Together, we’ll delve into the Page of Plymouth story, hear from some of the people we’ve met along the way and share some extraordinary storytelling by people who live, work, study and create in Plymouth today.
This week over 100,000 ALCS members will receive their share of £34m. Let's celebrate the value of human creativity, something that isn't going anywhere 💡📖🌳
We're looking forward to sharing more photos and videos from the costume tableau soon.
...and the Page of Plymouth project reaches its unmissable finale on Sunday 12th April at the Barbican Theatre in Plymouth. Find out more, and book a free ticket:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/literature-w...
On Saturday, for #InternationalWomensDay Super Saturday at The Box, the tragic tale of Eulalia Page was brought to life by incredible new costume designs (by Arts University Plymouth BA (Hons) Costume Production students) and powerful new writing (by the Women Speak Volumes writing group).
There are more details about the project and the final #event on 12th April 2026 below
#literaryevents #BarbicanTheatre
Enjoyed this lovely costume tableau at #TheBox #Plymouth yesterday ~ the event was part of the #PageofPlymouth project exploring Eulalia Glanville's story @literatureworks.bsky.social
Amazing costumes created by Arts Uni Plymouth students ~ words by Jackie Taylor, Lesley Curwen & myself #IWD2026
Don’t forget! Subs open for our spring issue until March 1 and always open for Joy because, well, joy. You don’t need fancy letters or a string of prior publishings, just you and something you really want to tell the world in flash micro poetry letters or art.
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🐿️ In April, the lovely #RedSquirrelPress turns 20 🐿️
Founded by Sheila Wakefield in 2006, this #Scotland-based, #self-funded #smallpress has published more than 300 titles inc my 2022 short story collection Three Roads 🐿️
🐿️Do check out their wonderful list 🐿️
www.redsquirrelpress.com/product-page...
Today's surprise ~ an unexpected #gift of #flowers
The colours seem the very essence of #spring ~ and their scent is gorgeous
An old time-y illustration of a Hellebore.
Today is Primidi the 11th of Pluviôse in the year 234.
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate hellebore. #JacobinDay
More information on hellebore
Lovely news - a #paperback #edition of #BotanicalShortStories will be #published on 14th May 2026 💙
🌿This new edition has a refreshed #coverdesign & a RRP of £12.99 🌿
Flowering soon in your local #bookshop ~ available to advance #order from your favourite #bookseller 💙🌿💙
#booksky #choosebookshops
Happy publication day to The Salt Bind by @rmlferrier.bsky.social -
I'm looking forward to reading this beautiful #Cornwall-set #book 💙
#Booksky #bookbirthdays #novels #reading
Yes, indeed! 🌿💙Thanks so much again and happy reading! #NovNov25
Thanks so much to @j-lbrbsblogs.bsky.social for including Botanical Short Stories in her reads for #NovNov2025
💙🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿💙
And happy reading to all those taking part in #Novella #November📖
#BookSky #reading #plants #shortstories
Since 2018, Fairlight Books have been publishing a number of novellas each year in their Fairlight Moderns series. It would be worth getting in touch with them.
At the end of a lovely summer, Botanical Short Stories has been growing new shoots 🌿🌿🌿
I look forward to sharing some lovely news about our anthology of #shortstories about #plants and #flowers soon 💙
lnk.to/BotanicalSho...
#BookSky #booknews #reading #nature
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
NEWS! I've been hard at work with a fantastic group of fellow writers making a new online magazine about thrutopias. BENDING THE ARC launches 22nd April! Our aim is to write thriving, desirable futures into being. Pls subscribe & share!
bendingthearcmagazine.substack.com
I am teaching on this online short story course for Arvon in October - be great to see some of you there
A few places are concession spots, available at a 30% discount for low-waged writers or those receiving certain benefits.
Here's the link to the week: www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
Last few days to enter The Short Story's #Cambridge #Prizes 2025 for #shortstories and #flashfiction
Entry by optional donation
The Short Story celebrates contemporary short form #fiction and publishes reviews, interviews & essays
#booksky #writingcompetitions
theshortstory.co.uk/competitions...
Many congratulations, Amy
@petermcallister.bsky.social will be leading a discussion with Jackie Taylor, Rob Magnuson Smith, @amarkle.bsky.social & @emmatimpany.bsky.social at Penzance Litfest, & they’ll be reading from our Holyer an Gof Publishers' Awards-shortlisted anthology, Cornwall In Short! Book here: buff.ly/H8AWToG
The #anthology of short stories I co-published with @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social has been shortlisted in the Holyer an Gof awards this year!!
#booksky #award #shortlist #shortlisted #literaryfiction
I’m leading a discussion with four fantastic authors about their work and what #Cornwall means to them at the Penzance Litfest this year. They’ll each be reading a section of a story @inkfishmagazine.bsky.social published in the anthology ‘Cornwall In Short’. More details below:
Upcoming event at Penzance Litfest - details below
Please come along for readings from the wonderful Cornwall In Short #shortstory #anthology & a discussion about what #Cornwall means to us @petermcallister.bsky.social
@inkfishmagazine.bsky.social
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Welcome to the world Short | Poto - The big book of small stories | Iti te kupu, nui te kōrero
100 short, short stories in English and te reo Māori, inc my story 'Remains | Ngā toenga'
Congratulations to eds Michelle Elvy and Kiri Piahana-Wong & all involved
www.masseypress.ac.nz/books/short-...
Exciting addition to Cornwall's literary landscape: the beautiful first edition of @aspier-mag.bsky.social, full of good stuff. It was about time someone created a new literary journal for Cornwall, reviving the previous tradition of Scryfa, the Parabola Project and the legendary Cornish Review.
The first issue of Aspier, a new #literary and #arts magazine for #Cornwall, is full of wonderful #shortstories, #poetry, #essays and #features
Many congratulations to editor Sravya Raju & all the contributors
@aspier-mag.bsky.social @shelleytrower.bsky.social
More here: www.aspiermagazine.co.uk
Call for Submissions | Nature & Eco-writing | Deadline: May 15 2025
We would love to read your short fiction, flash, non-fiction, and poetry themed around nature, environment and ecology for our Nature & Eco-writing Edition: inkfishmag.com
Thanks very much, Anna x
