Maria Cohut
@encyclopaediac.bsky.social
Writer exploring bluer pastures. Blogs at encyclopaediavanitatum.org . Writing Instagram https://instagram.com/mariac_phd . Spatter Pattern, my poetry pamphlet against gender violence, is out from back room poetry https://backroompoetry.co.uk/spatter-patte
📢BBC reports 41% of Ukrainians in Britain lost job opportunities, while 26% faced tenancy issues due to visa uncertainty. 💬 “I can’t sleep at night… I don’t know where we will go.” – Mila, a mother denied a tenancy. At Settled, we help Ukrainians secure their rights. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4kdscks3
We're aware that some of our members have found that their work has been used without consent in LibGen, a pirated books database Meta has used to train AI We've put together advice for those affected + you can also find out about our campaigning work 🔽 writersguild.org.uk/libgen-datab...
LibGen database – advice for authors - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain
We have become aware that some of our members have found that their work has been used without their consent in LibGen, a pirated books database that Meta has used to …
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This a reminder that we have a call for papers for this year's Romancing the Gothic conference and we're interested in people working on Short, Weird, Ghostly and Fantastic fiction to mark an MR James anniversary! call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/01/...
cfp | call for papers
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Thank you, @othersidelitmag ❤️ I won't lie, it was really hard to try and summarise my relationship with writing in just a few words, but I did my best. Why do *you* write? #writingbeyondborders #writer #migrantwriters
the other side of hope || lit mag@othersidelitmag.bsky.social · last yr.Why We Write—To find strength in fragility & embrace vulnerability. For Maria Cohut (@encyclopaediac.bsky.social), writing is an act of resilience & hope. Her piece One Last Journey is in the other side of hope (Vol. 4.1). Why do you write? Submit your story ⬇️ othersideofhope.com/submissions-en…
🪡 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀. We would be delighted to publish reviews of these books in @asiancha.bsky.social this year. If any of these titles intrigue you and you would like to explore them further, please email t@asiancha.com to discuss. We look forward to hearing from you!
Why We Write—To process, reflect & make sense of the world. For Temitayo Olofinlua, writing was a way to express emotions. Now, her piece Cat-a-stro-phe! is in the other side of hope (Vol. 4.1). Why do you write? Submit your story ⬇️ othersideofhope.com/submissions-... #WhyWeWrite #RefugeeVoices
If you have witnessed/experienced an immigration raid since July 2024, please get in touch via policy@migrantsrights.org.uk, 07534 488696 (Whatsapp/Signal) or buff.ly/0LChXnx (fill in our reporting tool) Please get in touch by 28 March. #Raids #ImmigrationRaids #Asylum #Migration
These days, in many places, many things can’t be said directly. Can we say them in poetry? @asiancha.bsky.social continues to accept submissions of poems for our ongoing series “Write to Power”.We welcome Asia-focused poems—original or newly translated into English. chajournal.blog/2021/09/28/write
Spot on, with the caveat that any attempt to challenge the narrative coming from the person being thus targeted usually results in repercussions. That is why privileged peers should speak out and advocate more but perhaps that's too much to hope for. www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/dive...
The Psychology of Forced Gratitude
Minorities in leadership—women, neurodivergent individuals, Indigenous peoples, immigrants—are often met with an unspoken expectation: You should be grateful just to be here.
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GIVEAWAY ALERT! Attention all schools and libraries! For World Book Week I have five (yes 5!) signed copies of Rebel Skies to giveaway including bookmarks! To enter, please like and comment. Open to all schools and libraries in the UK and Ireland. Ends midnight 10th March
Just in case you missed it, here’s the CFP for the terrific CFP on Alice in Wonderland which, if it’s anything like the previous volume on Through the Looking Glass, will be amazing. Do get in touch. For inquiries email: wonderlandbook2025@gmail.com
Found this today in the local @amnestyuk.bsky.social bookshop, and I had to get it. How many decades so you think it'll take me to get anywhere close to figuring it out? 🥲 #puzzle #mysterybook #cainsjawbone #experimentalwriting
Resharing an older blog post because this is not the time for mindless gratitude. The world is on fire, it has been for a long time, and that fire is expanding. Be loud and lean into your anger. Do not self-silence, there are too many of those that would silence us anyway.
