June Gemmell
@junegemmell.bsky.social
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Writer. Reader for Fractured Lit. Published in Trash Cat Lit, Moonlit Getaway, Gone Lawn, The Phare, Gutter, Hooghly Review, Northern Gravy and National Flash Flood.
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Join our meet and greet session on Thursday October 30th to share your experiences as a writer with a disability, as we devise a range of targeted supports for disabled writers.

Please contact Declan Meade by Wednesday October 22nd

We’d love to hear from you.

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Haha! I won’t have to pretend. 😂
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My copy is arriving on Sunday! 😍
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No Oil Painting hanging with the crims at Parade’s End Books, Kingston
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Happy Birthday Ellen! 🎉🎉 Hope you have a lovely day. 🧁🎂🍰
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peterryley.bsky.social
So true ...
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Constant, morale-sapping, self-doubting rejection throughout their careers is one thing that all but the luckiest/most talented academics, no matter how supposedly senior they are, share with each other! I rather liked this advice about staying positive regardless - I just wish I could follow it!
‘Stay true to yourself – and fly closer to the sun’: what I’ve learned from 50 years of rejection
As a writer, I have been rejected thousands of times, and it initially led to shock, denial and anger. Then I accepted it. Here’s what you can gain from doing so too
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gabrielflynn.bsky.social
pro writing tip: always start the day by addressing a minor administrative task so that you’re in a bad mood when you begin your actual work
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scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social
The reality of asylum hotels. Private companies are lining their pockets with huge profits while people seeking safety are forced to live in sub-standard conditions. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper
Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of
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💎The Glass Delusion 💎 by @kybettie.bsky.social

When a famous actress falls ill, Winnie starts to exhibit similar symptoms. Are the symptoms real, or has she fallen under the same delusion?

Get your copy of Issue Nine now!
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thiwurd.bsky.social
Announcing our Autumn 'Writing Fiction' online classes. All writers welcome. Find out more here: thi-wurd.com/classes/
thi wurd, Tues/Wed/Sun, Writing Fiction, Online Classes, Oct-Dec, 2025, www.thi-wurd.com
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stgenevieve.bsky.social
No Oil Painting hanging with the crims at Parade’s End Books, Kingston
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Wait, wait, wait, it’s out????🎉🍾🥂Yippee!!!
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No Oil Painting hanging with the crims at Parade’s End Books, Kingston
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tcboudreau.bsky.social
The unbeatable satisfaction of lopping off two pages that are doing absolutely NOTHING ✂️
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daydreamacademy.bsky.social
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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junegemmell.bsky.social
A beautifully-put-together short piece. And the ending Is just the cherry on the top. 🍒
fracturedlit.bsky.social
New Micro by Hannah Goss!

"Seeking a companion. Need not be romantic; platonic is fine."

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Companion Wanted | Fractured
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Done The Thing I Didn’t Want To Do! And you’re right, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be 🙂 (editing related). I’ve now read your newsletter and it was entertaining and informative and lovely. Waiting for Part 2 now! 🤓
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📽️ Reminder about our mini-film podcast, CINEMA WORMS

📽️ Check out all episodes to date!

📽️ Two wifeys discuss our thoughts on many just-released films... quickly.

📽️ Also...Lindz brings jokes
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Going to save this as a treat (it’s always a treat!) for when I have finished Something I Don’t Want to Do. 🥴
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mattkendrick.bsky.social
My #WritingCraftArticle for September is all about feedback and editing skills. It got quite lengthy so I had to split it into two. This is part one, focusing on my four feedback Es, writer intention, and stars, wishes & mirrors:

🏝️⭐🧞🪞

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No Writer is an Island - Part 1
As an editor I have the privilege of working with writers at all stages of their writing journeys.
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publishedbyjake.bsky.social
Who's ready to send JAKE some weird shit? General subs open 8/20
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Lovely to see my name here! Thanks @viridinelit.bsky.social ❤️
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☆ Announcing our contributors for Issue 04! ☆

It's a smaller issue this time, but the the work is so good! Stunning art, gorgeous poetry, and gut-churning fiction. We can't wait to share it with you!