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Underground Bookshelf Feb 18

Submissions close Sunday (Feb 22) for this month's friendly writing contest! The theme is ROMANCE.

The word limit is 2,000 words (though there is some flexibility)

#poetry #shortstory #excerpts #memoir #flashfiction are all welcome. Subgenres of #romance also welcome.

Details at: https://www.underground-bookshelf.com/2986350_february-2026-contest-submissions

February 2026 Contest Submissions | Underground Bookshelf

Subgenres of romance totally count (for example: romantic comedy, historical romance, etc.)

Sophia Jane Hayden, Author Feb 16

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. #art #artist #artistic #satire #monday #writersOfMastodon #mastodon #bookstodon #book #books #novels #novel #scribesAndMakers #writersCoffeeClub #writer #writers #picture #film #filmMastodon #filmsky #television #ads #advertising #excerpts #beer #filmmaking

Underground Bookshelf Feb 12

Welcome to the second Monthly Writing Contest of 2026! The theme this month is #romance

Submissions can include the following formats:
#flashfiction #shortstories #poetry #excerpts #memoirs #essays

Submission Timeline:
Submissions Open: February 01, 2026
Submissions Close: February 22, 2026
Results Announced: Week of February 23, 2026

#bookstodon #books #writing #writingcontest

https://www.underground-bookshelf.com/2986350_february-2026-contest-submissions

February 2026 Contest Submissions | Underground Bookshelf

Subgenres of romance totally count (for example: romantic comedy, historical romance, etc.)

Regina Kammer Jan 13

Excerpts: Edward Feels a New Attraction from "One Cheek or Two?" https://reginakammer.com/excerpts-edward-attraction-one-cheek/ #Excerpts #LGBTQIA #Polyamory #ShortStories #Steampunk #VictorianEroticRomance #Romancelandia

ortaviz Jan 3

Why do post excerpts appear or not in Mastodon ?

https://feddit.fr/c/piefed_meta/p/262492/why-do-post-excerpts-appear-or-not-in-mastodon

Why do post excerpts appear or not in Mastodon ?

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Kit Author Dec 16

Excerpt: Through The Portal Storm (Chapter One)
Enjoy this excerpt from the first chapter of Through the Portal Storm, a serial story available for free to followers.
https://kitauthor.com/excerpt-through-the-portal-storm-chapter-one/
#Excerpts #ThroughThePortalStorm #PortalFantasy #QueerCharacters #transmasculine #unicorns

Excerpt: Through The Portal Storm (Chapter One) - Kit Author & Charmed Chicken

Enjoy this excerpt from the first chapter of Through the Portal Storm, a serial story available for free to followers.

Kit Author & Charmed Chicken - a multi-genre author of fantasy, queer equestrian, and YA + they make soap & jewelry

CNI_CNoticias Internacionales Nov 21

En "El fragmento" de la novela El Contador, Harry renuncia de su empleo ante la estupefacción rábida de su jefe Dick

https://fictograma.com/d/1117-fragmento-de-el-contador

#books #literature #writing #excerpts #literatura

FRAGMENTO De El contador

Maldito imbécil, pensó Harry Bateman. Su jefe, Dick, podía tener cosas muy buenas. Al final de mes daba una fiesta a sus empleados y, con suerte, algo de din...

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Wendy Palmer Nov 16

#SundayLit prompt: Unexpected

The last excerpt from Grace & Favour, as it releases today and next week I'll hopefully have a new WIP to refer to.

Harry the ill-advised fling once again featuring. I feel like he gets the lions' share of these prompt excerpts, but also...he is the one bringing a dose of the unexpected into Leo's careful life.

#writing #excerpts