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Publisher of award-winning fiction, nonfiction, and poetry & home to a renowned writers’ workshop.

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Tin House
6 years
Or: Amazon could FUND local libraries by paying their fucking taxes.
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Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries to Save Taxpayers Money via @forbes
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“I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” —James Baldwin
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Annoyed that Facebook and Instagram are down? Need something to read through for hours and hours? Our algorithm recommends: a book.
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🌟We're thrilled to announce that @NifMuhammad has been named a Tin House Editor-at-Large!🌟 He'll acquire three nonfiction books a year for Tin House. 🌟We can't wait to read the writers that Hanif champions — we hope to publish his first projects in 2023.
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Some bittersweet news. Tin House magazine’s 20th Anniv. Issue, out 6/2019, will be our last. Given the current costs of producing a print literary magazine, we have decided to shift resources to Tin House Books & Workshop. Read a letter from our publisher:
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C'mon, Writers: Shift+Option+Minus. Quit settling for double hyphens when you want an Em-Dash. You can do better.
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This award, which includes a stipend for child care, is intended to help support single parents who might otherwise find it challenging to devote time, space, and resources to their writing. #thww
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Tin House
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This award is intended to provide writers over forty years of age who have not yet published a book with the time & space to develop their writing skills further. Deadline to apply is this Sunday. #thsw
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1 year
No agent? No published book? Our editors can’t wait to hear from you! Our next 📚book submissions period will take place May 6–7! We're looking for poetry and short story collections that engage with place and/or food. Learn about how to submit:
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Kristen’s editor promised to shotgun a Steel Reserve if Kristen made the NYT bestseller list, and Tony is a man of his word🍻 Congratulations, Kristen!
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5 years
Last Call 6/1/19
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In response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and so many other Black lives lost to police violence and state-sponsored, systemic white supremacy, Tin House is donating $5,000 each to @DontShootPdx and @NationalBailOut . #BlackLivesMatter
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New blurb.
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Thanks to donations from workshop alumni, we will be offering additional scholarships to our Summer Workshop for undocumented writers, as well as writers who have previously been incarcerated. These awards include the cost of travel & require no app fee.
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2 years
No agent? No published book? Our editors can’t wait to hear from you! Our next 📚book submissions period will take place May 7–8 for debut poetry collections, debut essay collections & debut short story collections. Learn more:
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6 years
Sorry for cussing.
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6 years
How far down the Order of Succession do we have to go before the Poet Laureate becomes president?
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3 years
No agent? No published book? Our editors can’t wait to hear from you! Our inaugural 📚 book submissions period will take place 9/4–9/5! Learn more about what we are looking for and how to submit your work:
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No agent? No published book? Our editors can’t wait to hear from you! Our next 📚book submissions period will take place 1/1–1/3/22. We're looking for Debut Novels, including Graphic Novels! Learn more about what we're looking for & how to submit:
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As these are new initiatives, we would very much appreciate your help in spreading the word about some of our 2019 Summer Workshop scholarships which include awards for immigrant writers and those over forty. #thsw
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Our Still-Emerging Award is intended for writers over 40 years of age who have not yet published a book. While the title of the award is playful, we firmly believe that any discussion about publishing & access needs to include conversations about ageism.
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There's never been a more urgent time to support your local indie bookstore. Your orders are your investment in your local literary community; we urge you to join us in supporting your independent bookstores however you can.
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Intended for writers over forty years of age who have not yet published a full-length book, our Debut 40 Residency comes with a $1200 stipend & apartment in Portland. The deadline to apply is 8/29, with application fee waivers still available.
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2 years
Applications are now open for our 2023 Summer Residencies. Writers may stay for any length of time within the dates of their awarded residency. The deadline to apply is 11/20, with fee waivers available.
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Summer apps are now open! In addition to more general scholarships, we're offering awards for writers over 40, single parents, immigrant writers, those who have been formerly incarcerated, & writers of color whose genre focus is graphic narrative. #thsw
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5 years
HANIF ERICA MORGAN TOMMY #AWP19
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10 months
Could you be our next editorial intern? Find out more about our ✨paid, remote 6-month internship✨! Applications open ✨Monday 7/17 at 12:01am PT✨ — find out more + submit your application! ⤋⤋⤋
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The final episode of Crafting With Ursula!✨ @Neilhimself joins @davidnaimon for a deep dive into word magic, the purpose of creating & telling stories + the spells they weave. Listen: Neil Gaiman📸: Beowulf Sheehan Ursula K. Le Guin📸: William Anthony
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Now accepting applications for our Summer Residency for Debut Writers (working in any genre). Includes a $1200 stipend & a fully-furnished apt in PDX. Application fee waivers are available.
