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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Here's my new flash fiction in the marvellous 'Fictive Dream'.

Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It’s now 10 years since an earthquake devastated Amatrice in central Italy. I visited the site shortly afterwards and saw the devastation and spoke to aid workers there. The village has still not been fully re-built and people are still living in temporary accommodation. Here’s the poem I wrote.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

My short story ‘Celia’ will be performed by actor, Gary Kemp, in the ‘Brilliant British’ show at the Crazy Coq’s theatre in London on September 14th. See below for details.

Montage of three actors and saxophone player.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

My short story, ‘Celia', has been accepted for the 'Best British Short Stories of 2026' anthology. It’s to be published by Salt who brought out my last book of stories ‘Like Fado’. Just awaiting the proofs with thanks to the series editor, Nicholas Royle. #CreativeWriting #ShortFiction

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

My flash fiction 'The Nuns/The Statue' made it to the 2026 Wigleaf top fifty stories. See here for the entire list: wigleaf.com

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Sincere thanks to the first-rate June #authors who appeared in our #TenYears issue: @caththewriter.bsky.social Meg Pokrass @polyscribe70.bsky.social @bdiehl.bsky.social @grahammort.bsky.social #flashfiction #shortstories #microfiction. Please follow the link to read fictivedream.com/2026/06/

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Larch cone sprouting? Very beautiful!

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

My short story 'Coracle' has been published in the academic journal 'New Writing' (Taylor and Francis). You can access eprints of 'Coracle' and an earlier story, 'Cassie', through the following links. Enjoy! Cassie www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EZVSD... Coracle www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CJSJK...

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Cassie

Published in New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing (Vol. 22, No. 2, 2025)

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

"To the south and east lightning had begun to flicker." Storm by Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social #flashfiction #shortstory #readingcommunity #TenYears. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/06/12/s...

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Hot from the press, this fascinating and highly practical handbook by writer Muli Amaye. It’s packed with examples of fiction by Black writers followed by analysis and exercises. Beautifully written and highly recommended. Published by Bloomsbury Academic. #creativewriting #fiction #shortfiction

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Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Just finished this fine collection by @grahammort.bsky.social. Spacious, involving storytelling, but with great momentum - every detail takes the narrative forward. I always read for pleasure, but you can't help but learn from writing like this.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I’ll be teaching a short fiction course @arvonfoundation.bsky.social next week at the re-furbished writing centre at Lumb Bank. I’ll be working with writer Vanessa Onwuemezi, which will be a special treat!

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Mike Fox @polyscribe70.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

The wonderful veracity and evocation in this story. I worked in a former asylum at just the transitional time it describes. @grahammort.bsky.social chooses detail with such precision. I'm reading his latest collection Like Fado at the moment, and everything he describes comes to life. A joy to read.

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

"Our patients rose to the occasion, taking on an air of curiosity and dignity. Showing us what they might have been, if only they could have been." Wow, @grahammort.bsky.social . I was so moved by this story. There's a full novel in here, yet the pacing and chronology is so tight.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I'll be running an online workshop on February 11th for the European Writers Salon. Suitable for all writers, we'll look at how we actually experience experience and how that, in turn, influences our writing and the way it navigates perception, space and time. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dreami...

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The Dreaming Machine – How Imagination Shapes Our Writing

Take a fresh look at how to use imagination to shape and bring texture to your writing.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Issue 16 of ‘Book of Matches’ has just appeared. My story ‘Natakunda' appears on p58 and is set in Western Uganda. #poetry #shortfiction #flashfiction online.fliphtml5.com/qoqiq/Issue-...

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Issue 16 Winter 2026

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Here’s the new podcast of a short story by Welsh novelist and poet, Christopher Meredith. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/3yAM...

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'The Cavalry': A Short Story By Christopher Meredith

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I’ll be running a new online creative writing workshop – 'The Dreaming Machine' – for @saloneurope.bsky.social on February 9th #creativewriting #shortfiction #poetry See here for details: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dreami...

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

ICYMI today we're featuring Celia by Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social #shortstory #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/16/c...

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

We are delighted to welcome back Graham Mort with his #shortstory Celia, out tomorrow @grahammort.bsky.social #readingcommunity #writingcommunity.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

If you don’t yet know about the @saloneurope.bsky.social Writers Salon, you probably should. I attended their recent meeting in Brussels and the quality of readings and discussions was outstanding.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Salt Books published my collection of short stories ‘Like Fado and other stories’ in 2020. Like a lot of independent presses their future depends on the support of writers and readers everywhere. See below for details. @saltpublishing.com 🦀 gofund.me/412e1a4a1

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Donate to Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026, organized by Christopher Hamilton-Emery

New books and reprints arrive daily at Salty Towers – and we'… Christopher Hamilton-Emery needs your support for Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Manchester Poets will be hosting my reading tomorrow evening (Sept 19th) at Chorlton Library. My reading will start just after 8.00pm after the Manchester Poets' slot. #poetry #poetryperformance www.creativetourist.com/event/manche...

