James Sullivan

New story “The Year of Burgers”out now in @ndrmag 🍔 ndrmag.org/the-year-of-bu…

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My new story in The Forge, about Richard Nixon, who used to actually drink alone after hours at Trader Vic! Consider Richard M. Nixon Drinking Navy Grog At Trader Vic’s, Capital Hilton, July-something, 1974, Washington, D.C. - forgelitmag.com/2026/03/23/con…

Let the countdown begin! 🤩 5 days left to submit to The Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize! Judge: Francine J. Harris Winner receives $1,000 Advance and Publication with TRP! - #trp #universitypress #poetry #poetryprize #chapbook

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Submissions to the Novel Prize open on April 1, 2026! A biennial award for book-length works of literary fiction, co-presented by New Directions, @FitzcarraldoEds, and @GiramondoBooks. See here for terms and instructions for submission: ndbooks.com/prizes

We are still open for free fiction submissions until the first 🌴 thecriterioncc.com/palmettorowsubs

@TheLincoln Reason to ask questions about even her interview responses

Welp. I've been expecting a scandal like this sooner rather than later nytimes.com/2026/03/19/boo…

Livingston Press is accepting submissions for its 4th annual Changing Light Prize for a novel-in-verse. NO entry fee! Deadline: May 25, 2026. $500 + publication awarded. ✍️ #writers #Poetry #WritingContest @livingstonpress newpages.com/blog/where-to-…

@AnaKrivolapova Didn't realize this one was rare. Checked my copy, which I think I picked up in a used bookstore, and it's a first printing 🤓 Time for a revisit soon, but I'll have to handle it carefully

Been thinking about this one constantly: my favorite Brautigan I don't own because it's rare and haven't reread because it's painful. He is less whimsical in this pseudoautobiographical novel about injuring his friend as a child, revealing the deluge of guilt and sorrow he teased in Dreaming of Babylon, Loading Mercury with a Pitchfork, and Watermelon Sugar. You also see shades of agoraphobia like in The Abortion. I wish I could read it without crying.

Gonna start specifying my medium and materials with submissions like a visual artist “My Great Story” by J. Sullivan English language in Times New Roman through Lenovo laptop keyboard on Google Docs converted to Microsoft Word (2026)

Writers with full-time jobs + their creative work, what keeps you going? I have seen many writers drift from their craft under life pressures. Maybe that's okay. Many paths. But those who stay with it, what works? For me, a feedback group is key for finishing drafts

@BeckyLTuch I wrote a short story for a specific call once because I really wanted to be in that particular anthology Otherwise no.

Have you ever edited a poem/essay/short story with the express hope of publishing in a certain magazine? Not just trimmed word count, made a theme more overt, etc. But actually tried to match the work to the magazine? Is this something writers do (to publish in lit mags)?

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I almost never see the actual lit mag drama—only the waves of vagueposts rippling from the epicenter