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C Maxfield

@pickledp3.bsky.social
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Published via The Broken Spine, Blood+Honey, DarkWinter Literary Magazine, RiversSide and Silly Goose Press

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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 29/09/2026
How do you write the end of the world when parts of it are already ending? LAST LIGHT: APOCALYPSE POETRY gathers contemporary poets confronting collapse, extinction, loss and humanity’s talent for engineering its own disasters. Published before. Worth reading now. shorturl.at/hFE9K
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Barrels of custard creams, UHT milk, Flight of the Navigator, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tracker bars, Timmy Mallett, and miles and miles of 3d Artex swirls that you could pick off between your fingers?
A photo of thick decorative plaster which is applied to interior walls and ceilings to make textured patterns like swirls.
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darkwinterlitmag @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Submissions to the literary magazine are now open from September 1st to 31st. Get your poetry and short fiction in now! www.darkwinterlit.com/submit-liter...
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Submit to the Literary Magazine | DarkWinter Literary Magazine
Submit short fiction or poetry to DarkWinter Literary Magazine. We want your weird, your traditional with a twist, your humour, your dark thoughts, or your elation. We’re open to anything—just make it...
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I love the idea of this so much that I’m guna sign up even though I’ll probably be travelling back home that day and possibly unable to make it. The world of Tetris, Gremlins, boglins, Ready Steady Cook, Beano comics, Polly Pockets, and drinking ‘posh‘ Spar newsagent Capri Sun at the cinema? 👌
A green toy called a Boglin, made of rubber and which can be used as a hand puppet.
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It’s a beaut!
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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 31/08/2026
This isn't Gatsby fan fiction. It isn't a centenary tribute with champagne coupes and tasteful Art Deco borders. BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOLS treats The Great Gatsby as a cultural artefact worth interrogating. Edited by @alanparrywriter.co.uk & @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social shorturl.at/126Ks
Book cover for Beautiful Little Fools: Poetry of Glamour, Obsession, and the Gilded Age. A stylised Art Deco illustration shows a sharply dressed man in a black tuxedo and a glamorous woman in a black cloche hat, with geometric black, white and burgundy shapes behind them. The title appears in large white lettering on a deep burgundy panel, with The Broken Spine logo at the bottom.
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Panda Pops green cola 😂
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Silly Goose Press @sillygoosepress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🐟🌙Offerings to the Sturgeon Moon🌙🐟 OUT NOW! Give it a gander: sillygoosepress.com/sturgeon-moon
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Silly Goose Press @sillygoosepress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Meet our Contributors to 🌙 🐟 Offerings to the Sturgeon Moon 🐟 🌙 HATCHING TOMORROW! Featuring: #AbbiPayne #AllieOlvera #AnneRamallo @platypusinplaid.bsky.social #CeceDArville #CeliaSchwartz @christielauryn.bsky.social @pickledp3.bsky.social @cynthiayatchman.bsky.social #EmmaRowan
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Silly Goose Press @sillygoosepress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Just one more week to send us your craft-forward whimsy, flockers! sillygoosepress.submittable.com/submit
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Yey! Very happy to have an acceptance from @sillygoosepress.bsky.social for a moon piece inspired by the ancient site Çatalhöyük 🙏 (A thank you also to @mattkendrick.bsky.social for kind comments on this piece written during the @welkinpress.bsky.social genre competition.)
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🙏 gorgeous @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social !
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darkwinterlitmag @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"We are gorgeous here..." Also gorgeous is this new poem Campus by Colette Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/campus-...
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Campus by Colette Maxfield
We travelled like stars through three forests Densely protruding through thickets And tangled unceremoniously like hair.
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Heimat Review @heimatreview.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
✨Submissions for Issue 12 are open through August 15. We're seeking writing, visual art and photography, drawings, hybrid work, and more inspired by myth, legend, folklore, fantasy, and inherited stories. Send us your work! heimatreview.com/submit.html
Submissions call for Heimat Review. We're open through Aug 15 for a themed call, seeking work inspired by myth, legend, folklore, fantasy, and inherited stories. More at heimatreview.com/submitTo Submit: Email your submission to heimatreview.com with the subject line Your Name - Genre. Genres include: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art. Example of email subject line: Amanda Gorman - Poetry
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Silly Goose Press @sillygoosepress.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Submissions are OPEN! Send us your words, your artworks, your ✨🌙 OFFERINGS TO THE STURGEON MOON ✨🌙 More info here: sillygoosepress.com/sturgeon-moon
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Oh dear, hope there’s not many less nice ones!
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Yey! Managed to get a second piece in. It is, I checked, a smidgeon shy of seventeen pages long 😉
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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This is your SEVEN day warning!!! This is NOT a drill! And be aware of the deadline time! You need to get your entries in by 3PM on the 30th June - i.e. the deadline is NOT midnight!
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 18/06/2026
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When the Poet Becomes the Product - The Broken Spine
Perhaps that's why I find so much contemporary literary advice frustrating. An extraordinary amount of energy is spent teaching writers how to become visible
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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 07/06/2026
Poetry doesn't need more branding, networking, gatekeeping or performance. In this new piece, @alanparrywriter.co.uk reflects on why poetry still matters, the value of paying attention, and why ordinary lives remain the raw material of great writing. thebrokenspine.co.uk/2026/06/07/n...
