Anna Madden

"The Last Petal," a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, is currently a featured story on the @DreamForgeMag website! 🥰

We're so pleased to reveal the cover for ISSUE 06: EARTH, featuring the incredible otherworldly artwork of Eraes Ellis. Follow them here on X @starbeanSIMUL8R ! This issue releases 20 March 2026

ISSUE 06: EARTH will release next week on Friday, 20 March 2026! Keep your eyes peeled for our cover reveal this Friday!

I didn't quite make my reading goals in 2025, but I'm still happy with what I managed to finish! 📝📚✅

Got these two on my reading list for next month 📚

✨ Poetry News ✨ "Blooming Purple" is included in The Stygian Zine's January issue: LOVE LIES DYING! 🐯🐎💜🔥

@ammanuscripts Thank you! 🌹

@anna_madden_ Such a lovely image, feels like I can almost smell the roses too 🌸

A memory of summer. Blurry on the edges, but still beautiful, and full of the scent of rose petals 🌹

Orion's Belt opens for submissions in 2 weeks! So it's the perfect time to introduce our stellar editorial team. ✨On the Fiction side, we’re thrilled to welcome back Editor Lindsey Ragsdale, joined by newly promoted Ash Huang & Yanrong Tan, & our newest editor @writerlynds! 🚀

One of those random book finds among the discounted books left outside a bookstore meant to entice a passersby inside. Confession: It worked on me 💎📚

It's not often I can say I have a three poem sale...this is actually the very first time! ✨ Happy to say these have all found a home at the tower with @CrowKeys!! 🐦‍⬛🗝️

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Recently read this one! (It had been on my list for awhile 😅)

Pretty in red 🍁

There are poems in here I reread multiple times in a day, not because they were difficult to understand, but because I wanted to bask in them. I highly recommend it! 🌳

Go get a copy of Issue 9 here: heartlines-spec.com/issue-9/

I'm very happy to have a poem published with @HeartlinesSpec! "Missing You, No Matter Where I Am" is about saying goodbye, and how you can feel homesick and lost even when you’re somewhere magical. 🐦‍⬛🌒⏳🕯️

🌕I’m excited to share that Orion’s Belt will reopen for submissions from March 1 to May 15! We’ll be seeking spec flash, micro, & poetry, as well as translations & reviews! Most importantly, our payment for poetry & art will increase. Follow & support us on this new adventure!🌕