Day 109! Playing catch up again because of life, yesterday I read God's Gift on the Line by Oluseyi Albert published in @othersidelitmag.bsky.social. Be careful how you address the person on the other end of the call (both ways!). Read my review here: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/a...

Can we bring refugee publications out of the margins and into view? Our founding editor, Alexandros Plasatis, is seeking participants in Scotland ✦ refugee academics ✦ refugee creative writers ✦ refugee organisations ✦ indie and micro-presses Survey info & links in the posts below.

A month left in our “other tongue, mother tongue” submissions window. We’re looking for poetry by migrants worldwide, in any language but English. 30 days to share your words with us. Guidelines: othersideofhope.com/submissions-... #poetry #opencall #migrantvoices #writingcommunity #onemonth

I will be representing @othersidelitmag.bsky.social as a poetry editor this Wednesday, the 25th of March, alongside two of our contributors, Serena Paver and Oluseyi Albert, at a hate crime conference at the University of Northampton.

A month into our “other tongue, mother tongue” submissions window - and we’re still open. We’re looking for poetry by migrants worldwide, in any language but English. We pay contributors. Guidelines: othersideofhope.com/submissions-... #poetrysubmissions #poetrycall #migrantvoices #poetry

My first post on @bsky.app is dedicated to print publication @othersidelitmag.bsky.social, an immigrant & refugee lit mag & refuge. My heart beats different in Mandarin is a trio of poems exploring shades of sadness & heartache that cannot be fully translated. #poetry #migrant #literature #writing

『The Other Side of Hope』は、移民による文芸誌として2021年に創刊しました。本誌は英国初の「サンクチュアリ文芸誌」という評価を受けており、世界中の難民、亡命者、移民による詩や小説を歓迎する場所となることを目指しています。現在次号の作品（詩）を募集中です。 【締切：2026年4月30日】 詳しくは 投稿規定をご覧ください。 othersideofhope.com/submissions-... 多くの方にシェアをお願いたします！

投稿募集中 日本語でも可能です！

📢 PSA: in person ticket sales for #CopimConference close in less than a week! This is your chance to join the people and projects shaping the future of equitable, community-driven #OA book publishing 📚 👉 Full programme, additional information & registration link buff.ly/EjHKpeJ #OpenAccess

Submissions are now open for our “other tongue, mother tongue” issue. We’re looking for poetry by migrants worldwide in any language but English. We pay contributors. Guidelines: othersideofhope.com/submissions-...

Hello Bluesky. I am a cultural and media theorist working across the fields of (book) publishing and digital culture, researching the future of scholarly communications and experimental forms of knowledge production.

#Travel stories with a difference - one of my new collection of short travel stories published in 'The Other Side of Hope': othersideofhope.com/the-promise-... Like it? First vol (Travel Takeaways: Around the World in Forty Tales) available on Amazon. #booksky #travelwriting #writersandauthors

Each story in The Other Side of Hope, Volume 5 is a journey 🕯️📝✨ Join us in supporting the voices that matter #theothersideofhope #journey #refugeejourney #migration #editorial #peace #stories #artwork #fiction #nonfiction

Meet Beanie 🐾 and the 5th volume of the other side of hope. While Beanie loves looking out the window, our magazine looks inward; into the stories and poems of migrants around the world. The new issue is now available worldwide. Explore it: othersideofhope.com/volume-5.html

The momentum continues! ✨ Our new edition of The Other Side of Hope is here. Huge thanks to our editors and contributors for creating something truly special. As a migrant-led publication powered by volunteers, we rely on your support. Grab your copy here: othersideofhope.com/read--shop.html

Poems that travel continents. Art that transcends borders. Voices that refuse silence. Volume 5 has arrived 📖✨ Get your copy today and let these words travel with you. othersideofhope.com/read--shop.html #theothersideofhope #migrantvoices #wordstravel #refugeeliterature

We’ve been quiet for a while… but for good reason. Something new, powerful, and full of voices that matter is coming. Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with your work. Stay tuned💫 #refugeevoices #immigrantstories #literarymagazine #theothersideofhope

