I'm pleased to share that my short story, "The Meddling," will be included in Flame Tree Publishing's Myths, Gods & Immortals: Gilgamesh anthology, scheduled for release in September 2026. The collection includes a foreword by Enrique Jiménez and an introduction by Emily H. Wilson. #FlameTreePress
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I’m delighted to share that my short story, “The Golden Kurdish Dress,” has been published by Twisted Tongue Press. Grateful to be part of a space that celebrates bold and diverse voices. twistedtonguepress.com/nonfiction/t...
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When I tried to submit an essay on your platform, the system has some glitches, and it will not accept my story :(
Thrilled to share — my prose piece Layla Sabourian is published and featured in Ink Sweat & Tears, one of the UK's finest literary journals. Being featured here means so much. 🖤 inksweatandtears.co.uk/layla-sabourian/ #IranianWriter #InkSweatAndTears #Published #LaylaSabourian #IranianWomen
So grateful to the International English Book Club for choosing The Day That Changed Everything anthology — and for taking the time to share such generous, thoughtful feedback on my story Red Tulips.
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This life writing piece from @alexmormoris.bsky.social – shortlisted for the 2024 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize – reflects on Jamaican diasporic experience and Windrush history, punctuated by the music of Tom Jones.
The 2025 Prize is open for entries until 30 June.
Ark Ramsay's Life Writing piece – shortlisted for last year's Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize – immerses itself in a knotty quest to 'outpace gender'.
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Working on my submission now! Is there a word count that you prefer, or genre?
Image of a row of trees. Text On her first day home, she took to plucking the sky with tweezers - latched onto clouds and waited for their let-down. She must've known Daniel Hill copyright
Daniel Hill's poem 'Pollarding', a form of tree management, seems to be told from the perspective of the uppermost branches as they witness the actions of their caregiver/ arborist.
inksweatandtears.co.uk/daniel-hill/
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I just published this piece about Iran: a place that never really leaves you, no matter how far you go.
This one is personal. inksweatandtears.co.uk/layla-sabour... #War
#WarInIran #GlobalConflict #Geopolitics #ForeignPolicy #Intervention #MilitaryConflict
Just found this contest and it looks interesting:
tinyurl.com/wdwcon8
No entry fee, just words. Anyone else entering?
"The reality on the ground is our political freedoms and civil liberties are dwindling, and our capacity for dissent and activism has been stifled."
New today: "No Free Labor for Authoritarians: Censorship and Dissent in Singapore" by Kirsten Han (@kirstenhan.com)
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Wow this poem is so touching, I love the line, the elderly speak of bread the way others speak of lost lovers.
Are we allowed to submit both fiction and non fiction? Or do you limit each author to one type of submission only?
Just under a week left to submit to Adi's fiction open call! Submissions are free, and are open until March 31, 2026, so send your stories soon! We pay $500 per accepted short story.
Read the guidelines and send us your work here: adimagazine.submittable.com/submit
Très heureuse de partager la publication de mon premier article dans Esprit Sud:
« La poésie, ce fil d’or qui traverse les siècles et les cultures »
Une réflexion qui me tient particulièrement à cœur.
www.espritsud.es/actualites/c...
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Are you a writer considering indy publishing? You might want to join us this Tue, when Amy Durant @savingbooks.bsky.social of UK-based Sapere Books
@saperebooks.bsky.social will share an insider's view. Online and free.
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The Málaga Writers Group is back! Weekly sessions with discussion & workshopping to grow your craft & build community. Share your work, get feedback, make friends. All writers welcome! #MálagaWriters #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #CreativeWriting www.instagram.com/reels/DVrEfz...
On #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate strength & progress — but let's remember women & girls where basic freedoms are still denied: Iran, Afghanistan, and beyond. Any ideology that justifies oppressing women must be questioned and changed. #FreedomForWomen
Holly Niner, author of No More Noisy Nights, recently received the most heartwarming call from her son. Her 7-year-old grandson, who has been working hard to learn to read, wanted to read No More Noisy Nights to her!
Hearing him read her own story was a great joy.
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"A lovely read for ages 4–8 about individuality, kindness and learning that 'different' can actually be delicious." –Vanesa Josevski
Available now in paperback! flashlightpress.com/carlas-sandw...
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@amynielsen.bsky.social Hello, I just tried to send you a query but it says you are closed to queries on query manager?