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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

We're finally opening submissions for Vol. IV, Issue 1 of ionosphere, set to appear in January. We are now accepting art submissions, and he have updated our submission guidelines accordingly. Head over to our website and submit using our submission form! ampliconpress.com/submit-to-io...

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We are now accepting poetry, essay, and, for the first time, art submissions on the topic of technology, science, and society for issue 7 (January) of our literary journal, ionosphere.

See our guidelines (link in our bio) for more details.

www.ampliconpress.com/submit-to-ionosphere"

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

We finally released the print version of ionosphere's Vol III, Issue 2. It can now be ordered directly on our own webshop (mobile only, desktop coming soon) and, alternatively, through Amazon. The digital version remains free to download through our webshop!

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

ionosphere Vol III Issue 2 (digital) is here! It can currently be downloaded for free as an EPUB and PDF from our webshop. The print version will be released in mid-August! Read works by @Johannah.bsky.social, @foreverasheley.bsky.social, @lenaozge.bsky.social, @steverinod.bsky.social, and others!

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Last weekend to submit your STEM poetry and essays for our July issue!

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"Last weekend to submit

Send us your poetry and essays on the topic of technology, science, and society for issue 6 (July) of our literary journal, ionosphere.
Note our updated AI policy and upcoming publication changes!

closing
31.05.2026"

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Changes are coming - we are moving in every sense of the word!

Changes ahead!

We have recently started the process of moving operations from the UK to Canada. At the same time, we are tackling our long-standing action item concerning our overreliance on Amazon’s printing and sales infrastructure.
We have already taken the first step by moving our digital media to our own online store, where purchase now includes both the PDF and EPUB versions for direct download.
We are currently evaluating several printing providers in order to continue offering a printed version of our journal. We expect to publish and distribute the forthcoming issue of ionosphere (Vol III Issue 2) independently of Amazon and gradually make back issues available the same way.
What this means:
- After June 1st, our journal (digital and print) will no longer be available on Amazon. This includes future, current, and previous issues.
- There will be a transition period in which back issues are only available for digital purchase.
- The price for print issues and shipping is expected to increase; however, details depend on the yet to be decided on printing solution.
- Prices will now be communicated in Canadian dollars instead of British pounds.

We thank everyone for their continued support as we implement these changes.

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

2 weeks left to submit your poetry and essays to be considered for the July issue of ionosphere!

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"2 weeks left: We are now accepting poetry and essay submissions on the topic of technology, science, and society for issue 6 (July) of our literary journal, ionosphere. See our guidelines (link in our bio) for more details.
Note our updated AI policy!"

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

With our January issue out, we're ready to accept submissions for our July issue! Submit before May31st if you have any poems or essays fitting our STEM + Society theme. Link in bio.

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floating, light orange jellyfish superimposed. The text reads:

"Submissions open!
We are now accepting poetry and essay submissions on the topic of
technology, science, and society for issue 6 (July) of our literary
journal, ionosphere. See our guidelines (link in our bio) for more
details.
Note our updated AI policy!

www.ampliconpress.com/submit-to-ionosphere"

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Issue 5 of the literary journal ionosphere is now available on Amazon! Read poetry and essays by @fadingbetty.bsky.social, @bigjosh84.bsky.social, @zoomburst.substack.com, @misshalcyon.bsky.social, @suzannafitzpatrick.bsky.social, and many others.

The post features an image of the cover of the literary journal
ionosphere superimposed on an image of a white single-use plastic bag.
The journal cover contains a picture of two superimposed images of a
kelp forest and a high-domed building with many windows, and two
colorful bars framing it. The title is written in white at the top.
Below the image of the book cover, a font reads "ionosphere Vol III
Issue 1", and above, a font reads "available now".

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Chill Subs holds its 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! If you enjoy ionosphere, please cast your vote for us. Polling remains open until December 7th. Head over to www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag-awards and vote for your 5 favorite mags!

on a pale background, the word Chill Subs appears in bold lettering. Superimposed is a call to action in colorful writing: "3rd annual chill subs community favorites - best lit mag awards. Vote for ionosphere by December 7th"
Below, the URL to the contest is listed: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag-awards

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Our #pushcartnominee Jamie Manias earned their MFA in Poetry from Bowling Green State University. Living on the autism spectrum as a trans person informs their poetry, which has appeared in Rat’s Ass Review, Kingfisher, and t’ART, to name a few.