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We are excited to be offering our first set of 2021 Residencies, which include long weekends for parents & month-long stays for teachers & those working on debuts. Application fee waivers available & we will honor stipends if COVID concerns prevent travel.
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5 years
Tin House is hiring! Are you a savvy reader and a detail-oriented project-juggler? Come join the team as a full-time editorial assistant! Deadline for applications is Nov 12, and you can find more information here:
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Tin House
2 years
Back on campus this July (🤞🏼)... #thsw
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3 years
Applications are now open for our 2022 Summer Residencies. Running from May through August, each residency comes with a $1200 stipend and apartment in Portland.
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4 years
Pretty darn stoked to announce our 2020 Residencies which includes programs for LGBTQ+ YA Authors, Environmental Writing, Debut Writers of Color, and Second Book Authors. These include a $1000 living stipend & a furnished apartment in PDX.
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2 years
Today we are celebrating the life and work of Anthony Veasna So, who passed away a year ago. It has been great seeing his collection Afterparties make so many best of 2021 lists. Sending love to all his friends, family, and readers. We miss you, Anthony.
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5 years
MOSTLY BESTSELLER THINGS
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8 years
. @clairevaye brought the house down at our Workshop with ON PANDERING (or How to Write Like a Man) Read it here!
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4 years
Congratulations to Tin House poet @NifMuhammad , winner of the 2020 Lenore Marshall Prize for Poetry!! 🎉 We couldn’t be prouder✨
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Tin House
4 years
Applications are now open for our 2021 online Winter Workshop!!! We are offering payment plans for both the application fee and tuition, as well as many new scholarship opportunities. The deadline to apply is November 11th. #thww
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Applications are now open for our 2024 Summer Residency program. In an effort to accommodate working writers, parents, & anyone with schedule limitations, we offer flexible dates and the ability to attend with partners/children.
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⏰✍️It's time!📚 Our submission period for poetry, essay, and short story collections will be open from Sat 5/7 at 12:01 a.m. PT to Sun 5/8 at 11:59 p.m. PT. See full guidelines and submit at We can't wait to read your work!
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We're offering 12 scholarships for our 2024 Winter Online Workshop, including our Without Borders scholarship, which is intended for any writer who was born outside of the United States. Learn more and apply:
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Look what just landed on the Tin House porch. Galleys for @Kristen_Arnett 's MOSTLY DEAD THINGS—out June 2019—are here!
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The views and opinions expressed by workshop faculty are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any branch of Tin House.
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4 years
With the recent news of layoffs at Powell's, we are hoping to give a little back to the booksellers who have supported us. From now until the end of April, all proceeds from our online sales (mags & merch) will be donated to the @ILWULocal5 Powell's Employees Worker Relief Fund.
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Our First Book Residency is open to debut writers who have not published a full-length book. Residents may stay for any length of time in August 2024 & bring partners/family. App fee waivers are available.
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We're very pleased to announce that come 2019, we'll be the proud publishers of @Kristen_Arnett 's debut novel, MOSTLY DEAD THINGS. (We're still in fierce negotiations for her chapbook of pet-name puns.)
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6 years
Please stand by for this morning's press conference.
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🎉Thrilled to publish debut poetry collection ANCHOR BABY by Patrycja Humienik ( @jej_sen ) — Winter 2025!
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We are thrilled to announce our inaugural Workshop Reading Fellows. These eight writers will join us for our 2023-2024 reading cycle to help shape our workshop & residency programs.
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We are pleased to (be dancing in our chair as we) announce our 2021 Summer Workshop faculty lineup. Online and in your homes this July. #THSW
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We are pleased to be offering the following additional scholarships for our 2021 Winter Workshop, which will support writers from the following communities: -LGBTQIA+ -Black Women -Indigenous -Over 40 - Non-MFA #thww
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Tin House
4 years
Applications are now open for our 2021 online Winter Workshop!!! We are offering payment plans for both the application fee and tuition, as well as many new scholarship opportunities. The deadline to apply is November 11th. #thww
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🎉Thrilled to share the names of our 2021 Summer Workshop Scholars!!🎉This brilliant bunch of writers absolutely blew us away with their talent & it was an honor to spend time with them & their work. We can't wait to read their books in the future! Full bios on our website. #THSW
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RIP Toni Morrison. Forever grateful for her words and her wisdom.
