William Woolfitt

It's here! Unboxing early author copies of THE NIGHT THE RAIN HAD NOWHERE TO GO from @BellePointPress with five curious goats. Coming on June 18.

"Scarcity becomes an existential threat, rather than a condition confined to my own situation. The food room contradicts that feeling. Every surface bears proof of excess, of abundance." Eternally grateful to @oxfordamerican for letting me write about my county's food pantry.

Link to my debut collection WHITE DOOR (Carbonation Press, 2025) carbonationpress.com/catalog-2/018-…

Kathryn Eddy, illustrator of Daughter of Mother-of-Pearl, is a longtime friend & collaborator, so I'm tentacularly excited about this interview in Wizard of Claws. We talk artistic animal advocacy, how to sculpt a jellyfish, & more. @GraywolfPress @kkeart myselise.substack.com/p/interview-ma…

Check out @WWoolfitt's innovative use of POV in his story "Abalone and Urchin" in @TheDodgeMag! (I'm a big admirer of his multi-genre achievements. See his books here: williamwoolfitt.com)

Dirt Freckles Issue 1: Green Glass Memories is live now! Read for free on our website, and stay tuned for news on Issue 2. dirtfreckleslitmag.wixsite.com/dirt-freckles-…

searching for flash CNF’s that explore some kind of fictional territory — speculating about something in a fictional way or imagining oneself in someone else’s mind à la Jo Ann Beard. Please let me know if you know of one or you’ve written one!

@AFB16 thediagram.com/22_5/woolfitt.… ... Maybe this?

Haven't done this in ages: Everyone go get a free PDF of anything I've ever published, magazine issue or book. Use code FREEPDF to zero out your bill @ checkout. Choose any PDF at StanchionZine.com/shop (scroll waaaay down to see all the PDFs. I'm so curious what you'll pick.

Tuesday, 21 Apr, 5 pm EST: Daughter of Mother-of-Pearl in a round-robin reading with HELD by @KatNuernberger & GLOSS by Ida Stewart, hosted by @WWoolfitt for Lee University Writers’ Series. Join us! @GraywolfPress @sarabandebooks Find MS Teams link at mandysuzannewong.com/events

we're pleased to announce a publishing date of April 23rd alongside a list we scratched into the bark of a willow tree of our contributors

We are excited to announce the release of our Spring 2026 issue, live now on our website! It is linked in our bio, and make sure to check out the authors & artists tagged. @TaylorFranson, "@toddedillard

Be on the lookout for our Spring 2026 Issue, out 4.15.26!

21 Apr at 5 pm EST, Daughter of Mother-of-Pearl will participate online in a 3-way book-to-book conversation with HELD by @KatNuernberger & GLOSS by Ida Stewart. Many thanks to @WWoolfitt for this fabulous invitation. Details soon. @GraywolfPress @sarabandebooks @PerugiaPress

⋆˚.༄ calling all writers! Tin Roof Patter is seeking to publish your magical works ꩜ accepting poetry, flash, short stories, etc. email us your subs to tinroofpatter@gmail.com

Thank you @moonrabbitcandy for publishing this story of mine:

My essay “Normal” is out in the inaugural issue of Sarah Fawn Montgomery’s NERVE TO WRITE. Excited to see a great lineup of writers and artists, with many I know, others to be discovered. Can’t wait to dig in. nervetowrite.com/post/normal

Frugality! Frankness! Fate! Read all about it in this intimate interview with @wjneumire for @vallummag about our remote life on Bowen Island Grateful to @wjneumire for his generous reviews of our books from @McGillQueensUP and @gordonhillpress vallummag.com/whats-it-all-f…

AMAZING NEWS!!! So excited to announce that my hybrid essay collection THE LUNATICS’ BALL is the runner-up for the Gournay Prize and will be published in the 21st Century Essay series by Mad Creek Books (the literary imprint of Ohio University Press) in 2027. My dream publisher!

My profound if belated (🐌) thanks to Literary Hub for running an excerpt from Daughter of Mother-of-Pearl! @GraywolfPress lithub.com/the-secret-lif…

Some news, as the kids used to say!! My debut flash fiction chapbook, CALL MY BODY A CAUTIONARY TALE, will be published by @thirtywestph this Fall! Folklore! speculative fiction! ghost stories! sad girls! I cannot wait for it to be out in the world 💜☠️💃👩‍💻