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Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 3d

We are currently accepting submissions for visual artwork to be included in our Spring '26 issue! This includes photography, drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, and any other form of visual art. Read the FULL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES at tintjournal.com/submit.

Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 4d

TINT Q&A // Leila Zolfalipour, author of "Layers of Home" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork), started writing creatively when she was describing her artwork for exhibitions and proposals. Her descriptions often turned lyrical, almost like poems. Learn more about Leila at tintjournal.com/about/writer....

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Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 5d

TINT FICTION // Christian Nikolaus Opitz @poetereyetcetera.bsky.social is a writer and cultural historian based in Vienna. His poetry has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. Read his short story "Unearthing" at tintjournal.com/short-story/....

Art by Michael Pacheco

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Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 7d

Submit your short stories, creative nonfiction essays, flash stories, and poems created in English as your second language or your artwork for a chance to be published in our Spring '26 issue! Read the FULL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES at tintjournal.com/submit.

Deadline: November 30, 2025 (midnight CET)

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Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations to Nadir Jabur and Sahil Mehta! Nadir Jabur’s “The Uber Men” (Tint Spring ‘24) has been awarded a Pushcart Prize in 2025 & Sahil Mehta’s “The Silent World of Jordi Soto” (Tint Fall ‘24) received a special mention in "Pushcart Prize L"! 🎊

📸: Jani Autio & John Morgan

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Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 11d

TINT IN CONVERSATION // Aamir Hussain in his debut novel "Under the Full and Crescent Moon" takes readers into the fictional city of Medina’tul-Agham during the early Islamic Golden Age. Read the full book review by Andrea Färber at tintjournal.com/review/faith....

Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 12d

TINT Q&A // Helin Yüksel, author of "Your Anger Is Entrusted to Me" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork"), started writing when she realized that simply speaking was not enough to express herself. Learn more about Helin Yüksel at tintjournal.com/about/writer....

Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 13d

TINT POETRY // Rudrangshu Sengupta is a poet in a physicist’s body, a lover with a scientist’s precision. But beyond the lab and lecture hall, Rudrangshu is a deeply feeling, sharply observant soul. Read his poem at tintjournal.com/poetry/lacri....

Art by Anna Major

Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 14d

Yes, you read that right! Tint Journal will be accepting submissions for Tint Spring '26 in ONE WEEK. Prepare your short stories, creative nonfiction essays, flash and poetry, as well as your artworks for submission!

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Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 16d

Visit our archive for #12 on the theme of "border/lands" and listen to the writers reading their work wherever you like to listen to your podcasts! For the current full-length audios, we kindly ask you to become our subscriber on Ko-fi. Enjoy the audible Tint!

Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 17d

We're excited to collaborate with Weltwortreisende, taking place in Graz from October 16 to 18! Tint Journal will host a creative writing workshop on Saturday, October 18, 2-4 pm, in their shared literary office BLÄTTERN. More info at tintjournal.com/about/news/w...

Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 18d

TINT Q&A // It is hard for Hajer Requiq, author of "Wallflowers Are Black" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork"), to pin down the exact reason why she started writing. It was almost instinctive from the very start. Learn more about Hajer Requiq @hajerrequiq.bsky.social at tintjournal.com/about/writer...

Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 20d

TINT FICTION // Áron Bartal is a Hungarian writer from Slovakia. He studies film in Paris and is practising to be a colourist. He loves to read and write surreal, magical realist and abstract stories. Read his story at tintjournal.com/short-story/....

Art by Taylor Daukas

Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 23d

TINT IN CONVERSATION // Agnes Fodor, in her author profile of Kazuo Ishiguro, intricately examines his journey as an author and, with keen insight, carefully unravels the phenomenon of the “Kazuo Ishiguro effect.” Read the full profile at tintjournal.com/profile/ones....

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Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 24d

TINT Q&A // Karen Cheung @karenklcheung, author of "Exits Exist" (Tint Fall '25 "Patchwork"), is currently listening to the song "Water People" by Grouper. Read more about Karen Cheung at tintjournal.com/about/writer... and visit her personal website karen-cheung.com.

Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 26d

Join us for the launch of rûm Issue °VII! We warmly invite you to the magazine presentation and reading. Issue °VII features the work of 52 photographers and 6 authors. The texts accompanying the pictures were created in a workshop at Literaturbüro BLÄTTERN in cooperation with Tint Journal.

Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · 27d

TINT POETRY // A. D. Capili hails from the Philippines. He graduated in Belgium and now teaches philosophy and history in Brussels. His texts have appeared in Big City Lit, Little Fish, Paris Lit Up, and elsewhere. Read his poem at tintjournal.com/poetry/exiles.

Art by Anna Kirby

Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · Sep 20

Thank you to all writers and artists who chose to publish their prose texts, their poems or their artworks with Tint Journal! Every text is a strong addition to our collection of non-native English writing from all around the world, and every artwork a visual pleasure and thought-provoking adventure

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Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · Sep 18

TINT Q&A // Tilbe Akan's favorite childhood book is "The Little Black Fish" by Samed Behrengi. She began writing to endure the brutality that tightened around her. The world was hard, unforgiving, and words became her refuge. Read more about Tilbe Akan at tintjournal.com/about/writer....

Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · Sep 16

TINT NONFICTION // Ekow Kebenko Agyine-Dadzie is a Ghanaian writer and educator. He writes on issues of belonging, heritage, and transformation. He also works on issues of technology and education. Read his story at tintjournal.com/flash-nonfic....

Art: "Remember Your Roots" by Matthew McCain

Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · Sep 13

With Issue 14, we can now call 81 countries officially tinted! We send out a very warm welcome to Ghana. Further, we extend our greetings to the authors of Flemish and Kurdish backgrounds. Welcome to the Tint community! Visit tintjournal.com and check our interactive map 🗾

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Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · Sep 10

The latest issue of Tint Journal, the magazine for English as a Second Language (ESL) writers, just launched today! Find all 24 texts online and for free at tintjournal.com. We hope you enjoy reading this new issue and find something that resonates with you!

Artwork: Vanesa Erjavec

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Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · Sep 6

TINT FICTION // Stefan Sofiski is the pen name of an engineering professional with a badly hidden secret passion for writing. Stefan is Bulgarian and lives as an immigrant in the UK with his family. Read his flash fiction "Bulgarian Christmas" at tintjournal.com/flash-fictio....

Art: Richard Spang

Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · Sep 4

TINT IN CONVERSATION // What it does, and brilliantly, is make you question the borders we draw — between myth and science, memory and history, self and other. Read Sabyasachi Roy's full review at tintjournal.com/review/scien....

Tint Journal @tintjournal.bsky.social · Sep 3

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Tint Journal's 14th issue, themed PATCHWORK 🪡, will be launched one week from now! Join our Instagram Live on September 10 at 3 pm (CEST) as we celebrate the release of our upcoming issue. Our editor-in-chief, Lisa, will briefly introduce this brand-new tinted issue.

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