Hello, we’re Lit Match Collective: a space for writers to grow and connect. Motivation! Discipline! Coaching! And more!
If that sounds good, subscribe for previews of what we're cooking up each month.
We've got some special plans (and discounts) to celebrate our launch, so learn more about our team and what we do below.
✍️ Meet the Team
We offer 10+ channels of conversation and creative play in our Discord server. Connect with other writers through Story Chat, Guided Writing, community readings, accountability, and more. Or grow with 1-on-1 guidance from our editors through coaching, two types of feedback, and submissions support.
Steve Chang
Co-Founder & Editor
Steve Chang is a MacDowell Fellow and fiction editor at Okay Donkey. His work has been published in Epiphany, Guernica, North American Review, The Southampton Review, etc. and supported by Loghaven, MASS MoCA, and a bunch of other stuff that would hook you up too if you’d apply. Want tips on how? Let’s chat in the Campground Commons.
Autumn Watts
Co-Founder & Editor
Autumn Watts was fiction editor for Guernica Magazine (2014-2024). Editing is her heartwork, but her writing has also found homes in The Craft of Editing, Words Without Borders, AGNI, Indiana Review, and Guernica, among others. She’s super friendly! Say hello in the Campground Commons.
Chiara Naomi Kaufman
Book Chat Facilitator
Chiara Naomi Kaufman is the Fiction Editor of Hayden’s Ferry Review. A 2025 Lambda Literary Fellow, their writing has received additional support from the Virginia G. Piper Center and the Key West Literary Seminar.
Emily Afifi
Firelight Readarounds Facilitator
Emily Afifi is a writer and publicist based in New Jersey. She is a former fiction reader for Guernica and a current poetry reader for Okay Donkey. Her work has previously appeared in Parentheses Journal and Eunoia Review.
🗓️ September at LMC
All the below takes place in our members-only Discord server. Download the image (or PDF) and get details below. All times US-Eastern.
💻 LMC Member Benefits
We have so much to offer, but here's just a taste!
1-on-1 video sessions with Autumn or Steve, whether you have problems in your work or just feel lost.
Sundays, 2-3PM ET (Steve)
Fridays, 12-2PM ET (Autumn)
Writing is easier together. Set intentions with our Facilitators and lock in. No excuses. No distractions. Don’t need a Facilitator? Just pop in. The space is yours to share 24/7.
Sundays, 4-5PM ET
Mondays, 9AM-12PM ET
Wednesdays, 11AM-12PM ET
Thursdays, 9-10PM ET
Fridays, 9AM-12PM ET
Vent, share, and troubleshoot your writing process in circles of 8 writers max. Set goals, track progress, and celebrate the milestones. Or talk through the stumbles.
Sundays, 3-4PM ET
Mondays, 12-2PM ET
Thursdays, 8-9PM ET
Join monthlong readalongs led by our Facilitators. Chat with kindred writers, or start your own book clubs, and discuss what YOU’VE been reading.
In September, we’ll explore the National Book Award finalist All Fours by NYT bestselling author Miranda July. Our reading will be guided by Hayden’s Ferry fiction editor Chiara Kaufman. Discussion starters are posted Tuesdays & Thursdays by 3PM ET.
Got questions about narrative principles and techniques? Pop in and ask Autumn and Steve whenever you’d like.
BONUS: We'll be diving into the craft behind “Nothing Personal,” first published in Short Story, Long with its writer Jeff Chon and editor Aaron Burch. How do we tackle topical issues without getting preachy? Join our live AMA Thursday, September 11 at 9PM ET or post questions and comments for them beforehand if you can't make it.
Feeling creatively blocked? Stretch those writing muscles! Pop in for guided generative activities and games.
Enjoy prompts from flash fiction superstar Kathy Fish on September 1 and 15!
Grow your confidence and stagecraft through our members-only online readings.
Registration goes live: September 14, 8PM ET
Reading takes place: September 28, 8PM ET
Like what you see?
Check out our membership tiers — Basic, Sassy, and Fancy — then use a coupon code* to get started today!
50% off 1 month of Basic or Sassy:
Basic ($25/month): BASICMONTH50
Sassy ($50/month): SASSYMONTH50
20% off 1 year of Basic or Sassy:
Basic ($432/year): BASICYEAR20
Sassy ($864/year): SASSYYEAR20
*Apply codes at checkout. Sale ends Dec 31, 2025
Not ready to commit? No problem. We offer writing workshops and flexible feedback for non-members, too.
If finances are an issue, just reach out! We can work with you.
Scholarships are also available for writers from marginalized communities.
