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A cross-pollinating community of artists meeting in West Waterford with a multi-disciplinary approach to creativity.

#waterford #ireland #arts #poetry #visualarts #novelists #photoartists #collage #playwrights #musicians #songwriters #sculpture #speirgorm
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Next West Waterford Poets meet: Mon 17 Nov, 7:30pm. Prompt: write an acrostic, spoonerisms/malapropisms a bonus!

New members - of all abilities - always welcome!

#poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky #skypoets #writingcommunity #booksky #poetrysky #waterford #westwaterfordpoet #SpéirGhorm
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A #painting I finished and sold last year. "Connemara Boats", a view from a small but storied bridge in south Connemara, east to the Rosmuc peninsula - a stunning part of the world. I painted it because I like the organic mish-mash punctuated by human made moments. #art #stunday #ArtYear #SpeirGhorm
November 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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In just 2 weeks, the annual swamp pink Prizes will open to entries of fiction, essays, & poetry. $20 fee. Winner in each genre receives $2,000 & publication. Submissions open January 1 through January 31.

#writers #litmag #writingcontest
The swamp pink Prizes in Fiction, Poetry, & Nonfiction
The 2026 swamp pink Prizes will be open to fiction, essays, and poetry during the month of January. $20 fee. $2,000 awarded per genre.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Happy Friday! Stop by the NewPages Blog to discover 101 submission opportunities (at least one closes today!) + some seasonally inspired creative inspiration on the idea of miracles.

#writers #submissionopps #writingprompt
Where to Submit Roundup: December 19, 2025
Stop by the NewPages Where to Submit Roundup for December 19, 2025, and discover 101 submission opportunities!
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December 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Accents Publishing's open reading period closes Dec 31! They seek unpublished manuscripts in every genre ie novels, story collections, memoirs, poetry collections, & more. No fee, but you need to purchase a book from the catalog.

#callforsubmissions
Open Reading Period at Accents Publishing
Accents Publishing is accepting unpublished manuscripts in all genres during its open reading period from November 1 to December 31, 2025. No fee—just purchase a recent title to submit.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Do you have a novel you are writing in verse? Livingston Press is open to unpublished manuscripts for its annual Changing Light Prize for a Novel-in-Verse. No reading fee. Winner receives $500, book publication, & 20 copies. Deadline is May 25.

#writers #writingcontest
Fourth Annual Changing Light Prize Novel in Verse from Livingston Press
Submit by May 25, 2026 for Livingston Press’s Changing Light Prize, awarded to a novel-in-verse manuscript. No entry fee.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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The problem with buying books as presents is I want to keep them for myself 😰😍 🎁 Poem-a-day advent calendar 🎁 Day 19 is 'helen of troy in february' from 'Helen of Troy, 1993' by Maria Zoccola 🌹 @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Poem-a-day advent calendar 🎁 Day 20 is 'Putting Up Your Crib' from 'Care' by Jennifer Horgan @doirepress.bsky.social 🌹✨
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Don't miss livestream of Winter Solstice at Newgrange, Sunday 21 December 2025

"For 17 minutes, direct sunlight can enter the Newgrange monument through the specially contrived small opening above the entrance known as the ‘roof box’, to illuminate the Chamber."
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Winter Solstice | Heritage Ireland
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December 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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We've loved sharing our #TwelveDaysOfChristmas preview of authors coming to WCLF 2026. We cannot wait to meet all of these wonderful authors and so many more. Tune in tomorrow (Saturday) for a Baker's Dozen 13th announcement because we can't keep a secret!
December 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Do you celebrate Jólabókaflóð! (pronounced “Yo-la-bok-a-flot), the Icelandic tradition of gifting and reading books on Dec 24th?

We think it's a great, cozy way to spend the evening!  We may already be picking out which books to read.

#shoplocal #shopindie #jólabókaflóð
December 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Rediscover your inner compass 🧭 and set a course to a writing practice that uniquely suits you with Professional Certified Coach + poet Anne Tannam from 14th January!

