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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It's the last few days of our Kickstarter. Don't miss out on these amazing rewards! The merch bundle is just £5, so you don't have to pledge a lot to help us and grab yourself some amazing art by @ruesparks.bsky.social Please note - these are mock ups and not the final products. Link in comments.

Text and graphics on a pastel rainbow background. The text says Last Few Days. Our Kickstarter ends in just a few days. Don't miss out on these rewards. There is then a screenshot of the Not/Feeling Better Kickstarter page with a banner saying "Ending Soon"

Text and images on a pastel rainbow background. The text says Art by Rue Sparks, available as, and then there is a print bundle, a merch bundle, and a tote bag bundle with mock ups showing Rue's art on them.

Text and images on a pastel rainbow background. The text says Books - Not just the new anthology. There are then images of Not/Feeling Better with a mock up cover, the Kickstarter exclusive of Not/Coming Out, and Remains by Lou Willingham and The Inadequacy of Words by Amanda Shortman as Poetry Add-Ons

Text and an illustration of a person in a wheelchair with fist held high and a megaphone in their other hand. The text says Can we hit £1k. Help us meet our stretch goals! We're already fully funded but every pound we raise over this amount helps us reach our stretch goals of providing more free copies and hosting a launch party. Pledge today. link in bio.

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN! Highlights: - prompt: Not/Feeling Better - word limit: 5000 - genre: any, but suitable for distribution to schools - form: any! Poetry, short fiction, memoir

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Submissions are NOW open- find full details on how to submit at our website. There's still time to pledge to support our kickstarter

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Get a copy of this in these reward tiers: - Both Books - £30 - Not/Feeling Better & Not/Coming Out - Everything Bundle - £60 - stickers, bookmarks, art prints, tote bag, Not/Feeling Better ebook & paperback, and Not/Coming Out paperback - Add On - £15 - add to any reward tier Link in comments.

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

We're thrilled to have teamed up with the incredible @ruesparks.bsky.social, a disabled author, artist, and advocate, to bring you these amazing designs. The pop art inspired pieces will feature in the Not/Feeling Better merch bundle, prints bundle, tote bag, and everything bundle. Pledge today! ⬇️

A pastel rainbow background with an oval illustrated portrait of Rue Sparks, who has short hair and wears glasses. The illustration is in a pop art style with the face detailed in various yellow shades and a black background. There is black text above and below the illustration that says "meet the artist - Rue Sparks - they/them - swipe to see their artwork

Two images next to each other. Both have a pastel rainbow background with a pop art inspired illustration on them. The first is of a weekly pill box. It has a paste; yellow background and the pill box is in pastel rainbow colours. The second is of a yellow hearing aid on a purple background. There is text above and below the illustration that says "Available in various rewards on Kickstarter - keep swiping"

Two images next to each other. Both have a pastel rainbow background with a pop art inspired illustration on them. The first is of a walking cane. It has a pastel blue background and the cane is pink. The second is of a pair of blue glasses on an orange background. There is text above and below the illustration that says "Available in various rewards on Kickstarter - keep swiping"

Two images next to each other. Both have a pastel rainbow background with a pop art inspired illustration on them. The first is hand wearing finger splints around the middle finger joints. It has a pastel green background and the hand is pink and the splints are yellow. The second is of a yellow and green manual wheelchair with large back wheels and push handles on the back on a pink background. There is text above and below the illustration that says "Available in various rewards on Kickstarter - pledge today"

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

OUR KICKSTARTER IS NOW LIVE!! We're so excited to launch in Disability Pride Month, as it's all about creating an anthology full of disabled and chronically ill voices. Please help us make this anthology possible, by pledging and/or sharing. #BookSky 💙📚 www.kickstarter.com/projects/naa...

A rainbow pastel background with a screenshot of the Not/Feeling Better Anthology Kickstarter page, which has the following blurb - "our second charity anthology features pieces about kife with chronic illnesses and disabilities!"

