Love love love this story by Sage! I can’t stop thinking about that ending (and the name Elysian…)

Today we are highlighting "Aurora" by Sarah Watkins (Flame) and @louisehurrell.bsky.social (Spark). I love the interplay between the internal and external in this piece. Check it out-page 6: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #writingcommunity #poetry

I had so much fun creating a poem based on Sam’s spark and now I can’t wait to dive in and read everyone else’s work

The Scotsman's Poem of the Week 'Self-Reflection in a Window of the Free Presbyterian Church'' by Alan Gillis

Received some lovely book mail yesterday! Thank you to Joanne and Derek for sending the latest issue of The Waxed Lemon and for publishing my wee flash 'Genesis' 🍎 Also thank you to @smokelong.bsky.social where this story started and @writershq.bsky.social for all the amazing feedback!

🇯🇲 Poets Read for Hurricane Melissa Relief Fundraiser: November 19th, 7-9pm UK and 2-4pm EST organised by @outspokenpress.bsky.social hosted by Leone Ross with and introduction from Akala, amazing line up, please join us and please donate and please share! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poets-read...

A 13-year-old Ukrainian used LEGO to introduce English-speaking audiences to poet and human rights hero Vasyl Stus. 🧵 1/6 ⬇️

Delighted and still shocked that I made it to the final 10 of The Sunday Post Short story Competition! Thank you to the judges and to my @smokelong.bsky.social group for the amazing feedback on my wee silly story. I can’t wait to read the winners! www.sundaypost.com/fp/finalists...

We're finally having our Dundee launch event... and we hope you can make it! Join us and the incredible @rainewilson.bsky.social on November 19th for an event celebrating both The Needfire and her new book The Salt Oracle. Get your tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/na13/...

Taking place tomorrow!! There's still time to grab tickets at the link below 🔽

The #FromOneLine Volume 7 Submissions window is now OPEN : kobayaashi.co.uk/submissions/ The submission window closes on Sunday 19th October 2025. Get creating/submitting! (Guidelines and prompt lines can be found on the Kobayaashi Submissions page, link above) 💙

Submissions will open for the 2025 annual poetry prize on National Poetry Day, Thursday 2 October for Scottish-based poets in memory of William Bonar. See posts below for details 👇

Some fun book post this afternoon! Thank you to Taproot Press for sending it over and to Rhonda and Amy @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social for including a wee poem of mine in the anthology. That’s my Saturday night reading sorted!

🎆It's out!🎆 'O'er a' my labours sey your skill': Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson is out NOW! Check out our blog post for more info about the publication, about our wonderful Glasgow launch on Wednesday and for the link to buy your own copy! robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/publication-...

We're very excited to announce that our wonderful exhibition 'Celebrating the Scottish Poet, Robert Fergusson (1750-1774)' with the Mitchell Library, Glasgow, has been turned into an online exhibition! Check it out at the link below: robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/online-exhib...

“O’er a’ my labours sey your skill” 10 Sep, @uofglasgow.bsky.social Free @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social & @glasgowburns.bsky.social launch a new poetry collection where contemporary writers respond to #C18th poet Robert Fergusson’s work, in English, Gaelic, & Scots www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glasgow-bo...

Hello world! Issue Six submissions are open, closing October 12, 2025. What a perfect time to write some collaborative poetry, or start to think about sparks to send us 😎 Cannot wait to see what this issue brings! #poetry #writingcommunity www.s2fjournal.com/submit/

Mid-August submission deadlines alert! 44 literary journals, competitions, publishers and residencies all with deadlines by 1 Sept, 14 of which are closing over the next week. Don't miss out! www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...

We're thrilled to announce 'O'er a' my labours sey your skill: Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson. Across Scots, English and Gaelic, a wealth of contemporary poets respond to Fergusson's work, proving that, 250 years since his death, his song immortal lives! taprootpressuk.co.uk/product/oer-...

