It’s never too late to start writing.
The Never Too Late Award celebrates writers aged 60+ and offers £500 to the highest-placed entrant in our poetry, short story, flash fiction or novel categories.
You don’t need to apply separately — simply tick the box when entering.
www.bridportprize.org.uk
We’re open to submissions of
MICRO FICTION, FLASH FICTION,
POETRY, TRANSLATIONS, and
REVIEWS!!!
www.orions-belt.net/submissions
So here’s a thing. You work hard on a story. Redraft it til it shines. You’re happy, it’s the best you can do. Wait a few weeks. Then - what is this garbage? Redraft it til it shines. Wait a few weeks then…
Taking a break from writing garbage. Here are the words above my writing desk.
At evening fall in lonesome dale
He kept strange converse with the gale
Held wordly pomp in high derision
And wandered in a world of vision
(James Hogg 1770 - 1835)
Some days you write the poem, and some days the poem writes you.
Taking a break from writing garbage. Here are the words above my writing desk.
At evening fall in lonesome dale
He kept strange converse with the gale
Held wordly pomp in high derision
And wandered in a world of vision
(James Hogg 1770 - 1835)
Oh god, it goes on forever, doesn’t it? 😬
So here’s a thing. You work hard on a story. Redraft it til it shines. You’re happy, it’s the best you can do. Wait a few weeks. Then - what is this garbage? Redraft it til it shines. Wait a few weeks then…
ME: omg i have so much to do today
BRAIN: best i can do is none of it so that you don't feel bad for only doing some of it
ME: that doesn't make any sense
BRAIN: don't tell me how to do my job
Issue 5 Submissions open from Mar 23 - Apr 6th with @artscouncilireland.bsky.social support. Issue 4 is available from our shop to see the kind of Poetry/CNF/Short Stories/Flash we publish www.the4facedliar.com @irishwriterscentre @writing.ie @poetryireland.bsky.social @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social
I’m joining in. I only got one today, but there’s still time! 😬
Happy World Book Day! Today we're celebrating all the huge publishers, small presses, independent authors, and everyone else who keeps us stocked with new and exciting titles for our customers. Our Stockbridge shop is open every day between 10am and 6pm, or shop online at goldenharebooks.com
We are thrilled to reveal the 2026 #WomensPrize for Fiction longlist. 16 titles that showcase the profound force, resonance and scale of fiction writing: from tackling turbulent global issues to examining the intensely intimate. Discover the longlist here: youtu.be/fyPfDaHddLg
That incredible sensation each spring when the sun comes out and you realise how depressed you've been 🌞
Yes. Correct. This.
Grave in the shape of a man staring up at a dismembered head he is holding in his hands.
My dead poems published in journals that no longer exist talking to my dead stories published in journals that no longer exist.
Textile artwork featuring an image of a landscape with fields of purple flowers under a blue sky with fluffy white clouds
Monika Kinner-Whalen, contemporary Canadian textile artist known for her thread paintings #WomensArt
Can't make it to one of our in-person events? Come to our Online Open Mic Salon, where you'll find readings, a quiz, community, and absolutely 🔥 book launches
Feeling brave? You can sign up to read at one too! We can't wait to hear your words 📜
Excellent thread.
📢Calling all Black Writers in Scotland📢
Join us for an online workshop “Undo me” – Language, Form and the Potentiality of Unsettling with Olumide Popoola curated by Martha Adonai Williams. Check out the full details & register now:
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CHESTNUT REVIEW is an always-open, online literary magazine with a dedicated staff. They treat all artists with respect, pay the maximum they are able, respond to submissions within 30 days, and celebrate their contributors relentlessly. See for yourself at booth 741!
@chestnutreview.bsky.social is an always-open, online literary magazine with a dedicated staff. They treat all artists with respect, pay the maximum they are able, respond to submissions within 30 days, and celebrate their contributors relentlessly. See for yourself at booth 741!
Remarkable that more than 50 writers from across Europe have already booked to join us in Madrid this September.
This means almost half sold in under a week of sales.
#writesky #writers #writingcommunity #writinglife #funny
Here’s mine. Would love to read yours too. atticusreview.org/the-shapeshi...
Just reducing a story to 2000 words for a thing (cut about 300 words from it). I‘m reminded again how much BETTER my work can be when I get rid of unnecessary words/dead wood.
A heads up for those who want to submit to @lostballoon.bsky.social -- we've tweaked our submission guidelines. We're now accepting stories 750 words or less (used to be 1000). We'll be open the first week of April -- get your stories ready!
Hi @lindzmcleod.bsky.social and @ladiwoods.bsky.social
Thought you’d like to know I I read your fabulous work to my writing group this morning. (Lindz - Torducken and Lauren - Shapeshifter) Many positive comments and much discussion. ❤️
OKD is open for free subs until we reach our cap! Learn more about us and submit your best poetry or flash fiction: buff.ly/chQ4jpz
Okay Donkey is always open for tip jar ($2.50) or expedited ($4.00) subs! Your contribution helps us pay our contributors and cover other mag-related expenses.