There is a banner showing it has just launched and text that says Kickstarter is now live, pledge today.

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

GIVEAWAY! We want to grow our community ahead of the launch of our Kickstarter because we want as many people as possible to have the opportunity to submit their writing to us. And we need your help!

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Have you started working on your submission for Not/Feeling Better yet? 👀 Here's a brief overview of our submission guidelines to help you!

Submission guidelines
Short fiction, poetry, essays
Up to 5k words
Multiple poems accepted
Any genre (non-explicit)*
Attach doc without author name
Include content warnings
*We plan to distribute free copies to schools and community groups, so need to be mindful of younger readers

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

We thought we'd share the timeline we've set ourselves. We'll launch the Kickstarter soon, and once it's fully funded we'll open for submissions. Autumn will be spent reading them all and choosing the final pieces. And then the Winter will be spent getting ready for publication next Spring!

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Not/Feeling Better Timeline

Summer 2026 - Kickstarter runs and open to submissions

Autumn 2026 - finalise successful submissions

Winter 2026 - anthology construction & promotion

Spring 2027 - distribute Kickstarter rewards and publish anthology

Please remember that all 3 editors are disabled and/or chronically ill, so the occasional delay may occur.

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

MEET THE EDITORS! Lou (she/they): author, proofreader, funeral worker Amanda (she/her): writer, blooger, book lover Kenzie (she/her): writer, reviewed, anthology editor It's the same team as before and we're so excited to work with our next group of writers! Will you be submitting writing to us?

Meet the editors
Lou Willingham
She/they
Author, proofreader, funeral worker
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Meet the editors
Amanda shortman
She/her
Writer, blogger, book lover
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Meet the editors
Kenzie Millar
She/her
Writer, reviewer, anthology editor
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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

You can now sign up to be notified when our Kickstarter is launched. We'll be announcing rewards in due course, but we can let you in on a secret now 🤫 There'll be merch with artwork from an amazing disabled artist, and a second chance to get something from our first anthology 👀 Link in comments.

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Introducing: NOT/FEELING BETTER To be honest, we're fed up of people being surprised that we haven't been miraculously cured. No, we're not feeling better. But, on some days, we are. This is life as a person with disabilities. It's exhausting. But it's real and it's important.

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our next charity anthology will be called:
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we can't wait to work on it with you!

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

This is our final bit of teasing before we share the title/prompt for our next anthology! - The number of dashes indicate the number of letters (7, 6) - The theme is something we're certain our community will care about (all three of us experience/live with it) Post your guesses in the comments! 👀

Pastel rainbow background with black text that says Guess the title of our next project - leave your guesses in the comments. There is a hangman style game, with 3 words. The first word is already filled in as "not". The second word has 7 letters and the 3rd word has 6 letters.

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

THIS IS YOUR OFFICIAL WARNING: we're doing another anthology! Follow our socials this week for the title/prompt announcement 🥳 #booksky

A pastel rainbow background with black title text which says "coming soon" above an illustration of a blank book with a green cover and text which says "our second charity anthology". In front of the book is an illustration of a woman with brown skin sitting in a wheelchair and holding a megaphone with her other hand as a fist raised in the air.

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Ta-daa! Our beautiful new logo is here! Time to reintroduce ourselves... We're Not/Another Anthology and we published Not/Coming Out. We're so proud of the community we created with our first project that we're going to do it again! Stay tuned 👀

Not Another Anthology
ta da!
An illustration of a green bookmark with a ribbon flowing from it, nestled amongst three flowers (yellow, pink and orange). Text on the bookmark reads Not/Another Anthology.
Beneath the illustration is more black text: Stay tuned for news of our next project

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Hi everyone! We're back and we're excited to celebrate pride with you all 🥳 All profits from the sale of NOT/COMING OUT are donated to akt, the LGBT+ homelessness charity, so now is a really good time to grab a copy.

