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Sam Hacking @samhacking.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

So pleased to have got though to the second round of this brilliant prize! And well done to all shortlisters and soon to be winners!!

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Flash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Hey writers! The submission portal closed this month but we have some opportunities coming up this fall, including a call guest edited by previous FFO author Ashlee Lhamon. Happy Writing! ✍️ #writingcommunity #amediting www.patreon.com/flashfiction...

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FFO Fall 2026 Submission Opportunities | Flash Fiction Online

Dear Friends & Followers, Our submission portal is closed during the month of August; however, we will have a couple opportunities opening t

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Join us in the Curtis Brown offices in Central London for four days of teaching from bestselling author & creative writing tutor Abi Daré! 15 students will join us for four days of teaching, workshops and a one-to-one tutorial. Plus you'll practise pitching with a Curtis Brown agent. Apply now:

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Novel-Writing Intensive

Join us for four days of expert teaching in London this autumn. Work intensely on your novel with workshop and tutor feedback.

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Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I'm the Guest Poetry Editor for the October issue of The Madrid Review. Subs are now open and I look forward to reading your poems...! themadridreview.substack.com/p/submission...

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Submissions for the October edition are open!

Please spread the message far and wide and we'd love to read your work from wherever you are in the world!

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

PSA: We are going to start reading for The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest on August 1st! Previously published and unpublished micros 250 words or fewer, fiction, CNF, micros that lean poetic considered. Opens Aug 1st, closes Nov 15. Grand prize $1000! Details soon!

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The Bridport Prize @bridportprize.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Drum roll please! 🥁 We’re excited — the Novel Award longlist is live on our website: buff.ly/w2x0BDV — see the twenty titles. 🎉 Congratulations to everyone on the list and thanks to every writer who entered — getting your work competition-ready is no small feat. Please keep writing. 💙

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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Wonderful article about Mary Leapor, a servant in the mid 18th century, who despite little education wrote witty, subversive poetry that gives us a fascinating insight into life below stairs for a woman in the era of Jane Austen. #WomenWritersNet theconversation.com/a-forgotten-...

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A forgotten young poet gives us a rare glimpse below stairs at the 1995 Pride and Prejudice’s Netherfield Hall

Mary Leapor worked as a servant at Edgcote House and documented the goings on below stairs in her poetry.

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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

News | UEA has won a Green Flag Award for the 10th consecutive year 🎉 When this streak began: Pokémon GO had just launched, Stranger Things had just premiered, Leo had finally won an Oscar, and the iPhone 7 was brand new. A decade later, we're still proudly flying the Green Flag. 🌳💚

Earlham Hall on a bright and sunny day, with blue skies and trees in the background, and with some words over the top of the image:
"Perfect 10. UEA has secured its 10th Green Flag Award in a row."

An owl flying on UEA campus with trees blurred in the background, and words over the top of the image: "When this Green Flag streak began...".

Part of the UEA Broad with trees on the side of the river, and words over the top of the image: "Pokemon Go had just launched".

Snowdrops are seen with the backdrop of the Sainsbury Centre and tree trunks, with words written over the top of the image: "Stranger Things had just premiered".

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Our first reader in the salon tonight is @jamesgwriter.bsky.social reading from his new book OUT NOW The Lightning We all want the audio book now

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The Bridport Prize @bridportprize.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The Bridport Prize Memoir Award is open for entries. 📝 Judged by acclaimed novelist and memoirist Sarah Moss 📝 First prize £1,500 plus a mentoring package 📝 Your memoir does not need to be finished 📝 Open internationally to writers aged 16+ Find out more and enter: buff.ly/7H1jXlR

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Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A mega-school of striped parrotfish falls into formation behind a porcupine puffer 🐡🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟 #porcupinepuffer #pufferfishofcoralcity #stripedparrotfish #parrotfishjungle #parrotfishcapitaloftheworld

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Consortium @consortium.lgbt · 07/07/2026

📢 We’re recruiting for two exciting opportunities! ✨ LGBT+ Fund Grants Lead 📅 Apply by 23 July 2026 Help deliver community-led funding that supports LGBT+ organisations and groups across the UK. Find out more here: consortium.lgbt/job/lgbt-fund-grants-lead 1/2

This image has an illustration of the LGBTQIA+ flag. The blue and yellow text reads: WE'RE HIRING. JOB POSITIONS. LGBT+ Fund Grants Lead. Trans+ Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator. consortium.lgbt/jobs

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The Moth Magazine @themothmagazine.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Too warm outside for anything else... Elisa Filomena's 'Ragazzo che fuma', from the cover of Issue 43 🌇 #MothArchives

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Our full weekend tickets for Madrid nearly sold out now. Want to come? Book soon. Bursaries still available.

