The Broken Spine
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
Independent poetry press + cultural review platform. We publish narrative-led work with edge. #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs
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· Apr 14
Catch up on everything Broken Spine: open + upcoming submission windows, latest releases, and all the links you need in one place.
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Updated, organised, no faff.
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Updated, organised, no faff.
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Thank you so much to @alanparrywriter.co.uk, @thebrokenspine.co.uk, for choosing my novella-in-flash as one of the three winners in the Summer 2025 Competition. I've been working on The Knack of Gaining Entry for years and have never given up on it. Now it has found a perfect home. I'm thrilled.
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Thank you so much to @alanparrywriter.co.uk, @thebrokenspine.co.uk, for choosing my novella-in-flash as one of the three winners in the Summer 2025 Competition. I've been working on The Knack of Gaining Entry for years and have never given up on it. Now it has found a perfect home. I'm thrilled.
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Congratulations to all!
December 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Congratulations to all!
This award is a gift from writers to writers. A prize that exists only because the poetry community believes in it. Facilitated by @AlanParry83.bsky.social, but funded by you. Let’s cross the finish line. 🔗
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
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December 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This award is a gift from writers to writers. A prize that exists only because the poetry community believes in it. Facilitated by @AlanParry83.bsky.social, but funded by you. Let’s cross the finish line. 🔗
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Well done everybody!
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Well done everybody!
"Post-pandemic Britain with lyricism sharper than a Thames-side razor wire."
Not your average stocking filler.
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
Not your average stocking filler.
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
December 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"Post-pandemic Britain with lyricism sharper than a Thames-side razor wire."
Not your average stocking filler.
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
Not your average stocking filler.
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
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Bravo and congratulations to the winners! 🎉
December 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Bravo and congratulations to the winners! 🎉
Writers need opportunities. Presses need exposure. For only £3/month, boost both—plus 33% of fees directly support the #BrokenSpineAward poetry fundraiser!
Join Our Independent Press Directory - The Broken Spine
At The Broken Spine, collaboration and community have always been at the heart of what we do. We believe in uplifting fellow independent presses, writers, and
thebrokenspine.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Writers need opportunities. Presses need exposure. For only £3/month, boost both—plus 33% of fees directly support the #BrokenSpineAward poetry fundraiser!
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Went to see Santa today.
Wow, did he deliver!
At 3, I got an email from @thebrokenspine.co.uk ❤️ saying my pamphlet was being published! And then, at 4, I discovered I was nominated for a Pushcart by @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social ❤️
Two of the most respected publishers I can think of.
What a day!
Wow, did he deliver!
At 3, I got an email from @thebrokenspine.co.uk ❤️ saying my pamphlet was being published! And then, at 4, I discovered I was nominated for a Pushcart by @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social ❤️
Two of the most respected publishers I can think of.
What a day!
December 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Went to see Santa today.
Wow, did he deliver!
At 3, I got an email from @thebrokenspine.co.uk ❤️ saying my pamphlet was being published! And then, at 4, I discovered I was nominated for a Pushcart by @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social ❤️
Two of the most respected publishers I can think of.
What a day!
Wow, did he deliver!
At 3, I got an email from @thebrokenspine.co.uk ❤️ saying my pamphlet was being published! And then, at 4, I discovered I was nominated for a Pushcart by @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social ❤️
Two of the most respected publishers I can think of.
What a day!
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Congratulations all!!!
December 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Congratulations all!!!
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I could NOT be more delighted to share the news that I am one of the few winners of the @thebrokenspine.co.uk Summer Pamphlet Competition. My God, it feels like Christmas early!
Watch this space for my pamphlet Polyrythmic Cake Mix, GETTING PUBLISHED by one of the most respected publishers around!
Watch this space for my pamphlet Polyrythmic Cake Mix, GETTING PUBLISHED by one of the most respected publishers around!
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I could NOT be more delighted to share the news that I am one of the few winners of the @thebrokenspine.co.uk Summer Pamphlet Competition. My God, it feels like Christmas early!
Watch this space for my pamphlet Polyrythmic Cake Mix, GETTING PUBLISHED by one of the most respected publishers around!
