About

@sarahspy is Sarah Lynn Knowles -- a Massachusetts-based fiction writer, editor, and pop culture nerd who’s bounced between western Massachusetts, Philadelphia, New York City, and back again.

My short fiction has been featured in Slice Magazine, Joyland Magazine, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Perigee Publication for the Arts, and Sundog Lit; and I was an accepted Fiction participant in Tin House’s 2024 Winter Workshop and One Story’s 2023 Summer Conference.

In 2010, I founded Storychord.com – a online literary journal featuring short fiction paired with visual art + a one-song soundtrack, for a biweekly, collaborative, multimedia storytelling experience. I served as editor-in-chief, publishing 150 total issues and hosting multiple SXSW and CMJ live music events through the publication’s 2017 end. Archives remain online.

Here's some of my very favorite fiction and, more broadly, 50+ of my favorite books.

For fun, I sometimes dabble across creative arts like jewelry making, ceramic pottery, block printing, and photography.

Friend me on Goodreads, Pinterest, and Bluesky.

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PUBLICATIONS

• “Darlene” Slice Magazine
• “Blackbird” Joyland
• “Waitress” Vol. 1 Brooklyn
• “The Hotel Window” Atlas and Alice
• “Camping” Perigee: Publication for the Arts
• “The Bee Sting” Sundog Lit
• Sparrow, self-published literary/personal zine
• “Elizabeth” Film & History
• Cataclysm Girl, self-published zine (8 issues 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