On #WorldBookDay pick up a real book from a bookshop.
Then sit down and read for a while.
Allow a storyteller bring you into the world they’ve created.
Meet the people the writer wants you to care about.
And forget your troubles for a while, big and small.
We need stories.
#AmReading #Booksky
Thank you @Kate Sheehan-Finn
Certificate from Historical Novel Society for A Murder of Crows being on the 2026 First Chapters competition 17th to 19th century shortlist
So thrilled to be shortlisted in the prestigious #hns2026 competition. I couldn't be happier to have A Murder of Crows recognised by the #historicalnovelsociety. Thank you @histnovsoc.bsky.social #historicalfiction💙📚 #booksky
Notations on my copy of Waterland by Graham Swift say, 'Straight into the story' on chapter 1
Hope you can read #earlierNotations on my copy of Waterland by Graham Swift. They've written 'Straight into the story' at the beginning of chapter 1.
That's very thoughtful! What a bargain! #fantasynovels
Sign. Near an old railway station in Devon. "Great Western Railway NOTICE. It is forbidden for vagrants, beggars, itinerant musicians and females of doubtful reputation to enter these premises." There's what looks like a black drainpipe next to it, but this is actually the station's old 1940s "soda funnel" where country urchins from the area waiting for their fathers to return from war by rail would gather around and collectively suck a shit, early version of orangeade, made from carrots and soil, out of the bottom of it.
FFS, just go ahead and ban ALL the best people, why don't you.
Dear Auntie
You will be surprised to hear that I am going to prison tomorrow.
That's a relief! I thought the whole country was this bad.
Croydon has worst fly-tipping record in whole of England insidecroydon.com/2026/02/25/c... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis @patrickjbutler.bsky.social @litterfreenorbury.bsky.social
#WindowsOnWednesday
Dartmouth Castle.
📷 from April 2023
This is so great! Actually #earlierNotations is a good idea for #booksky 📚💙. Or is that just me?
Love it when that happens 😊
Want to send us your FLASH/MICRO fiction? Here's what we like:
✨ Interesting, literary narratives with a modern, pop culture appeal.
✨ Voice-driven prose.
✨ Double-spacing with serif fonts.
Browsing our archives is the best way to see if we're a good fit! buff.ly/HZLDfm0
ANMLY is now open for new work!
We're especially seeking more from writers outside of the US, more nonfiction, & more translation!
> anmly.submittable.com
*Fee waivers available*
Check out our latest issue to see what we're into!
> anmly.org/ap40
Love a good crow 👍☺️
ONE WEEK LEFT! Our two-week writing intensive for this summer is open for applications until May 18th. We offer a robust scholarship program, so everyone is encouraged to apply. Learn the building blocks of storytelling (plot, characters, etc.) with The Common staff!
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Thumbnail reading "Red Ogre Review | August Issue | Submissions Open."
Our August magazine issue is open for submissions!
We publish poetry, short prose poetry, visual art, art photography, and music.
Please use our Submittable:
redogrereview.submittable.com/submit
Reposts welcome!
💙📚 #PoetrySky #ArtSky #MusicSky
Submissions are open. Send us your best short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
Before submitting, please review our guidelines at the link below:
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#writingcommunity
We have a new Submission Call!
Funny how folks like to say that humanities degrees are “useless” while the world is being actively destroyed by people not knowing about history, ethics, media literacy, or how to think critically. But sure, tell me again how STEM alone will save us.
– Mary Wollstonecraft, born #OnThisDay in 1759, in A Vindication of the Rights of Men.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed the stories 😊
What a lovely post! And so perfect for #selfpromoThursday. Thanks @orlaowenwriting.bsky.social
One of the amazing speeches yesterday was by Diana, a woman who has had her GRC for 20 years. One fact she shared is that there are only 8,000 people with a GRC in the UK. All this vitriol, all the money for the court cases, space in newspapers, time in parliament, to target 8,000 people. Of course>
Looking for a short story to ease you back into work after the long bank holiday? Just read a brilliant one on the @crankedanvil.bsky.social website. Here's 'Observation' by EJ Taylor: crankedanvil.co.uk/2024/07/16/o...
Very beautiful sketch. Inspiring ☺️
Photograph: Lottie, a young brown spaniel, on a path that winds through the Devon hills close to my studio.
Photograph: Lottie on lower Nattadon Hill, an old oak tree behind her.
Photograph: A smiling spaniel, in love with the world. The rain has stopped, the birds are singing, the hills are rich with delicious smells. This is canine bliss.
On a walk through the hills this morning...
"Language is like a road, it cannot be perceived all at once because it unfolds in time, whether heard or read. This narrative or temporal element has made writing and walking resemble each other." - Rebecca Solnit (from Wanderlust: A History of Walking)