Reignite your creativity at the link 👇
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/find...
December 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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The final video in our series Dublin, One City, Many Stories is out now, ft. beloved Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with acclaimed journalist Madeleine Keane. (Produced in partnership with @dublincityoflit.bsky.social & @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social):

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Dublin, One City, Many Stories, Episode 6, Marian Keyes in Conversation with Madeline Keane
YouTube video by Irish Writers Centre
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December 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Poem-a-day advent calendar 🎁 Day 18 is 'Pitch for Thicker than Water' from 'Blood Atlas' by @lukemorganpoet.bsky.social 🌹 @arlenhouse.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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We are still open for our Poems for Protest anthology and The Rough Diamond Poetry Prize💎

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Submissions
We are open for submissions for… Poems for Protest. The Cat Poetry Book. The Rough Diamond Poetry Prize Poems for Protest We are open for poetry submissions for our next poetry anthology &#82…
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December 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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The theme of this week's Moth Studios Challenge is of course Christmas! Complete your work within 2 hours and submit it from 9-11pm on Tuesday evening to The Moth Studios (via Facebook DM).

This will be the last challenge of 2025.

🎨 Fred Yates
December 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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🚨 2 weeks to go! 🚨

Don't miss your chance to enter this year's Moth Poetry Prize for the chance to win a share of this year's €11,000 prize pot.

Not long until entries close for another year...

bit.ly/mothpoetry24
December 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Lots of great writing courses coming up at the Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social in the New Year including this one fro yours truly:

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The Contemporary American Short Story with Gerard Beirne - Irish Writers Centre
6-week online course exploring the American short story with Gerard Beirne. Starts Wednesday 28 January 2026, 7.00pm - 9.00pm.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Santa Clara Review seeks poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, & visual art for their Spring 2026 issue through January 15. $2 fee. They especially want work from Black, LGBT+, Indigenous, & writers of color.

#litmag #writers #callforsubmissions
16 writers, 1 champion, and a €200 prize
Join Write Hook, the weekly fight-night-style writing contest where 16 writers compete for cash prizes up to €200. Fast prompts, knockout rounds, and global community.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Interested in peer-judged contests, fast turnarounds, and real cash prizes? Write Hook is a weekly, tournament-style writing competition awarding top prizes of up to €200. €15 to participate. Prompts drop at the same time worldwide.

#writingcontest #writers
16 writers, 1 champion, and a €200 prize
Join Write Hook, the weekly fight-night-style writing contest where 16 writers compete for cash prizes up to €200. Fast prompts, knockout rounds, and global community.
www.newpages.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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The 12th annual William Saroyan International Prize for Writing is open to authors with less than 3 published books. Enter fiction & nonfiction titles published between 1/1/24 & 12/31/25 by January 30. $50 fee. Two $5000 prizes awarded!
#writers #bookaward
2026 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
Submit by Jan 30, 2026 for the Saroyan Prize. $5,000 awards for fiction & nonfiction. Open to emerging writers with fewer than 3 published books.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Submissions are officially open for issue 6 of Metachrosis Magazine. We are accepting submissions through Duosuma and Curatorspace, with all information and links available via metachrosislitmag.com/submission-g... . #opencall #subsopen #litmag #artmag
December 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Join award-winning author Declan Burke at the Irish Writers Centre in January for a 6-week course dedicated to crime and mystery writing 👤

Find out more and reserve your place below
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/murd...
December 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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The sixth and final video in our series Dublin, One City, Many Stories, arrives tomorrow (produced in partnership with @dublincityoflit.bsky.social & @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social).

But before that, have you had a chance to catch episode five?

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Dublin, One City, Many Stories, Episode 5, One Dublin One Book
YouTube video by Irish Writers Centre
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December 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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📽️📽️ It's lights, camera ACTION at the Irish Writers Centre this January as veteran filmmaker Paul Duane helps budding screenwriters bring their script ideas into focus

Book your place on this 6-week course ⬇️
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December 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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ICYMI✨

Only 3 weeks left to apply ✒️

Motivated writers working on a specific fiction project (short-story collection/novel), can apply for a chance to have their work closely read by our workshop leaders & like-minded participants @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social

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December 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM