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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 30m

Bristol poetry lovers, a week from Friday come join me to hear three great debut poets at @bookhaus.bsky.social! Please share, and book your tickets here: bookhausbristol.com/events/#e161...

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 31m

Hello, short story lovers! A student of mine would like to find stories that address mid-life crises, especially crises of direction/career/life choices. Please share!

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Suzanne (writing as S A Greene) @sagreene1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A plea to Lit mags - please check the stories you select for AI. I've been putting some with some 'tells' through Pangram and some highly prestigious lit mags have recently published stories with percentages of suspected AI, including one that is 100% AI!!! #AIslop

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Suzanne (writing as S A Greene) @sagreene1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Writers, if, like me, you're proud of your non-AI work, when you share a new story, maybe you could share your Pangram result too?

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Poetry folk: I'm trying to find an essay I believe John Burnside wrote about American poetry, including Jorie Graham and Brigit Pegeen Kelly. I think it appeared in Poetry Review, but I've been unable to find it so far. @jntod.bsky.social @nemoloris.bsky.social

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Sarah Gambito's "The Puppy" from Delivered (Persea Books, 2009)

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"That dream where Marianne said she’d found a reference to one of my stories in a Roland Barthes essay" by Ali McGrane @alimcg.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/08/31/m...

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https://fictivedream.com/2026/08/31/microfiction-72/

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hello, Bristol! Want to come to a fishy poetry reading? Come along to The Fish Shop tomorrow night for readings by me, Kaycee Hill, and Kate Noakes--free! And it'd be great if you'd share this, too. @bristol247.bsky.social

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The National Association of Writers in Education has launched its first flash fiction competition in conjunction with its annual conference, details: bit.ly/4gS0OTZ

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🚨 MAIL VOTING The rule makes officials upload your name and address to a postal portal before you can receive a ballot. That's the fight. Not fraud—a list. Send your letter before Thursday's hearing. Congress can strike this down. 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Tell Congress: Protect our use of voting by mail and voting machines

Contact Congress today!

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🚨 YOSEMITE Lincoln protected that valley in 1864, in the middle of the Civil War. Write your member of Congress today. 162 years comes down to how many letters land this week. 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway

Contact Congress today!

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Bristol folk, I'm reading with lovely poets Kate Noakes and Kaycee Hill on the 16th, and it's free! Please share.

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Kendra, spooky version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I'd love to talk to academics who've done work in TV/film/cultural studies for a new project I'm embarking on.... Please share.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/08/2026

This stopped me in my tracks. An independent study by @qmul.bsky.social has found that after ULEZ was introduced, children’s lungs grew faster in Central London and have now caught up with children outside of the capital. Incredible.

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Who wants to write prose poems? Come join me--and please share! thewritingschool.co.uk/introducing-...

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 08/08/2026

Climate denial is getting louder. Reality is getting harder to ignore. When parks are brown, rivers are shrinking and firefighters are battling blazes across the globe, governments must accelerate climate action, not slow it down.

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This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq Khan

Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

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Anika Carpenter @stillsquirrel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This month's Art & Flash digestif, with art-inspired writing prompts and art-related recommendations, is here. 🔗 mailchi.mp/12b82164dce6...

Folded pink paper with the text - July’s Art & Flash digestif ‘crazy’ women and camping (kinda)
There are paint strokes and blotches on the paper

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Theo Priestley @theopriestley.net · 22/07/2026

Writers

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

ICE killed a Colombian man. He was legally authorized to work. His wife and 3-year-old daughter were in the car when ICE fired at least 5 times. He was not their target. Agents wore no body cameras. This is fascism. Prepare: PAXIS.app Keep it free: GoFundMe.com/PAXIS

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Statements/remarks about the poetic line? I'm not looking for essays but declarations or provocations.... Please share!

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Tomorrow is Submission (Im)possible, where writers come together online to work on getting their work into the world, hosted by yours truly and @lunchontuesday.bsky.social! Book your free spot here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/submission...

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Submission (Im)possible! - Summer 2026 Edition

Get your work out there! Join us for a co-working session dedicated to submitting your creative writing, etc. in a supportive community.

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Bristolians, anyone know of a good Chinese bakery where I can get jian dui (sesame balls with red bean paste)? I haven't had one in forever and am craving them....

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Sometimes the nerdiness and joy of being a lit person/writer is revelling in the tiniest detail, in this case a verb tense shift in Yang Shuang-zi's Taiwan Travelogue (trans. Lin King)....

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Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Applications for the 2027 Porter Square Books Writers in Residence are now OPEN! All in the info about the program & the form to apply at the link!

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Porter Square Books Writers in Residence Program

Porter Square Books will once again be hosting Writers in Residence in 2025

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Fox and Star Books @foxandstarbooks.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Thanks to Creative Writing at Leicester University for featuring Factory of Light on their blog today! Come read some sample poems! creativewritingatleicester.blogspot.com/2026/06/june...