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We are excited to share that Not/Coming Out is taking part in the Indie Visible charity event on 30th & 31st March. Pop the date in your diary, because it's going to be a great chance to fill up your e-reader with lots of free and discounted books!

Black text on a pastel rainbow background that says: Free eBook! Not/Coming Out is part of the Indie Visible charity events - 30th & 31st March. IndieVisibleEvents.Com. There is an image of an e-reader with the book Not/Coming Out on it, which has a black cover with a white line illustration of a wardrobe/closet which is closed and has a jacket hanging off the top and a teddy bear on the floor in front of it.

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Not/Coming Out is a charity anthology of stories, poems, and memoir on the theme of coming out - or not. All royalties from sales are donated to akt, the UK's LGBT+ homelessness charity. 📚💙 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ relinks.me/B0CXHMNM3N

Not/coming out a charity anthology
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Text in a pink box which reads "ask royalties are donated to akt"

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

📚 GIVEAWAY 📚 To celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month here in the UK we're giving away a free copy of our Kickstarter Exclusive Edition! Share = 1 entry Comment your favourite queer read = 1 entry Closes Sunday 9th February UK only (due to shipping)

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

*taps mic* Is this thing on? Hi! After a very busy Christmas and new year, we're here to share the excellent news that Not/Coming Out has raised £348 for Akt!

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Not/coming out a charity anthology
We've raised £348.86 for Akt!

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 13/06/2024

We'd love to hear what your favourite queer books are. Fiction or non-fiction, trad published or indie - all recs are welcome here. #BookSky

Black text on a pastel rainbow background which says "recommend some queer books!" There is also an image of the Not/Coming Out Charity Anthology in both paperback and ebook version, the cover of which is black with a white line illustrations of a wardrobe with a teddy bear on the ground in front of it and a jacket hung over the door.

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

It's 3 weeks since Not/Coming Out came out, and we're well and truly enjoying #PrideMonth. We want to remind you that whether you're out or not, Pride is for you! Pride means many things to many people. So why not share with us what Pride means to you?

Black text that says "What does Pride mean to you?" on a pastel rainbow background. There is also a paperback and ebook version of the book Not/Coming Out: A Charity Anthology. The book's cover is black with a white line illustration of a wardrobe with a teddy bear on the floor in front of it and a jacket hanging off the corner.

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 01/06/2024

Happy Pride Month from the whole Not/Coming Out Team! Whether you're out, questioning, or closeted, we're proud of you. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 23/05/2024

We have amazing news 🥳 In just our first week of publication, Not/Coming Out has raised over £100 in royalties for akt!

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 17/05/2024

We are so proud that the work of our amazing authors is being recognised in this way. Thank you for supporting us, and Akt - remember ALL profits from sales go directly to the charity! We hope you enjoy reading Not/Coming Out as much as we enjoyed putting it together.

Black text on a pastel rainbow background that says THANK YOU to everyone who bought a copy yesterday Just look at our rankings on Amazon thanks to you. There is a screenshot from Amazon showing the bestsellers rank. Not/Coming Out is number 12 in Poetry Anthologies in the Kindle Store and number 19 in LGBTQ+ Short Stories eBooks

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 17/05/2024

The overarching message of our anthology is that you a valid, no matter who you are, or whether you are able to be out or not. We celebrate you all, today and every day, and will continue to fight for an end to bigotry. #IDAHOBIT

Black text and an image of a paperback and Kindle reader on a pastel rainbow background. The books cover are black with a white line drawing of a wardrobe with a jacket hung on it and a teddy in front of it. The text says - IDAHOBIT Happy International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia. From the Whole Not/Coming Out Team

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 16/05/2024

Join us this Saturday (18th May) at 6pm UK time for our launch party! Some of our authors will be there to read some extracts and answer questions. It’s going to be a great evening. Get your free ticket on Eventbrite. We look forward to seeing you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/notcoming-...

