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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 1d

What do you do when all you've ever wanted to do is write but your life is just too busy? Our very own Liz Champion is struggling with this dilemma.
Read her Substack, Midlife without a Map. Touching, funny, honest.

lizchampion.substack.com/p/my-life-is...

My life is not working

I need to make a change

lizchampion.substack.com

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 2d

‘Women writers have a particular skill for mining the topic of food, finding the relationship between what we eat and who we are an irresistible theme.’

Julie Vuong explores what’s happening in food fiction in Issue 107. mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...

#AmWriting

Latest Issue - Magazine : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 2d

Today is the final day to send us your submissions for Issue 108 ⏰

mslexia.co.uk/submit-your-...

We can't waiting to read what you're writing!

#AmWriting #Mslexia #SheWrites #WritingCommunity

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 2d

So glad you enjoyed it!

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 6d

Happy #NationalPoetryDay! Let's hear it for the poets and poetry publishers who enrich our lives! Here are just a few to get us started ❤️

@serenbooks.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @emiliejelinek.bsky.social @niaandthepoems.bsky.social @courtneyconrad.bsky.social @alisonbinney.bsky.social

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 7d

Just a reminder to all you poets out there...

Our 2025 Poetry Pamphlet Competition is open!

mslexia.co.uk/competitions...

By this time next year, we could be sharing about your launch reading! 🎉

Women's Pamphlet Competition 2025 - Poetry (Pamphlet) - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.

mslexia.co.uk

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 7d

If you missed last night's @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social launch event with our 2024 Poetry Pamphlet competition winner, @emiliejelinek.bsky.social, @poetclare.bsky.social and @jesstraynor.bsky.social, you can catch up with it via the link below. It was a fabulous event! ❤️

Bloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · 7d

Last night's wonderful launch event for our September books is now on YouTube. Beautiful readings from poets @jesstraynor.bsky.social, @emiliejelinek.bsky.social and @poetclare.bsky.social, followed by a great discussion hosted by Bloodaxe editor Neil Astley.
www.youtube.com/live/He4JaXN...

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The Broken Spine @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 7d

Something Gothic this way comes… Submissions are OPEN for The Havisham Steps: Modern Gothic Poetry. We want poems of neon dread, fractured love, haunted minds.

Closing date: October 31st

#PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry

Something Gothic This Way Comes: Submit to The Havisham Steps: Modern Gothic Poetry - The Broken Spine

Submissions Open Throughout October 2025 | Publication in 2026

thebrokenspine.co.uk

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 7d

It was so wonderful to hear all three poets read! A brilliant launch from @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social ❤️

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 9d

Don't miss the launch reading of our 2024 Poetry Pamphlet Prize competition winner, Emilie Jelinek!

She'll be launching The Sky Around My Father and reading alongside Clare Pollard and Jessica Traynor at the Bloodaxe Books launch event on 30 September, 7pm BST.

Bloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · 9d

Our three September titles will be launched online at our joint event tomorrow, Tuesday 30 September, at 7pm BST.

With readings and discussion from @emiliejelinek.bsky.social, @poetclare.bsky.social & @jesstraynor.bsky.social.

Watch live/later via YouTube.
youtube.com/live/He4JaXN...

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 9d

Who was your favourite writer when you were in your teens? #AmReading #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you for sharing! ❤️

Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 12d

Our 2025 Poetry Pamphlet Competition is ✨ OPEN FOR ENTRIES ✨

Prize: 1st: £500 plus publication by Bloodaxe Books
Judge: Imtiaz Dharker
Entry fee: £20
Closes: 8 December 2025

mslexia.co.uk/competitions...

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Women's Pamphlet Competition 2025 - Poetry (Pamphlet) - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.

mslexia.co.uk

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 13d

Our 2025 Poetry Competition is ✨ OPEN FOR ENTRIES ✨

Prizes: 1st: £2,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250; Unpublished Poet Prize: £250
Judge: Liz Berry
Entry Fee: £10
Closes: 8 December 2025

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Poetry #PoetryCommunity

Women's Poetry Competition 2025 - Poetry (Single Poem) - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.

mslexia.co.uk

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 14d

Aside from some uncommissioned pieces in the ‘Forum’ section, we pay for everything we publish in Mslexia ☺️

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks for spreading the word!

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 15d

“So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say. ”
― Virginia Woolf
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity

Virginia Woolf looking pensively out a window

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 15d

Issue 108 is ✨ OPEN ✨ for submissions!

Check out our NEW submission slots...

mslexia.co.uk/submit-your-...

Deadline: 6 October 2025

We can't wait to read what you're writing! ❤️