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June Wentland, "Factory of Light"

June Wentland would like to be able to say that she has a degree in Cosmology from Samarkand University and now divides her time between Mil...

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Sidekick Books @sidekickbooks.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

OUT NOW: Ten Poets Do Their Bit for the Secret Service! Feat. @abrackenbury.bsky.social @johnclegg37.bsky.social @mconley.bsky.social Grace Ellis, Jac Harmon, Safa Maryam, Claire Orchard, Jess Richards @robertsheppard.bsky.social @jwikeley.bsky.social 📚💙 #BookSky Book 🔗 in bio!

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Fox and Star Books @foxandstarbooks.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Our first chapbook is now published and launched! You can read more about and buy June Wentland's Factory of Light at our website: foxandstarbooks.org -- it's a beauty!

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

@thegrapesbath.co.uk Just checking you're still open--we've been hearing about shop closures due to electrical outages in the heat!

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A reminder that tonight's launch of 'The Gleaning' by Fay Musselwhite is cancelled due to extreme heat. We intend to reschedule the launch for the autumn. In the meantime, you can order 'The Gleaning' here, with free UK delivery until Sunday: longbarrowpress.com/2026/04/30/t...

Cancellation notice re. the launch of 'The Gleaning' by Fay Musselwhite

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Fox and Star Books @foxandstarbooks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Our first unboxing video! Sorry it's a bit clumsy--I didn't have any one here to hold the phone for me, so.... Congratulations, June!

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Somehow maintaining both speed and grace, Chi-Chan cleared her entire plate of meatballs. A monster’s appetite. And to think I’d sometimes wondered: Where in the world would I find a fellow monster? Yang Shuang-zi, Taiwan Travelogue (And Other Stories, 2026), trans. Lin King

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Ben Morgan @benjlmorgan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Great reminder of how this was reported too - plucky swashbuckling brexiteers taking on the blob

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Debbi Voisey @dublinwriter.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

4 days until the launch of this. Can't wait. Book your free place and come and join us. Link in the post below. #historicalfiction #historicalnovel #comingofage #socialchange #brothersandsisters #familysecrets #forbiddendesire #scandal #PreWWI #london #nottingham #bildungsromans

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Sharon Telfer @sharontelfer.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

UK National Flash Fiction Day is here! An all-day flood of prompts & stories from published & debut #FlashFiction writers. Follow @natflashfictionday.bsky.social & #NFFD2026 to catch them all 👇🏼 Looking forward to the launch of the print anthology tonight

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

University of St Andrews Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) PGR Scholarship. #Highered #edsky #phdchat #research www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/schola...

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Fox and Star Books @foxandstarbooks.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Hello, hello! Are there any poetry reviewers here who'd be interested in reviewing our first title, June Wentland's debut chapbook, Factory of Light? If so, please get in touch!

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Fox and Star Books @foxandstarbooks.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

It's our press's FIRST EVER COVER! Launching Thursday, 25 June at 7 p.m. upstairs at @thegrapesbath.co.uk -- come one, come all, and please spread the word!

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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Corrupt as hell. Where IS Congress? This is OUR money, NOT his personal ATM.

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Julia Webb @julwe1.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Please join us for the zoom launch of Lighthouse issue 30 on 17th June - our last ever issue. Lots of fab poetry and prose.https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lighthouse-issue-30-launch-tickets-1990569509989?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Lighthouse Issue 30 Launch

Lighthouse launches issue 30 - the neurodivergent (and final) issue

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

This Sat in Leeds: @alicejolly.bsky.social Naomi Booth & me talking about short stories www.ticketsource.com/leedslibrary...

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I'll be in conversation with Annie Maconochie for the launch of her brilliant short story collection 'Diamond Life' at East Bristol Books next Wednesday 10 June, so why not join us for an evening of words and reading? Doors open at 6.30 Tix from Headfirst www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/eas...

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Anna Maconochie: *Diamond Life* at East Bristol Books

The launch of Anna Maconochie's second short story collection: *Diamond Life*, published by Héloïse Press. The author will be in conversation with local writer Kathryn Aldridge-Morris. *Diamond Life*...

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Benedicta Norell @benedictan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

All you have to do is email!

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Fox and Star Books @foxandstarbooks.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Cover reveal of our first chapbook, publishing next month! Woohoo!

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Fox and Star Books @foxandstarbooks.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Woohoo! Our website has been updated with our 2025 competition result, the date of our VERY FIRST EVER chapbook launch, &c. &c.! Come take a look! foxandstarbooks.org

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Fox and Star Books @foxandstarbooks.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Editor Carrie Etter is posting daily poetry prompts for National Poetry Writing Month on her Insta here If you’d like to give it a go—it’s only day three, after all! www.instagram.com/carrie__etter/

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