About A.M. Larks

About A.M. Larks

AM Larks’ writing has appeared in NiftyLitScoundrel TimeAssay: A Journal of Nonfiction StudiesFive on the FifthCharge Magazine, and the Zyzzyva  and Ploughshares blogs. She has served as a judge for the Loud Krama Productions Emerging Female and Nonbinary Playwriting Award and has performed her stories at Lit Up at Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette, CA. She is the managing editor and blog editor at Kelp Journal. She is the former the former fiction editor at Please See Me, the former blog editor of The Coachella Review, as well as the former photography editor at Kelp Journal.  AM Larks earned an MFA in Creative Writing from U.C. Riverside, Palm Desert, a J.D., and B.A. in English Literature.

AM Larks writes fiction, nonfiction, children’s literature, poetry and drama. Her writing has appeared in NiftyLitScoundrel TimeAssay: A Journal of Nonfiction StudiesFive on the FifthCharge Magazine, and the Zyzzyva and Ploughshares blogs. She has served as a judge for the Loud Krama Productions Emerging Female and Nonbinary Playwriting Award and has performed her stories at Lit Up at Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette, California. She is the managing editor and blog editor at Kelp Journal. She is the former the former fiction editor at Please See Me, the former blog editor of The Coachella Review, as well as the former photography editor at Kelp Journal.

AM Larks earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, a Juris Doctorate, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts from the University California Riverside Palm Desert’s low residency program. She is a longtime patron of the arts and enjoys stories that capture the complexities of life on the page or screen.

News

2023

Events

UCR Guest Faculty Lecture

December 8 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

The Art of Acceptance: The difference between a yes and no when submitting to Kelp Journal, Books, and The Wave Managing editor and blog editor, A.M. Larks, discusses what they look for in [...]

AM Larks will present “Published! Tips and Tricks from an Indie Editor” at the Tri-Valley Writers May 20, 2023 meeting. Larks will cover tips and tricks on submitting to and publishing [...]

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Kelp Journal Issue #9
Kelp Journal – Issue #8
Published: A Craft Guide
Kelp Journal – Issue #7
Sick Day, Short Story, NFT
Kelp Journal Issue #6
Artifact Noveau Vol. 2 Issue 3

out of print

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Editorial Services

I am now offering Editorial Services for any length of work (micro, flash, short story/essay, or novel/book length). I am well-versed in a number of formats and genres so contact me today and let’s chat about your project!

Editorial Services:

  • Conceptual Editing (Book Doctoring)

  • Developmental Editing

  • Line Editing

  • Submission Advising

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