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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 13m

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 4h

Submissions open in two days! ⌛😁 #fiction #poetry #writing

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Issue 5 – SUBMISSIONS

Submissions Opening Soon Submissions for our Winter 2025 issue, Glamour, will open 12th October 2025. See below for full submission guidelines for this issue. Please note we are presently unable to…

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 8h

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 22h

Is it 20th October yet? We want to release Machinery! ⚙️🤩 #fiction #poetry #writing

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 1d

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 1d

#Writersky, general submissions open in THREE DAYS!

#Fiction: 5,000 words max.
#Poetry: 1-4 poems, 40 lines max.
#Nonfiction: 1,000-2,000 words about writing.
Theme: Glamour ✨👠

Can't wait to see what you've got for us this time! 😍😍

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Issue 5 – SUBMISSIONS

Submissions Opening Soon Submissions for our Winter 2025 issue, Glamour, will open 12th October 2025. See below for full submission guidelines for this issue. Please note we are presently unable to…

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 1d

Time is running out for you to enter our #FlashFiction Competition, but it's not too late! Get your tiny stories in by 26th October and you could win £25 + your story and an author interview published in our winter issue, Glamour ✨👠. See link for info 👉🏻 penstricken.com/competitions

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Competitions

Competitions Winter 2025 Flash Fiction Competition Subtext: the delicate art of saying one thing while meaning another. It’s also one of those things that separates good writing from exceptio…

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 1d

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 2d

Proof copies are here! Official release date: 20th October 2025 ⚙️🤩 #fiction #poetry #writing

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 2d

If you're a fiction author or poet, I hope you'll think about sending us a little something when our submission window opens this Sunday. Reading all your work is our favourite part of this job. penstricken.com/submissions

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Issue 5 – SUBMISSIONS

Submissions Opening Soon Submissions for our Winter 2025 issue, Glamour, will open 12th October 2025. See below for full submission guidelines for this issue. Please note we are presently unable to…

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 3d

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 3d

Ooh, the proof copies of Machinery are apparently arriving today. That's earlier than we expected 🤩🧐. #fiction #poetry #writing

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 3d

#FlashFiction writers! Enter your stories (max. 1,000 words) into our Winter Flash Fiction Competition and you could win £25 (or equivalent), plus your story and an author interview published in our winter issue, Glamour. See link for info 👉🏻 penstricken.com/competitions

#writersky #writingcontest

Competitions

Competitions Winter 2025 Flash Fiction Competition Subtext: the delicate art of saying one thing while meaning another. It’s also one of those things that separates good writing from exceptio…

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 3d

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 4d

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 4d

So... Who's all going to be sending us a poem or story when submissions for our winter issue, Glamour, open on Sunday? ✨👠

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#fiction #poetry #writing

Issue 5 – SUBMISSIONS

Submissions Opening Soon Submissions for our Winter 2025 issue, Glamour, will open 12th October 2025. See below for full submission guidelines for this issue. Please note we are presently unable to…

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 4d

There are exactly 20 days left to enter our Flash Fiction Competition for your chance to win £25 + your story and author interview published in our winter issue, Glamour 👠✨. See link for competition rules and how to enter. 👉🏻 Penstricken.com/competitions

#writersky #flashfiction #writingcontest

Competitions

Competitions Winter 2025 Flash Fiction Competition Subtext: the delicate art of saying one thing while meaning another. It’s also one of those things that separates good writing from exceptio…

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 4d

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 5d

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 5d

Did I mention that the theme for our Winter issue will be 'Glamour'? ✨👠 Because it is.

Subs open in one week! #fiction #poetry #writing

a monkey is swimming in the water with the words `` i 'm fabulous '' above it .

ALT: a monkey is swimming in the water with the words `` i 'm fabulous '' above it .

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 5d

Waiting for the proof copies of Machinery to arrive...

a man wearing a suit and tie is standing in a field of yellow flowers

ALT: a man wearing a suit and tie is standing in a field of yellow flowers

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 6d

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 6d

Also, remember how I said before we were thinking about looking for a volunteer reader to help us work through our submissions?

Well... we've thought about it, and we're going to do it. Stay tuned for info. 👀

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 7d

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