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SYP Scotland @sypscotland.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Pause your scroll and help us give a welcome to our next guest! You can find her @rakelrank.bsky.social 🎊🎊🎊 #sypscotcon25 #sypscotland #literatureconference #publishingconference

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Natasa Ilincic @natasailincic.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Oh, to be a white cat in a sea of snowdrops 🤍🌿

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 25/02/2025

Presenting the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist. Find out more about all the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025

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Hipster Vampire Amy @lasrina.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Can’t believe the knives are already out in the stores. The Ides of March gets more commercialized every year.

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Peggy Hughes @hughespeg.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Very pleased to share the news that @writerscentre.bsky.social has been awarded Place of Sanctuary status in recognition of our dedication to supporting individuals fleeing violence and persecution. Full story: buff.ly/42RhC8x

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The Emma Press @theemmapress.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

⭐ Announcing the Longlisted & Shortlisted Proposals from our August 2024 Call for Submissions ⭐ @bradleytaylorpoet.bsky.social @catherineredford.bsky.social @milenawilliamson.bsky.social @monicadebhailis.bsky.social 🔗 READ MORE: buff.ly/3QeZYDU

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Shortlisted authors:
Anna Reckin
Bradley Taylor
Catherine Redford
Ellie Barrett
Katie Beswick
Maryann Ifeanacho
Milena Williamson
Monica De Bhailís
Phillip Robert
Rachel Lewis
Rosemarie Corlett
Sarah Kwong
Suyin du Bois
Victoria Gatehouse
Zain Rishi

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Katie Hale - writer @katiescribbles.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Writers looking for opportunities! Last week's Five Things Friday is now available to free subscribers! 👀 Opps from @cbcreative.bsky.social @britisharts.bsky.social @writersandartists.bsky.social & more! halekatie.substack.com/p/five-thing...

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Five Things Friday: issue 11

A short story prize, a Scandinavian sailing adventure, and more!

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Dr Rachel Rankin @rakelrank.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Thank you so much to the American-Scandinavian Foundation for awarding me the 2024 Nadia Christensen Prize! This prize is for an outstanding literary translation from a Nordic language into English, and I was awarded it for my translation of Karoline Brændjord's 'Jeg vil våkne til verden'.

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 09/02/2025

The Queen Mary Wasifiri New Writing Prize opens now, closes in June. The prize supports writers who have not published book-length works, no limits on age, gender, nationality, or background. The winners receive a £1,000 cash prize and publication in Wasafiri Details in link. Please share :)

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Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize

Since its inception fifteen years ago, the Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize has awarded some of the most exciting new voices in life writing, poetry…

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/01/2025

Oh I'm sorry, are you crying? Are you crying because your plagiarism machine that made stuff by copying everybody's stuff was used to train another machine that made stuff by copying stuff? Are you going to cry? Cowards, losers, pathetic

One person close to OpenAI said that distillation was a common practice in the industry and highlighted that the company offers developers a way to do this using its own platform, but said: “The issue is when you are doing it to create your own model for your own purposes.”
DeepSeek did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Jo Caulfield @jocaulfield.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Got to love #Leith 💚✌️

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Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Q: Who'd have predicted that an underfunded HE system where unis could overrecruit domestic students on fees fixed for decade - and was thus reliant on international visitors - would have been skewered by a combination xenophobic policies, inflation, and excessive building projects? A: EVERYONE.

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@bsky.art @bsky.art · 27/01/2025

Six new feeds available, each dedicated to specific creative outlets: Traditional Art - bsky.app/profile/did:... Photography - bsky.app/profile/did:... Painting - bsky.app/profile/did:... Ceramics - bsky.app/profile/did:... Crafts - bsky.app/profile/did:... Poetry - bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Ayça Türkoğlu @aycatur.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

How depressing. Was contacted about a possible book translation last year. Today they got back in touch to ask if, instead of translating the book, I'd be interested in editing the machine translation. I am SO BORED of talking about AI. It's BORING. Give me work and cash!!!!!!

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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 27/01/2025

Truth!

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 23/01/2025

We’re mourning the loss of the wonderful Michael Longley, who has died in Belfast aged 85. A Vice President of The Poetry Society, we were proud to publish him in our magazine The Poetry Review throughout his long career. Sharing below a 2014 poem which celebrated his long marriage to Edna Longley.

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Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The great Michael Longely has died. We have lost a poet of immense stature. This recent BBC doc will give you a flavour of how he made made words sing: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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Michael Longley - Where Poems Come From

A film profile of Belfast poet Michael Longley, offering insights into his work, friendships, working process, the places that have inspired him and his relationship with the natural world.

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Modern Poetry in Translation @mptmagazine.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Join us next week for the lunchtime* launch of MPT 'Your Language Anticipating Mine: Focus on #Catalan' Tickets are free / pay what you can, and we're joined by contributors Marialena Carr & Ronald Puppo. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau... (*UK lunch time, 1-2pm)

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Online launch – MPT Your Language Anticipating Mine: Focus on Catalan

Join us online to celebrate the latest issue of MPT. With Editor Janani Ambikapathy and guests Marialena Carr & Ronald Puppo.

