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Lydia Unsworth @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social · 1d

I've got a press! www.nakedeyepublishing.co.uk

NAKED EYE PUBLISHING

www.nakedeyepublishing.co.uk

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Centre for Place Writing @centreplacewriting.bsky.social · 20d

@lydiaunsworth.bsky.social next collection Stay Awhile is out next year following a @artscouncilengland.bsky.social award. Her PhD @centreplacewriting.bsky.social explores kinship with disappearing post-industrial architecture.
This is from earlier in the year:
www.bodyliterature.com/2025/05/14/l...

B O D Y | A new poem by Lydia Unsworth

Lydia Unsworth is a poet based in Greater Manchester, whose recent collections include Arthropod, Mortar, and These Steady Bulbs.

www.bodyliterature.com

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Centre for Place Writing @centreplacewriting.bsky.social · 23d

Issue 27 of @manchesterreview.bsky.social includes 2 poems from our PGR @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social

#poetry #PlaceWriting #Manchester
www.themanchesterreview.co.uk?p=12960

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Stephen Sunderland @stephensunderland.bsky.social · 23d

Looking forward to this event on Thursday evening in Manchester! If you want to hear some great poetry (and a little bit of my first novel!) in a perfection location, please come down! @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social @ianseedauthor.bsky.social @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · Aug 10

above/ground press author spotlight #7 : Lydia Unsworth / @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social ;
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Lydia Unsworth @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social · Aug 5

Awesome, I'll have to get a copy

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Jeremy Tiang @jeremytiang.bsky.social · Aug 5

next week

www.yuandmebooks.com/products/boo...

Yu & Me books presents Women Seated by Zhang Yueran, translated by Jeremy Tiang. Book launch with Jeremy Tiang, Han Zhang and Weike Wang on Aug 12 2025, 7-8pm, 44 Mulberry Street

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Finished Creatures Poetry Magazine @finishedpoetry.bsky.social · Jul 31

News: issue nine of Finished Creatures opens for submissions tomorrow - for the month of August. The theme is Trespass: verb and noun; sin and action; rights and wrongs. Please see the website for more information. xx

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Michael Conley @mconley.bsky.social · Jul 30

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S: Tom Sastry

In the stillness of his moment, deciding

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Lydia Unsworth @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social · Jul 21

I'm not in the habit of posting on here yet. Here are some bottles.

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · Jul 19

some above/ground press author activity: Lydia Unsworth, R. Kolewe, rob mclennan, Emily Ursuliak, Al Kratz + Dag T. Straumsvåg, / @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social @alkratz.bsky.social ;
abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/07/some...

some author activity: Unsworth, Kolewe, mclennan, Ursuliak, Kratz + Straumsvåg,

[photo by Dag T. Straumsvåg] Lydia Unsworth has two new poems up at The Manchester Review ; R. Kolewe has a poem up in the "Tuesday poem" s...

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Lydia Unsworth @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social · Jul 9

I have a couple of poems in here

Manchester Review @manchesterreview.bsky.social · Jul 4

Issue 27 of The Manchester Review is Now Live!

We aim to bring together the best contemporary writing from a range of voices from across the globe.

We hope you enjoy reading our new issue.

www.themanchesterreview.co.uk

Issue 27 - The Manchester Review

Image: © Courtesy of Manchester City Galleries Editorial Róisín Leggett Bohan, 3 poems Livi Michael, ‘Signs’ Immanuel Misfud, ‘Rue Garenne’ (trans. Ruth Ward) Cormac Culkeen, ‘My Dog Ate the Sun’ Laur...

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Centre for Place Writing @centreplacewriting.bsky.social · Jun 4

PGR call out for participants/contributions to their research project!

#memory #place #regeneration #phd #research #AcademicSky

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Lydia Unsworth @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social · Jun 2

Does anyone want to talk to me about friendship, memory or grief? As it pertains to the built environment. Or just send me a memory near a pertinent structure. Am building an archive! Stories can be as brief or as detailed as you like. Please share! Thanks. #phdresearch

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · Jun 2

new from above/ground press:
Terri Witek, R. Kolewe, Jason Christie, Micah Ballard, Monty Reid, Tom Jenks, Orchid Tierney, Brook Houglum + Meredith Quartermain, / @mreid.bsky.social @tomjenksuk.bsky.social @orchidtierney.bsky.social ;
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/new-from-a...

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Lydia Unsworth @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social · Jun 2

Does anyone want to talk to me about friendship, memory or grief? As it pertains to the built environment. Or just send me a memory near a pertinent structure. Am building an archive! Stories can be as brief or as detailed as you like. Please share! Thanks. #phdresearch

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Alan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk · May 23

🚨 Poets, brace yourselves.

👀 Nearly 20 indie lit platforms are locked in: reviews, features, interviews, podcasts — all ready to amplify your voice.

💥 No fees. No gatekeepers. Just real visibility.
This is my brainchild. It’s almost here.

