Our head poetry editor Alice Eaves is hosting a workshop Dec. 9th! ‘Writing Our Roots’ invites novice and experienced writers alike to contemplate the meaning of home and place-making. More info at the link below, tickets available now! www.tickettailor.com/events/beyon...

Forest Publications is going to be at Edinburgh Zine Fair with some amazing zines that we've published over the past few years! Come check them out, whether to purchase or to say hello! More info on all vendors at edinburghzinefair.com or @typewronger.bsky.social! #ezf #edinburghzinefair #ezf2025

Reminder! Register for free to come hear some spooky readings next week at the Waverley! Or if you want to participate, sign up for the open mic on the day of! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spooky-rea... #ShadowsOnTheStage #openmic #livereading #prose #poetry #horror #genre #fantasy #scifi #spooky

Didn't get a chance to hear some of the stories from #ShadowsOnTheStage? We're having one more event on October 2 at the Waverley in Edinburgh! It's also an open mic - details on Eventbrite - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spooky-rea... hope to see you there!

BOOK FRINGE 2025: SECOND SLICE! We've got a bunch more events on this month, as part of the ALT Book Fringe which we are so proud to be a part of with our friends at @argonautbooks and @lighthousebks - check out our website for more details!

Reminder that this is happening in a week's time! Get your free tickets today!

Join us @typewronger.bsky.social for a live performance from the authors of 'Shadows on the Stage' on August 18! We're so excited to share our writers' incredible talent as a part of Book Fringe. Reserve your free ticket at www.eventbrite.com/e/shadows-on... #edinburghevents #bookfringe

#ShadowsOnTheStage is available to purchase at local Edinburgh bookstores. Now available at Toppings on Leith Walk! #toppingsedinburgh #anthology #genrefiction #prose #poetry

Check out C.H. Lei's story 'White Picket Smiles' as well as a wide variety of genre short stories and poetry in our latest anthology, Shadows on the Stage. Buy at the link below!

This past Wednesday, we launched our collection #ShadowsOnTheStage at the Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh. Thank you to everyone who joined us, but most of all our talented writers who made this collection possible! We're honoured to publish you! #anthology #shortstory #poetry #genre #prose #performance

Emily Arnold-Fernandez @emilyaf47.bsky.social (she/they) is a poet from California who resides in Scotland. Inspiration for 'After the Rescue' comes from a childhood love of the song 'Puff the Magic Dragon' to fairytales to the performances of femininity demanded of women. Read in #ShadowsOnTheStage

Claudia Wysocky (she/her) is a Polish writer and poet based in New York. 'Unfinished Exit' came to her when she was sitting at her desk in Poland while it rained. 'And just like that, it clicked, and I began writing,' she says. Read her work in #ShadowsOnTheStage and join us for our launch July 2!

Gabriel Munro (any pronouns) is a Canadian writer and composer. On ‘Tomorrows Problem’ they said, 'This was inspired by a chapter in my life…I was new to the big city and its queer scene. Elements of this story were plucked from one date.’ Find Gabriel at gabrielmunromusic.weebly.com/stories.html

Douglas Thompson (he/him) is an internationally published writer and poet. The inspiration for Fabian Dysart came to him in a dream, including the title, and he wrote it down when he woke up. Douglas is online at douglasthompson.wordpress.com or @glasgowsurrealist.bsky.social #ShadowsOnTheStage

Barlow Crassmont (he/him) is a writer who has lived in mutiple countries. His inspiration for 'Contemporary Companion' comes from people's over-dependency on their smart phones. You can find him on FB at www.facebook.com/profile.php?.... Read his work in #ShadowsOnTheStage out this month! #anthology

We're pleased to announce our launch date on July 2 at the Voodoo Rooms! Head over to book your ticket at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc... #booklaunch #anthology #performance #prose #poetry #shortfiction #shadowsonthestage #genre

We're so pleased to present the cover art for Shadows on the Stage, an upcoming #anthology featuring #genre #prose & #poetry centred around the theme of #performance. Designed by Salvor Solnes, the anthology will be out very soon! Launch details to be announced shortly!

R.M. McRitchie (she/her) is a Scottish speculative fiction writer. Her inspiration for 'The Audient Void' came from Antonin Artaud. 'I felt some of Artaud's writings about his theatre of cruelty sounded spookily close to cosmic horror.' #ShadowsOnTheStage #ShortStory #Genre #CosmicHorror #Anthology

Milly Sweeney (she/her) is a poet, playwright, and performer based in Glasgow. She wrote her poem while being involved in an all-female production of Macbeth. She says 'I was inspired by the treatment of female political leaders in Scotland, especially in comparison to their male counterparts.'