Watch this space for my pamphlet Polyrythmic Cake Mix, GETTING PUBLISHED by one of the most respected publishers around!
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Still taking this in! Thrilled and honoured beyond belief. Congratulations to @lozzawriting.bsky.social and @belrimmer.bsky.social , and massive thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk . It's an absolute privilege, and a dream come true. So grateful 🙏 #poetry #poetrycommunity
We made final decisions on our Summer 2025 #Competition & notified all entrants today.
In 2026, we'll publish work by
@ronanmurphymusic.com
@lozzakidwriting.bsky.social
@belrimmer.bsky.social
The standard was phenomenal across the board, but these three truly stood out. Congratulations to all!
In 2026, we'll publish work by
@ronanmurphymusic.com
@lozzakidwriting.bsky.social
@belrimmer.bsky.social
The standard was phenomenal across the board, but these three truly stood out. Congratulations to all!
kermit the frog is leaning against a railing with the words `` we proud of you '' written on it .
ALT: kermit the frog is leaning against a railing with the words `` we proud of you '' written on it .
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Still taking this in! Thrilled and honoured beyond belief. Congratulations to @lozzawriting.bsky.social and @belrimmer.bsky.social , and massive thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk . It's an absolute privilege, and a dream come true. So grateful 🙏 #poetry #poetrycommunity
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Congratulations!
December 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Congratulations!
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Congratulations! 🎉
December 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Congratulations! 🎉
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December 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Congratulations to the chosen three
December 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Congratulations to the chosen three
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This is the kind of stuff that excites sad lil editors like me! It's why I continue doing what I do. Wait till y'all read this work!
We made final decisions on our Summer 2025 #Competition & notified all entrants today.
In 2026, we'll publish work by
@ronanmurphymusic.com
@lozzakidwriting.bsky.social
@belrimmer.bsky.social
The standard was phenomenal across the board, but these three truly stood out. Congratulations to all!
In 2026, we'll publish work by
@ronanmurphymusic.com
@lozzakidwriting.bsky.social
@belrimmer.bsky.social
The standard was phenomenal across the board, but these three truly stood out. Congratulations to all!
kermit the frog is leaning against a railing with the words `` we proud of you '' written on it .
ALT: kermit the frog is leaning against a railing with the words `` we proud of you '' written on it .
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is the kind of stuff that excites sad lil editors like me! It's why I continue doing what I do. Wait till y'all read this work!
Tinsel hides nothing.
This Friday: #PoemsAbout #YouShouldntHave — the gifts that sting, the smiles that lie, the obligation dressed as generosity.
Start Friday. Don’t post early.
Tag #PoemsAbout. Use Alt Text. Prompts every Saturday: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
This Friday: #PoemsAbout #YouShouldntHave — the gifts that sting, the smiles that lie, the obligation dressed as generosity.
Start Friday. Don’t post early.
Tag #PoemsAbout. Use Alt Text. Prompts every Saturday: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Tinsel hides nothing.
This Friday: #PoemsAbout #YouShouldntHave — the gifts that sting, the smiles that lie, the obligation dressed as generosity.
Start Friday. Don’t post early.
Tag #PoemsAbout. Use Alt Text. Prompts every Saturday: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
This Friday: #PoemsAbout #YouShouldntHave — the gifts that sting, the smiles that lie, the obligation dressed as generosity.
Start Friday. Don’t post early.
Tag #PoemsAbout. Use Alt Text. Prompts every Saturday: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
We made final decisions on our Summer 2025 #Competition & notified all entrants today.
In 2026, we'll publish work by
@ronanmurphymusic.com
@lozzakidwriting.bsky.social
@belrimmer.bsky.social
The standard was phenomenal across the board, but these three truly stood out. Congratulations to all!
In 2026, we'll publish work by
@ronanmurphymusic.com
@lozzakidwriting.bsky.social
@belrimmer.bsky.social
The standard was phenomenal across the board, but these three truly stood out. Congratulations to all!
kermit the frog is leaning against a railing with the words `` we proud of you '' written on it .
