@littlethoughtspress.com takes kid lit seriously—and so do we. They’ve been spotlighted for #IndieLitMagGala 2025 for their stunning, thoughtful, contributor-friendly work.

Big thanks to @tracierenee.bsky.social for the beautiful nomination.

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#IndieLitMagGala 2025 Spotlight: HAD - The Broken Spine If literary magazines were rock concerts, HAD would be the midnight set you hear about for years. It’s bold, eccentric, and unapologetically alive. This is a

@havehashad.com is chaos, craft, and skulls. They’ve turned submitting into an event and made rejection weirdly joyful. Featured now in our #IndieLitMagGala 2025 spotlight.

Huge thanks to @tracierenee.bsky.social for the killer nomination.

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#HAD

#IndieLitMagGala 2025 Spotlight: ALOCASIA Journal - The Broken Spine Some journals are built to publish poems. Others are built to make connection happen.Spark to Flame is the latter—part lit mag, part poetic matchmaking

@S2Fjournal.bsky.social has been featured in our #IndieLitMagGala 2025 series—a journal that proves poetry doesn’t have to be solitary. Collaborative, experimental, and full of care.

The nomination came in anonymously—and we took it in good faith.

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#IndieLitMagGala 2025 Spotlight: ALOCASIA Journal - The Broken Spine There’s something rare and steady about a journal that knows exactly what it is—and makes no apologies for it. ALOCASIA is one of those journals. A space for

@Alocasiamag.bsky.social has been spotlighted for #IndieLitMagGala 2025—a journal of queer, plant-centred, anti-colonial writing that keeps the soil rich and the vision sharp.

Massive thanks to @jakesalza.bsky.social for nominating them.

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@doorisajarmag.bsky.social brings heart, craft, and true accessibility to indie lit—and they’ve just been featured in our #IndieLitMagGala 2025 spotlight.

Big thanks to @pdevonald.bsky.social for the nomination. This one's all about care, clarity, and consistency.

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#IndieLitMagGala 2025 Spotlight: new words {press} - The Broken Spine In a lit world still groaning under the weight of gatekeepers, binary boxes, and pay-to-play submission models, new words {press} is a thunderclap of clarity.

@newwordspress.bsky.social is the kind of lit press we need—trans-centred, unapologetically experimental, and building real community.

Thanks to @dehm000.bsky.social for nominating them for #IndieLitMagGala 2025. This spotlight is all love, no fluff.

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#QueerPublishing

Congratulations to @arachnepress.bsky.social for this spotlight! #IndieLitMagGala 2025

The brilliant @arachnepress.bsky.social has been spotlighted for #IndieLitMagGala 2025—a solo-run powerhouse publishing inclusive, radical, community-rooted work since 2012.

Massive thanks to @emmalee1.bsky.social for the nomination—this one’s richly deserved.

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Today is a ridiculous mash of emotions. Elation at the @epistemiclit.bsky.social spotlight by @thebrokenspine.co.uk #IndieLitMagGala 2025. Excitement that epistemic and @nimblewitlit.bsky.social are open for subs! Anger and disappointment that I can’t go to my kid’s water polo game (which I already

Working on this magazine, I can diminish the greatness of what began as a tweet from a stranger. This is one of the biggest honors I've received & it reminds me that we are thriving & loved. Thank you #IndieLitMagGala 2025, Alan Perry for making my heart swell, and our nominator for bringing me joy.

#IndieLitMagGala 2025 Spotlight: Epistemic Literary - The Broken Spine This isn’t a competition. It’s a celebration.

One of the most quietly powerful presses out there, @epistemiclit.bsky.social, has been spotlighted for #IndieLitMagGala 2025.

Big thanks to Jennifer (@einetogi.bsky.social) for the heartfelt nomination—this one hit us deep.

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#SmallPressLove

We had eight nominations on top of this lovely thing from @lozzawriting.bsky.social - all eight pieces for #IndieLitMagGala 2025 are now scheduled for October. I'm just going to tag the presses, it'll be a pleasant surprise when they open the app. Thanks to those who responded!

Earlier this month, I asked people to nominate indie presses for the #IndieLitMagGala so we could shine a light on the people lifting others up.

I wasn’t expecting this:

Ty so much to @alanparrywriter.co.uk
of @thebrokenspine.co.ukfor this really validating post & ethos it represents. Blessings to all in literature, culture, arts communities whose mandate "embodies diversity, advocacy, global unity, kindness, & the celebration of emerging voices." #IndieLitMagGala

#IndieLitMagGala: IceFloe Press - A Beacon of Unity in the Poetry Community - The Broken Spine In the vibrant landscape of independent literary magazine, a remarkable event is coming to an end—the #IndieLitMagGala. It's been a celebration of creativity,

@icefloepress.bsky.social proved in 2023’s #IndieLitMagGala that indie lit can be global, poetic, and politically charged.
We’re about to do it all again.
Get ready to shout out the presses you love—form coming soon.
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#IndieLitMagGala: Roi Fainéant Press - Igniting Creativity and Diversity in Indie Publishing - The Broken Spine In the realm of independent publishing, there's a unique and vibrant force known as Roi Fainéant Press. Led by the charismatic Editor-in-Chief, Tiffany M

@rfpress.bsky.social brought the chaos and creativity to 2023’s #IndieLitMagGala - proof that indie lit is alive, loud, and diverse.
We're doing it again.
Nomination form landing soon.
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#IndieLitMagGala: Celebrating Black Bough Poetry: An Imagist, Micro-Verse Community Led by Matthew M. C. Smith - The Broken Spine In the vast landscape of poetry, there are voices that rise above the rest, capturing our hearts and minds with their unique vision and dedication to the

The #IndieLitMagGala is coming back.
In 2023, @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social lit it up with their micro-verse and imagist edge.
This year? We’re looking for your nominations again.
Form incoming. Stay sharp.
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