so how’s it going with the Parkinson’s? you say and I start to say every moment bleeding to death around me but the therapist cautioned me yesterday don’t say dread call it discomfort you’re not in danger you’re uncomfortable ‘Smile’, a poem by Anne Carson. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Anne Carson · Poem: ‘Smile’

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A profile of poet Gillian Allnutt features in the summer issue of @mslexia.bsky.social. She was in conversation with fellow Bloodaxe poet Kris Johnson about her writing life. Gillian's tenth collection, Lode, was shortlisted for the 2025 @tseliotprize.bsky.social. mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...

Calling all fiction writers! Whether you're working on a novel, a short story or a piece of flash fiction, there's a wealth of writerly wisdom and inspiration at your fingertips in the Salon! Check out our amazing archive of recorded events ✍️

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Where do you do most of your writing? We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 111 of Mslexia ✍️ #amwriting #writingcommunity

'It's the role of matriarch that I want to talk about here: not as a pivotal role in an extended family, but as a series of wise and caring gestures from an older woman to a younger one.' In July's Elevenses, Debbie T reflects her aunt's life, literary matriarchs, and the importance of giving back.

If you were suddenly transported to the world of your book, where would you be? We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 111 of Mslexia ✍️ #amwriting #writingcommunity

'Before Uprising, I wrote all of my books at the dining table. But I started writing this book and the story was so much darker than anything I'd written before. I didn't feel capable of existing within the confines of my normal life.'

If the writing life is feeling a bit too solitary, come write with us! We'll be online for today's write-in from 12-1pm via Zoom. Whether you've got 15 minutes or an hour, come along and say hello! Visit the Event page in the Salon to join in. ✍️ mslexia.co.uk/salon/ #amwriting #writingcommunity

Don't miss our upcoming flash fiction workshop with Martha Lane on 13 July, 5:30-7pm via Zoom. She'll be leading a generative workshop full of prompts and practical techniques. Visit the Event page in the Salon to register ✍️ mslexia.co.uk/salon/ #amwriting #writingcommunity #mslexia #mslexiasalon

Does having a competition or submission deadline help you to finish a piece of writing? We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite responses in Issue 111 of Mslexia ✍️ #amwriting #writingcommunity

Today is the final day to send us your submissions for Issue 111! It's time to polish up those pieces and send them off! We can't wait to read what you've been writing ❤️ mslexia.co.uk/submit-your-... Psst...You've got until 11:59pm BST to submit! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

This week I'm catching up on printed literary magazines including @mslexia.bsky.social. What are your recommendations? Online I've had great experiences both as a reader and writer with @trashcatlit.bsky.social, Funny Pearls and The Phare. #BookSky #WritingCommunity

My first magazine cover! Look at the bottom right! Thank you @mslexia.bsky.social

📣 News alert! We are opening submissions up for the month of July. More info soon at badlilies.uk/submit

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Guidelines to submit to Bad Lilies

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Our 2026 Short Story Competition is ✨ OPEN ✨ for entries!

SAVE THE DATE! National Writing Day 2026 is on Wednesday 24 June and everyone is invited to join in. Sign up to our mailing list by 1 June to get advance info on this year’s writing activity, created by Patrice Lawrence and share on the day using #NationalWritingDay. mailchi.mp/firststory/n...

📣📣Do you write articles for magazines or journals? The deadline to add these to your ALCS account has changed to 31 October. Make sure you log in and submit your eligible articles before this date to ensure you're paid what you're owed in March 2027.

Our 2026 Novel Competition is ✨ OPEN ✨ for entries!

💚 We're seeing poetry pamphlets and novellas from UK Authors + Smaller manuscripts from authors worldwide! 💚 #poetry #writingcommunity

What’s the one book that changed your life? @mslexia.bsky.social asked the Question and below is my response. #Books #Writing #Archaeology #History

'Doshi reminds us that moments of beauty – of nature, human and nonhuman – persist…Her poems scream fiercely, unflinchingly of war and then, without blinking, she sings of what we might return to, what we might survive for.' – Ellora Sutton, @mslexia.bsky.social, on Tishani Doshi's Egrets, While War

‘Trilogy’ listed on the pages of the latest gorgeous @mslexia.bsky.social with praise from @janethomas.bsky.social and the latest new Northern poet @nickykippax.bsky.social 🙏💚🙏 Published by @thebrokenspine.co.uk available here: www.amazon.co.uk/Trilogy-wife...

Delighted that my #poem 'some people' is this issue of @mslexia.bsky.social 's Poet Laureate poem, inspired by Aloka the dog and the monks' walk through the US earlier this year. And what a beautiful cover!

So, I've finally updated my blog for the first time in over a year... Here's a big rambling writing update on The Novel, including twice being longlisted in the @mslexia.bsky.social Novel Competition! #writingcommunity dipikawrites.wordpress.com/2026/06/05/i...

In which I write about writing The Novel while trying not to write The Novel

It’s a bit dusty and neglected in here, isn’t it? My last post truly was the last bit of major writing news I had to share, but still – it would be nice to post more regularly. (I…

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Reading sorted for the weekend. My copy of @mslexia.bsky.social arrived today. The Survey looks gorgeous in it. 💚

My third column about how to successfully run your own writers' workshop is in the newest @mslexia.bsky.social so I do recommend picking up a copy to learn about the importance of constructive feedback, to give as well as to get mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...

June news: shorturl.at/F2oQZ New books from John Challis, Frank Ormsby & Lawrence Sail; Online launch event 23/06; Joanna Lowry wins @mslexia.bsky.social pamphlet competition; The Taste of Lightning on the @oxfordcct.bsky.social Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize shortlist; plus much more!

Thrilled to have my story 'Sort As You Go' featured in this edition of @mslexia.bsky.social

My Name is Leon was first published 10 years ago today. I’ve written about my Decade of Joy on Substack. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/kitdewaa...

When ignorance is bliss....

or how I became a writer

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Celebrating my story The Survey being published in @mslexia.bsky.social today. A dream come true. 🙏🥳💚