Attitude of angry-tude
How do you feel today? How do you really feel? To be honest, I’m not feeling that great. In fact, every day I feel myself getting angrier, more heartbroken, more disappointed. How could I not…
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Wow. This poem had me undone. 💔 "She spent hours by the roadside, pulling weeds, waiting for a car that wouldn’t bring him back. I think she wanted a new boy to bury, something fresh to grieve."
Rust & Moth@rustandmoth.bsky.social · last yr.New #poetry from ziqr peehu: "Every Grave Starts as a Hole".
Today marks the anniversary of the abolition of Roma slavery on territories of present-day Romania. It’s an overlooked aspect of history. I consider this in my book, The Roma: A Travelling History, which I’m very glad to say will be out in May. www.penguin.co.uk/books/456889...
The Roma
The Roma is a profoundly personal portrait of a people and their on-going journey, shedding new light on their history and what it means to be Romani in Europe today. It is a history that is not widel...
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Hey @theguardian.com, if you want to report on #Romania and #Moldova, you may also like to get the presidents right. Getting them mixed up on national media is a sign of, oh, I don't know, huge disrespect? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
🚨BREAKING: From today people who entered the UK by irregular routes will "normally be refused" citizenship, regardless of how many years they've built their lives, raised families & called this country home. A heartless attack on people seeking safety. rb.gy/gt8hf7
All about Hong Kong! We'd love to publish reviews of these titles in @asiancha.bsky.social . If you'd like to read and review any of these titles, please send an email to me (t@asiancha.com) for more discussion. More information about these books: www.facebook.com/AsianCha.Jou...
I've just finished reading all the poems & translations submitted by the original deadline (31 January 2025). I'd like to extend the submission window until 15 February. Perhaps those who are meant to see this (small) announcement will,& they will send us their work? www.facebook.com/100064077820...
The Creative Future Writers’ Award is the only free to enter national poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction competition for all underrepresented writers. The optional theme is ‘Wild’. Fifteen winners (5 winners in each category). Please share :)
Our Annual Writers' Award is open for entries! - Creative Future
We’re excited to announce our 2024 Writers’ Award Competition is officially open for entries!
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blayne the hag@ewhag.com · 2y agoas 2SLGBTQIA+ creatives in horror, our voices are being actively stifled by our government and society. this is our opportunity to document the times accordingly with our art. salon sinister debuts this summer. send your unpublished short stories, poetry, art, or op-eds. salonsinister.com
Woooooooo ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Someone’s done it - archived the entire datasets of the US CDC before the orange toddler could destroy them. #episky #medsky #academicsky
Alt CDC (they/them)@altcdc.altgov.info · 2y agoThe entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here. HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻 archive.org/details/2025...
Make no mistake: this is the real censorship. This, not petty squabbles on social media, is what it means to cancel people. May we raise our voices louder than ever and uplift each other. Now is not the time to stay silent. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
CDC Scientists Ordered to Withdraw Studies That Say ‘LGBT’ or ‘Pregnant People’
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Where can you get Tudor Gothic, Women's apocalyptic writing, monster-f**king, deadly dance, folklore and landscape, doppelgangers, horror theatre, grave-diggers, horror-making on a budget, Poe and Mesmerism, Gothic tourism and more all in one place? romancingthegothic.com/2025/01/20/g...
Goths for Breakfast 2025
Romancing the Gothic is running an online charity event to support Magic Breakfast, which provides school breakfasts for children who need them. The event is a day of online classes and workshops w…
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New radio feature! This Saturday, from 2 pm, tune into Hannah's Bookshelf Imbolc Special on North Manchester FM, featuring a selection of end-of-winter flash fics, including my story, "Spring Harvest". My partner lovingly described it as "apocalyptic". 😆 hannahkate.net/north-manche...
North Manchester FM: Hannah's Bookshelf Imbolc Special, Saturday 1 February, 2-4pm - Hannah Kate
Coming up on Saturday at 2pm on North Manchester FM, it’s the Hannah’s Bookshelf Imbolc Special. Join me for a special seasonal edition of the show! Here’s what’s coming up… Original seasonal short st...
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We're inviting those with lived experience of #migration to feedback on our #KnowYourRights Guide. This will help us to tailor our Guide so we can more effectively provide you with accessible information surrounding your rights! Please complete the survey by 9am 12 Feb: https://buff.ly/4jCvvgs
I'd very much like people to stop using the terms "X/Tiktok refugee". Moving social media platforms, even being forced to move platforms doesn't equate to being a refugee of any kind. It seems to me this usage is diluting the meaning of the term and obscuring the reality of being an actual refugee.
