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ICYMI: If you want to know what we will all be reading in a decade’s time, you only need to look at what the indies are publishing right now, says Southbank Centre's Ted Hodgkinson 👇 #BookSky
The future is written in the margins: Indie Night at the Southbank Centre
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February 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
ICYMI: If you want to know what we will all be reading in a decade’s time, you only need to look at what the indies are publishing right now, says Southbank Centre's Ted Hodgkinson 👇 #BookSky
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No rhyming couplets about “the moon” here.
We want the kebab on the curb, the protest bruise, the overdraft confession.
Make it hurt. Make it howl.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #PoetsOfBluesky #WednesdayWIPs #Poetry #SubmissionWindow
We want the kebab on the curb, the protest bruise, the overdraft confession.
Make it hurt. Make it howl.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #PoetsOfBluesky #WednesdayWIPs #Poetry #SubmissionWindow
Call for Submissions: Poetry With Spit, Spine, and Something to Say - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout February 2026 | Publication Later That Year
thebrokenspine.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
No rhyming couplets about “the moon” here.
We want the kebab on the curb, the protest bruise, the overdraft confession.
Make it hurt. Make it howl.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #PoetsOfBluesky #WednesdayWIPs #Poetry #SubmissionWindow
We want the kebab on the curb, the protest bruise, the overdraft confession.
Make it hurt. Make it howl.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #PoetsOfBluesky #WednesdayWIPs #Poetry #SubmissionWindow
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Just today & tomorrow to get your subs into our micro comp (up to 100 words, no theme) & our anthology (theme of BRIDGES, up to 500 words). Subs open till 23:59 on 15 Feb! Cash prizes & publication! More details here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
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ALT: a cartoon character from south park is asking if you could go a little faster
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February 14, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Just today & tomorrow to get your subs into our micro comp (up to 100 words, no theme) & our anthology (theme of BRIDGES, up to 500 words). Subs open till 23:59 on 15 Feb! Cash prizes & publication! More details here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
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To mark LGBTQ+ History Month, our @mklitfest.bsky.social friends welcome 3 superb poets - Len Lukowski, Julia Bell and Simon Maddrell - whose work draws on their own histories to reflect diversity and commonality of experience. 24 Feb, 7pm, Zoom. Info: bit.ly/mklflgbtq
#lgbtqhistory
#poetry
#lgbtqhistory
#poetry
February 5, 2026 at 11:15 AM
To mark LGBTQ+ History Month, our @mklitfest.bsky.social friends welcome 3 superb poets - Len Lukowski, Julia Bell and Simon Maddrell - whose work draws on their own histories to reflect diversity and commonality of experience. 24 Feb, 7pm, Zoom. Info: bit.ly/mklflgbtq
#lgbtqhistory
#poetry
#lgbtqhistory
#poetry
Aww, cheers, TrashCat! 😊
Two days left of our preloved stories call🦝
Let's go back to last year's reprint call & this absolute stonker from @jupiterjonz.bsky.social.
Gritty and authentic, with a perfect voice.
Go read and listen to Mac and Marky:
trashcatlit.com/mac-and-marky/
Send us yours:
trashcatlit.com/spring-2026/
Let's go back to last year's reprint call & this absolute stonker from @jupiterjonz.bsky.social.
Gritty and authentic, with a perfect voice.
Go read and listen to Mac and Marky:
trashcatlit.com/mac-and-marky/
Send us yours:
trashcatlit.com/spring-2026/
February 12, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Aww, cheers, TrashCat! 😊
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Paper Sisters - Paperback (Pre-Order) | Northodox Press share.google/Eh0GFlEH3KYQ...
Paper Sisters - Paperback (Pre-Order) | Northodox Press
Publishing February 2026 May 1914, and as the First World War approaches, three women are living, trapped between marsh, river, and fen. Their lives held fast by grief, the past, and the looming prese...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Paper Sisters - Paperback (Pre-Order) | Northodox Press share.google/Eh0GFlEH3KYQ...
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Subs to NFFD’s anthology (up to 500 words) on the theme of BRIDGES & entries to our micro comp (up to 100 words, no theme) close a week today (15 Feb). Cash prizes for micro comp & 2 authors from our anthology will receive prizes too! You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
a cartoon of homer simpson talking to marge simpson with the words hurry up below him
ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson talking to marge simpson with the words hurry up below him
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Subs to NFFD’s anthology (up to 500 words) on the theme of BRIDGES & entries to our micro comp (up to 100 words, no theme) close a week today (15 Feb). Cash prizes for micro comp & 2 authors from our anthology will receive prizes too! You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
That green sludge looks bloody disgusting!
A good healthy breakfast should fill you up without making you sluggish and provide a base line of nutrients that your body needs to function at its peak. These recipes will get you on the right track.
17 Easy Healthy Breakfasts to Make on Repeat
Start the day right with these can’t-miss recipes.
nyti.ms
February 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
That green sludge looks bloody disgusting!
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8 days to go!
Paper Sisters preorders will be arriving from today! Get your copy of one of the most anticipated historical fiction books in the UK this year now!
share.google/hVhcthIR8E2V...
