@theblcklst.bsky.social Also should we submit the whole manusript, or just excerpts?

@theblcklst.bsky.social Are we allowed to list two manuscripts, or just submit one?

🪶Augurians! Augur Issue 8.3 is NOW LIVE! 🎉 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site! Inside you'll find... 🌲 glowing red eyes deep within a forest 🧜‍♀️ the price of revenge from sirens 🫐 a berry world of grief and awe & so much more! 🔗 Link in bio! More details below 👀⬇️

Our friends @poetryschool.bsky.social are launching a new workshop series! First Steps is a Beginners’ series designed to support you getting started with writing poetry in a friendly and accessible way, led by poet Isabelle Baafi. The next session is on Tuesday 14 July.

Got music? New or Old we want your submissions for play on untidyradio.com see form in post below. Any genre, any style. If you want to suggest music or have a show in mind email us on [email protected] #newreleases get them in early. #music #musicsky

Does anyone know of any open calls for submissions for short plays? I’ve written a play and would love to find festivals, theaters, competitions, or literary journals currently accepting short works. Any recommendations would be deeply appreciated. Thank you so much! #Playwriting #Playwright

Does anyone know of any open calls for submissions for short plays? I’ve written a play and would love to find festivals, theaters, competitions, or literary journals currently accepting short works. Any recommendations would be deeply appreciated. Thank you so much! #Playwriting

"Spring in Babylon" is coming. So honoured to be published in @thestripesmag — stay tuned! stripesliterarymagazine.weebly.com #Poetry #PoetryIsNotDead #NewWork #IranianPoet #LitMag #WritingCommunity

@suejohns.bsky.social on @zoebrooks.bsky.social's 'Something in Nothing', finds an 'assured storyteller whose work is steeped in the oral tradition' and fairy tales reimagined. Read the review here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/sue-johns-re... #InkSweatandTears #Review

In this essay, Deepa Bhasthi defends untranslatability, the intentional choice to not translate text, as a necessary practice. She draws on Kannada words that feel too complex or hyperlocal to be translated into a single English word. buff.ly/lS11LRS

Rwandan writer @beataumubyeyim.bsky.social is critically acclaimed in the French-speaking world; her work significantly contributes to the literature on witnessing genocide in Rwanda and beyond. She speaks here with Zoë Norridge about her early reading influences and more.

Happy birthday Stevie Wonder! 🎹🎶🩵🎤 #steviewonder

Why Writing Stories For Children is So Much Harder Than Writing Stories For Adults https://lithub.com/why-writing-stories-for-children-is-so-much-harder-than-writing-stories-for-adults/ via @literaryhub.bsky.social #kidlit

My bachelor’s degree in a nutshell. 😆

TINT NONFICTION // Aizhan Yesbolatova is a Kazakhstani writer. Writing in English as her third language, she explores cultural belonging, motherhood in displacement, and identity from a Central Asian perspective. Read her essay at tintjournal.com/essay/the-bi.... Art: Benjamin Malay

Yoseline Hoffman Badui, known professionally as YosStop, is a Mexican YouTuber, internet personality, actress, and entrepreneur. She gained fame in… Read More: Yoseline Hoffman Biography: Parents, Awards, Movies, Height, Ethnicity, Age, YouTube, Husband

Robin Lindsay Wilson's ekphrastic poem 'Miss Betina Wauchope Disappears' explores painting as an act of erasure. The poem is in response to the painting ‘Interior: Orange Blind’ by FCB Cadell. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/robin-lindsa... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submissions #Ekphrasis

A beautiful day in Benalmádena sharing stories, books, and time with young readers and fellow authors. Huge thanks to Letras B for bringing it all together. www.instagram.com/reels/DYRdVY.... #VidaDeEscritor #EncuentrosLiterarios #BookCommunity #Autores #Literatura. #LetrasB #EventosCulturales

My poem 'The Iranian' is published in @pentoprint.org's Monday Moments! On borrowed lands, orange blossom, exile, and the ground that claims us back. Written from Benalmádena — where Andalusia smells like Iran. pentoprint.org/monday-momen... #WritingCommunity #IranianDiaspora

What if southern Spain has its own hidden creatures… and we just stopped looking? Cryptids of Andalusia 👇 www.espritsud.es/actualites/c... #andalucia #spain #folklore #cryptids #mythology #mystery

Col Fleetwood's 'Muckle Flugga', takes the reader on a rocky and picturesque journey along the Scottish island. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/col-fleetwood/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submission #MuckleFlugga

