Icess B. Writing

The Power of Words open.substack.com/pub/icess/p/th…

Breathing Lessons open.substack.com/pub/icess/p/br…

📣 Calling Black and African writers worldwide! The Afritondo Short Story Prize 2025 is open for submissions! This year’s theme is “masks”. Stories must be written in English and between 3,000 to 5,000 words. Deadline: 23 December Learn more: commonwealthfoundation.com/opportunity/af…🔗

A day and a night. That’s what we get. open.substack.com/pub/saeedjones…

It's time. Send us your best. nimrodjournal.submittable.com/submit

@ryanarey How did Agatha get the dark hold? What was traded for it? What was her life like in the coven before she killed them all?

Name a plot hole in Agatha All Along!

Cafecito, my 10-month-old puppy, might be slowing down my writing, but inspiration is keeping me going! This week, I explored shifting a secondary character to a lead role—something I never thought I’d do. 🐾📷#WritingLife #Storytelling icess.substack.com

Cafecito, my 10-month-old puppy, might be slowing down my writing, but inspiration is keeping me going! This week, I explored shifting a secondary character to a lead role—something I never thought I’d do. 🐾✨ #WritingLife #Storytelling icess.substack.com/p/murakami-cha…

Want to submit to the Driftwood Annual Anthology? Use the link in our bio to submit your best short story or poem for a chance to be published and get paid! #callforsubmissions #poetry #shortstory

Letting Go of the Plan: How I Learned to Thrive in the Life I Didn’t Expect, by @Icess open.substack.com/pub/icess/p/le…

Someone’s sleepy

A time was had y’all!

Have you submitted to us yet? 🤔 We're open for chapbook submissions until 11/30 Abode Press wants to read your best poetry, hybrid, or fiction works. We're seeking manuscripts that explore themes of identity, origin, and culture. Learn more here: buff.ly/4dDWyo7

Hear me out: There are interesting (and ethical) ways to use AI as a writer. Here are a couple. Also, join me at the end of the month as I go over this and other ethical ways to use AI as a writer. I'll be teaching a class through @WritespaceHTown icess.substack.com/p/ai-for-write…

I have a new post coming out tomorrow! I'm excited to share this one. icess.substack.com <--- to see it when it goes live!

The thing that is exciting me now -- the weather could possibly be in the 70s which is perfect hiking weather AND my dog is progressing in her doggie training nicely. We about to out in these wilderness streets!!!

Over 160 calls for submissions of #poetry #fiction #flash #nonfiction #art #photography & more - competitions, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in October 2024. Best of luck & pls share! thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog/w…

Taking a break with the best puppy.

Icess Fernandez, esq.