Paper Sisters preorders will be arriving from today! Get your copy of one of the most anticipated historical fiction books in the UK this year now!
share.google/hVhcthIR8E2V...
February 4, 2026 at 8:53 AM
8 days to go!
Paper Sisters preorders will be arriving from today! Get your copy of one of the most anticipated historical fiction books in the UK this year now!
share.google/hVhcthIR8E2V...
Paper Sisters preorders will be arriving from today! Get your copy of one of the most anticipated historical fiction books in the UK this year now!
share.google/hVhcthIR8E2V...
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“For a city known for its anything-goes ethos, for its embrace of letting your freak flag fly, the list of activities one could not legally do in San Francisco was remarkable.”
Had fun learning about strange city rules for this. No parking in your own driveway?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
Had fun learning about strange city rules for this. No parking in your own driveway?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
Candles and Driveways: San Francisco’s Mayor Focuses on the Little Things
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:21 PM
“For a city known for its anything-goes ethos, for its embrace of letting your freak flag fly, the list of activities one could not legally do in San Francisco was remarkable.”
Had fun learning about strange city rules for this. No parking in your own driveway?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
Had fun learning about strange city rules for this. No parking in your own driveway?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
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Mary and the Rabbit Dream was mentioned in a personal essay on medical misogyny on Substack. It spurred, not fiction, but some thoughts and remembered historical facts. Link below (and link to the essay as well in my text).
open.substack.com/pub/noemikis...
open.substack.com/pub/noemikis...
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Mary and the Rabbit Dream was mentioned in a personal essay on medical misogyny on Substack. It spurred, not fiction, but some thoughts and remembered historical facts. Link below (and link to the essay as well in my text).
open.substack.com/pub/noemikis...
open.substack.com/pub/noemikis...
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Tired of journals that ask for poems about your garden and then ghost you?
This one wants the bin, the syringe, the protest chant.
This one’s built with spit.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #PoetsOfBluesky #WednesdayWIPs #Poetry #SubmissionWindow
This one wants the bin, the syringe, the protest chant.
This one’s built with spit.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #PoetsOfBluesky #WednesdayWIPs #Poetry #SubmissionWindow
Call for Submissions: Poetry With Spit, Spine, and Something to Say - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout February 2026 | Publication Later That Year
thebrokenspine.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Tired of journals that ask for poems about your garden and then ghost you?
This one wants the bin, the syringe, the protest chant.
This one’s built with spit.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #PoetsOfBluesky #WednesdayWIPs #Poetry #SubmissionWindow
This one wants the bin, the syringe, the protest chant.
This one’s built with spit.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #PoetsOfBluesky #WednesdayWIPs #Poetry #SubmissionWindow
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Today and tomorrow to enter our first £1460 prize fund award of 2026. Today’s the day you can guess the colour of The Last Minute Club badge which entrants tomorrow receive. Reply here with guesses & read all about it in Jude’s post www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/01/everybody-loves-a-badge/
Everybody loves a badge
It’s the final day of our 32nd £1460 prize fund Award tomorrow, Sunday 1st February at midnight GMT. In case you didn’t know, we issue Last Minute Club badges to everyone entering on th…
www.bathflashfictionaward.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Today and tomorrow to enter our first £1460 prize fund award of 2026. Today’s the day you can guess the colour of The Last Minute Club badge which entrants tomorrow receive. Reply here with guesses & read all about it in Jude’s post www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/01/everybody-loves-a-badge/
A wonderful day! the workshops were amazing - thank you 😍😍😍
Thank you to everyone who came to the 2nd Great Festival Flash Off online day yesterday. And thanks also to @christopherallen.bsky.social @devaneemily.bsky.social & @shelleyr-j.bsky.social for their brilliant workshops & readings & @sudhab.bsky.social for the yoga flashfictionfestival.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:50 AM
A wonderful day! the workshops were amazing - thank you 😍😍😍
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Just 3 weeks till our 32nd Award closes on Feb 1st. £1460 in prizes. 300 words max & shorter pieces welcome. Results out end of Feb. Anthology. bathflashfictionaward.com
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media.tenor.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Just 3 weeks till our 32nd Award closes on Feb 1st. £1460 in prizes. 300 words max & shorter pieces welcome. Results out end of Feb. Anthology. bathflashfictionaward.com
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Are you ready for a shortlist?
Here we are then...
🤩
My TOP TWENTY picks for the Welkin Writing Prize 2026.
Each of these is a marvel and a gem, and they'll be coming your way one by one over the next three weeks:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
Here we are then...
🤩
My TOP TWENTY picks for the Welkin Writing Prize 2026.
Each of these is a marvel and a gem, and they'll be coming your way one by one over the next three weeks:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
January 11, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Are you ready for a shortlist?
Here we are then...
🤩
My TOP TWENTY picks for the Welkin Writing Prize 2026.
Each of these is a marvel and a gem, and they'll be coming your way one by one over the next three weeks:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
Here we are then...
🤩
My TOP TWENTY picks for the Welkin Writing Prize 2026.