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Shout out to all poets, writers, artists, activists, if you'd like us to boost your new books, music, art, fundraisers & community projects for 2025 please add to this thread, we're just making a list for our 1st show of the year & will share @roaring20sradio.bsky.social #sohoradio thank you

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 22/01/2025

StAnza 2025 St Andrews & online, 14–16 March 2025 Tickets for StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival, are on sale from today – presenting poetry in all its forms & many languages, & featuring poets from Scotland, the UK & around the world stanzapoetry.org/festival/sta...

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StAnza 2025 - Stanza

StAnza Poetry Festival returns to St Andrews from 8-10 March 2024 with Warp and Weft: a tapestry of poetry.

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Angela T. Carr @angelatcarrpoetry.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Over 160 calls for submissions of poetry, fiction, flash, non-fiction, art, photography & more - competitions, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in January 2025. Best of luck & pls share! www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...

Winter-themed border of blue snowflakes on a pale grey background. Text reads: Publishing Your Work | Poetry & Writing Calls for Submissions January 2025: Journals, Competitions, Bursaries, Residencies.

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Prototype @prototypepubs.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Submissions to the next issue of our anthology, PROTOTYPE 7, are now open until 1 February. The anthology is a space for new work, open to all, free from formal guidelines or restrictions. We welcome poetry, prose, visual work & experiments in between. prototypepublishing.co.uk/submissions/

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 28/12/2024

Weatherglass Prize for a novella (rare in this day and age), with the wonderful Ali Smith as judge. International. Please share: weatherglassbooks.com/novella-priz...

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

If you’re a creator or work in the creative industries or otherwise have a heart, then please add your voice to this UK Gov consultation on AI and Copyright. I said ‘freelance’ for company and ‘unsure’ for super-granular legal stuff but made my voice heard. You can too. www.gov.uk/government/c...

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This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.

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Daisy Rockwell @shreedaisy.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

This is so creepy 🫣

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Dr Rachel Rankin @rakelrank.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

My translation of the poem 'Light' by Karoline Brændjord, as published in the latest edition of @mptmagazine.bsky.social ✨️

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Dr Rachel Rankin @rakelrank.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

After a hellish couple of months of (quite literally) all work and no play, I have finally finished up today for a month, and I am starting as I mean to go on - pyjamas, couch, and tiny, soft, sleepy little cat on my lap 😺

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Evil Mastermind @evilmastermind.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I've said this a million times, but I'll say it again: People who use AI don't actually want to *create* something, they want to *have created* something, and those are not the same thing.

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Angela T. Carr @angelatcarrpoetry.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Over 160 calls for submissions of poetry, fiction, flash, non-fiction, art, photography & more - competitions, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in December 2024. Best of luck & pls share! www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...

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Stephen Hopkins @phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Editing pro tip: you can fix any paragraph with one handy footnote

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Katie Hale - writer @katiescribbles.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Still a couple of opportunities open from last week's Five Things Friday - including @mslexia.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social & @jerichowriters.bsky.social. Next one comes out tomorrow for paid subscribers - make sure you're signed up! halekatie.substack.com/p/five-thing...

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Five Things Friday: issue 3

Courses & competitions with upcoming deadlines

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

The Humanities must firmly reject AI taking over our classrooms, our pedagogy. It’s the only way.

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Pascale Petit 🌿🐅🌱🐆🌿🦜 @pascalepetit.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

I made a starter pack of some poets on Bluesky go.bsky.app/VsG51ms

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 07/12/2024

Young Black women aged 18-30 are invited to join an exciting new hybrid programme for budding archivists and curators. Open until 9th December. Please share :)

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Women Speak Volumes Between Generations - Words of Colour

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The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · 22/11/2023

Anyway, The Rialto Nature and Place Poetry Competition 2024 is now open, to find out more or enter online mosey over here. Reposts positively encouraged, thanks all. www.therialto.co.uk/pages/nature...

Green, white, orange, and grey graphical birds.

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charlotte shevchenko knight @shevchenkoknight.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

6. Grasses by Selima Hill

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Dr Rachel Rankin @rakelrank.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Annie's Poetry Advent Calendar has been such a wonderful way to start each morning in December - and there is still time to sign up, with all donations going to MSF!

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Dr Rachel Rankin @rakelrank.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

An amazing list of UK-based poets for your Bluesky-following pleasure - how amazing! Thank you, Hannah, for putting this together and allowing the poets to find their people ❤️✍️

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Peggy Hughes @hughespeg.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I am absolutely living for my poem a day in @annierutherford.bsky.social’s Poetry Advent Calendar. Such poems! All donations will go to Médecins Sans Frontières. Still time to sign up! book.benefacthq.com?id=poetry-ad...

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Feeling seen.

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Women's Prize @womensprize.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

2023 research shows that only 19% of readers of the top 20 bestselling female fiction authors are male. (1/3)

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Last night Turner Prize 2024 winner Jasleen Kaur used her acceptance speech to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, to demand an end to institutional complicity in Israels genocide & to call for an immediate arms embargo.

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Dr Rachel Rankin @rakelrank.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

📚 I'm delighted to have two translations of poems by Norwegian poet Karoline Brændjord in the latest edition of @mptmagazine.bsky.social!

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