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journeys in refugee & immigrant literature, edited by immigrants & refugees ๐Ÿงก the UK's first lit mag of Sanctuary

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A month into our โ€œother tongue, mother tongueโ€ submissions window - and weโ€™re still open.

Weโ€™re looking for poetry by migrants worldwide, in any language but English. We pay contributors.

Guidelines: othersideofhope.com/submissions-...

#poetrysubmissions #poetrycall #migrantvoices #poetry

06.03.2026 16:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My first post on @bsky.app is dedicated to print publication @othersidelitmag.bsky.social, an immigrant & refugee lit mag & refuge. My heart beats different in Mandarin is a trio of poems exploring shades of sadness & heartache that cannot be fully translated.

#poetry #migrant #literature #writing

25.02.2026 18:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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submissions-mother-tongue We invite refugee, asylum seeker, and immigrant poets from around the world to submit their poetry for our other tongue, mother tongue issue. This edition celebrates linguistic diversity by featuring....

ใ€ŽThe Other Side of Hopeใ€ใฏใ€็งปๆฐ‘ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ๆ–‡่Šธ่ชŒใจใ—ใฆ2021ๅนดใซๅ‰ตๅˆŠใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆœฌ่ชŒใฏ่‹ฑๅ›ฝๅˆใฎใ€Œใ‚ตใƒณใ‚ฏใƒใƒฅใ‚ขใƒชๆ–‡่Šธ่ชŒใ€ใจใ„ใ†่ฉ•ไพกใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ไธ–็•Œไธญใฎ้›ฃๆฐ‘ใ€ไบกๅ‘ฝ่€…ใ€็งปๆฐ‘ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹่ฉฉใ‚„ๅฐ่ชฌใ‚’ๆญ“่ฟŽใ™ใ‚‹ๅ ดๆ‰€ใจใชใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚็พๅœจๆฌกๅทใฎไฝœๅ“๏ผˆ่ฉฉ๏ผ‰ใ‚’ๅ‹Ÿ้›†ไธญใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ€็ท ๅˆ‡๏ผš2026ๅนด4ๆœˆ30ๆ—ฅใ€‘

่ฉณใ—ใใฏ ๆŠ•็จฟ่ฆๅฎšใ‚’ใ”่ฆงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

othersideofhope.com/submissions-...
ๅคšใใฎๆ–นใซใ‚ทใ‚งใ‚ขใ‚’ใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ™๏ผ

11.02.2026 12:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ๆŠ•็จฟๅ‹Ÿ้›†ไธญ

ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใงใ‚‚ๅฏ่ƒฝใงใ™๏ผ

11.02.2026 12:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข PSA: in person ticket sales for #CopimConference close in less than a week!

This is your chance to join the people and projects shaping the future of equitable, community-driven #OA book publishing ๐Ÿ“š

๐Ÿ‘‰ Full programme, additional information & registration link buff.ly/EjHKpeJ

#OpenAccess

02.02.2026 09:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Submissions are now open for our โ€œother tongue, mother tongueโ€ issue. Weโ€™re looking for poetry by migrants worldwide in any language but English. We pay contributors.
Guidelines: othersideofhope.com/submissions-...

01.02.2026 14:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Hello Bluesky. I am a cultural and media theorist working across the fields of (book) publishing and digital culture, researching the future of scholarly communications and experimental forms of knowledge production.

15.01.2026 17:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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#Travel stories with a difference - one of my new collection of short travel stories published in 'The Other Side of Hope':
othersideofhope.com/the-promise-...
Like it? First vol (Travel Takeaways: Around the World in Forty Tales) available on Amazon.
#booksky #travelwriting #writersandauthors

10.11.2025 17:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Each story in The Other Side of Hope, Volume 5 is a journey ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ“โœจ
Join us in supporting the voices that matter

#theothersideofhope #journey #refugeejourney #migration #editorial #peace #stories #artwork #fiction #nonfiction

09.11.2025 15:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet Beanie ๐Ÿพ and the 5th volume of the other side of hope.
While Beanie loves looking out the window, our magazine looks inward; into the stories and poems of migrants around the world.
The new issue is now available worldwide.
Explore it: othersideofhope.com/volume-5.html

08.11.2025 13:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The momentum continues! โœจ Our new edition of The Other Side of Hope is here. Huge thanks to our editors and contributors for creating something truly special.
As a migrant-led publication powered by volunteers, we rely on your support. Grab your copy here: othersideofhope.com/read--shop.html

04.11.2025 11:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Poems that travel continents. Art that transcends borders. Voices that refuse silence. Volume 5 has arrived ๐Ÿ“–โœจ

Get your copy today and let these words travel with you.

othersideofhope.com/read--shop.html

#theothersideofhope #migrantvoices #wordstravel #refugeeliterature

27.10.2025 09:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™ve been quiet for a whileโ€ฆ but for good reason.
Something new, powerful, and full of voices that matter is coming. Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with your work. Stay tuned๐Ÿ’ซ
#refugeevoices #immigrantstories #literarymagazine #theothersideofhope

13.10.2025 15:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Preparing volume 5

10.09.2025 19:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to share that 6 writers from the other side of hope have been selected by A.M. Heath for exclusive 1:1 sessions! ๐ŸŒŸ Huge congrats to Anitha, Anna, William, Temitayo, Birgit & Julie โ€” weโ€™re so proud to amplify your voices! ๐Ÿ’ซ

#migrantvoices #theothersideofhope #writers #excitingnews

18.06.2025 18:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Less than a week until @refugeeweek.bsky.social!

