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Penstricken
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Penstricken is an online literary journal featuring short fiction and poetry from new and established authors. 📚✍️ www.penstricken.com
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · Sep 2
Can you tell a story that's loaded with subtext in under 1,000 words? Then you should enter our #flashfiction competition. The winning entry will be published in our winter issue + a small cash prize for the author. See link for rules and how to enter 👉🏻 penstricken.com/competitions

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Competitions Winter 2025 Flash Fiction Competition Subtext: the delicate art of saying one thing while meaning another. It’s also one of those things that separates good writing from exceptio…
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 16h
Proof copies are here! Official release date: 20th October 2025 ⚙️🤩 #fiction #poetry #writing
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 1d
If you're a fiction author or poet, I hope you'll think about sending us a little something when our submission window opens this Sunday. Reading all your work is our favourite part of this job. penstricken.com/submissions

#fiction #poetry #writing
Issue 5 – SUBMISSIONS
Submissions Opening Soon Submissions for our Winter 2025 issue, Glamour, will open 12th October 2025. See below for full submission guidelines for this issue. Please note we are presently unable to…
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 1d
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 1d
Ooh, the proof copies of Machinery are apparently arriving today. That's earlier than we expected 🤩🧐. #fiction #poetry #writing
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 1d
#FlashFiction writers! Enter your stories (max. 1,000 words) into our Winter Flash Fiction Competition and you could win £25 (or equivalent), plus your story and an author interview published in our winter issue, Glamour. See link for info 👉🏻 penstricken.com/competitions

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Competitions Winter 2025 Flash Fiction Competition Subtext: the delicate art of saying one thing while meaning another. It’s also one of those things that separates good writing from exceptio…
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 1d
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 2d
So... Who's all going to be sending us a poem or story when submissions for our winter issue, Glamour, open on Sunday? ✨👠

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#fiction #poetry #writing
Issue 5 – SUBMISSIONS
Submissions Opening Soon Submissions for our Winter 2025 issue, Glamour, will open 12th October 2025. See below for full submission guidelines for this issue. Please note we are presently unable to…
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 2d
There are exactly 20 days left to enter our Flash Fiction Competition for your chance to win £25 + your story and author interview published in our winter issue, Glamour 👠✨. See link for competition rules and how to enter. 👉🏻 Penstricken.com/competitions

#writersky #flashfiction #writingcontest
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Competitions Winter 2025 Flash Fiction Competition Subtext: the delicate art of saying one thing while meaning another. It’s also one of those things that separates good writing from exceptio…
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 2d
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 4d
Did I mention that the theme for our Winter issue will be 'Glamour'? ✨👠 Because it is.

Subs open in one week! #fiction #poetry #writing
a monkey is swimming in the water with the words `` i 'm fabulous '' above it .
ALT: a monkey is swimming in the water with the words `` i 'm fabulous '' above it .
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 4d
Waiting for the proof copies of Machinery to arrive...
a man wearing a suit and tie is standing in a field of yellow flowers
ALT: a man wearing a suit and tie is standing in a field of yellow flowers
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 4d
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 5d
Also, remember how I said before we were thinking about looking for a volunteer reader to help us work through our submissions?

Well... we've thought about it, and we're going to do it. Stay tuned for info. 👀

#fiction #poetry #writing #writersky
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 5d
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 5d
Btw, the theme for our Winter 2025 issue will be 'Glamour' ✨👠. We'll be open to general submissions of #fiction, #poetry and articles about #writing for this issue 12th October.

Just in case you're wanting to get a headstart 😉.
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 5d
a bald man with glasses is holding a glass of wine and laughing while saying i see what you did there .
ALT: a bald man with glasses is holding a glass of wine and laughing while saying i see what you did there .
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 5d
We worked long into the night, and I'm delighted to say the proof copies of Machinery are finally ordered! ⚙️🍻

Nothing left to do now but wait... #fiction #poetry #writing
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 5d
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 6d
Fantasy authors, when you're having a bad day do you sometimes catch yourself using profanities you invented for your fictional world?

Or is that just me? 😬 #writersky #writerslife
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 6d
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 6d
Enter our Winter Flash Fiction Competition! The winning story will published in our Winter issue along with £25 cash prize + an author interview for the author 🤩. See link for more info and to enter 👉🏻 penstricken.com/competitions

#writersky #flashfiction #amwritingfiction
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Competitions Winter 2025 Flash Fiction Competition Subtext: the delicate art of saying one thing while meaning another. It’s also one of those things that separates good writing from exceptio…
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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 6d
We're getting Machinery finished and the proof copies ordered today, even if we have to stay up well past our bedtime to do it. 💪🏻⚙️ #fiction #poetry #writing
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