Beruit: A Literary City A Look Back At The City's Amazingly Rich History. By James Hartley.

A look at the long, illustrious literary history of a city by the sea
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Yup. So many red flags.

Winners and judges out of pocket as £20,000 writing awards appear to have closed The Plaza Prizes offered 10 awards in 2025 but some judges say they were not paid, while a number of winners hit back over AI accusations

Well waddya know! I called out Plaza Prizes as being a scam a couple of years ago and contacted @beckyltuch.bsky.social who ran a good piece on it.

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FlashFlood opens tomorrow (19 April). Flashes up to 300 words. This year’s editors are: @lunchontuesday.bsky.social @coffeeandpaneer.bsky.social @sarahillswrites.bsky.social @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social @kazbarwrites.bsky.social @scooterwriter.bsky.social @judiwalsh.bsky.social & Cassandra Parkin

“Drop by Drop” by Melissa Llanes Brownlee In “Drop by Drop,” the new lyrical microfiction by Melissa Llanes Brownlee, tension creates narrative structure. Consider the “compound bows” and the “cloud” of the cousins’ anger. Also consider th…

new micro up at Flash the Court

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FlashFlood is open next week! Send us your work!! Looking forward to seeing what trends emerge this year! 👀

FlashFlood is open next week! Send us your work!! Looking forward to seeing what trends emerge this year! 👀

IT’S HERE!! Salt City Runaway!

Congratulations, lovely one! Fabulous video!!

Can't wait...I love your writing! 🤩

Don't miss PQB's latest!! 🔥

Such a loss. Inspiring and kind, you couldn't help feel anything but nurtured after spending time with him.

Yes, one of mine too.

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Look forward to catching up with the recording of this 🔥

⚡️Fast Flash Review: Love You, Miss You, Goodbye Forever by the brilliant Timothy Boudreau published by Stanchion Books.
@tcboudreau.bsky.social @stanchion.bsky.social

You deserve this!! 🧡🥳🧡🥳🧡

Such very sad news. 💔

So thrilled to have two new pieces published in The Bulb Region today. What a gorgeous journal! Thanks to editor Sarp Sozdinler! 💙

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Woo! You go girl!!

Where it leads - 100Words James MontgomeryFor years, doctors shone torches, scientists ordered scans, the child sitting patiently throughout, occasionally lifting his palm from his forehead with a tiny suction-cup pop.

Yay! Absolutely thrilled to have a new story in the amazing @100wordstory.bsky.social today. Big thanks to Michelle Ross for taking this one, and @livnorman.bsky.social, @laurabesley.bsky.social and @marthawrites.bsky.social for their eyes on the first draft 🌼🌿🌺

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A stunner, my friend 💥

⚡️Fast Flash Review! Rock down to electric avenue and pick up this brilliance by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social immediately! @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social

Utterly gross and heteronormative to boot. My daughter and her friends boycotted the prom and all went to the cinema.

If you'd like to buy the book it's available now as a paperback & E-book.
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Woohoo! Way to go! 🤩

Hello writers and publicists, I'm programming for The Asian Writer @ 20 Festival. If you'd like to speak on a panel, host a session, or want to pitch your book for inclusion, please get in touch!

River Keeps by Cathy Ulrich What is lost in the river is all the things thrown or dropped or tossed: keys and beer bottles and a silver-plated bracelet with a clasp that came undone and someone’s bag they didn’t want, a plast…

NEW STORY⚡️🐸

“River Keeps” by Cathy Ulrich is now up!

Art by Becks Simpson

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