Each of these is a marvel and a gem, and they'll be coming your way one by one over the next three weeks:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
This is the brilliant winning flash of @newwritersuk.bsky.social Historical Flash Fiction comp 🧡🧡🧡 Congratulations!
newwriters.org.uk/wp-content/u...
newwriters.org.uk/wp-content/u...
newwriters.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is the brilliant winning flash of @newwritersuk.bsky.social Historical Flash Fiction comp 🧡🧡🧡 Congratulations!
newwriters.org.uk/wp-content/u...
newwriters.org.uk/wp-content/u...
'Pa's madder than a boiled owl ...'
Bloody gorgeous!
Bloody gorgeous!
*New story* featuring a last-minute present that keeps on giving...
"After a feast that has us full as ticks, Pa’s liquored up and cracking his knuckles like he’s still in charge. That man thinks the sun comes out just to hear him crow."
westword.substack.com/p/striking-i...
"After a feast that has us full as ticks, Pa’s liquored up and cracking his knuckles like he’s still in charge. That man thinks the sun comes out just to hear him crow."
westword.substack.com/p/striking-i...
Striking it lucky at the Wind Creek Casino
A Flash Fiction by Cole Beauchamp
westword.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
'Pa's madder than a boiled owl ...'
Bloody gorgeous!
Bloody gorgeous!
Ooh, how lovely - thank you Laura!
What a lovely idea, Matt! Thanks, as always, for being such a wonderful supporter/inspiration in the Writing Community.
I'd like to nominate (if I'm not too late) @ruthabrandt.bsky.social @jupiterjonz.bsky.social & @chriscottom.bsky.social
#fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity
I'd like to nominate (if I'm not too late) @ruthabrandt.bsky.social @jupiterjonz.bsky.social & @chriscottom.bsky.social
#fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity
Who wants something nice for a weary Wednesday? Quote post this post & tag 1, 2 or 3 other writers who inspire you / support you / are amazing human beings. I'll pick a winner at random. Poster + nominees win a free recording of one one of my workshops: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/workshop-rec...
December 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Ooh, how lovely - thank you Laura!
Another lovely idea from @mattkendrick.bsky.social - and yes, the writing community over here in the sky feels a bit 'loose'. I'd like to tag in a trio of remarkable sarahs @sfreligh.bsky.social @sarahoakeskraken32.bsky.social and @sarahillswrites.bsky.social
And yeah, I'm late to the party!
And yeah, I'm late to the party!
Who wants something nice for a weary Wednesday? Quote post this post & tag 1, 2 or 3 other writers who inspire you / support you / are amazing human beings. I'll pick a winner at random. Poster + nominees win a free recording of one one of my workshops: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/workshop-rec...
Workshop-recordings (List) | MattKendrick.co.uk
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Another lovely idea from @mattkendrick.bsky.social - and yes, the writing community over here in the sky feels a bit 'loose'. I'd like to tag in a trio of remarkable sarahs @sfreligh.bsky.social @sarahoakeskraken32.bsky.social and @sarahillswrites.bsky.social
And yeah, I'm late to the party!
And yeah, I'm late to the party!
Gorgeous!
"“Careful you don’t get a reputation for being a b-i-t-c-h,” spells out Maggie."
This new #fiction from DIHP alum @nomad-sw18.bsky.social is so perfect it's painful in the very best way | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/cole...
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
This new #fiction from DIHP alum @nomad-sw18.bsky.social is so perfect it's painful in the very best way | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/cole...
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Gorgeous!
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WILLIAM BLAKE AND THE SEA MONSTERS OF LOVE by @philiphoare.bsky.social has been named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2025 by @newyorker.com!
Take a look at the amazing list below:
Take a look at the amazing list below:
What We’re Reading
The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
www.newyorker.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
WILLIAM BLAKE AND THE SEA MONSTERS OF LOVE by @philiphoare.bsky.social has been named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2025 by @newyorker.com!
Take a look at the amazing list below:
Take a look at the amazing list below:
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Have you had a look at the brilliant Ravenglass by Carolyn Kirby yet?
Following a gender fluid character making their way in 1700s Whitehaven, this emotional and beautifully written globe trotting adventure is available with 25% off this Christmas!
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Following a gender fluid character making their way in 1700s Whitehaven, this emotional and beautifully written globe trotting adventure is available with 25% off this Christmas!
share.google/AvrhJUHaVtFa...
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Have you had a look at the brilliant Ravenglass by Carolyn Kirby yet?
Following a gender fluid character making their way in 1700s Whitehaven, this emotional and beautifully written globe trotting adventure is available with 25% off this Christmas!
share.google/AvrhJUHaVtFa...
Following a gender fluid character making their way in 1700s Whitehaven, this emotional and beautifully written globe trotting adventure is available with 25% off this Christmas!
share.google/AvrhJUHaVtFa...
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A UK female spitfire pilot, 1944, known as a ferry pilot, delivering newly manufactured aircrafts from the factory to airfields #WomensArt
November 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A UK female spitfire pilot, 1944, known as a ferry pilot, delivering newly manufactured aircrafts from the factory to airfields #WomensArt