. Save the date.07 Oct 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxaqn3d6p42fhttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mx5w3yb42p2nEmerge Literary Journal, Issue 37, is now live: poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction for fall, with magic, humor, acceptance and loss. Join us on the page: emergeliteraryjournal.com/issue-37/05 Oct 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5w3yb42p2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mponupyx2s22"Sometimes, it is enough to be on the outside looking in, watching drama unfold from a distance; other times, a meaningful relationship is built between reader and poet. The poems in Mangrove by @billhollands.bsky.social effectively straddle the gap between these two experiences." https://www.theshorepoetry.org/shore-things/2026/7/1/review-bill-hollands02 Jul 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mponupyx2s22