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There's a cool new writers' site in town! Founded by Autumn Watts (fiction editor, Guernica) & Steve Chang (fiction editor, Okay Donkey), @litmatchcollective.com I have a code for a FREE Basic Annual Membership. First one to respond gets it! Check it out here: www.litmatchcollective.com

Many thanks, Matt

New exhibition celebrates Scottish portraiture At the City Art Centre a new exhibition celebrating Scottish portraiture opens on Saturday. Unmasked: Exploring Scottish Portraiture showcases a rich selection of historic and contemporary portraits from the City Art Centre’s Scottish art collection. The work of more than 30 different artists will feature in the exhibition, including: FCB Cadell, Victoria Crowe, Pat Douthwaite, Joan Eardley, David Eustace, George Jamesone, Dorothy Johnstone, John Kay, Sekai Machache, James Pittendrigh MacGillivray, Flannery O’kafka, Henry Raeburn, Allan Ramsay and Maud Sulter.

New exhibition celebrates Scottish portraiture

At the City Art Centre a new exhibition celebrating Scottish portraiture opens on Saturday. Unmasked: Exploring Scottish Portraiture showcases a rich selection of historic and contemporary portraits from the City Art Centre’s Scottish art collection.…

I've published nothing for two years now (not really subbed much to be fair) but I wrote a novel in the meantime, 'She Blew the Clouds Away', which hopefully will see the light of day at some point. So, Happy Cloud Appreciation Day to all and #HappyFeeGoodFriday too!

We are now accepting submissions for our 2025 Short Fiction Contest!
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Book cover of Creating Short Fiction by Damon Knight

Can anyone recommend a craft book that focuses solely on short fiction like "Creating Short Fiction" by Damon Knight does? If the book has a #specfic bent, all the better.
#writingcommunity #writesky

A great question from Anna here. I don't have any useful answers, I'm afraid. Perhaps someone out there does?

A great question from Anna here. I don't have any useful answers, I'm afraid. Perhaps someone out there does?

Check out what's happening at The Sunlight Press and find out who is judging our Fall Flash Fiction contest!

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Call for collaborative stories👇

Thanks a lot, Linda

📬 Writers, we’re reading! Free submissions, fast responses, and we pay $25 per accepted piece. What are you waiting for?
Submit here: buff.ly/3OYTRme

Good luck

Got my first full MS request yesterday after six years of writing. Very grateful, whatever happens next! #writingcommunity

Querying? 👇

Thanks @edwoodeditor.bsky.social for putting this together!