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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Our 2026 Women's Poetry Competition is ✨ OPEN ✨ for unpublished poems of any length, on any subject. The winning poem receives £2,000! This year's judge is the brilliant Rachel Long. Competition closes: 7 December 2026 #shewrites #poetsofinstagram #poetrycommunity #poetry #mslexia #mslexiamagazine

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Interested in what Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy screenwriter Abi Morgan has to say about oversharing and writing for women? Gabriella Geisinger conducts an exclusive interview in Issue 111.

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Did you ever use a paper diary? Maybe you slowly migrated to your phone calendar, as it just seemed easier? If you're rethinking some of the conveniences of your life, the 2027 Diary & Planner from Mslexia could be just the thing you need. mslexia.co.uk/shop/diary-planner-20…

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's Issue 111 launch day! ✨ Our autumn issue is out now, with the usual sprinkling of writerly advice, new fiction and poetry, and all the tips and tricks you need to take your writing career to the next level.

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A nudge to recognise where you're at today. 🩵 This quote comes from our 2025 Diary & Planner. Each month starts with a beautiful image alongside a quote from one of our favourite writers. If this sounds like your kind of resource, the 2027 Diary & Planner is now available for pre-order.

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Have you ever written about your writing? There are five opportunities to do so in the next issue of Mslexia. Nonfiction submissions, as well as those for fiction and poetry, are open until 5 October. mslexia.co.uk/submit-your-work

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The Mslexia Short Story Competition is open ✨ This year's judge is Ingrid Persaud. Enter your unpublished short stories of up to 3,000 words. The winning story will receive £3,000, publication in Mslexia and inclusion in the Best Women's Short Fiction anthology 2026. Deadline: 21 September.

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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Looking to submit to one of @mslexia.bsky.social's #Writing 2026 competitions? #Submissions for #Novel, #ShortStory, and #FlashFiction are due on 21 September. Click on the link below for details for these and other competition opportunities: mslexia.co.uk/competitions/

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Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

How would it change your life to win £5,000 for your writing? Could feedback from TLC improve your manuscript? Would an invite to an NWN industry party help you meet the agent you've been hoping for? The Mslexia Novel Competition is open for entries.📚 #NovelCompetition

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We’re inviting feature pitches for the December edition of Mslexia. We publish features in three categories: CRAFT, CAREER and CREATIVITY.

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 04/08/2026

so how’s it going with the Parkinson’s? you say and I start to say every moment bleeding to death around me but the therapist cautioned me yesterday don’t say dread call it discomfort you’re not in danger you’re uncomfortable ‘Smile’, a poem by Anne Carson. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Anne Carson · Poem: ‘Smile’

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Bloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A profile of poet Gillian Allnutt features in the summer issue of @mslexia.bsky.social. She was in conversation with fellow Bloodaxe poet Kris Johnson about her writing life. Gillian's tenth collection, Lode, was shortlisted for the 2025 @tseliotprize.bsky.social. mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Calling all fiction writers! Whether you're working on a novel, a short story or a piece of flash fiction, there's a wealth of writerly wisdom and inspiration at your fingertips in the Salon! Check out our amazing archive of recorded events ✍️

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Mslexia Salon a magazine for women's writing and women who write.

Online events, writing surgeries and workshops for women writers. Join our vibrant online community.

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Where do you do most of your writing? We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 111 of Mslexia ✍️ #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

'It's the role of matriarch that I want to talk about here: not as a pivotal role in an extended family, but as a series of wise and caring gestures from an older woman to a younger one.' In July's Elevenses, Debbie T reflects her aunt's life, literary matriarchs, and the importance of giving back.

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

If you were suddenly transported to the world of your book, where would you be? We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 111 of Mslexia ✍️ #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

'Before Uprising, I wrote all of my books at the dining table. But I started writing this book and the story was so much darker than anything I'd written before. I didn't feel capable of existing within the confines of my normal life.'

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

If the writing life is feeling a bit too solitary, come write with us! We'll be online for today's write-in from 12-1pm via Zoom. Whether you've got 15 minutes or an hour, come along and say hello! Visit the Event page in the Salon to join in. ✍️ mslexia.co.uk/salon/ #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Don't miss our upcoming flash fiction workshop with Martha Lane on 13 July, 5:30-7pm via Zoom. She'll be leading a generative workshop full of prompts and practical techniques. Visit the Event page in the Salon to register ✍️ mslexia.co.uk/salon/ #amwriting #writingcommunity #mslexia #mslexiasalon

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Does having a competition or submission deadline help you to finish a piece of writing? We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite responses in Issue 111 of Mslexia ✍️ #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Today is the final day to send us your submissions for Issue 111! It's time to polish up those pieces and send them off! We can't wait to read what you've been writing ❤️ mslexia.co.uk/submit-your-... Psst...You've got until 11:59pm BST to submit! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This week I'm catching up on printed literary magazines including @mslexia.bsky.social. What are your recommendations? Online I've had great experiences both as a reader and writer with @trashcatlit.bsky.social, Funny Pearls and The Phare. #BookSky #WritingCommunity

Picture shows issues of Mslexia and Story literary magazines.

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Sarah Manvel @cairdiul.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

My first magazine cover! Look at the bottom right! Thank you @mslexia.bsky.social

The latest issue of Mslexia, summer 2026, with my name on the cover!! Bottom right corner!!

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

📣 News alert! We are opening submissions up for the month of July. More info soon at badlilies.uk/submit

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Submission FAQ — Bad Lilies

Guidelines to submit to Bad Lilies

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Our 2026 Short Story Competition is ✨ OPEN ✨ for entries!