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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 08/07/2026

What a pleasure to chat with Raga D'silva on Older Queer Voices. We started with tattoos, but went somewhere much deeper: visibility, judgement, safety, identity and belonging. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYi5...

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OLDER QUEER VOICES E32 Heather Paterson - The Human Scrapbook

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National Centre for Writing @writerscentre.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

📣 New podcast episode! In this episode of The Writing Life Podcast, debut author Anna Goldreich reflects on the personal and creative journey behind her novel, 'The Leveret'. 🎧 Listen and find out more: buff.ly/QEuSA7x

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Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Huge congrats to @kyleisamu.bsky.social for his Frog story "Materials Needed" landing on the Wigleaf Top 50! And a big congrats to all the Frog longlisters!! @thehagsoup.bsky.social, @lauraleighwrite.bsky.social, Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez, and @nschriefer.bsky.social!!

Blue flyer announcing the Flash Frog authors on the Wigleaf Top 50. (Names listed in caption).

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Did you hear the news? SLM pieces made it onto @wigleaf.bsky.social's Longlist!! Thank you Wigleaf for all the hard work you do 🔥 Many congrats to our contributors!! @skyskkyy.bsky.social, Selen Ozturk, and Chloe Alberta 💕

Canva congratulating our contributors for making it onto Wigleaf's top 50 longlist. Chloe Alberta for "Renaissance". Skyler Melnick for "Marie, the Most Beautiful". Selen Ozturk for "Cancer".

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Silly Goose Press @sillygoosepress.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Submissions Open July 1 for SGP Mini: Offerings to the Sturgeon Moon! Check out our guidelines here: sillygoosepress.com/sturgeon-moon

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 01/07/2026

Our second anthology is open for submissions! We're after short stories on the theme of sorcery, from writers living in the North of England. Take a look, send us a tale - and if you could help spread the word, that would be magical 🪄 🔮 carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/

Submissions are open until the 31st July for our sorcery anthology We're looking for strange and lyrical stories from writers luving in the North of England.

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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 01/07/2026

We’re hiring at Consortium! The LGBT+ Fund Grants Lead will lead on distributing funding to LGBTQIA+ organisations across the UK. An exciting opportunity for someone passionate about equitable, community-led grantmaking.

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Nine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

This Monday night's Masterclass Webinar is led by Ian Humphreys, author of #poetry collections Zebra and Tormentil. Monday 29th June, 7-8pm BST Recording link also sent to ticket-holders £17 Wings of Desire: poems of love, loss and receovery. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclas...

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moonflowertirips1.bsky.social @moonflowertirips1.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I just listed my book on thebooklist.co, a community-owned platform built for indie authors. No fees, no commissions, just a great way to get your book in front of new readers. If you're an author, give it a try.

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Discover indie books or list yours in minutes. A free, community-built platform for authors and readers. No fees, no commissions, ever.

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Just one week left to enter our flash fiction competition! 🏙️ To celebrate the landmark moment of 300 former students gaining book deals, we’re running a flash fiction competition on the theme of ‘Landmarks’. Closes 15 Jun: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/celebrating-...

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After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 08/06/2026

WRITER TIPS: Art of the Unsaid --- Silence as the story’s second voice speaks in implication, tension, and echo. #writertips #writing #writerlife buff.ly/7SQNynk

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The Bath Novel Awards @bathnovelaward.co.uk · 01/06/2026

🔏And that's a wrap for the Bath Novel Award 2026 entries! Thank you to all entrants — we can't wait to discover this year's longlist, TBA Tuesday 30 June. Good luck everyone!

The Bath Novel Award 2026. Thank you to all entrants. Submissions are now closed. Longlist 30 June 2026.

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Macha Press @machapress.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Thursday, 28th May 6:00 pm Glass Box Gallery Belfast School of Art 25-51 York St, Belfast BT15 1ED Aggregate Inventions: A multi-media Poetry Performance by @cmakris.bsky.social & @maighreadmedbh.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/macha-pres...

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to get a library card and explore your local public library. I plan to do so next weekend.

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The Bath Novel Awards @bathnovelaward.co.uk · 18/05/2026

Could 2026 be YOUR year? A stellar list of Bath Novel Award laureates and listees have gone on to find agents and publishing success. You next? Open to emerging writers everywhere, with a £5k prize and lit agent Amanda Harris judging. Closes 31 May #booksky bathnovelaward.co.uk/the-bath-nov...

The Bath Novel Award 2026: Could this be YOUR year? Photos of 12 winning authors. Deadline 31 May bathnovelaward.co.uk

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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Are you joining us for our monthly #womenwriters #skychat? Come along on Thursday, 21 May BST, to talk Writing Events: Festivals and Readings. We promise it will be a friendly discussion! @arleneandrews.bsky.social @ashajadegoodwin.bsky.social @authordjmartin.bsky.social @bethlynette.bsky.social

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I cannot stress this strongly enough: Support your local theatre, café, bookstore, bakery, and library. We breathe life into these places when we support them. They need us, and more importantly, we need them.

