Thin Skin magazine
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Thin Skin is a literary magazine showcasing the work of writers over 50, the 'late bloomers' of the literary world. Find us at https://thin-skin.com/
We're closing to submissions for Issue 8 at midnight wherever you are on Tuesday 14th. After that we won't read submissions till early August. So get your masterpiece to us now!
Delighted that David Henson, one of our authors, is on the Wigleaf 50 longlist! Congratulations David! thin-skin.com/flash-fictio...
The Garden of Our Dreams - Thin Skin
You sit up and stretch your arms as I fumble for the alarm. I had the strangest dream, you say through a yawn. We had this luscious garden and grew all our own vegetables.
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Apologies if we've confused you. For a while our submissions page said we couldn't take poetry due to a technical glitch but our posts said we could. All is now resolved and we are now definitely open to poetry. So get going!
We had a technical glitch for poetry submissions but it's all fixed, so...open to poetry! (But please read the submission guidelines first)
Yes, we've done it again, bang on schedule (you may not care about that but we do). Delighted to present Issue 7. thin-skin.com
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Just a quick reminder that we're closed to submissions till May 1st. If you (accidentally) submitted after April 14th, your work will not be considered until May. We're being lenient this time. Next time we'll be strict!
One week left to submit for Issue 7! Closing on the 14th, reopening on 1st May. And don't forget, people, we'll be taking poetry from then too. Guidelines up shortly on thin-skin.com. In the meantime, if you haven't read Issue 6, you're missing out on some great work!
And still looking for just a couple more readers for our wonderful and worthwhile magazine. We publish short stories and flash fiction, and will soon be adding poetry. For more details contact info@thin-skin.com
And still looking for just a couple more readers for our wonderful and worthwhile magazine. We publish short stories and flash fiction, and will soon be adding poetry. For more details contact info@thin-skin.com
We've recruited three lovely new readers but we'd like three or four more, particularly if you consider yourself underrepresented in the literary world. Not essential though. We just want good readers. Get in touch at info@thin-skin.com
Exciting news! (For us, at least). From Issue 8 in July, we'll be taking poetry. More details to follow.
There's still time for you to join our reading team. We'd particularly welcome applications from male and ethnic minority/global majority people. Get in touch to find out more at info@thin-skin.com
And we're looking for new readers! If you'd like to join our reading team or just want to know what it entails, please get in touch at info@thin-skin.com
Looking forward to the rest of 2026? No? Then console yourself by reading a cracking good collection of stories. Welcome to Issue 6.
Welcome to Issue 6
Yup, writing can be a slog, an uphill climb, a walk in the dark - choose any cliché you want. Endless editing, self-doubt, rejection, more editing, more self-doubt, more rejection. But committed write...
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Still not too late to submit for Issue 6 - but hurry, submissions close on the 17th Jan!
Oops! Meant Saturday 17th. Still not recovered from the festive season...
Where does the time go? It's January already and we close to submissions for Issue 6 on Friday 17th. So 14 days to send us your masterpiece! (But do read the submissions guide first)
Fancy reading for Thin Skin? Drop us a line on info@thin-skin.com to learn more. All you need is a couple of hours a week and an enquiring mind. Look forward to hearing from you!
How are you doing, writers? Submissions to Thin Skin for Issue 6 are open till Jan 17th. Why not make submission your pre-Xmas goal or your New Year's Resolution. We look forward to reading your work.
Are you a last-minute sort of person? You've got till midnight (in your time zone) to submit.
Countdown. 24th October. Deadline for submission. Short fiction and flash. Thin Skin is waiting...
10 days to go until submissions for Issue 5 close. Get those literary gems to us ASAP!
It's October 1st. Know what that means? It means sending your submissions to Thin Skin. Closing date for Issue 5 October 24th. Make our first anniversary issue special 🥰
Just to let you know our website is down. We hope to have it up and running again ASAP.
News! (Sort of). We're recruiting readers for Thin Skin. If you'd like to learn more, contact us at info@thin-skin.com.