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Not Here for the Performance - The Broken Spine
I didn't come to poetry because I wanted a profile, a brand, or a place within a literary scene. Like many people, I came to it because I was trying to make
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I used to loooove that song. Always felt so much more cheerful than 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾
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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
#TheWelkinGenrePrize Entries open two weeks today!!! Spread the word. And get scribbling!! www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-press...
The Welkin Genre Prize. The "Earth" Prize. The "Joy" Prize. The "Body" Prize. The "History" Prize. The "Firefly" Prize. Micros up to 100 words. Free to enter. Deadline = 30th June 2026.
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darkwinterlitmag @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Just a reminder that regular submissions to the magazine open in 2 weeks on May 1st! Get your short fiction and poetry ready! www.darkwinterlit.com/submit-liter...
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Submit to the Literary Magazine | DarkWinter Literary Magazine
Submit short fiction or poetry to DarkWinter Literary Magazine. We want your weird, your traditional with a twist, your humour, your dark thoughts, or your elation. We’re open to anything—just make it...
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Blood+Honey @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
"Two Poems" by Colette Maxfield “Before long she was running in and out / Like a trapped cat / That hisses / When it speaks.” www.bloodhoneylit.com/poetry/maxfi...
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two poems — Blood+Honey
by Colette Maxfield “Before long she was running in and out / Like a trapped cat / That hisses / When it speaks.”
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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a small plant is growing in a pot of soil
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 15/04/2026
This night matters more than it looks. To the room. To the people in it. To the ones rebuilding. 26 April, 19:00. #PoemsAbout #OpenMic #Return
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The Return of #PoemsAbout: Online Open Mic (Zoom) | Hosted by Alan Parry Tickets, Sunday, April 26  •  6 PM - 8 PM UTC | Eventbrite
Eventbrite - Broken Spine Arts presents The Return of #PoemsAbout: Online Open Mic (Zoom) | Hosted by Alan Parry - Sunday, April 26, 2026 - Find event and ticket information.
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Not much of a performer myself, but looking fwd to listening to #bluesky poets read!
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Blood+Honey @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
B+H's April update is LIVE!!! HUGE thanks to UK digital artist Paul Warren for the very cool cover art and his ongoing contributions to the mag!!! www.bloodhoneylit.com/blood-honey-...
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Blood+Honey Home — Blood+Honey
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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 14/04/2026
Mid-month check: Have you written something that unsettles scale, belief, or certainty? That’s what #Firmament is for. #Slimline #PoemsAbout #PoetsOfBluesky
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Call for Submissions: Poetry That Reaches Beyond - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout April 2026 | Publication Later That Year
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darkwinterlitmag @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Our 4th Anniversary Contest for Short Fiction and Poetry is now open! Free submission, cash prizes for the winners, and publication in the literary magazine for the long-listers! Send in your entries today! See our contest link for details! www.darkwinterlit.com/contests
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Contests | DarkWinter Lit
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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
To celebrate my birthday, I wanted to do something nice that would hopefully spread a bit of joy in the next few months. So, today is the official launch of... 🥁🥁🥁 THE WELKIN GENRE PRIZE!!! Details in the thread below! www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-press...
The Welkin Genre Prize. The "Earth" Prize, the "Joy" Prize, the "Body" Prize, the "History" Prize, the "Firefly" Prize. Micros up to 100 words. Free to enter. Deadline = 30th June 2026
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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 04/04/2026
Submissions are open. #Firmament is looking for poetry that reaches beyond the immediate — into scale, silence, and the unknown. This is not escape. It’s perspective. #Slimline #PoemsAbout #PoetsOfBluesky
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Call for Submissions: Poetry That Reaches Beyond - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout April 2026 | Publication Later That Year
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Hey 👋 is the ‘ Firmament‘ slimline open for subs? 🌙🪐✨
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Magma Poetry @magmapoetry.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Call for Submissions – Magma 96: The Antarctic Closing date: 31st March, 2026 Editors @cherylmoskowitz.bsky.social, @branwellroberts.bsky.social & Elizabeth Lewis Williams look forward to receiving your poems! More info & to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...
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National Flash Fiction Day @natflashfictionday.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
We are excited to announce the results of our 2026 microfiction competition. Thank you to everyone who entered. You can read the winning & highly commended stories here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 8: Righteous Rage now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Issue 8 THEME: RIGHTEOUS RAGE Open March 1-30 Get ready. Details: epistemiclit.com/submissions/
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Submissions -
Submission guidelines for a fully digital literary anthology that explores themes to open conversations through the written word.
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
A #LiftToTheSky for @sillygoosepress.bsky.social for having so much bounce 🎈
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Congrats and good luck!! 🥳🤞
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Thank you - and to you!!
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Thank you! 🙏
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Silly Goose Press @sillygoosepress.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
SGP ISSUE SEVEN! OPEN FOR SUBS NOW! WE LOVE YOU! sillygoosepress.submittable.com/submit
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Wishing you lots of luck 🤞!
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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Thank you so much!
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