Ah, 2025. Not the greatest. TBQH what keeps me going are my little projects--the opportunity to read and write. I got to engage with some great and important books this year. On Immediacy (and being Very Online):

The Centre for Uses of Literature at the University of Southern Denmark is inviting applications for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 (MSCA-PF). www.sdu.dk/en/forskning... @bacls.bsky.social @c21literature.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social

A fascinating-sounding special issue edited by one of our esteemed advisory board

An interview with @randongenerator.bsky.social and @sandropology.bsky.social, the guest editors of our latest issue 'Novel Media / Media Novel' 👩🏽‍💻🧑🏽‍💻👨🏽‍💻 c21.openlibhums.org/news/873/

@randongenerator.bsky.social and I did a little something over the last few years 👀🥳

An interview with @randongenerator.bsky.social and @sandropology.bsky.social, the guest editors of our latest issue 'Novel Media / Media Novel' 👩🏽‍💻🧑🏽‍💻👨🏽‍💻 c21.openlibhums.org/news/873/

a new monograph by one of our fabulous advisory board ☺️

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a new monograph by one of our fabulous advisory board ☺️

We're hiring! We have 2 jobs advertised: Library Engagement Lead and Operations Manager, deadline Tues 6 January 2026. Links: openjournalscollective.org/static/engag... openjournalscollective.org/static/opera... Come work for a major new international organisation funding #openaccess publishing!

Another one of our team has a book out! Congratulations Melissa!

“A poignant appraisal of readers’ quest to find intimacy with the authors they love.” @kdclewin.bsky.social’s forthcoming The Writer’s Room (Feb. 17, 2026) earned a positive review in @publisherswkly.bsky.social. Read the full review here:

Some of you may know that I curate a huge reading list if Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It is not up to date… Please comment if you identify as Palestinian, or if you know of something that should be in the list! Please share for visibility. soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...

Sharing this again - deadline tomorrow! We'd love to hear from you

Opinion: Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing. Another one of our most-read articles over the last week. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

I'm honored to have my article, "Counterfactuals and the Tumblr Aesthetic: Allegories of Reading in _Frankenstein_ and _The Locked Tomb_" included in this special issue!

graphic designers are essential and under-appreciated!! huge thanks to @sjzavala.bsky.social for helping us with our most recent cover.

Universities want new business models, not just discounts. As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Thrilled to announce our new issue, Novel Media/Media Novel, edited by Dong Xia and Sandro Eich: c21.openlibhums.org/issue/1286/i...

In conjunction with @bacls.bsky.social, we are looking for some proposals for panels at BAAS and MSA! Read more here:

In conjunction with @bacls.bsky.social, we are looking for some proposals for panels at BAAS and MSA! Read more here:

One of our reviews editors @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social has a book out! Congratulations Denise!

as a smaller, digital-only journal that is diamond open access and charges no author-processing fees (thanks @openlibhums.org!), we can promise that we will be able to make a decision about your submission much faster than traditional print journals.

We've refreshed out author guidelines for submissions to our journal, including new guidance for anyone looking to submit an interview. We'd love to hear from you! c21.openlibhums.org/site/authorg...

one of the ironies of the push for open access in the uk is that article processing charges mean actual open access publishing is ever more unaffordable and ever more restricted to wealthy institutions, and basically impossible for colleagues between contracts. open indeed!

As part of the @openlibhums.org C21 never charges authors processing charges. One of the many positives of open access publishing

Delighted to be a new Advisory Board Member for @c21literature.bsky.social. More about this most excellent journal can be found here: c21.openlibhums.org/site/about/

New publication in @c21literature.bsky.social > “The Novel, Recycled: On Tom Comitta’s The Nature Book (2023)” by Michael Kalisch. Read it here: doi.org/10.16995/c21...

Latest article up in the @c21literature.bsky.social Vol. 12, No. 1 (Spring–Summer 2025) issue is Kathryn Hume on Ben Aaronovitch's _Rivers of London_: 'Magic and Power: Ben Aaronovitch’s Multi-Level Approach' c21.openlibhums.org/article/id/9... ✨✨✨

doing a retrospective on @c21literature.bsky.social at our @bacls.bsky.social roundtable this week so i thought i’d party like it’s 2009 and make a wordcloud of the journal’s most frequently discussed authors

Some @bacls.bsky.social #WHN25 Stirling conference snapshots in anticipation of the @c21literature.bsky.social roundtable: The Century at 25, which I‘m a part of with @alicebennett.bsky.social , @keeblearin.bsky.social @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social @olihaslam.bsky.social . There’s a conference deer 🦌!

Our Exec Director, @theblochian.bsky.social, will be speaking at the Open Science & Scholarship Festival 2025! She’ll join others to discuss the new @ojcollective.bsky.social, a community-led, no-APC #OA alternative to big deals and TAs. 📅 More info & registration: www.openlibhums.org/news/816/

🔊C21 are excited to be commissioning a series of new review essays! Check out the suggestion of topics and titles in this thread and get in touch via email or DM our review editors (@heyitsdenisew.bsky.social and @olihaslam.bsky.social) if you’d like to review any of these recent publications!📖

C21 Literature: Journal of 21st-Century Writings (@c21literature.bsky.social) is seeking a new Editor to join its team! Join a leading journal in 21st-century #LiteraryStudies Start Date: May 2025 Apply by: 22 April 2025 🔗 Full details: c21.openlibhums.org/...#LiteraryStudies #C21Literature @bacls.bsky.social

Editing this article by Daisy Alice Powell - a definitive analysis of 'Up Lit' for @c21literature.bsky.social - was so enriching. Essential reading! c21.openlibhums.org/article/id/1...

Delighted my article on The Scottish Network Novel in @c21literature.bsky.social is now up! Open access and everything! I'm pretty pleased with this one. c21.openlibhums.org/article/id/1...

I reviewed Carolin Gebauer's Making Time: World Construction in the Present-Tense Novel. Check out the Spring issue of C21 Literature below:

New issue of @c21literature.bsky.social, Volume 12, Issue 1 (Spring 2025) is out now! Featuring articles and reviews on #C21Literature writings Read it here: c21.openlibhums.org/issue/1419/i... @bacls.bsky.social

Congrats, it's a stunning article! We're so pleased to be able to publish it #diamond #OpenAccess thanks to @openlibhums.bsky.social .

We have a brilliant new issue for you! Vol. 12, No. 1 (Spring 2025) is now available: c21.openlibhums.org/issue/1419/i.... There are new articles on peripheral readings of poetry, the Scottish Network Novel, the new sub-genre of up-lit & reviews. Plus more articles coming soon! #OpenAccess #AcaSky

📣 🚨 C21 Literature: Journal of 21st-Century Writings / @c21literature.bsky.social seeks a new editor! Join a leading journal in 21st-century #LiteraryStudies. Term starts May 2025. 📅 Deadline: 22 April 2025. More info: c21.openlibhums.org/news/793/ #C21Literature @bacls.bsky.social

Hiya BlueSky! We've got a cracking special issue on Ali Smith which features an interview with Ali Smith, published in December 2024: c21.openlibhums.org/issue/901/in.... Check it out, if you haven't already had a chance! #AcademicSky #BookSky #Literature #OpenAccess @bacls.bsky.social