Ruby Literary Magazine & Press

The woman killed by ICE today was a poet. She won the 2020 Academy of American Poets, University & College Poetry Prize at Old Dominion University. This was her bio: "Renée Macklin is from Colorado Springs, Colorado and is studying Creative Writing at ODU. Her poetry has been published in Metrosphere and Coronado Literary Review, and she currently co-hosts a podcast with her husband, comedian Tim Macklin. When she is not writing, reading, or talking about writing, she has movie marathons and makes messy art with her daughter and two sons." (People are posting the wrong woman's photo, the red lipstick photo is not her. This is Renee, from her social media accounts.)

“Food is alive. Food is us.” Our next issue will be our last. Thank you to our writers, readers, & editors. RUBY’s spirit will live on in a hybrid cookbook anthology. Submit for our final issue now to 10/15: rubyliterarypress.com/submissions/

@kimmagowan We are thrilled to publish you two in the same issue. It's such a special honor, Kim. Thank you both for sending such beautiful writing to us.

I have two stories in the new issue of wonderful @LiteraryRuby! Grateful thanks to April Bradley for publishing these. AND, I can to share magazine space with my amazing daughter, Nora Esme Wagner! rubyliterarypress.com/259-2/issue-si…

This hybrid piece in @LiteraryRuby is really, I think, about my alcoholism. I didn’t know that when I wrote it or even when I submitted it. I want to say, for the record: I am 8 months sober next week. Maybe the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. #allison-field-bell" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">rubyliterarypress.com/issue-six-issu…

@AFB16 That’s meaningful and powerful, Allison. Congratulations on all the work you’re doing. Thank you for sending RUBY this powerful writing. 🌻

Feast on RUBY Issue Six featuring delectable & piquant fiction, creative nonfiction, and hybrid prose by @authorsudha @afb16 Patricia Quintana Bidar @joef3l @tcboudreau @kimmagowan Nora Esme Wagner, & @elinorann_poet rubyliterarypress.com/issue-six/ #foodwriting #flashfiction #flashcnf

RUBY is open for submissions until April 17, 2025! Send us your flash fiction, flash CNF and your experimental, fluid, and hybrid forms of any length up to 1,000 words rubyliterarypress.com/submissions/

Congratulations to our Associate Editor @amygcb! Good luck, Amy! 😘🍀✨

@BethanyJarmul @LiteraryRuby Pears were apearantly very hot last year!

Congratulations & Good Luck!

@ThatBookChikka @SmallwondersSFF @OtherSideLitMag @IdentityTheory @FracturedLit @flashfictionmag @flashfroglitmag @StoryLitMag @DoorIsAJarMag @zindaily @forge_litmag @typishly @TheMetaworker @empyrean_litmag @wensumlit @BoulevardLitMag @PrismLitMag @porchlitmag Thank you so much! ♥️

Our submission window closes tonight at 11:59 EST. We’ve received more during this window since we opened our doors! Thank you sending in your work.

Big love! ♥️

@MarieGethins We are too, Marie! Thank you for sending it to us. 😘♥️

@GillOshaughness @SmokeLong Thank you, Gillian! We are so happy you sent us such beautiful writing. ♥️

A very special acceptance for me from @LiteraryRuby this morning. I love this journal & this story. Thank you Ruby. Hugely grateful also to my Perth writing group & my @SmokeLong Summer group for eyes & encouragement. Writing buddies are such gold ✨

@lisaferranti @pleomorphic2 Hmmmm, the link is dead. Any luck?

@pleomorphic2 @LiteraryRuby Sumitra, thank you! And thanks for pointing out about the link. I can't seem to find the correct one now. I'll keep checking and will repost if I find one.

Among the luminaries of 2024 Best of the Net Finalists is @lisaferranti and her “Many Moons” from RUBY Issue Two. Congratulations, Lisa! We are thrilled for you. ♥️#BOTN2024 bestofthenetanthology.com/2024-2/finalis…

@amygcb @susurrusmag @complete_sent @ScrawlPlace @laughingyeti @Wigleaf @gonelawn @FracturedLit @CraftLiterary Congratulations, Amy! ♥️

Honored to have LL pieces from wonderful journals: @susurrusmag, @complete_sent & @ScrawlPlace. Thanks to @laughingyeti & the @wigleaf team! Seeing stories from other writers & at sites I work with like @gonelawn, @FracturedLit, @CraftLiterary & @LiteraryRuby thrills my ❤️too!