I’m very excited to see where this novel draft of mine goes next. The End of Us just won Runner Up for Killer Claymore Best Mystery Award. A psych crime thriller w underlying will-they, won’t-they simmering romance, this has to be the most fun I’ve ever had writing. Time to get it out!

I was glad to hear my flash fiction made the Bath Flash Fiction Award shortlist. I look forward to reading all the winners, shortlisted and longlisted stories when the anthology comes out! Full winners, shortlist & longlist avail here: www.bathflashfictionaward.com/category/win...

Even if you skip my rambling about reading palate/writer's voice in the beginning DO READ the three writers I share whose work knocked me out this week, and why... with links to their work: @glennorgias.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @claudiamonpere.bsky.social RT follow subscribe

I'm thrilled: I’ve just heard my novel THE END OF US is a finalist for the Killer Nashville Claymore award in mystery. Final awards will be announced at the annual dinner August 22.

I was supposed to be picking up a dog collar, an exam study guide and getting a car wash. Somehow I came home with books instead. Mystery how that happens.

Happy to see my “Saddleback” made Wigleaf’s Top 50 longlist. Thanks to Wendy Wallace & Bess Cooley at Peatsmoke who published. It’s meant so much to hear the impact this story has had on readers. Congrats to all on the #WigleafTop50 & longlist! #elissafield www.peatsmokejournal.com/winter-2025....

Thrilled to have one of my favorite stories make the Uncharted Cinematic Short Story Contest short list! @unchartedmag.bsky.social #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #shortstory #TBR

Happy to hear that one of my flash stories will be published in the Bath Flash Fiction Anthology. I’m sharing the list of all the longlist titles here — congratulations, all! Judging is still underway so do not match author names and titles!

I’m over the moon: one of my all time favorite stories has made the short list in @unchartedmag.bsky.social Cinematic Story contest. Fingers crossed as we go to final judging. (If you know my work or any story on the list, don’t match names and titles as judging is still underway.)

Excited to see the filly story I wrote in August, Perfect Star, has gone live @frazzledlit.bsky.social today. Thanks to Jennifer & Laura, amazing editors. And thanks Flash Pack and @smokelong.bsky.social workshop peeps who were first to read it! tinyurl.com/3cxejzz8 #fiction #shortstory

TFW New Year's Eve you go, Oh, yeah, I have a substack. And I also have amazing writing friends who I know are hard at work right now. Trying to keep up w everyone... Look for me if you are on either Substack @elissafield or IG/FB www.instagram.com/elissalfield/ open.substack.com/pub/elissafi...

Declan’s first sight of the ocean, first time hearing the roar. Made lots of dog friends. #Declanthecollie #dogsoftwitter #writersdog #elissafield #elissafieldfiction

Me: Ok, Declan, you can go. Just stay away from the cats. Declan: Sure, yeah, I will. Also Declan:... {Get a puppy they said, it’ll be fun} #Declanthecollie

Drinking my coffee, reading submissions… and my little border collie puppy, Declan is wrestling a coconut. He’s herded it soccer style, chawed at it… but fought and fought to be able to pick it up. A hard battle, won. #Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #dogsofinstagram #writersdog

I wrote this girl’s story this week — an absolutely PERFECT filly bred from my aunt’s favorite mare, one of my grandfather’s favorite accomplishments… that ended sadly. Thanks so much to workshop friends @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness & Flash Pack friends who gave early feedback. #elissafield

Solid napday! This crazy baby doubled his nap time today when he discovered the joy of snuggling next to me. My arm went numb! What a 💕 love! Such a happy boy. #Declanthecollie #derpface #dogsofbluesky #writersdogs #saturdaynapday #writinglife #elissafield #elissafieldfiction

Declan, learning the ropes on his 11th day: Turns out, sometimes we do laundry. His bigger excitement — for which there are no pictures — is he just had one of his first nose-to-nose greetings with one of the cats. #writersdog #dogsofbluesky #elissafield #Declanthecollie

I see you made toast. On the list of nice things about Declan is he is very gentle about food. #Declanthecollie #writersdog #dogsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writinglife #bordercolliesrock

All the cute things Declan does, and here I am obsessed with his rabbity, chunky feet. #Declanthecollie #elissafield #elissafieldfiction #writersdogs #dogsofbluesky

All the things I should be doing, but my view? Meet Declan. #Declanthecollie

One of the coolest things abt being a submission editor for @smokelong.bsky.social is I'm just as excited to see work I spotted in the queue succeed as I am w stories of my own. I fell in love with 2 stories while reading for The Smokey--thrilled they’ll be published in this issue, out next week! 🔥🔥

O. M. G. Looks like a puppy is coming our way, end of June. Now I’m down to that challenge that hits me with every story: what name that fits this little character. We’ve chewed through family names (Fitzgerald, George, Ricky, Jimmy)… right now, Ryder is sticking, but we’ll have to see.

Ah, one of the best parts of summer is the start of SmokeLong Summer. I’ve met some of my favorite writers in @smokelong.bsky.social workshops — lots of you friends, & lots of editors who’ve published my work.❤️ the daily chatter & 2 new stories already #writingworkshop #flashfiction

Last day of the semester, baby! One of the best and hardest and longest years, way emotional about all the close ties I built w students. Celebrated by waiting in line for half an hour to get this magnificent barbacoa burrito from @guatamigos’ food truck — a fantastic local Guatemalan restaurant.

Can't believe LA is just around the corner! I hope to meet up with so many of you in person at #AWP2025. Post in the comments if you will be there - feel free to share booth/table numbers or reading locations/times so we can all look out for each other. I'll be circulating to/helping at some tables.

Damn. And just when I'd gotten good at Instagram... But no no it's okay, I'll catch up here on Bluesky. Thanks to the huge crew who already found me here. Shout out below if we're friends and I missed following you back. www.instagram.com/elissalfield/

Stole this photo. Full moon just over my grandparents’ former house at the lake I grew up on. We all have our personal canon of the places, people, mythology, culture & out-of-proportion memories that steep into our being. This place in in my top 3. #writer #elissafieldfiction #carpenoctem #flash

9 days off for Thanksgiving: wrote a craft article, edited, wrote new novel material, read sub queue, recorded a class, drafted new flash, transcribed insane scrawls from notebook, attended all day workshop in UK, gave a reading... My students, tomorrow, might think I did "not much, hung at house"✨

My post-Thanksgiving ‘office.’ Everyone’s cleared out of the house. I’ve got the equivalent of 6 weeks’ worth of writing tasks to get done. A new flash. A revision. A ton of novel transcription and assembly. . #fiction #flashfiction #novel #writer #elissafieldfiction #editing #revision #carpenoctem

One of the more fun & thrilling works to be involved in this year: it’s such a joy to have my work included with so many fabulous writers in @amymarques.bsky.social's latest art-words collage anthology, DUETS+1! Love 💕 to Amy & everyone whose work went into this collection!! #flashfiction #fiction