#PromoteIndieLit #PIL #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOfBluesky

Screenshot of the Promote Indie Lit website homepage. The page has a textured grey background with black text that reads: “Welcome to Promote Indie Lit – A free hub connecting poets and indie presses with reviewers, podcasters, and literary platforms. Submit your recent work and let our network help amplify it. No fees. No gatekeeping, just visibility that reaches beyond your timeline.” A black button at the bottom says “SUBMIT WORK.”

Screenshot of the "About PIL" section from the Promote Indie Lit website. The text explains that Promote Indie Lit (PIL) is a central access point connecting poets and indie authors with literary reviewers, podcasters, and interviewers. It clarifies that submissions aren’t published on the site but are shared with a trusted network looking to feature new work. The submission process is designed to be accessible and free of charge. PIL is described as the brainchild of writer and editor Alan Parry, created to challenge paywalls and promote free visibility for indie literature.

Screenshot of the “What We Offer” section from the Promote Indie Lit website. The section is divided into three columns against a teal background. The first column, titled “Real Exposure,” states that PIL connects indie authors and presses with reviewers, interviewers, and podcasters via a trusted network. The second column, “Social & Collaborative Reach,” explains that PIL helps amplify work through digital spaces that prioritise craft over clout. The third column, “Free, Always,” emphasises that the platform charges no fees, involves no gatekeeping, and offers access to a supportive, independent literary ecosystem.

Screenshot of the “Why This Exists” section from the Promote Indie Lit website. The background is a textured grey, with dark teal heading text. The section explains the challenges indie authors face in promoting their work without agents or budgets. It describes Promote Indie Lit as a collective of blogs, podcasts, and platforms working together to offer honest reviews, features, and marketing support. In return, the community gains more readers, respect, and access to powerful new writing. It ends by acknowledging the fulfilment that comes from supporting something meaningful.

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Lydia Unsworth @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social · May 15

This fundraiser by my publisher, Knives Forks and Spoons, to support publication of my next collection (with terrific artwork by Jen Orpin on the cover) is now at 50%. Much gratitude to everyone who has supported so far: www.gofundme.com/f/publish-st...

Donate to Publish 'Stay Awhile', by Lydia Unsworth, organized by Alec Newman

Knives Forks and Spoons Press is seeking £500 towards the costs of publishing St… Alec Newman needs your support for Publish 'Stay Awhile', by Lydia Unsworth

www.gofundme.com

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Lydia Unsworth @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social · May 13

My latest collection, Stay Awhile, is coming out in January and my publisher, Knives Forks and Spoons, is currently fundraising for its publication. You can donate, or just read about it, here: www.gofundme.com/f/publish-st...

Donate to Publish 'Stay Awhile', by Lydia Unsworth, organised by Alec Newman

Knives Forks and Spoons Press is seeking £500 towards the costs of publishing St… Alec Newman needs your support for Publish 'Stay Awhile', by Lydia Unsworth

www.gofundme.com

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Centre for Place Writing @centreplacewriting.bsky.social · Apr 24

This Saturday at Fab Cafe Manchester - 2-4pm - book launch for Sally Barrett's On The Advice Of Donna Or A Dream, with readings from PGR Lydia Unsworth @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social with Ruby Conner, Joey Frances and Sally Barrett.

poster with text as in post and a picture of book cover On the Advice of Donna or a Dream by Sally Barrett.

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Lydia Unsworth @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social · Apr 24

Tonight tonight!

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Apr 22

🪶📚🚀THIS THURSDAY! I'd love it if you'd pop along and welcome Wanderland worldwards! It's the official launch of my new book, 7pm at Saul Hay Gallery, free entry, and joining the party to help me celebrate are guest readers Scott Thurston and Lydia Unsworth. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

Book launch: Conlon, Thurston, Unsworth

An evening of readings to celebrate the launch of Sarah-Clare Conlon's latest poetry book, Wanderland.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Apr 22

🪶📚🚀THIS THURSDAY! I'd love it if you'd pop along and welcome Wanderland worldwards! It's the official launch of my new book, 7pm at Saul Hay Gallery, free entry, and joining the party to help me celebrate are guest readers Scott Thurston and Lydia Unsworth. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

Book launch: Conlon, Thurston, Unsworth

An evening of readings to celebrate the launch of Sarah-Clare Conlon's latest poetry book, Wanderland.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Modern Poetry in Translation @mptmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 22

Call for Submissions: Rhythms of the Land

Deadline: 15 May 2025

What is the music of the earth? How can poetry listen to the cycles and seasons of nature, the sounds of water and wind?

Featuring Guest Editor, Jessica Sequeira. Find out more: modernpoetryintranslation.com/call-for-sub...

blue grey lichens with a yellow leaf. Featuring text 'call for submissions: rhythms of the land'

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Michael Conley @mconley.bsky.social · Apr 5

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K: Martin Kratz

All The Dogs Are Here

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Lydia Unsworth @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social · Apr 3

Beautiful cover

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