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Galleys of @morganapple 's Magical Negro are here!
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✨NATIONAL BOOK AWARD SHORTLIST✨ We are so over the moon that @jennshapland 's groundbreaking memoir, My Autobiography of Carson McCullers, has made the @nationalbook #NBAwards Shortlist for Nonfiction! 🎉 Many congratulations to Jenn!
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Just received @NifMuhammad 's playlist for our #AWP18 party. Half the office fainted. The other half left to go propose to their partners.
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While we're still heartbroken that finished copies didn't arrive in time for Ursula to see them, we're very proud of how this book turned out. Available April 3rd
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Something to warm your fire. Announcing our 2019 Summer Workshop lineup. Applications open January 7th. #thsw
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Applications for our 2024 Winter Online Workshop are open! We have 12 scholarships available, including our BIPOC Writers scholarship. Apply today! We hope to see your name in the queue:
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In the midst of #THWW , we want to acknowledge the terrifying anti-protester violence and intimidation by federal officers in Portland. We're grateful to the local journalists whose firsthand coverage is more necessary than ever. Find & support them here:
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Our submission period for 📚debut poetry & short story collections that explore food and/or place opens on Sat 5/6/2023 at 12:01 a.m. PT and stays open until Sun 5/7/2023 at 11:59 p.m. PT. 🎉 See full guidelines, FAQ, and how to submit your work here:
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🎉Thrilled to announce we're publishing A SILENT TREATMENT by Jeannie Vanasco in Fall 2023!
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Happy Pub Day, @Kristen_Arnett ! From all your buddies at Tin House (and Cordelia Chase).
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We had a great run.
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Tin house covered in 75,000 Fosters cans to be demolished after court battle.
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We are delighted to announce that Faylita Hicks and Kali Fajardo-Anstine were selected for our 2020 Summer Residency to work on their second books. We greatly look forward to sharing space with them and their electrifying work later this year! 🎉🎉🎉 #thww
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No agent? No published book? Our editors can’t wait to hear from you! Our next 📚submissions period for Debut Novels, including Debut Graphic Novels, will take place 1/7–1/8! Learn more about what we are looking for and how to submit your work:
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A lot of people ask us what we look for in a manuscript. Well....
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Thrilled to publish Concerning the Future of Souls, a new story collection by Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award finalist Joy Williams (7/2/24)!⚡ Beth Steidle designed the cover of this followup to "Ninety-Nine Stories of God" (w/art by Simen Johan).
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We are excited to share that we are seeking a full-time Workshop Manager. A love of discovering new voices (& karaoke) is a must. This listing is open to remote work or in-person when our offices in Portland open up again. The deadline to apply is 6/20.
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As always, @jerichobrown with heart and wisdom. We stand with @randajarrar and are excited to welcome her to the summer workshop this July, where she will be free to say anything she damn well pleases.
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Jericho Brown
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Hi my name is Jericho Brown, and I’m writing in love and support for my friend and colleague, the great American writer @randajarrar ... It seems to me that a lot of people are upset because Randa did two things that make total sense:
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We're devastated to hear that Ursula K. Le Guin—our contributor, friend, neighbor, role-model, and one of the great American writers—passed away yesterday. Our thoughts are with her family and everyone else touched by her life and work.
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After discussions with our staff, we have decided to sit this AWP out. We are disappointed to be missing out on seeing so many of our friends, readers, and workshop alumni. For those still attending, have a safe and healthy conference (and maybe sing a song for us). #AWP20
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4 years
Come picnic in Portland this July. Now accepting applications for our 2020 Summer Workshop. #thww
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🎉Happy New Year! Our submission period for 📚debut novels and debut graphic novels opens on Saturday 1/1/2022 at 12:01 a.m. PT and stays open until Monday 1/3/2022 at 11:59 p.m. PT. See full guidelines, FAQ, and how to submit your work here:
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The 2021 Winter Workshop is here! We welcome those that will be attending & invite our community to join us for some amazing conversations. These free talks will stream live on YouTube & will feature ASL interpreters. More info can be found here: #thww
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Could you be our next editorial intern? Get more info on this ✨paid 6 month internship✨ and submit your application here!