Sofia Reyes Valencia (she/her) is a queer Mexican-American writer. Her inspiration for 'Witching Hour Radio' comes from the classic Mexican radio show, La Mano Peluda. Sofia is currently raising money for her niece's cancer treatment. If you would like to learn more, please visit gofund.me/86fed91e

Oh hey, that’s me. Someone liked something I wrote enough for it to be in an anthology! If you like (reading about) toxic and performative friendships, stay tuned! #booksky #sff #horror

We're so excited to be at Cymera this weekend! Please be sure to stop by the Creators Hall to say hello and check out some of our zines and merchandise available to purchase! #genre #genrefiction

C. H. Lei (he/him) @hpl0veshack.bsky.social is a writer originally from San Francisco who now lives in a forest on an island. On his inspiration for 'White Picket Smiles' he says: 'Sometimes you reconnect with friends you haven't seen in a awhile, and they're very different from what you remember.'

Fiona Black (she/her) is poet and playwright living in the highlands of Scotland. Her inspiration for 'A Volunteer Calls' came from a home for young unmarried mothers in Glasgow. Read her work in #ShadowsOnTheStage, soon to be released this summer! #shortstory #anthology #genre #fiction #performance

Vampires enter the fray in Love Bite by Lis Maestrelo (she/her) in #ShadowsOnTheStage! Her story comes from growing up in Brazil in the '90s. 'AIDS was a heavily stigmatized topic. HIV-positive people were painted as the devil. One day, watching Blade, my story about stigmatized vampires was born.'

Olivia Thomakos (She/Her) is a teacher and writer from Ohio. On her poem Sonata Form, she says 'I love the idea of the body being holy. There is a saying that the body is a temple. I like the idea of the body being a space for life, music, joy, creation.' Read her work in #ShadowsOnTheStage #Poetry

Marco Etheridge (He/Him) is a writer based in Vienna. His inspiration for 'Splinters' (which you can read in #ShadowsOnTheStage) came while imagining an image of Pinocchio onstage doing a one-man show in a tawdry theatre. He's online at marcoetheridgefiction.com and facebook.com/SerialZtheNovel

@journalingirl.bsky.social Lily M. Frenette (She/They) is a writer & artist originally from Minnesota. She lives in Edinburgh and is the founder of Alba Writing Club. The inspiration for their story 'An Amputation' came to them from a dream. Read it in #ShadowsOnTheStage #anthology #shortstory

Megan Nicholls (she/her) is a writer in the North East of England. Her inspiration for 'The Fairies of the Forest' came from a prompt to write a story from the perspective of a non-human life form. Megan said, 'It gave me a chance to try something new while giving it my own spin.' #ShadowsOnTheStage

Bob Beagrie's poem 'On the Road' will be featured in #ShadowsOnTheStage! Bob (he/him) is a published poet living in Middlesbrough. His inspiration for this piece came from the Hand of Glory relic in the Whitby Museum's collection. You can find Bob at bobbeagrie.co.uk or facebook.com/bbbeagrie

Eleanor McMahon (she/her) is a queer Scottish writer and actor based in Edinburgh. Her inspiration for 'Mina' came from watching a documentary about fungi and how she found it equally fascinating and terrifying. Read her in #ShadowsontheStage, out this summer! #shortstory #anthology #eleanormcmahon

Jo Marjoribanks (she/her) is a Scottish writer working in publishing. Says Jo, 'I have two chronic illnesses and long-term mental health issues. This story explores how it feels to live with the isolation of those things and the desire for escape.' #shortstory #shadowsonthestage #anthology

Kicking off Shadows on the Stage (out this summer!) is Emry Beattie (he/him). Emry is a poet and author from Glasgow. The inspiration for his poem came from the mythical beast called the Nuckelavee, a terrifying creature from the Shetland Isles #poet #anthology #shadowsonthestage #forestpublications

As the launch of Shadows on the Stage approaches (official date to be announced shortly!) we're going to begin showcasing the brilliant writers featured. Over the next few weeks, we will unveil the wonderful stories and poems that you can expect to read.

Shadows on the Stage is nearing completion, and we can't wait to share it with you! Stay tuned for some exciting news coming in the next few weeks ✨

Creators Hall table bookings are now open! Calling all artists, comic book makers, writers, publishers and other creators: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/creator-tabl...

We are hard at work on our next project, an anthology of horror, fantasy, and science fiction short stories and poetry. Centred around the theme of performance, Shadows on the Stage is set to be published mid-2025. We can't wait to share the work of some very talented writers from around the world!

#Cymera2025 Early Bird Weekend Passes are available online until 1st April! Whether you are joining us in-person or online, our weekend pass gives you access to all our panels, plus early booking access and access to all our recordings: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/weekend-pass...

Next week our March #Screenwriting #salon sees @nadinebrito.bsky.social chatting to @macpherzone.bsky.social creator of the Amazon Prime series 'The Rig' discussing writing for the screen and how it came to be developed - free tickets and more info www.edinburghliterarysalon.org/post/next-sa...

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