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Manchester Poets at Chorlton Library | Literature | Creative Tourist

This autumn Manchester Poets returns to its usual home of Chorlton Library, following its exile to Withington.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Just back from @saloneurope.bsky.social in elegant Brussels. An outstanding event encompassing workshops, performance and discussions about many aspects of writing – from finding an agent to marketing and the nature of language. Truly stimulating and highly memorable. #poetry #shortfiction #novels

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Did you meet @grahammort.bsky.social at #EWSBrussels2025 and think, ‘Hey this guy is ace I wish he was teaching a class’? Well then you’re in luck! Graham’s class will help you dive deep into your character’s minds with close third POV. Still a few spots left!

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Who’s Speaking to Us and How? Prose Writing Workshop with Graham Mort

Come join us for a fun and informative online session to take a fresh look at Point of View (POV) in prose writing.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I’ve just finished updating my website. Check out the Blog for forthcoming events, workshops, and links to recently published work and the Featured Poem for poetry. @fictivedream.bsky.social and @saloneurope.bsky.social and more... grahammort.com

House martin flying with outspread wings.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I’ll be reading my poems at a gathering of Manchester Poets at Chorlton Library (UK) on the 19th of September. It’s a return home for me, so I’m looking forward to it. Drop by if you’re in town! www.creativetourist.com/event/manche...

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Manchester Poets at Chorlton Library | Literature | Creative Tourist

This autumn Manchester Poets returns to its usual home of Chorlton Library, following its exile to Withington.

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

ICYMI today we're feat. a superb #shortstory, The Nuns/The Statue by Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social #fiction #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/08/31/t...

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Migratory birds and human conflict have always compelled me to write. Here’s a new poem of mine published in 'The North' magazine (Issue 71) by The Poetry Business, UK.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

I’m offering an online creative writing workshop with @saloneurope.bsky.social on September 25th. The EWS is bringing together writers across Europe through the medium of English. See below for details of my workshop and information about the Salon. bit.ly/4ovvpKc

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Who’s Speaking to Us and How? Prose Writing Workshop with Graham Mort

Come join us for a fun and informative online session to take a fresh look at Point of View (POV) in prose writing.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

I’ve gone back to analogue photography. Here’s an image of the Picos Mountains (North-West Spain) shot on my 1951 Leica. Once the world’s most advanced camera, it still works perfectly and is a joy to operate.

An images of sharp-peaked mountains with clouds above.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Here’s the latest issue of @poetrywales.bsky.social with my poem ‘Waveforms’ and work by an international cast of poets!

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

We are delighted that @grahammort.bsky.social will be teaching a Prose writing class for us online. Read all about it and other events in our newsletter open.substack.com/pub/european...

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Even more events for European writers??

Plus a new course—don't miss out!

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

‘Inkfish 4’ appears today. It contains my story ‘Lepidopterists’ and much more excellent work: inkfishmag.com/read/

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Inkfish Magazine

Recent editions of Inkfish Magazine.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I found this poem again by CP Cavafy yesterday. It seems so sad and irresolute and yet hopeful too. All lives are hidden and yet there is the urge to share them. Maybe that’s especially true of writers where the aesthetic form of their work is a veil that can be parted.

Text of poem ‘Hidden Things’, by CP Cavafy.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

New story - nearly here! @fictivedream.bsky.social‬

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I read some poems @saloneurope.bsky.social‬ last night. What a stimulating and thoughtfully curated event. Great readings of very high standard from a broad range of writers. Highly recommended!

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I’m really looking forward to this reading ‪@saloneurope.bsky.social‬

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

My new flash fiction, ‘Latent’, published in Flash Fiction Magazine and set in Italy where the past haunts the present. flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2025/03...

Image shows a narrow alleyway lit by sun at the far end.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Copies of my Candlestick Press anthology have just arrived! Poems by Emily Brontë, John Clare, Gillian Clarke, Helen Dunmore, Norman MacCaig, Grace Nichols, Sheenagh Pugh, Neil Rollinson, Annette Volfing - and Graham Mort. Copies are available from: www.candlestickpress.co.uk/pamphlet/ten...

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Ten Poems about Weather

The weather is always a good topic of conversation, especially if we don’t know the other person very well. Wherever we are on the planet we can’t help noticing when it’s too hot or too cold ...

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Little Toller’s journal of place and ecology, ‘The Clearing’, has published my personal essay, ‘Pilgrim’. See: www.littletoller.co.uk/the-clearing...

A human figure on a hill top silhouetted against a blazing sunset.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

My new short story ‘Swordfish’ published by Literally Stories today. A cautionary tale about a retired academic working his way around the local supermarket where he meets and old student... literallystories2014.com

Image of a fishmongers stall showing varieties of fish.

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