@sarahspy is Sarah Lynn Knowles – a Massachusetts-based writer, editor, and pop culture nerd who’s bounced between western Massachusetts, Philadelphia, New York City, and back again.
My fiction has been featured in Slice Magazine, Joyland Magazine, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Perigee Publication for the Arts, and Sundog Lit. I was honored to workshop fiction in Tin House’s 2024 Winter Workshop and One Story’s 2023 Summer Conference.
I founded and edited Storychord.com – a longtime, biweekly fiction journal that featured one story, alongside visual art + a one-song soundtrack, each by a different emerging artist. From 2010-2017, we published 150 multimedia issues (all archived here!) and hosted multiple SXSW and CMJ live music events.
I collect quotes and enjoy dabbling across creative arts like jewelry making, ceramic pottery, block printing, and photography.
Here’s some of my very favorite fiction and, more broadly, 50+ of my favorite books 📚
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PUBLICATIONS
- “The Hotel Window” Atlas and Alice (January 2017)
- “The Bee Sting” Sundog Lit (April 2014)
- “Waitress” Vol. 1 Brooklyn (August 2013)
- “Blackbird” Joyland (July 2013)
- “Darlene” Slice Magazine (Fall 2010/Winter 2011)
- “Camping” Perigee: Publication for the Arts (Issue 25, 2009)
- Sparrow, self-published literary/personal zine (2004; archived)
- “Elizabeth” Film & History (Vol. 33, No. 2; July 2003)
- Cataclysm Girl, self-published literary/personal zine (8 issues, 1997-2001; archived here, here, and here)
AWARDS & HONORS
- Tin House 2024 Winter Workshop, Accepted Fiction Participant
- One Story 2023 Summer Conference, Accepted Fiction Participant
- Honorable Mention, Glimmer Train June 2013 Fiction Open
- Finalist, Northwind December 2012 Story Contest
- Winner, Slice Magazine Fall 2010/Winter 2011 Spotlight Award
- Finalist, Glimmer Train July 2009 Very Short Fiction Contest
- 3rd Place Winner, Perigee: Publication for the Arts 2009 Fiction Contest
- Gold Award for Feature Writing, MarCom 2006 Creative Awards
