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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 1d

Salt Books published my collection of short stories ‘Like Fado and other stories’ in 2020. Like a lot of independent presses their future depends on the support of writers and readers everywhere. See below for details. @saltpublishing.com 🦀 gofund.me/412e1a4a1

Donate to Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026, organized by Christopher Hamilton-Emery

New books and reprints arrive daily at Salty Towers – and we'… Christopher Hamilton-Emery needs your support for Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026

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Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 12d

@markantonyowen.com has highlighted a typically unsentimental moment of Harrison self-awareness from this Guardian piece

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝔸𝕟𝕥𝕠𝕟𝕪 𝕆𝕨𝕖𝕟 @markantonyowen.com · 12d

'I always feel, especially in my fallow periods, that I don’t recognise this monster who finishes my work with such intensity. It’s like Rumpelstiltskin coming in and turning all the straw into gold and then going away again.'

#riptonyharrison

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Tony Harrison, poet and dramatist, dies aged 88

Known for his outspoken politics, the author was acclaimed for work in theatre, opera, film and TV but wanted to be thought of as a poet above all

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 22d

Manchester Poets will be hosting my reading tomorrow evening (Sept 19th) at Chorlton Library. My reading will start just after 8.00pm after the Manchester Poets' slot. #poetry #poetryperformance

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Manchester Poets at Chorlton Library | Literature | Creative Tourist

This autumn Manchester Poets returns to its usual home of Chorlton Library, following its exile to Withington.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 23d

Just back from @saloneurope.bsky.social in elegant Brussels. An outstanding event encompassing workshops, performance and discussions about many aspects of writing – from finding an agent to marketing and the nature of language. Truly stimulating and highly memorable. #poetry #shortfiction #novels

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 24d

Did you meet @grahammort.bsky.social at #EWSBrussels2025 and think, ‘Hey this guy is ace I wish he was teaching a class’?

Well then you’re in luck!

Graham’s class will help you dive deep into your character’s minds with close third POV.

Still a few spots left!

Who’s Speaking to Us and How? Prose Writing Workshop with Graham Mort

Come join us for a fun and informative online session to take a fresh look at Point of View (POV) in prose writing.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · Sep 4

I’ve just finished updating my website. Check out the Blog for forthcoming events, workshops, and links to recently published work and the Featured Poem for poetry. @fictivedream.bsky.social and @saloneurope.bsky.social and more...

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House martin flying with outspread wings.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · Sep 1

I’ll be reading my poems at a gathering of Manchester Poets at Chorlton Library (UK) on the 19th of September. It’s a return home for me, so I’m looking forward to it. Drop by if you’re in town!
www.creativetourist.com/event/manche...

Manchester Poets at Chorlton Library | Literature | Creative Tourist

This autumn Manchester Poets returns to its usual home of Chorlton Library, following its exile to Withington.

www.creativetourist.com

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · Aug 31

ICYMI today we're feat. a superb #shortstory, The Nuns/The Statue by Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social #fiction #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/08/31/t...

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · Aug 17

Migratory birds and human conflict have always compelled me to write. Here’s a new poem of mine published in 'The North' magazine (Issue 71) by The Poetry Business, UK.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · Aug 10

I’m offering an online creative writing workshop with @saloneurope.bsky.social on September 25th. The EWS is bringing together writers across Europe through the medium of English. See below for details of my workshop and information about the Salon.

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Who’s Speaking to Us and How? Prose Writing Workshop with Graham Mort

Come join us for a fun and informative online session to take a fresh look at Point of View (POV) in prose writing.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · Aug 5

I’ve gone back to analogue photography. Here’s an image of the Picos Mountains (North-West Spain) shot on my 1951 Leica. Once the world’s most advanced camera, it still works perfectly and is a joy to operate.

An images of sharp-peaked mountains with clouds above.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · Jul 23

Here’s the latest issue of @poetrywales.bsky.social with my poem ‘Waveforms’ and work by an international cast of poets!

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · Jun 7

We are delighted that @grahammort.bsky.social will be teaching a Prose writing class for us online. Read all about it and other events in our newsletter
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Even more events for European writers??

Plus a new course—don't miss out!

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · Jun 7

‘Inkfish 4’ appears today. It contains my story ‘Lepidopterists’ and much more excellent work:

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Inkfish Magazine

Recent editions of Inkfish Magazine.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · May 15

I found this poem again by CP Cavafy yesterday. It seems so sad and irresolute and yet hopeful too. All lives are hidden and yet there is the urge to share them. Maybe that’s especially true of writers where the aesthetic form of their work is a veil that can be parted.

Text of poem ‘Hidden Things’, by CP Cavafy.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · May 12

The new edition of Cōnfingō magazine is out and contains an eclectic range of writers!

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Cõnfingō 23 | confingo

Front cover by Evie Spicer Contributors: FictionGraham MortLivi MichaelDavid Rose PoetryIrina DumitrescuIan PopleT.E. Niemi ReviewsKatie MehersIsobel EdmondsonMatthew AdamsonFranziska GötterH.B. Waigh...

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · May 1

The new edition of 'Book of Matches’ (Issue 14) is here, including my short fiction ‘Water’ amongst other work from a wide array of writers.
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Issue 14 Unfurls its Petals!

There is so much satisfaction in longing. We wait through coolness for the violence of a daffodil’s yellow and wait through rain for the jonquil’s confident white. It is the moments borrowed in antici...

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · Apr 18

Here’s my new flash fiction, A Relief Map of the World’ published by: @fictivedream.bsky.social
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A Relief Map of the World

by Graham Mort Kelly. Her very first day at work, leaning against the coffee machine in a cream coloured suit, her hair in a chignon (I had to look that up), her fingers wrapped around the coffee c…

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · Apr 17

New story - nearly here! @fictivedream.bsky.social‬

Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · Apr 17

We're delighted to bring you A Relief Map of the World by Graham Mort, out tomorrow @grahammort.bsky.social #flashfiction #writingcommunity

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · Apr 11

I’m glad you like it. The paintings you post are a revelation and a confirmation of art and humanity. Keep them coming!

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thanks Tom - likewise your own reading. Great stuff. Yeah, Brussels, I’m going to think about it. I really enjoyed the reading last night.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · Apr 9

I read some poems @saloneurope.bsky.social‬ last night. What a stimulating and thoughtfully curated event. Great readings of very high standard from a broad range of writers. Highly recommended!

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · Apr 5

I’m really looking forward to this reading ‪@saloneurope.bsky.social‬

European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · Apr 5

🎤 Our next reader at our online salon is @grahammort.bsky.social 🎤

Graham is emeritus professor at Lancaster University (UK) and an extraordinary professor at the University of the Western Cape (South Africa).

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · Mar 21

Thank you - and you’re welcome!

Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · Mar 21

My new flash fiction, ‘Latent’, published in Flash Fiction Magazine and set in Italy where the past haunts the present.
flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2025/03...

Image shows a narrow alleyway lit by sun at the far end.

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