ALT: kermit the frog is leaning against a railing with the words `` we proud of you '' written on it .
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We made final decisions on our Summer 2025 #Competition & notified all entrants today.
In 2026, we'll publish work by
@ronanmurphymusic.com
@lozzakidwriting.bsky.social
@belrimmer.bsky.social
The standard was phenomenal across the board, but these three truly stood out. Congratulations to all!
In 2026, we'll publish work by
@ronanmurphymusic.com
@lozzakidwriting.bsky.social
@belrimmer.bsky.social
The standard was phenomenal across the board, but these three truly stood out. Congratulations to all!
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Reading Soots & Boots and Rites &Trials (I have a poem in this excellent book) from @thebrokenspine.co.uk over the next few days. I’ve already cried at @lozzawriting.bsky.social short story. Outstanding work.
December 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Reading Soots & Boots and Rites &Trials (I have a poem in this excellent book) from @thebrokenspine.co.uk over the next few days. I’ve already cried at @lozzawriting.bsky.social short story. Outstanding work.
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This is Emily. Emily started my writing career when she visited my school from France when I was just 9. We spoke briefly and I scribbled down my address for her. It began a 30-year friendship through letters and later the internet. Now she has my book! #penfriends #writers
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This is Emily. Emily started my writing career when she visited my school from France when I was just 9. We spoke briefly and I scribbled down my address for her. It began a 30-year friendship through letters and later the internet. Now she has my book! #penfriends #writers
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
The softest poetry won’t survive the winter.
This one’s all edge, ash, grief, grace.
Give someone This Wilderness.
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
This one’s all edge, ash, grief, grace.
Give someone This Wilderness.
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
December 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The softest poetry won’t survive the winter.
This one’s all edge, ash, grief, grace.
Give someone This Wilderness.
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
This one’s all edge, ash, grief, grace.
Give someone This Wilderness.
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
🎁 Stuff the turkey. Then stuff your stocking.
Then get your hands on Rainbows in the Rough—queer memoir with a bite and a wink.
Read it before the in-laws arrive.
📘 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/...
👤 @dukestking.bsky.social
#GetStuffed #RainbowsInTheRough
Then get your hands on Rainbows in the Rough—queer memoir with a bite and a wink.
Read it before the in-laws arrive.
📘 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/...
👤 @dukestking.bsky.social
#GetStuffed #RainbowsInTheRough
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎁 Stuff the turkey. Then stuff your stocking.
Then get your hands on Rainbows in the Rough—queer memoir with a bite and a wink.
Read it before the in-laws arrive.
📘 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/...
👤 @dukestking.bsky.social
#GetStuffed #RainbowsInTheRough
Then get your hands on Rainbows in the Rough—queer memoir with a bite and a wink.
Read it before the in-laws arrive.
📘 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/...
👤 @dukestking.bsky.social
#GetStuffed #RainbowsInTheRough
🎁 Stuff their stocking till it screams.
OutSkirts is prose, poetry, pleasure and protest in one neat little package.
It’s not suitable for straight dinner tables—and that’s the point.
📘 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/...
OutSkirts is prose, poetry, pleasure and protest in one neat little package.
It’s not suitable for straight dinner tables—and that’s the point.
📘 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/...
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🎁 Stuff their stocking till it screams.
OutSkirts is prose, poetry, pleasure and protest in one neat little package.
It’s not suitable for straight dinner tables—and that’s the point.
📘 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/...
OutSkirts is prose, poetry, pleasure and protest in one neat little package.
It’s not suitable for straight dinner tables—and that’s the point.
📘 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/...
Every £3 counts: List your press's calls and directly support our community-driven #BrokenSpineAward Fundraiser. Help us reach our £5000 poetry prize goal!
Join Our Independent Press Directory - The Broken Spine
At The Broken Spine, collaboration and community have always been at the heart of what we do. We believe in uplifting fellow independent presses, writers, and
thebrokenspine.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Every £3 counts: List your press's calls and directly support our community-driven #BrokenSpineAward Fundraiser. Help us reach our £5000 poetry prize goal!