@theblcklst.bsky.social Also should we submit the whole manusript, or just excerpts?

@theblcklst.bsky.social Are we allowed to list two manuscripts, or just submit one?

🪶Augurians! Augur Issue 8.3 is NOW LIVE! 🎉 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site! Inside you'll find... 🌲 glowing red eyes deep within a forest 🧜‍♀️ the price of revenge from sirens 🫐 a berry world of grief and awe & so much more! 🔗 Link in bio! More details below 👀⬇️

Our friends @poetryschool.bsky.social are launching a new workshop series! First Steps is a Beginners’ series designed to support you getting started with writing poetry in a friendly and accessible way, led by poet Isabelle Baafi. The next session is on Tuesday 14 July.

Take Your First Steps in Writing Poetry • Poetry School

New to Poetry? Welcome to First Steps, our new Beginners series with Isabelle Baafi! Start your journey today.

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Got music? New or Old we want your submissions for play on untidyradio.com see form in post below. Any genre, any style. If you want to suggest music or have a show in mind email us on untidyradio@gmail.com #newreleases get them in early. #music #musicsky

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Does anyone know of any open calls for submissions for short plays? I’ve written a play and would love to find festivals, theaters, competitions, or literary journals currently accepting short works. Any recommendations would be deeply appreciated. Thank you so much! #Playwriting #Playwright

Does anyone know of any open calls for submissions for short plays? I’ve written a play and would love to find festivals, theaters, competitions, or literary journals currently accepting short works. Any recommendations would be deeply appreciated. Thank you so much! #Playwriting

"Spring in Babylon" is coming. So honoured to be published in @thestripesmag — stay tuned! stripesliterarymagazine.weebly.com #Poetry #PoetryIsNotDead #NewWork #IranianPoet #LitMag #WritingCommunity

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@suejohns.bsky.social on @zoebrooks.bsky.social's 'Something in Nothing', finds an 'assured storyteller whose work is steeped in the oral tradition' and fairy tales reimagined. Read the review here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/sue-johns-re... #InkSweatandTears #Review

In this essay, Deepa Bhasthi defends untranslatability, the intentional choice to not translate text, as a necessary practice. She draws on Kannada words that feel too complex or hyperlocal to be translated into a single English word. buff.ly/lS11LRS

Rwandan writer @beataumubyeyim.bsky.social is critically acclaimed in the French-speaking world; her work significantly contributes to the literature on witnessing genocide in Rwanda and beyond. She speaks here with Zoë Norridge about her early reading influences and more.

Finding Comfort in the Loneliness of Others: Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse and Reading Across Cultures

Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse is a prolific Rwandan writer critically acclaimed in the French-speaking world; her work significantly contributes to the literature on…

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Happy birthday Stevie Wonder! 🎹🎶🩵🎤 #steviewonder

Why Writing Stories For Children is So Much Harder Than Writing Stories For Adults https://lithub.com/why-writing-stories-for-children-is-so-much-harder-than-writing-stories-for-adults/ via @literaryhub.bsky.social #kidlit

Why Writing Stories For Children is So Much Harder Than Writing Stories For Adults

A few years ago, my longtime children’s book editor rejected my idea for a new middle grade novel. The rejection hit me hard—the story, of the daughter of a celebrity chef who moves to a small town…

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My bachelor’s degree in a nutshell. 😆

TINT NONFICTION // Aizhan Yesbolatova is a Kazakhstani writer. Writing in English as her third language, she explores cultural belonging, motherhood in displacement, and identity from a Central Asian perspective. Read her essay at tintjournal.com/essay/the-bi.... Art: Benjamin Malay

Yoseline Hoffman Badui, known professionally as YosStop, is a Mexican YouTuber, internet personality, actress, and entrepreneur. She gained fame in… Read More: Yoseline Hoffman Biography: Parents, Awards, Movies, Height, Ethnicity, Age, YouTube, Husband

Yoseline Hoffman Biography: Parents, Awards, Movies, Height, Ethnicity, Age, YouTube, Husband

Yoseline Hoffman Badui, known professionally as YosStop, is a Mexican YouTuber, internet personality, actress, and entrepreneur. She gained fame in… Read More: Yoseline Hoffman Biography: Parents, Awards, Movies, Height, Ethnicity, Age, YouTube, Husband