Preparing volume 5

Thrilled to share that 6 writers from the other side of hope have been selected by A.M. Heath for exclusive 1:1 sessions! 🌟 Huge congrats to Anitha, Anna, William, Temitayo, Birgit & Julie — we’re so proud to amplify your voices! 💫 #migrantvoices #theothersideofhope #writers #excitingnews

Less than a week until @refugeeweek.bsky.social! Kick it off in style - join us and poets from @othersidelitmag.bsky.social for a free evening of poetry - and it's online, so you can join from anywhere! Sign up now! cityofsanctuary.org/events/poetr...

Discover Community as a Superpower! 17th June 11-11.45am For pupils aged 8 to 11. Resource and event supporting @refugeeweek.bsky.social Join author Az Dassu & @othersidelitmag.bsky.social editor Amie Darwish literacytrust.org.uk/events/refug...

In these turbulent, utterly violent times we need hope in all languages. Kiitos, The other side of hope people #bilingualpoetry @othersidelitmag.bsky.social

Join us for a Refugee Week event at Camberwell Library as part of the Southwark Festival of Words. 📅 14 June ⏰ 12:30–2PM 📍 SE5 7AL A celebration of refugee & migrant voices. 🎟️ Free – book now: tinyurl.com/yjavht56 #RefugeeWeek2025 #theothersideofhope #SouthwarkFestival #Event #London #Camberwell

To kick off Refugee Week, we are delighted to host an evening of poetry readings from poets published by @othersidelitmag.bsky.social - the UK’s only lit mag edited by migrants and refugees. Feel free to eat 🍝 or enjoy a 🍷 during this free online event. cityofsanctuary.org/events/poetr...

Join us in Coventry for Migrants and Publishing: readings by Amir Darwish & Priscilla Okoye + discussion led by Alexandros Plasatis. 28 May, 2–4PM Coventry University Free, ticketed – register via the menu tab: tinyurl.com/3m5tp4x7 #poetry #refugeevoices #Coventry #freevents #migrantliterature

Join us in Edinburgh for an afternoon of readings from the other side of hope, a publication of refugee & migrant literature. Stories, poems & voices shaped by movement & memory. 21 May, 4–6PM Heriot-Watt University Free: www.tickettailor.com/events/theot... #edinburgh #refugeelit #afternoon

To kick off @refugeeweek.bsky.social we will be hosting an evening of literary delights from poets & authors from around the 🌎 - all published by @othersidelitmag.bsky.social Feel free to eat your dinner or enjoy a 🍷 during this free online event. Register now! cityofsanctuary.org/events/poetr...

I'm pleased to contribute one of my poems written in my mother tongue and translated into English to the latest issue of @othersidelitmag.bsky.social, “Other Tongue Mother Tongue”. The book available online to purchase: othersideofhope.com/volume-42.html

🗣️ Voices from the Other Side of Hope: Writing as Activism Podcast ✊ m.soundcloud.com/artshumlaw/v... Hear from 4 refugee/migrant-background authors, including Palestinian-British academic & poet Dr Khawla Badwan’s (8:47-20:30) ❤️🍉 @uolappliedling.bsky.social @khawlabadwan.bsky.social

Meet the speakers for other tongue, mother tongue — join us Sat 26 April at Morocco Bound for a night of poetry + stories on migration, language & home. 7–9PM | Free | Booking via www.tickettailor.com/events/theot... #LondonEvent #BookLaunch #MigrantVoices #PoetryNight #Literature

TOMORROW we go live! Join us for the online launch of Other Tongue, Mother Tongue – a global poetry reading celebrating language, identity & migration. 24 Apr | 6–8 PM BST Live on IG & FB: @othersidelitmag #poetryevent #refugeevoices #OtherTongueMotherTongue

📖✍🏻✨The Winchester Poetry Prize returns for its tenth year—inviting bold, original voices from around the world. This is a powerful platform for stories that enchant, challenge, and reveal the soul. 📅 Deadline: 31 July 2025 🖋️ Open to all. Poems in English, up to 40 lines.