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2 years
Excited to announce we'll publish ✨WADING IN WAIST-HIGH WATER: THE LYRICS OF FLEET FOXES on November 1, 2022, w/ an Introduction by Brandon Taylor. Songs, Notes, and Afterword by Robin Pecknold. Register to be notified when pre-order is live!
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⏰ It's time! ⏰ Our inaugural nonfiction submission period will be open from Sat 9/4 @ 12:01 am PT to Sun 9/5 @ 11:59 pm PT. Submit your work ➼ 👓📖💜We can't wait to read your nonfiction!
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🎉 In celebration of pub day for GIRLS WRITE NOW, we're asking this question: What advice would you give your teenage self? Tweet your answer with #girlswritenow and we'll RT. Let's celebrate the next generation of writers! 📖
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Tin House Online is now accepting submissions for Nonfiction, Poetry, and Flash Fiction, through August 21!! Check out the link below for further details✨
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✨GIVEAWAY✨ We're giving away copies of some of our books that have recently made the Longlists, Shortlists and Winner's Circles of some great literary awards! RT to enter to win (we'll pick 1 winner to receive all 7 books). US residents only. Ends 12pm PT 3/8/22.
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Happy Indigenous People's Day. In addition to celebrating and purchasing books from Native & Indigenous authors, we encourage you to support local organizations within your community that work to sustain & grow Native culture.
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We are so excited to announce the names of the 2020 Tin House Summer Workshop Scholars! It was an honor to spend time with their brilliant projects, and we look forward to reading their work in the years to come. You can find their full bios on our website. #thww
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Read a book instead.
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Networks will give Trump the show he wants, cutting into prime-time TV to broadcast his Supreme Court choice
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Elated to announce that @hiwildflower and @ccduan have been awarded our inaugural Summer Residencies. We could not be more excited about the projects they will be bringing to Portland and look forward to welcoming them into our community. Please join us in congratulating them!
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Here's some good news: @Morganapple 's new book of poems, Magical Negroes, is coming in 2019! Adjust your most anticipated lists accordingly.
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Now accepting applications for our Summer Residency for Parents. These weekends are intended to support writers with school-aged children at home who are working on full-length manuscripts in any genre. $500 stipend & no mention of Paw Patrol included.
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🎉Congratulations @morgan_j_talty ! Winner of the 🏆2022 New England Book Award for Fiction! @neibabooks #NEIBA #NEIBAAwards
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Now accepting applications for our 2022 Winter Residencies. Each comes with a $1200 stipend & a fully furnished apartment in PDX. The deadline to apply is 8/29, with application fee waivers available.
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So: @morganapple 's THERE ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAN BEYONCE is one of @O_Magazine 's Top 10 books of the year!
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💐 Congrats to @NifMuhammad on being named a #MacFellow !
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MacArthur Fellow @NifMuhammad is forging a distinctive style of cultural and artistic criticism through the lens of popular music and autobiography. 🎼 #MacFellow
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Intended for writers over forty who have not yet published a book, our Debut 40 Residency comes with a $1200 stipend and a studio apartment in Portland. Residents may stay for any length of time in February 2023. Application fee waivers are available.
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We're getting so close to 100k🎉 - if you reply to this tweet and tag a friend, and they become our lucky 100,000th follower, we'll send each of you 3 Tin House books personally recommended just for you! 🥳
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🚨 ATTENTION WRITERS 🚨 Submissions are open for Tin House Online! Now accepting Flash Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction, for paid publication. Submissions close April 14th.
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GIVEAWAY TIME! Are you as smitten with @Kristen_Arnett as we are? Have you preordered Mostly Dead Things? For 3 lucky winners, Kristen will embroider custom pet portraits—just email proof of preorder to tinhousebooks @tinhouse .com w/ subject line "MDT- PREORDER GIVEAWAY" to enter!
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We had no trouble getting A-listers to play our inauguration. #thsw
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“I want more of that giddy precision. I want to wake up and address myself like the bad ass motherfucking epigraph that I am. Hello, epigraph! I am beginning my body before my body begins.” — @TianaClarkPoet , “Broken Ode for the Epigraph”
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Apps for our Winter Online Workshop are due this week (Sept 20). We're offering 12 scholarships including an award for a writer who identifies as trans. Learn more and apply:
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💥Happy #NationalPoetryMonth ! Tin House author @GabrielleBates reads "Garden" from her forthcoming collection ✨Judas Goat (2023). #poetry #nationalpoetrymonth #poetsofinstagram #poetrycommunity #nationalpoetrymonth2022
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