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Juno Baker

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Winner of Global Novel Award, shortlisted for Novel London, Retreat West Opening Lines and New Voices. Short stories published in Mslexia, Unthology and Litro among others. #HistoricalFiction #History. More about my work at https://junobaker.co.uk/

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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · Mar 20

Just discovered #ShamelessSelfpromoThursday! So here's my collection of stories, Uncertain Terms. It's about uncomfortable, isolated people in the last century. The humour's dry.

It's had good reviews. A bargain at only £3!

You'll find it here: www.amazon.co.uk/Uncertain-Te...

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ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · May 28

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

ANMLY Submission Manager

**ANNOUNCEMENT: Fees will be waived for all Black and Indigenous writers, and writers of Palestinian descent, to support those most targeted by state violence. Email editor [at] anomalouspress [dot] o...

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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · May 16

Love a good crow 👍☺️

ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · May 12

ANMLY #40 is here! We’re thrilled to share new translations, fiction, poetry, CNF, with a folio on queer epistolaries!

>>> anmly.org/ap40

And we're open for new work until August 1 & a call for Autistic Protest Poetry running till July 1

>>> anmly.submittable.com

A pastel drawing of a crow in front of a sun with a narration bubble that reads "Crow who brought light to the world." By Jesse Lee Kercheval.

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The Common @commonmag.bsky.social · May 12

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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The Common Young Writers Program, July 25-August 5

Applications open now to high school students.

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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · May 14

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

Thumbnail reading "Red Ogre Review | August Issue | Submissions Open."

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West Trade Review @westtradereview.bsky.social · May 12

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

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Abridged @abridgedmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 27

We have a new Submission Call!

Abridged @abridgedmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 22

We're pleased to present our Umbra Sumus Submission Call. Poetry and/or Art Required! See www.abridged.zone/abridged-0-1... for info! #poetry #poetrymagazine @poetryireland.bsky.social @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · Apr 26

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.

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Hay Festival @hayfestival.bsky.social · Apr 27

– Mary Wollstonecraft, born #OnThisDay in 1759, in A Vindication of the Rights of Men.

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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · Apr 24

Thank you so much for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed the stories 😊

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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · Apr 24

What a lovely post! And so perfect for #selfpromoThursday. Thanks @orlaowenwriting.bsky.social

Orla Owen @orlaowenwriting.bsky.social · Apr 22

Read a great collection of short stories by the talented @junobaker.bsky.social Lovely writing - available as an ebook 👏💙📚💙👏

www.amazon.co.uk/Uncertain-Te...

#books #booksky #ShortStories

The cover of a book called Uncertain Terms by Juno Baker.

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · Apr 22

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>

Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · Apr 21

Was fantastic to be part of the Cardiff demonstration for #TransRights today - the biggest demonstration I've seen in Cardiff on any topic, really positive powerful feel and fabulous speakers

Claire Vaughan @pixieglas.bsky.social · Apr 21

Cardiff says Trans Rights!

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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · Apr 22

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...

OBSERVATION by E J Taylor (1st place, Apr24)

A pigeon nestles, invisible, on a steel branch behind three security cameras, each angled towards the road. A whirring too slight to disturb the bird emits from the cameras when their data transfer…

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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · Apr 17

Very beautiful sketch. Inspiring ☺️

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Terri Windling @terriwindling.bsky.social · Apr 17

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)

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.

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Rebecca Rideal @rebeccarideal.bsky.social · Apr 17

STARTING TODAY!

My new online course…

Pendle & Salem: Witchcraft in 17th-Century England and Colonial America

You can follow ‘live’ or at your own pace. There’s still time to sign up (£40) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pendle-sal...

Pendle & Salem: Witchcraft in 17th-Century England and Colonial America

A four-week online course exploring two of the most infamous witch trials in English and American history - Pendle and Salem.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · Apr 17

Good morning, Hopper

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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · Apr 17

This could be a great opportunity for the right person. Please share.

environmentjob @environmentjob.co.uk · Apr 17

Communications & Engagement Officer (Wildlife Champions)

Avon Wildlife Trust, Bristol, £26,104 - £28,145 pro rata

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · Apr 17

We are open for submissions of contemporary #microfiction #flashfiction #shortstories and #translations #callforsubmissions. Please follow the link for our guidelines fictivedream.com/submission-g...

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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · Apr 17

Just signed. Thanks for forwarding @stuartaken.bsky.social

Stuart Aken @stuartaken.bsky.social · Apr 17

NDAs can silence victims of abuse & harassment. Let's change this! Sign the petition to ensure the Employment Rights Bill bans NDAs in cases of misconduct. #StopAbusiveNDAs #EmploymentRightsBill you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Stop employers covering up abuse

Hey! Do you remember the Harvey Weinstein case? Non Disclosure Agreements silenced victims of abuse - and it's not just happening in Hollywood. They're used in the UK to cover up all kinds of miscondu...

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Jill Johnson @writerjilljohnson.bsky.social · Apr 7

Reading the English translation of the French book Double Room by Anne Sénès in France has a different flavour. Thank you so much @orendabooks.bsky.social for the proof copy. I’m loving it so far. Please… pre-order now! It’s simply brilliant! Love, loss and #synesthesia
#BookSky

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Jill Johnson @writerjilljohnson.bsky.social · Apr 10

I may be the 7 millionth person to share this but it really hits home as I stare at a screen all day analysing data for my day job then stare at a screen all evening and all weekend as I write my books. But we’re dancing animals. You know, we love to move around… #kurtvonnegut #BookSky #envelope

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Dr Sue Oosthuizen @drsueoosthuizen.bsky.social · Apr 3

Do consider signing the @SocietyofAuthors.bsky.social open letter to Lisa Nandy demanding that #Meta be held to account for #pirating our work. We shd be fairly remunerated for our work & our consent sought for all uses.
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Sign the Petition

Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training

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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · Apr 3

London Wildlife Trust updates website for people to help nature insidecroydon.com/2025/04/03/l... #Croydon #Volunteers

London Wildlife Trust updates website for people to help nature

The London Wildlife Trust, which manages many of the areas of downland and open space around Croydon and across the capital, is changing the way people can help, with a new volunteer management sys…

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