Deadline May 15: The May Challenge from Glossy Planet: History Repeating Submit unpublished poetry or prose about "patterns of conflict at any scale: personal, interpersonal, or global". Win $1,000 & pub. Fee: $10 (add $10 to receive feedback). https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/glossy-planet-5JGJ9

Deadline May 1: Amazon Literary Partnership No fee to apply - "supports nonprofit literary organizations that empower writers to create, publish, learn, teach, experiment, and thrive". https://apply.amazonliterarypartnership.com/submit/351915/2026-amazon-literary-partnership-grant-application

Read two new poems by London-based poet Hasti, weaving together influences from Hafez to alternative hip-hop, Black poetry, and Iranian cinema. Titled 'Future-La' and 'Yek Atash', these vulnerable poems see the speaker absorbing unfathomable turbulent change.

Morning friends. There are still those amongst us that need to wake up.

Literature builds dialogue and deepens understanding. Seeing my book begin to do that even before publication feels incredibly meaningful. www.instagram.com/reel/DXbrtbb... #dialogue #understanding #literaturematters #storytelling

I'm pleased to share that my short story, "The Meddling," will be included in Flame Tree Publishing's Myths, Gods & Immortals: Gilgamesh anthology, scheduled for release in September 2026. The collection includes a foreword by Enrique Jiménez and an introduction by Emily H. Wilson. #FlameTreePress

I’m delighted to share that my short story, “The Golden Kurdish Dress,” has been published by Twisted Tongue Press. Grateful to be part of a space that celebrates bold and diverse voices. twistedtonguepress.com/nonfiction/t... #amwriting #writerlife #writingcommunity #shortstory

Thrilled to share — my prose piece Layla Sabourian is published and featured in Ink Sweat & Tears, one of the UK's finest literary journals. Being featured here means so much. 🖤 inksweatandtears.co.uk/layla-sabourian/ #IranianWriter #InkSweatAndTears #Published #LaylaSabourian #IranianWomen

So grateful to the International English Book Club for choosing The Day That Changed Everything anthology — and for taking the time to share such generous, thoughtful feedback on my story Red Tulips. #WritingCommunity #ShortStory #BookClub #RedTulips #AnthologyLife #IranianWriter #AmReading

This life writing piece from @alexmormoris.bsky.social – shortlisted for the 2024 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize – reflects on Jamaican diasporic experience and Windrush history, punctuated by the music of Tom Jones. The 2025 Prize is open for entries until 30 June.

Ark Ramsay's Life Writing piece – shortlisted for last year's Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize – immerses itself in a knotty quest to 'outpace gender'. buff.ly/K3gcyWA

Daniel Hill's poem 'Pollarding', a form of tree management, seems to be told from the perspective of the uppermost branches as they witness the actions of their caregiver/ arborist. inksweatandtears.co.uk/daniel-hill/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submission #Pollarding

I just published this piece about Iran: a place that never really leaves you, no matter how far you go. This one is personal. inksweatandtears.co.uk/layla-sabour... #War #WarInIran #GlobalConflict #Geopolitics #ForeignPolicy #Intervention #MilitaryConflict

Just found this contest and it looks interesting: tinyurl.com/wdwcon8 No entry fee, just words. Anyone else entering?

"The reality on the ground is our political freedoms and civil liberties are dwindling, and our capacity for dissent and activism has been stifled." New today: "No Free Labor for Authoritarians: Censorship and Dissent in Singapore" by Kirsten Han (@kirstenhan.com) adimagazine.com/articles/no-...

Just under a week left to submit to Adi's fiction open call! Submissions are free, and are open until March 31, 2026, so send your stories soon! We pay $500 per accepted short story. Read the guidelines and send us your work here: adimagazine.submittable.com/submit

Très heureuse de partager la publication de mon premier article dans Esprit Sud: « La poésie, ce fil d’or qui traverse les siècles et les cultures » Une réflexion qui me tient particulièrement à cœur. www.espritsud.es/actualites/c... #poesie #ecriture #publication

Are you a writer considering indy publishing? You might want to join us this Tue, when Amy Durant @savingbooks.bsky.social of UK-based Sapere Books @saperebooks.bsky.social will share an insider's view. Online and free. #writingcommunity #amwriting www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1984226760...

The Málaga Writers Group is back! Weekly sessions with discussion & workshopping to grow your craft & build community. Share your work, get feedback, make friends. All writers welcome! #MálagaWriters #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #CreativeWriting www.instagram.com/reels/DVrEfz...

On #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate strength & progress — but let's remember women & girls where basic freedoms are still denied: Iran, Afghanistan, and beyond. Any ideology that justifies oppressing women must be questioned and changed. #FreedomForWomen