Carla Ward

Love this. Perfect for those of us #editing right now. #amediting #amwriting #notabrainsurgeon

I won a Pushcart Prize! Really excited to share that my post-apocalyptic short story “We Are Sorry For Your Suffering” in One Story will be in the 2027 Pushcart Prize Anthology! Super grateful to One Story! What amazing fuel this is as I spend the summer finishing a novel.

@theislandwriter @karonsbooks Congrats!🎉

I SIGNED A BOOK DEAL FROM A BIG 5 PUBLISHER THIS MORNING!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH! ITS FINALLY OFFICIAL! Years of hard work, determination, and persistence. IT REALLY DOES FEEL LIKE I MADE IT TO THE OLYMPICS OF WRITING!!! 😭🥳🎉 #publishing #author #writingcommunity #kidlit

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@MikkiDWrites Congrats!🎉

Here's the tea... err... hot chocolate! I'm thrilled to share that my book, Hot Chocolate in Your Pocket, has sold to Groundwood Books. I'm so excited for what's ahead! #bookdeal #kidlit #picturebook #publishersmarketplace

I HAVE A BOOK DEAL??? Yes, that's right - I HAVE A BOOK DEAL!! For Bone Dust, which is now titled "HEART OF BONE"! I could not be more ecstatic to share this news with you all, and I owe a massive thanks to my agent @REstepLit and everyone who helped make this happen!

Pushing my severe imposter syndrome aside to announce I'm beyond thrilled that my novel, With All the Purpose of Bees, made the Penguin Literary Prize shortlist!

@TeeLinden Congrats!🎉

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@mgnchols @susanlleary Congrats!🎉

My first published short story is out today with The Rumpus. I'm so excited and proud and grateful and nervous. I received many rejections on this story, a handful of warm declines, and when Roxane Gay's acceptance came in, I cried (I rarely cry)! I couldn't be more thankful

@mooninabucket Wow! That’s amazing. 😯

If there’s any bigger dopamine hit for a writer than hearing that your story is part of a creative writing curriculum, I don’t know what it is 🥰 Since I started publishing in late 2020, I’ve had 3 or 4 amazing teachers tell me that they’ve used my writing in this way😱 😭

James Van Der Beek’s final message to the world is one of the most powerful things I have ever heard. Stop whatever you are doing and listen to this! 🥺

Sunday, February 15, I’ll be hosting a Pitch Me event over on Threads from 12:00am EST - 11:59pm EST. Pitch me to be invited to query me, even though I’m closed to public queries. Let me know if you have questions! #pitchevent #amquerying #WritingCommmunity

Good morning, We are getting a lot of great submissions so far. Send us your love stories by the 15th. 🤍

A big thank you to @LovesDiscretion for publishing my latest story, “From Here On.” #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writerslife #shortstories #speculative #fiction

Happy to announce my latest story, "From Here On," has been published by @LovesDiscretion. discretionarylove.com/from-here-on/

Hi y’all, We’re all set for tonight’s story release. We had some trouble with emails going to spam but we should have gotten to everyone. If we missed you, please let us know. It looks like we’re on track for around 22 stories. 🤞

@LovesDiscretion I responded to your email with my photo and social links but didn’t hear back after that. Did you get it ok?