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First Story @firststory.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

SAVE THE DATE! National Writing Day 2026 is on Wednesday 24 June and everyone is invited to join in. Sign up to our mailing list by 1 June to get advance info on this year’s writing activity, created by Patrice Lawrence and share on the day using #NationalWritingDay. mailchi.mp/firststory/n...

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ALCS @alcs.co.uk · 17/06/2026

📣📣Do you write articles for magazines or journals? The deadline to add these to your ALCS account has changed to 31 October. Make sure you log in and submit your eligible articles before this date to ensure you're paid what you're owed in March 2027.

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Our 2026 Novel Competition is ✨ OPEN ✨ for entries!

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The Braag | Press & Journal @thebraag.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

💚 We're seeing poetry pamphlets and novellas from UK Authors + Smaller manuscripts from authors worldwide! 💚 #poetry #writingcommunity

The Braag is a poetry and speculative fiction publisher looking for manuscripts
July 1st - July 31st
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Kate Sheehan-Finn @katesfwriter.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

What’s the one book that changed your life? @mslexia.bsky.social asked the Question and below is my response. #Books #Writing #Archaeology #History

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Bloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

'Doshi reminds us that moments of beauty – of nature, human and nonhuman – persist…Her poems scream fiercely, unflinchingly of war and then, without blinking, she sings of what we might return to, what we might survive for.' – Ellora Sutton, @mslexia.bsky.social, on Tishani Doshi's Egrets, While War

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Katie Jenkins @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

‘Trilogy’ listed on the pages of the latest gorgeous @mslexia.bsky.social with praise from @janethomas.bsky.social and the latest new Northern poet @nickykippax.bsky.social 🙏💚🙏 Published by @thebrokenspine.co.uk available here: www.amazon.co.uk/Trilogy-wife...

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Em Gray @em-words.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Delighted that my #poem 'some people' is this issue of @mslexia.bsky.social 's Poet Laureate poem, inspired by Aloka the dog and the monks' walk through the US earlier this year. And what a beautiful cover!

Photo of Mslexia, issue 110, open on a poem called 'some people' by Em Gray, that reads;

so these guys are doing a big long caterpillar walk with a dog with a heart on his forehead like a memo & the guys all wear orange like homies & some have bare feet so people bring boots to make them more normal & some people by the road are sick & the guys do healing or you get a free bracelet & the leader is the hot one & he has all these badges from cops of stars & guns & the guys are like wizards but they don't try to change you not even the man who revved his truck & made them cough & they sleep on the floor & say stuff about being happy but they mostly don't speak & no one knew about the walk but now people push with their phones & their crying & some people shout & some people wave flags & some people bring cookies & flowers

Photo of the cover of Mslexia, issue 110 featuring a collage by Julia McKenzie of swallows flying from a circle of map, with various flight path arrows in bright colours. The swallows have maps incorporated into their feathers.

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Marketa @marketadowling.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Reading sorted for the weekend. My copy of @mslexia.bsky.social arrived today. The Survey looks gorgeous in it. 💚

Issue 110 of Mslexia magazine, green cover with drawn swallows flying away from a coloured spinning ball.

Inside pages of Mslexia magazine with the first page of The Survey story. Artwork of oak leaves and acorns.

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Sarah Manvel @cairdiul.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

My third column about how to successfully run your own writers' workshop is in the newest @mslexia.bsky.social so I do recommend picking up a copy to learn about the importance of constructive feedback, to give as well as to get mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...

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Latest Issue - Magazine : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.

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Bloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

June news: shorturl.at/F2oQZ New books from John Challis, Frank Ormsby & Lawrence Sail; Online launch event 23/06; Joanna Lowry wins @mslexia.bsky.social pamphlet competition; The Taste of Lightning on the @oxfordcct.bsky.social Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize shortlist; plus much more!

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Jessica Grene @jgrenewriter.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Thrilled to have my story 'Sort As You Go' featured in this edition of @mslexia.bsky.social

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 01/06/2026

My Name is Leon was first published 10 years ago today. I’ve written about my Decade of Joy on Substack. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/kitdewaa...

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When ignorance is bliss....

or how I became a writer

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Marketa @marketadowling.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Celebrating my story The Survey being published in @mslexia.bsky.social today. A dream come true. 🙏🥳💚

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

It's time to announce the winner of our 2025 Poetry Pamphlet Competition! 🎉

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Brandy O’Briant @brandyo71.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Been holding back this one for a while, but now I can share that my novel The Kite has been longlisted for the Mslexia Novel Competition! So honoured and thrilled. And inspired to keep going. #amwriting #amquerying #litfic #booksky #writersofbluesky #writesky @mslexia.bsky.social

It’s an email that says dyslexia novel competition long list from submissions dear Brandy this is to let you know that your novel the kite has been long listed in our 2025 novel competition. Congratulations.

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

It's Issue 110 Launch Day! 🎉

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

A potential source of inspiration if you're thinking of submitting to our upcoming 'Gold' themed Showcase 👇

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Atrium @atriumpoetry.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Submissions OPEN from NOW until midnight Sunday 24th May. atriumpoetry.com/submission-g...

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

We-mortgaged the house in 2006 to start Bluemoose Nearly lost the house again in 2013. Authors short listed for 31 literary prizes, 2 books adapted for BBC Two. Another chosen for National Junior Certificate in Ireland. Reaching readers corporates don't even bother with. @thebookseller.com

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Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

In Defense of the Lowly Writing Prompt...plus several prompts (of course). Hope you enjoy! 💙 open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...

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In Defense of the Lowly Writing Prompt...

...and anything else that gets you to the page

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Jen Calleja @jencalleja.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Giving a talk and workshop this Thursday at UCL East around literary translation as a creative-critical practice. Sign up here: www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...:

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