Kleopatra Olympiou

I love this and hope you write something about it!!!

32nd Award,Highly Commended: Fiona Lynch Low Altitude by Fiona Lynch You think you’re doing ok, definitely not over it, but you’re starting to venture out, working, shopping, dropping the kids off to squads for some semblance of normal, w…

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Huge congratulations, Marie-Louise!!

this is a gorgeous and heartbreaking novella and I couldn't recommend it more!!

Huge congrats, Jupiter!! Looking forward to reading it!

ahhh amazing, congratulations Claudia!! Can't wait for this

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Thank you!!

Amazed and honoured to have a story on the longlist!!

Email from ThriftBooks, subject line: "Pre-Order the Latest From Franz Kafka"

poor kafka, forced to churn out new books from his extradimensional prison

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The Old Dog Begins To Leave Us Now That The Baby Is Here by Natalie Warther “There you are,” I say to her sweetly, the wriggling boy in my arms. She keeps her head lowered, lifts her foggy eyes, rolls to show me the belly that I have no hands to pet. In our case, the…

beautiful new Natalie Warther today!

"Perhaps each household is allotted a finite amount of joy, as if the wizard’s hands are tied, this is simply the rule of beginnings: Should you acquire giggle and coo, you must forfeit fetch and wag."

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❤️ I admire your work so, so much, Claudia, so this means a lot!!

Kleopatra Olympiou | Here I Am

"fifteen and doing a star float in the twilight, ears underwater, the world muted except for the hiss of waves pushing pebbles up the beach, the swishing of my heart pumping blood, a V of geese crossing the sky"
Gorgeous joy @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social
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What a great list, and glad you're feeling better!

What a shit way to talk about submittions - publicly, as if in some way scolding. Reading subs requires patience and respect. Try that next time.

“I wasn’t sure if they were good only in comparison to the many disorderly efforts at storytelling that my editorial helpers and I had dutifully read”

this page makes me so happy why would you call it garbage

Gave me goosebumps.

Great CNF piece by @delgeo14.bsky.social, go read it!!!

My prose poem “Leaves” is now out in the latest issue of MudRoom magazine🎋❤️

"Astronaut jam!"
This is brilliant

Yay Suzanne!!!

Huge congrats to everyone on the longlist!!!

Holy crap! Congrats everyone and so incredible to be on this list!!

Congrats, everyone!

Today's highlight from our amazing Feline Flash issue is from @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social 🦝
We loved how relatable this MCs misery is - and how she chooses to rebel against it. Imaginative, fun and accurately catty 🐈

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Thanks Cole! Hope to read with your style and confidence some day 😄

Thanks so much James, likewise!! And thanks for the warm hello at the festival too :)

Matt does so much for the literary community, please check out all the resources he offers on his website or check out his editing offers!

One thing I love to do is buy extra copies of my friends' books and give them to this little free library. Love imaging the lucky reader who discovers their next new fave author. @lumchanmfa.bsky.social @travisflatt.bsky.social @fionamckay.bsky.social

aww what a lovely thing to do!