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Robin Lindsay Wilson's ekphrastic poem 'Miss Betina Wauchope Disappears' explores painting as an act of erasure. The poem is in response to the painting ‘Interior: Orange Blind’ by FCB Cadell. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/robin-lindsa... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submissions #Ekphrasis

A beautiful day in Benalmádena sharing stories, books, and time with young readers and fellow authors. Huge thanks to Letras B for bringing it all together. www.instagram.com/reels/DYRdVY.... #VidaDeEscritor #EncuentrosLiterarios #BookCommunity #Autores #Literatura. #LetrasB #EventosCulturales

Layla Sabourian on Instagram: "¡Qué momentos tan bonitos y enriquecedor conectar con otros autores en Benalmádena y compartir mis libros con los niños de la comunidad! Gracias a Letras B por la organi...

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My poem 'The Iranian' is published in @pentoprint.org's Monday Moments! On borrowed lands, orange blossom, exile, and the ground that claims us back. Written from Benalmádena — where Andalusia smells like Iran. pentoprint.org/monday-momen... #WritingCommunity #IranianDiaspora

What if southern Spain has its own hidden creatures… and we just stopped looking? Cryptids of Andalusia 👇 www.espritsud.es/actualites/c... #andalucia #spain #folklore #cryptids #mythology #mystery

Col Fleetwood's 'Muckle Flugga', takes the reader on a rocky and picturesque journey along the Scottish island. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/col-fleetwood/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submission #MuckleFlugga

Deadline May 15: The May Challenge from Glossy Planet: History Repeating Submit unpublished poetry or prose about "patterns of conflict at any scale: personal, interpersonal, or global". Win $1,000 & pub. Fee: $10 (add $10 to receive feedback). https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/glossy-planet-5JGJ9

Deadline May 1: Amazon Literary Partnership No fee to apply - "supports nonprofit literary organizations that empower writers to create, publish, learn, teach, experiment, and thrive". https://apply.amazonliterarypartnership.com/submit/351915/2026-amazon-literary-partnership-grant-application

Amazon Literary Partnership - 2026 Amazon Literary Partnership grant application

Welcome to the Amazon Literary Partnership Submission Portal     With the goal of helping writers tell their stories and find their readers, the Amazon Literary Partnership supports nonprofit literary organizations that empower writers to create, publish, learn, teach, experiment, and thrive. We provide grant funding to innovative groups that strive not only for a lasting impact on writers' lives but on the broader literary and publishing communities. To learn more about the Amazon Literary P...

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Read two new poems by London-based poet Hasti, weaving together influences from Hafez to alternative hip-hop, Black poetry, and Iranian cinema. Titled 'Future-La' and 'Yek Atash', these vulnerable poems see the speaker absorbing unfathomable turbulent change.

Two Poems by Hasti

Read two new poems by London-based poet Hasti, weaving together influences from Hafez to alternative hip-hop, Black poetry, and Iranian cinema.

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Morning friends. There are still those amongst us that need to wake up.

Literature builds dialogue and deepens understanding. Seeing my book begin to do that even before publication feels incredibly meaningful. www.instagram.com/reel/DXbrtbb... #dialogue #understanding #literaturematters #storytelling

I'm pleased to share that my short story, "The Meddling," will be included in Flame Tree Publishing's Myths, Gods & Immortals: Gilgamesh anthology, scheduled for release in September 2026. The collection includes a foreword by Enrique Jiménez and an introduction by Emily H. Wilson. #FlameTreePress

I’m delighted to share that my short story, “The Golden Kurdish Dress,” has been published by Twisted Tongue Press. Grateful to be part of a space that celebrates bold and diverse voices. twistedtonguepress.com/nonfiction/t... #amwriting #writerlife #writingcommunity #shortstory

Thrilled to share — my prose piece Layla Sabourian is published and featured in Ink Sweat & Tears, one of the UK's finest literary journals. Being featured here means so much. 🖤 inksweatandtears.co.uk/layla-sabourian/ #IranianWriter #InkSweatAndTears #Published #LaylaSabourian #IranianWomen