Two atmospheric poems today from Philippa Ramsden. @feistybluegecko.bsky.social

My book is out in two weeks. This is the essay I’ve waited longest to share. It’s about body, desire, shame, strength and what happens when you stop letting the world shape you, and start shaping the world instead. kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/what-i-bui... #Scotland #Writing #Books #Essay

It's here! Over 160 calls for literary competitions & submissions including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography, & more - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in July 2025. Best of luck & pls share! www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...

Two gigs in two cities in two days; now absolutely shattered.

We were robbed last night. When it’s our stock or our money that is targeted, there’s insurance and systems in place for this, but when it’s stealing from a charity in an extremely direct way then we just can’t abide it. scottishbooktrust.com/donate @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social

My wee flash A Normal Tuesday is now live! 🥳 Thank you to @natflashfictionday.bsky.social for giving it a home

If you are in Dunbar or close by on Thursday 19 June, do pop in to Dunbar Tyne & Esk Writers Group who are holding a taster session. Come and give it a try! #amwriting #writingcommunity #tyneandeskwriters #onourdoorstep #newwriters

I can’t wait to read everyone’s stories! My wee flash drops at 20:25 BST 🌛

It's been a bit of a week. I have three pre paid stamps left so I'm running this SALE on Motherbunnet again, till midnight tonight. Because you never know. It might be on someone's wishlist that hasn't seen this.

We're launching The Bee magazine today because the UK publishing and writing industries have a bit of a class problem.

Scottish creators - Onion Press have opened applications for the Prize Onion! I'm not involved but they're not on Bluesky so I wanted to share from Instagram. 🧅 onionpress.cargo.site/the-prize-on...

🎉 TOMORROW IS THE DAY! 🎉 💰 Every £1 you donate tomorrow = £1.50! 🚀 Don’t miss the biggest poetry fundraiser of the year!

My wee flash will be bobbing along in the Flood this year! Thanks to @natflashfictionday.bsky.social and the lovely folk at @writershq.bsky.social for all their feedback on the story 🥰 There’s still time to submit if you haven’t already!

I was just told that my launch event in Glasgow was going to be cancelled because I don't have *enough* tickets sold. Humiliating—not least because I worked my butt off for this book & went to other people's launches. If I could sell a few more today, maybe I could change their minds. Please.

One of the worst things I’ve ever written is now live ❤️

Scrabble absolutely hates me tonight.

Thank you @dadakuku.bsky.social for sharing my wee verse 😊 Who knew procrastinating on what3words had its uses?

Had far too much throwing Shakespeare and Daft Punk into The Cut Up Machine and seeing what came out! Thank you to @voidspacezine.bsky.social for publishing ‘visitings’ and ‘Up All Night’ 🌙 voidspacezine.com/voidspace-13/

Over 160 calls for submissions of poetry, fiction, flash, non-fiction, art, photography & more - competitions, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in January 2025. Best of luck & pls share! www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...

So happy to see my response to The Ekphrastic Review’s challenge online! Read ‘Sound & Vision’ alongside actual good writing here 👇 www.ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrast...

Gutted to not make the Push the Boat Out Poetry Festival in person, so snuggled up on this baltic Saturday listening to all the amazing writers instead: www.ehfm.live

Snow is falling in London (son sent us a video!) so thought you might like a reminder that here in Scotland we name the gritting machines and there’s a site that tracks where they all are! My favs are Gritty Gritty Bang Bang and Spready Mercury ☃️😂 #writingcommunity #scotland

Having a wee flick through the photos from Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival's Writing Competition this lunchtime - despite the stunned look on my face, I did have a fun night! (📸 Ingrid Mur & SMHAF)

Seeing a lot of people talking about library cards for some reason (I may have missed it bc I’m purposely avoiding certain topics) so just wanted to once again plug the Libby app. All you need is a library card and you can borrow e-books free of charge 📚💙