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

✨COURSES AT EWS✨ We're delighted to offer courses – usually online, sometimes in person – in addition to our salons. Right now we're offering a prose course with @markabowles.bsky.social and a poetry course with Sharon Black. Read on below!

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Writers & Artists @writersandartists.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Award-winning #illustrator Yasmeen Ismail will discuss taking your creativity seriously (this is a real job, really), managing imposter syndrome and keeping going through moments of doubt and insecurity! Book: www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-…

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The Bridport Prize @bridportprize.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Your writing could be next. Win prizes, gain recognition, and have your work read by leading writers, agents and editors. 🏆 £5,000 Poetry Prize 🏆 £5,000 Short Story Prize 🏆 £1,000 Flash Fiction Prize 🏆 £1,500 Novel Award + mentoring Open to writers worldwide. Enter now: buff.ly/XNIJEZr

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West Trade Review @westtradereview.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Submissions open. Send us your best short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Before submitting, please review our submissions guidelines at the link below: buff.ly/GdXIdXD #WritingCommunity#AmWriting #CallForSubmissions

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Flash fiction reader Marjee Chmiel interviews contributor @esmepromise.bsky.social about their process, influences, and the persistence of awe in their work. Read more right here: buff.ly/ABW7sHE

Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey is wearing a dark blue sweater, teal pants, and a left-nostril piercing. Their facial expression is relaxed and attentive. They are leaning against a large, gray, (possibly) metamorphic rock. Fronds peek out from the corner, to Kaplan-Kinsey’s left.

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Flash 500 Writing Competitions @flash500.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Love writing flash fiction? Are you looking for an international writing competition with good prize money for your stories under 500 words? flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Entries close 30 June Prizes: £300/£200/£100 plus publication #flashfiction #writers #writingcommunity

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

FOUR weeks until the Welkin Genre Prize opens for entries. Hope you're all scribbling some brilliant micros!!! What categories are you hoping to enter? Let me know! www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-press...

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The Welkin Genre Prize

A competition for microfiction up to 100 words. It is free to enter and aims to be a welcoming space for all writers. The competition is open to all forms of narrative prose. There is a whole universe...

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

ONE WEEK left to enter the Smokey 2026. Use the Force. Win $2,500. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Friends, our May newsletter is out✨ We've got a new course, two pop-up salons, the date for our next book club, and so much more. Find out when we'll be popping up near you!

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New courses, a new salon, a new season at EWS

PLUS only 20 tickets left for full weekend at our Annual Salon in Madrid

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Nine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Don't miss out, sign up now for our Webinar & Workshop Seasons on nature writing & ecopoetics, 4th May to early July. Led by Ian Humphreys @lkiew.bsky.social James McDermott @wendypratt.bsky.social & @jsaphra.bsky.social Book one, several, or the full seasons. www.eventbrite.com/cc/eco-poeti...

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Can’t make it in person? Our Online Open Mic Salon is quarterly, free, and just as warm and welcoming as our in-person events💛 As usual, it will feature excellent readings, and a highly competitive quiz, and our illustrious host @kiklodge.bsky.social

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Earlham Institute @earlhaminst.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Be part of a supportive and engaged community of #singlecell and #spatial scientists! 🧬💻🔎 Early-bird registration closes soon for the Norwich Single-Cell and Spatial Symposium! Discover the latest methods across diverse living systems. 🌱🧠🐟️ @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social buff.ly/pzI5g52

Poster advertising the Norwich Single-Cell and Spatial Symposium. Black background with a red microscopy image of plant cells filling the right side. Event subtitle: “Novel applications of single-cell and spatial technologies across plant and microbe, animal, and health and disease research.” Date and venue highlighted in pink: 8–9 July 2026, Earlham Institute, Norwich, UK. Photos of four keynote speakers with names and affiliations: Ang Li (University of Oxford), Arnau Sebé-Pedrós (Centre for Genomic Regulation), Tatsuya Nobori (The Sainsbury Laboratory), and Jeffrey Moffitt (Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital). List of invited speakers follows, Min-Yao Jhu, (University of Cambridge), Christos Proukakis (UCL & Royal Free NHS Trust), Alina Kurjan (University of Oxford & Entelo Bio), and Ava Khamseh, (Institute of Cancer & Genetics, University of Edinburgh)

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

We’re delighted to share the longlist for #Discoveries2026, the award for unpublished novels-in-progress written by women, delivered by @womensprize.bsky.social in partnership with us, the Curtis Brown literary agency and Audible. 🌟 🖊️ Meet the longlist: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/discove...

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 30/04/2026

Congratulations @pascalepetit.bsky.social winner of the 25-26 Keats-Shelley Poetry Prize!

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