Superimposed on an angular, dark staircase is a box with a blurry dark background and the following text:
“Renewable Teeth
Once I drank a milkshake so hard I lost an incisor.
Once I licked a cuspid off during a sermon
and held it in my mouth until the “peace be with you”s,
when I offered it in my palm to my mother
who took my whole hand with habit
and flinched and dropped my bone
on the pew, like a saint’s, once.”
The author is credited as Jamie Manias, the poem was originally published in ionosphere Vol II Issue 2, p.10

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Our #pushcartnominee Hannah Frey is a left-handed poet, in the habit of regarding and archiving the world around her. She is a recipient of the Ollie A. & J.O. Heskett Graduate Fellowship and is currently the acting Art Editor of her university’s literature journal.

Superimposed on a large, well-lit spiral staircase is a box with a blurry maritime background and the following text:
“When I Am Placid, Handle with Care or Die at Sea
Presently, I am all mirrors and angles
While waiting on you to tell our story
As I know it to be, how it entangles”
The author is credited as Hannah Frey, the poem was originally published in ionosphere Vol II Issue 2, p.11

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Our #pushcartnominee Len Slatest’s poems were published in Bards Annual, Creations magazine, Eastern Sea Bards, and (upcoming in 2025) Bulb Culture Collective. He won a small cash award for his fictional piece “Unalterable Decision in Munich”, published in Sound Waves.

Superimposed on a light spiral staircase in black-and-white is a box with a blurry background and the following text:
“As Many Days as You Have
Sold down the sludgy river of broken dishwashers
and his own ruptured future
he sails on the pestilent wreckage of our lives
discharging into a stagnant stygian lagoon
of lead, nickel, cadmium
binding to his cells, his being
one day shutting him down
On Earth’s last day
when it heaves its final gasp
we’ll be selling things to each other”
The author is credited as Len Slatest, the poem was originally published in ionosphere Vol II Issue 1, p.34-35

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Our #pushcartnominee Nicholas Grooms is a poet, writer and musician. He has been published in Suburban Witchcraft and others, but he is best known for his work creating music for the Kansas City Chiefs. He currently resides in Austin, TX where he focuses on being the best father he can possibly be.

Superimposed on a section of a well-lit spiral staircase is a box with a blurry floral background and the following text:
“How Do You Walk a Walkman?
I step to the invisible podium, ready to recite
the riot act from cover to close;
part keynote speaker
and part snake oil salesman
ranting at the open sky”
The author is credited as Nicholas Grooms, the poem was originally published in ionosphere Vol II Issue 1, p.14-16

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Our #pushcartnominee Laura Webb is a junior doctor whose work explores themes of illness and healing, folklore and ecology. Her previous projects include initiatives to bring art into hospitals. She co-edits the sci-poetry journal Consilience and is currently studying an MA in Writing Poetry.

Superimposed on an industrial-looking spiral staircase is a box with a blurry human-shaped figure on a dark background and the following text:
“Hostile Architecture
Studs to punctuate doorway-sleepers.
Windowsill spikes. Benches slanted, or sliced
by armrests. There will be no pity
for the softness of a human body.”
The author is credited as Laura Webb, the poem was originally published in ionosphere Vol II Issue 2, p.41

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Last day to submit your poetry or essay to our #litmag ionosphere!

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Our #pushcartnominee Ed Ruzicka’s third book of poems, Squalls (Kelsay Books), was released in March. Ed’s poems have appeared in the Atlanta Review and the Chicago Literary Review among others. Ed is the president of the Poetry Society of Louisiana and lives with his wife, Renee, in Baton Rouge.

Superimposed on an elegant, dark spiral staircase is a box with a blurry background and the following text:
“Gambusia and More
Then, a white coat at the U of LA, Laf. noticed
that when our good Gambusia, let loose amidst raw sewage,
start gobbling up poo bits along with skeeter yuk,
their hormones change. The fish flip from
having tucked-in girl parts to sporting boy parts—
a thing less uncommon in the finny fish world
than Bible thumpers like to ever learn or hear. ”

The author is credited as Ed Ruzicka, the poem was originally published in ionosphere Vol II Issue 1, p.6-7

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Autumn is coming to a close, and so is our current submission period! There is still time to send us your poetry or essay to be featured in the 5th issue of our lit mag ionosphere, to be released in January. Submit your work by next Sunday (November 30) to be considered!

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Note our updated AI policy!" Below, the closing date is stated as 30.11.2025 and the link to the submission page is given as www.ampliconpress.com/submit-to-ionosphere

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

We apologize to those who attempted to submit their work after November 1st. The submission form was closed prematurely. The submission window is indeed still open until the end of the month (November 30)! Thanks to the author who alerted us to the error.