Join us for the London launch of other tongue, mother tongue! Readings & reflections on language + migration from the other side of hope’s editors & contributors. 26 Apr, 7PM @ Morocco Bound, SE1 3HB Free – book: www.tickettailor.com/events/theot... #RefugeeVoices #languages #london

Join us for the online launch of Other Tongue, Mother Tongue – a celebration of language, migration & poetry with 9 poets from around the world. 🗓️ 24 April | 6–8PM BST 📍 Online | Free 🎟️ Register: buytickets.at/theotherside... #TheOtherSideOfHope #RefugeeVoices #PoetryEvent

Other Tongue — Mother Tongue is here! 20 poems. 17 languages. 1 beautiful new edition. Our team is reading it in their favourite corners — from kitchen tables to riversides. Peek into our spaces & grab Vol. 4.2 now: othersideofhope.com/read%E2%80%9... #mothertongue #theothersideofhope

One Month Left—Submit Now! Submissions close 30 April 2025 (00:00 GMT). Don’t wait! 📖 Fiction & poetry: Refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants 📝 Non-fiction: Open to all (theme: migration) 🎨 Artwork: Refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants Submit: othersideofhope.com/submissions.html

This World Poetry Day, we're reflecting on this beautiful poem from Maryam Bham, published in @othersidelitmag.bsky.social . Exploring themes of identity, belonging and heritage, this is an important read in an increasingly complex world. ow.ly/7wZP50VmjZi

📢 Exciting Events This April! ✨ We’re hosting two launches for The Other Tongue Mother Tongue edition of the other side of hope, plus a reminder—submissions for our English edition close soon! More details next month—stay tuned! 📖✨ #RefugeeStories #migrantvoices #launch

Our latest print edition is here! ✨ Poetry in 17 languages, stunning artwork & powerful voices from around the world. Grab your copy now! 🔗 othersideofhope.com/volume-42.html #theothersideofhope #newissuealert #refugeeliterature #immigrantvoices #poetrycommunity #mustread

My latest article on 'Writing, and Exile' has been published by Pulse Magazine @writingeastmidlands.com : heyzine.com/flip-book/26...

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…

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

New edition of The Other Side of Hope, out now here: othersideofhope.com/vol-41-onlin... @othersidelitmag.bsky.social

Voices from the Other Side of Hope Join Amir Darwish, Loraine Masiya Mponela, Khawla Badwan & Ambrose Musiyiwa to discuss storytelling as activism. 📅 20 March 2025 (8 days to go!) 📍 Uni of Leicester, Attenborough Arts Centre 🎟 Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/literaryleicester/1539148

Happy Women’s Day! Today, we celebrate the strength, courage, and stories of migrant women who inspire us with their words and journeys. 💜✨📖 #InternationalWomensDay #MigrantVoices

I will be part of the literary Leicester festival this year with this great event on the 20th of March:

One month in—two months to go! ⏳ Submissions for The Other Side of Hope are open until April 30th! Fiction & poetry: For refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants. Non-fiction: Open to all. Artwork: For refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants. More info: othersideofhope.com/submissions-...

Ramadan Mubarak! 🌙✨ As Ramadan begins, The Other Side of Hope sends our warmest wishes to all during this special month. May this time of reflection, kindness, and togetherness bring you peace and countless blessings. #ramadammubarak #ramadankareem

Voices from the Other Side of Hope: Writing as Activism Join Amir Darwish, Loraine Masiya Mponela & Khawla Badwan as they discuss storytelling as activism. 📅 20 March 2025 📍 Uni of Leicester, Attenborough Arts Centre 🎟 Info & tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/liter...

@othersidelitmag.bsky.social launched its fourth issue at a special event hosted by SSP. Find out more about the magazine, the launch event and the readings delivered by Temitayo Olofinlua, @khawlabadwan.bsky.social and Daniela Nicolaescu: essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/ne...