William Whitmire @WhitmireWriter
•🏳️🌈Queer writer •Dog Enthusiast • Music Lover • MFA in Creative Writing, E. & P./MA in English • Professor • Husband👬 & 🐶 Dad • @DefunktMag Joined September 2020-
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drafted this letter in alignment w othr writers in + out of the u.s. calling for material action amongst literary institutions + clear individual solidarity frm writers. deep gratitude to those who gave their time +words. we ask that you read, sign + share forms.gle/iZpB4Rn94tziBY…
Seattle and AWP was a lot of fun! Tired, but excited and ready for the future. 💕 instagram.com/p/CptmFJsOCOB/…
Happening tonight! Don’t miss our offsite event. See you soon Seattle ❤️😍
Save the date!📅 Are you going to AWP23? Be sure to come to our off-site reading on 3/9 @ 7pm in Seattle! SG Huerta, Zoe Maki, Susan Ito, Megan O'Laughlin, and MORE will read, so don't miss out! See you there!
Soo we checked the database and there are some new submission calls for you. Enjoy🙃 @augurmag @chinchillalit @thedawnreview @LimelightReview @lunaquarterly @delicatelit @lavenderlimelit @PonderReview @Terrainorg @MinisonProject @PigeonReview chillsubs.com/browse
Only 7 Days until Defunkt’s Fall Reading and Open Mic! 😱Don’t miss these this event with readings by @nattypoet, @rosewaterframes, and @JenSSread, as well as tabling artist Milton Parraga, and an opening performance by @meta4houston. RSVP: defunktmag.com/event-details/…
Lotta people probably calling off work today because their ass stayed up until 3 AM for Taylor. 😂
Today’s the day, y’all! ❤️
Today’s the day, y’all! ❤️
We are still open for submissions and would love to see more work come through! Accepting fiction, CNF, music, art, and poetry!! It's free to submit, we pay, and the volume will appear online and in print <3 RT and SHARE! ❤️ defunktmagazine.submittable.com/submit
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Learn to challenge your own craft elements in this generative workshop on Thursday, October 20th at 6:30 PM CST for "The 'Queer' in Queer Literature: Craft that Defies," taught by @WhitmireWriter! RSVP for this workshop and others at defunktmag.com/lit-fest
I’m stoked for this workshop and my others during October! Go check out the full list for rad workshops with @tellme_to_smile @DiamondGBraxton @rosewaterframes @WhitmireWriter
I’m stoked for this workshop and my others during October! Go check out the full list for rad workshops with @tellme_to_smile @DiamondGBraxton @rosewaterframes @WhitmireWriter
Join us in October🎃for our month-long literary fundraiser! ✨LitFest ✨will provide 10 workshops led by our wonderful team of workshop leaders: @tellme_to_smile, @kwheat09, @DiamondGBraxton, @WhitmireWriter and Aris Kian Brown! defunktmag.com/lit-fest
We've been working on a huge initiative over the past month, and we're excited to finally announce it to everyone. Defunkt Magazine will be hosting its first-ever LIT FEST, a month-long virtual literary fundraising festival! defunktmag.com/lit-fest
The 2022 recipient of the Leadership Award for People with Disabilities is Ada Hubrig (@AdamHubrig)! Congratulations to Ada!
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I wish English departments would offer literature appreciation courses that merely expose students to genres and periods of literature without expecting critical engagement. Critique is so much more useful when students know the context of what they’re critiquing.
Are you interested in joining the Defunkt team as a reader?! 😱 Send an email to [email protected] with the Subject Line: Reader Application, specify which section you would like to read for, include a resume, and detail any past experience you have with other literary orgs!
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There you’ll stand ten feet tall, I will say ‘I knew it all along’ 🥲 This song has always made me think of my friend Jack. It was the first song we made together and watching him challenge himself and make beautiful art over the years has been the thrill of a lifetime. How can…
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🥰 The amount of joy I am experiencing because I'll be able to put a hat on my Stardew Valley cat is absurd.
There was ZERO conversation. The people firing me seemed to have no idea what a lit mag even is. The provost literally said, "because you don't publish students or faculty..."
the poet / the poetry ✨
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Business ahead of arts & culture isn’t even safe at some liberal arts institutions. This is what happens when people who don’t value the arts are put in places of power at educational institutions and make no effort to understand what they are destroying.
The Folsom discourse is crazy. I understand that young queers are quite reactionary, but something making you uncomfortable is not evidence that it’s HARMFUL. Conflating discomfort with harm is not only lazy but it’s dangerous! It’s the foundation for many homophobic beliefs.
I always talk about community and friendship in my workshops b/c it’s honestly one of the most important things you can do for not just your writing life but any life. And not just b/c you want something in return. Like what’s the point if you’re just in it for yourself?
For @esquire, I wrote about the hottest new trend in literature: Friendship. esquire.com/entertainment/…
🚨ATTN: QUERYING AUTHORS🚨 Querying is hard. No, seriously, it’s HELL. It’s the WORST thing you’ll EVER have to do as an author. Even if you leave your agent and have to query again, the second time is immensely easier. Anyone who says otherwise is lying to you. 🌝
I'm so excited and honored for this opportunity and am ever grateful to have @DiamondGBraxton generously help me through this transition!
@WhitmireWriter Oooo thank you!!!!🫶🏽
ISO: craft books that dive into revision! need to start revising some short stories but feeling a little stuck and can use some inspo.
Think this was like my second or third most liked by a few thousand, but it’s prob the most delightful.