Black text on a pastel rainbow background that says: Online Launch Party! Join us on May 18th at 6pm UK time to celebrate the launch of Not/Coming Out! Our Authors will be there with us to answer questions and read some extracts. Get your (free) ticket on Eventbright!

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 16/05/2024

To celebrate publication day, anyone who buys a copy of Not/Coming Out today (May 16th) can enter to win some of our exclusive merch. Preorders are also valid! All you have to do is take a screenshot of your receipt and email it to not.comingout23@gmail.com T&Cs in comments.

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 16/05/2024

Not/Coming Out is OUT NOW! Grab your copy today and discover the stories, poems, and memoirs that make up this collection. Remember, all profits from the book go directly to akt, so every copy sold helps us to support this amazing charity. relinks.me/B0CXHMNM3N

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 15/05/2024

✨ TOMORROW ✨ Not/Coming Out: A Charity Anthology publishes TOMORROW! We're so excited for you to read it! Want to know what early readers thought? Check out our website for links to the blog your (in the thread)

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 10/05/2024

What's that?! LESS THAN 1 WEEK UNTIL NOT/COMING OUT PUBLISHES?! 🥳🥳

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 18/04/2024

Did you know that we have free copies available? Please share this info with any school, college, or community group you think might be interested! forms.gle/PSwpcbErG26p...

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 16/04/2024

We're so close now! Just one month until Not/Coming Out comes out (pun entirely intended).

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 15/04/2024

Not/Coming Out is now on both Goodreads and Storygraph! Go add us to your reading lists and check out the early reviews.

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 11/04/2024

Did you see this latest review? 🤩 Thank you to Catrina Mchugh for this wonderful review. The anthology really does bring readers on an emotional journey!

New review:
Made me laugh, cry and remember my first love, childhood, coming out again and again, closets and keys, secrets and stepping stones
Catrina Mchugh, joint CEO, artistic director and writer of open clasp theatre company

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 03/04/2024

Thank you Ryan for reviewing an early copy of Not/Coming Out! We're so proud of our authors and this whole project 💜🏳️‍🌈 Read Ryan's whole review on his website!

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New Review!
'there was something new and special on every page of this book that made me not want to stop reading.'
Ryan Vale, author of holy water and changelings

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 01/04/2024

Our blog tour begins in one month! Look out for the first reviews of Not/Coming Out! ✨

Catch the earliest reviews of not/coming out at the following blog stops!

1st may - puttingwingsonwords
3rd may - tinymel18
7th may - TheBrickCastle
9th may - nishiurtain
11th may - savesappho.com
13th may - kendraprestonleonard
15th May - Sam

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 30/03/2024

Here it is! Our beautiful cover designed by the wonderful and talented Em Harding 💜 This cover was designed to be inconspicuous so those who are questioning, or not able to be out, or not yet out can all read and enjoy these pieces too. Do you love it as much as we do? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 29/03/2024

Make sure you're here TOMORROW for our standard edition cover reveal! This is the edition that will be available for sale everywhere from the 16th May and we can't wait to show you 👀 This cover was created with our audience in mind and we think it's really special!

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 28/03/2024

We told you we've been busy 👀 We're going to be revealing our very cool and sleek cover this Saturday! Designed by the brilliant Em Harding 💜 This will be available to anyone wishing to buy Not/Coming Out from 16th May. All royalties from those purchases go to Akt!

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 21/03/2024

It's World Poetry Day! We love poetry and we're super proud to be publishing 11 poems in Not/Coming Out 🥰

What's in Not/Coming Out?
11 poems
2 flash pieces
4 short stories
2 memoirs
1 essay

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

We're super excited to announce our first donation to Akt! Our talented contributors have donated £90 to the UK's LGBTQ+ homelessness charity. 100% of royalties from the sale of Not/Coming Out will also be donated!

£90 to Akt!
Our initial donation, thanks to contributor donations, is £90!
But this is just the start!
Once Not/Coming Out is published, all royalties from sales will also be donated to Akt.

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