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

One month left to submit your science- or technology-themed #poetry or #essay to our #litmag ionosphere! Find our submission guidelines in the link in our profile. ionosphere appears twice a year in print and as an ebook. Submission deadline: November 30, 2025.

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Note our updated AI policy!". The closing date "30.11.2025" and a website address are also included.

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Submissions for ionosphere Vol. III Issue 1 are OPEN! Writing about STEM, medicine or society? Submit your poem or essay today! Note our new "no AI whatsoever" policy in the sub guidelines

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"We are currently accepting poetry and essay submissions on the topic of technology, science, and society for issue 5 of our literary journal, ionosphere. See our guidelines (link in our bio) for more details.

Note our updated AI policy!"
The submission deadline is shown as 30th of November 2025 and the link to the submission guidelines is given as www.ampliconpress.com/submit-to-ionosphere"

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Issue 4 of the literary journal ionosphere is now available on Amazon! Read poetry and essays by clarebryden.bsky.social, JeannieMarschall.bksy.social, steverinod.bsky.social, suzannafitzpatrick.bsky.social, and many others

The post features an image of the cover of the literary journal ionosphere on a black background sprinkled with gold flecks. The journal cover contains a picture of two superimposed images of a corner in an abandoned house with graffiti and spray cans and Antelope Canyon, and two colorful bars framing it. The title is written in white at the top. Below the image of the book cover, a font reads "ionosphere Vol II Issue 2", and above, a font reads "available now".

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Can't help but flex how perfectly the Pride🌈 flag and our logo go together 🎉 We encourage #LGBTQIA+ writers to submit to our #litmag ionosphere until June 15th for Issue 4! Read more about our commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice on our website (link in bio).

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

New submission deadline for our #litmag ionosphere. Submit your poetry or essay about #science, #technology, the #environment or #humanity by June 15th. Submission link in bio!

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The deadline for journal submissions has been extended!
Take your time and submit your best work for our ongoing science, environment, and technology theme!
Deadline: 15.06.2025"

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Less than one month left to submit your science- or technology-themed #poetry or #essay to our #litmag ionosphere! ionosphere appears twice a year in print and as an ebook, and we feature new and established authors from all over the world. Link and guidelines in bio 🔬

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Submit your #poetry and #essays on the topics of #technology, #science, #medicine, and the #environment to our literary journal ionosphere! The submission period for Vol II Issue 2 is now open until May 31st, 2025.

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"Submissions open
We are currently accepting poetry and essay submissions on the topic of our technological society, science, and the built and natural environment for issue 4 of our literary journal, ionosphere. See our guidelines (link in our bio) for more details. "
The closing date is mentioned as May 31st, 2025.

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

In honour of World Women's Day, ionosphere contributor Alla Turovskaya has released her powerful poetry collection "I Am the Start And the End". The book features the poem "On the Other Edge of Technology", which earned her a Pushcart nomination! Get your copy now in paperback or e-book on Amazon.

The image features a desolate beach in brown tones with part of Alla's poem superimposed. The excerpt reads:
"I live in a tent.
I do not have money to rent
a house, a room, or a flat,
so, I live in a tent on a beach
with my baby."

Below, the author's name, Alla Turovskaya, and the title of the poem, On the Other Edge of Technology, are printed and at the bottom the name of Alla's poetry collection, I Am the Start And the End, and the place of first publication, ionosphere Vol I Issue 2, are displayed.

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

If you are looking for a home for your particularly nerdy writing, consider submitting to our literary mag ionosphere. The submission period for Vol II Issue 2 is now open until May 31st, 2025.

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"Submissions open
We are currently accepting poetry and essay submissions on the topic of our technological society, science, and the built and natural environment for issue 4 of our literary journal, ionosphere. See our guidelines (link in our bio) for more details. "
The closing date is mentioned as May 31st, 2025.

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Issue 3 of the literary journal ionosphere is now available on Amazon! Read poetry and essays by @jlyocum.com, Sam Prestianni, William J. Joel, Yasmeen Amro, Tamsin Chennel, and others.

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Amplicon Press @ampliconpress.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Hi everyone! We are Amplicon Press - a small indie publisher! We publish our #literaryjournal ionosphere twice a year. Your work might be a good fit if you write #poems or #essays about #science, #tech, #medicine or similar! Next deadline: TODAY!

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