As chosen by Amandae Oliver
I have been on Tumblr for nearly four years and steadily been finding great accounts related to writing. Thought I’d share some of my favorites for other writers or aspiring writers.
The Electric Typewriter I am convinced that Dan, the curator of tetw, has found and neatly catalogued every good bit of writing on the internet. I could be wrong, but check for yourself.
Last Nights Reading Drawings by Kate Gavino with quotes from readings in New York City.
The Rumblr The Tumblr account for The Rumpus. Their posts, reblogs, gifs, and horoscopes by Madame Clairevoyant make me giddy ever time they come up on my dashboard.
Press 53 A publisher of short fiction and poetry collections based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Their Poetry Wednesdays, Flash Fiction Fridays, and 53-story contests inspire many a sentence and story.
Penguin Classics From the editors of Penguin Books and Penguin Classics, they share quotes, photos, and, my personal favorite, Friday Final Lines. Every Friday, they offer the closing lines of a Penguin Classic.
The Paris Review Curated by their digital director Justin Alvarez, the quarterly literary magazine’s Tumblr is full of inspirational graphics and quotes that link to Paris Review articles, essays, and interviews well worth reading.
Button Poetry Even though they have only been around a little over a year, they consistently showcase new (and incredible) performance poets.
Yeah Write Everything creative writing related. Quotes, book lists, interesting articles and graphics
Electric Literatures Recommended Reading Recommended Reading is released on a four week curation cycle: beginning with a story chosen by Electric Literature, followed by an excerpt from an indie press, then an author recommendation, and finally a selection from a magazine’s archive. Each issue includes an editor’s note written by that week’s partner, introducing you to the work and their mission.
Black Balloon Publishing An independent press based out of New York City. They publish fiction, nonfiction, and memoir and “champion the weird, the unwieldy, and the unclassifiable.” They consistently publish great posts like Can You Identify the Handwriting of These 12 Famous Authors and Daddy Dearest: 10 Literary Fathers and Father Figures to be Glad Aren’t Your Own
Fwriction The online literary journal’s blog, “specializing in work that melts faces and rocks waffles.”
Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows Although the account hasn’t been updated in nearly 5 months, there are several years of archives with words and definitions John Koenig created for emotions that otherwise leave us speechless.
Today’s Document A little history always gets the words flowing for me. The Tumblr for the U.S. National Archives posts one document daily.
Hello You Creatives A collective of humans being creative. Inspiration, inspiration, inspiration.
Creative Mornings/Findings In a slump? Come here for photos, quotes, projects, and more from other creatives.
Strand Books Based in New York City
Powell’s Books Based in Portland, Oregon
Open Books Store Based in Chicago, Illinois
Calls for Submissions for Writers and Poets
**I will continually be adding to the list
areudirty
annaxmalina
vaporwave
gummygunk
theartofmadeline
pixelskylines
jacobvanloon
ellievsbear
stormborns
