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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · 2d

Hi, everyone,

Submissions close for my magazine, Steel Jackdaw, for Edition 19 on Sunday, the 12th October (midnight UK time).

Submit your best work for consideration – poetry & flash fiction:
www.steeljackdaw.com/submissions

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetrysky #writingcommunity

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · 5d

October's Crafty Crows, featuring Jude Marr and Chris Hemmingway, can be watched on the Gloucestershire Poetry Society YouTube Channel:

youtu.be/J9Xmj5KWrzs

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #writingcommunity #poetrysky

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · 9d

The GPS 2025 Open Poetry Competition closes tomorrow evening, the 30th of September.

Submission cost £4 per poem or £13 for 4 poems
Judged by JLM Morton

www.gloucestershirepoetrysociety.co.uk

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #submissionsopen #poetrysky

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · 21d

The 2025 Gloucestershire Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition is open for UK and International submissions.

Deadline: 30th of September.

Submission: £4 per poem / £13 for 4 poems

www.gloucestershirepoetrysociety.co.uk
#poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetrysky

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · 27d

The 2025 Gloucestershire Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition is open for submissions.

Deadline 30th September.

Submission fee £4 per poem / £13 for 4 poems

Judge: JLM Morton

www.gloucestershirepoetrysociety.co.uk

#poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetrycompetition #poetrysky

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · Sep 4

Watch September Crafty Crows ft Chris Campbell at:

youtu.be/WLzMvMPDokk

GPS Open Poetry Competition closes end September - international entries welcome: www.thegloucestershirepoetrysociety.co.uk

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #spokenword #writingcommunity #creativewriting #poetrysky

Zoom screenshot of headline poet Chris Campbell during his poetry set

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · Aug 29

I won the Mobile Species category in the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust’s photo competition!!!

'Lady Bridge' was shot on my iPhone along the River Frome in Stroud.

www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/photography-...

#GloucestershireWildlifeTrust #Biodiversity #PhotographySky

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thanks Julian!

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · Aug 21

open.substack.com/pub/jasonlee...

All I did was open my eyes.

How photography is a perfect lens for my autistic mind.

open.substack.com

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · Aug 21

After an evening of writing, my latest Substack is live.

This article is about my lifelong love of photography and autistic joy.

#autismawareness #photography #writingcommunity

Photo of a close up of a young women with read hear. Her left eye and nose are in the frame with orange flower petals under her lower eyelid. Text reads All I did was open my eyes. How photography is a perfect lens for my autistic mind.

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · Aug 14

I’m a finalist in the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Photography Competition for my photo of a ladybird on blade of grass, taken along the River Frome in Stroud.

The exhibition will be open from this Saturday until Monday at Robinswood Hill.

#gloucestershirewildlifetrust #naturephotography

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · Aug 7

The August Crafty Crows online poetry event featuring Dee Allen & Genevieve Ray, can be watched at:

youtu.be/NGvWkODMd5Y

Listen to the audio & read the chat transcript:
www.thegloucestershirepoetrysociety.co.uk/online-poetr...

#poetrysky #creativewriting #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

Zoom screenshot of headline poet Dee Allen during his poetry set

Zoom screenshot of headline poet Genevieve Ray during her poetry set

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · Aug 4

The paperback edition of Steel Jackdaw 17 is available to order and delivered worldwide:

www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk/search?type=...

104 pages of creative inspiration: poetry, art, articles, book promos and more.

#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetrysky

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · Jul 28

The latest edition of my art and literary magazine is published and available in ebook format. Edition 18 is brimming with creative inspiration from international contributors.

Get your inspiration break at www.steeljackdaw.com

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetrysky #WritingCommunity

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · Jul 3

Watch July's Crafty Crows poetry event, ft Deborah Harvey, on the Gloucestershire Poetry Society YouTube Channel:

youtu.be/y7omZMezuw8

Audio & chat transcript:
www.thegloucestershirepoetrysociety.co.uk/online-poetr...

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #openmicpoetry #writingcommunity #poetrysky

Zoom screenshot of headline poet Deborah Harvey during her poetry set at Crafty Crows July Edition 2025

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · Jul 1

Submissions are open for Steel Jackdaw Magazine Edition 18.

Submit poetry, flash, short stories, art, film, photography – all forms of creative expression welcome.

It's FREE to submit: www.steeljackdaw.com/submissions

#poetrysky #submissions #writingcommunity #poetry

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · Jun 27

I'll be at Stroud Indie Book Fair tomorrow, 10am-3pm, at Lansdown Hall, promoting my poetry collection 'the wash of hours'. If you're a bit (or a lot) bookish and live in or near Stroud, head over and support local authors.

#stroud #stroudvalleys #stroudlife #poetrysky #booksky

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · Jun 23

Submissions are open for Steel Jackdaw Edition 18!

Send in your poetry, flash, short stories & art – all creative disciplines welcome.

Open for international submissions & FREE to submit.
www.steeljackdaw.com/submissions

#poetrycommunity #creativewriting #writingcommunity #poetrysky

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · Jun 5

The wonderful June Crafty Crows online poetry event, featuring Kate Potts, can be watched on the Gloucestershire Poetry Society YouTube Channel:

youtu.be/a4ed_h_Utd4

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #spokenword #poetrysky #writingcommunity #creativewriting

Zoom screenshot of headline poet Kate Potts during her poetry set

Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · May 24

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Sign the petition: Save Our Swifts

Swifts have lost more than half their population in 20 years. A simple £35 brick in new builds could help save them. Labour used to support this – now they’re planning to backtrack. Sign the petition ...

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · May 23

Your set was wonderful Beth!

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · May 23

May's Crafty Crows online poetry event, ft. Beth Brooke can be watched at:

youtu.be/LDqaYazcahg

Audio + chat transcript:
www.thegloucestershirepoetrysociety.co.uk/online-poetr...

Future events: www.ticketsource.co.uk/gloucestershire-poetry-society

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetrysky

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · May 1

#poetrysky

Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · May 1

Can I get a drum roll...

Edition 17 of my magazine Steel Jackdaw is published, featuring a curated selection of international creatives.

Grab an inspiration break – guaranteed to lift your mood!

www.steeljackdaw.com

#artmagazine #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetrymagazine #writingcommunity

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Jason Conway @daydreamacademy.bsky.social · May 1

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Join Treeapp

Treeapp enables anyone to plant trees in the regions that need it most across the world. Absorb your carbon footprint and regrow the worlds’ most needed forests, today.

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