art by Laurie Sloat Silverstein
Rosie Forrest lives in Nashville, Tennessee. She is the winner of the Dogwood Fiction Prize, and her collection Ghost Box Evolution in Cadillac, Michigan won the 9th Annual Rose Metal Press Short Short Chapbook competition. Her work has appeared in Literary Orphans, Wigleaf, Word Riot, Hobart, Whiskey Island, Ampersand, SmokeLong Quarterly, and elsewhere. Prior to Nashville, Rosie was the writer-in-residence with Interlochen Arts Academy and earned her MFA from the University of New Hampshire. Read more over at her website.
In September 2022 SmokeLong launched a workshop environment/community christened SmokeLong Fitness. This acclaimed community workshop is happening right now on our dedicated workshop site. If you choose to join us, you will work in a small group of around 15-20 participants to give and receive feedback on flash narratives.