Kick it off in style - join us and poets from @othersidelitmag.bsky.social for a free evening of poetry - and it's online, so you can join from anywhere!

Sign up now!
cityofsanctuary.org/events/poetr...

10.06.2025 12:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Refugee Week with A.M. Dassu | National Literacy Trust Join us to mark Refugee Week 2025 with A.M. Dassu. Through writing and discussion, A.M. and her guest will explore writing that shares the experiences of a refugee.

Discover Community as a Superpower!
17th June 11-11.45am
For pupils aged 8 to 11.

Resource and event supporting @refugeeweek.bsky.social
Join author Az Dassu & @othersidelitmag.bsky.social editor Amie Darwish
literacytrust.org.uk/events/refug...

04.06.2025 12:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A book cover: the other side of hope, journeys in refugee & immigrant literature. Other tongue mother tongue.

A book cover: the other side of hope, journeys in refugee & immigrant literature. Other tongue mother tongue.

In these turbulent, utterly violent times we need hope in all languages. Kiitos, The other side of hope people #bilingualpoetry @othersidelitmag.bsky.social

06.05.2025 14:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join us for a Refugee Week event at Camberwell Library as part of the Southwark Festival of Words.
๐Ÿ“… 14 June
โฐ 12:30โ€“2PM
๐Ÿ“ SE5 7AL
A celebration of refugee & migrant voices.
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Free โ€“ book now: tinyurl.com/yjavht56
#RefugeeWeek2025 #theothersideofhope #SouthwarkFestival #Event #London #Camberwell

23.05.2025 12:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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To kick off Refugee Week, we are delighted to host an evening of poetry readings from poets published by @othersidelitmag.bsky.social - the UKโ€™s only lit mag edited by migrants and refugees.

Feel free to eat ๐Ÿ or enjoy a ๐Ÿท during this free online event.

cityofsanctuary.org/events/poetr...

14.05.2025 08:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join us in Coventry for Migrants and Publishing: readings by Amir Darwish & Priscilla Okoye + discussion led by Alexandros Plasatis.
28 May, 2โ€“4PM
Coventry University
Free, ticketed โ€“ register via the menu tab: tinyurl.com/3m5tp4x7
#poetry #refugeevoices #Coventry #freevents #migrantliterature

13.05.2025 07:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join us in Edinburgh for an afternoon of readings from the other side of hope, a publication of refugee & migrant literature.
Stories, poems & voices shaped by movement & memory.
21 May, 4โ€“6PM
Heriot-Watt University
Free: www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#edinburgh #refugeelit #afternoon

12.05.2025 13:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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To kick off @refugeeweek.bsky.social we will be hosting an evening of literary delights from poets & authors from around the ๐ŸŒŽ - all published by @othersidelitmag.bsky.social

Feel free to eat your dinner or enjoy a ๐Ÿท during this free online event.

Register now!
cityofsanctuary.org/events/poetr...

08.05.2025 09:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm pleased to contribute one of my poems written in my mother tongue and translated into English to the latest issue of @othersidelitmag.bsky.social, โ€œOther Tongue Mother Tongueโ€.

The book available online to purchase: othersideofhope.com/volume-42.html

01.05.2025 10:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Voices from The Other Side of Hope Writing as Activism Stream Voices from The Other Side of Hope Writing as Activism by Arts Podcasts at Leicester on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Voices from the Other Side of Hope: Writing as Activism Podcast โœŠ

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Hear from 4 refugee/migrant-background authors, including Palestinian-British academic & poet Dr Khawla Badwanโ€™s (8:47-20:30) โค๏ธ๐Ÿ‰

@uolappliedling.bsky.social @khawlabadwan.bsky.social

15.04.2025 18:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet the speakers for other tongue, mother tongue โ€” join us Sat 26 April at Morocco Bound for a night of poetry + stories on migration, language & home.
7โ€“9PM | Free | Booking via www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#LondonEvent #BookLaunch #MigrantVoices #PoetryNight #Literature

25.04.2025 08:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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TOMORROW we go live!
Join us for the online launch of Other Tongue, Mother Tongue โ€“ a global poetry reading celebrating language, identity & migration.
24 Apr | 6โ€“8 PM BST
Live on IG & FB: @othersidelitmag

#poetryevent #refugeevoices #OtherTongueMotherTongue

23.04.2025 08:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“–โœ๐ŸปโœจThe Winchester Poetry Prize returns for its tenth yearโ€”inviting bold, original voices from around the world. This is a powerful platform for stories that enchant, challenge, and reveal the soul.

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 31 July 2025
๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ Open to all. Poems in English, up to 40 lines.

22.04.2025 19:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join us for the London launch of other tongue, mother tongue!
Readings & reflections on language + migration from the other side of hopeโ€™s editors & contributors.
26 Apr, 7PM @ Morocco Bound, SE1 3HB
Free โ€“ book: www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#RefugeeVoices #languages #london

16.04.2025 16:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join us for the online launch of Other Tongue, Mother Tongue โ€“ a celebration of language, migration & poetry with 9 poets from around the world.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 24 April | 6โ€“8PM BST
๐Ÿ“ Online | Free
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Register: buytickets.at/theotherside...

#TheOtherSideOfHope #RefugeeVoices #PoetryEvent

15.04.2025 15:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0