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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Delighted to see my poem 'Ithaka', which won first prize in the Indigo Spring Poetry Prize, published in the latest issue of Reach Poetry @indigodreamspub.bsky.social with very kind comments from competition judge @vickygwriter.bsky.social 🐐

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Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

@sealeychallenge.bsky.social day 12 Looking forward to a deep read of ‘The Hawthorn Bride’ (Indigo Dreams) by Victoria Gatehouse. @indigodreamspub.bsky.social #poetry #writingcommunity

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Absolutely loved The Hawthorn Bride by the wonderful @vickygwriter.bsky.social! It’s a beautiful collection which weaves folklore with landscape and wildlife. It has made my little ecopoet heart sing, and I’m always a sucker for a mushroom poem! 💚

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Jumping Jules Poetry @jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Forest Girl looks at home in these photos thanks to @vickygwriter.bsky.social in Halifax, UK. ‘Took your lovely book for a walk Julie. I love these powerful, yet tender poems rooted in physicality! Wonderful.’ Thanks Vicky! 1st print run sold out, but @dragonflyflight.bsky.social doing a 2nd! Yay!

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

It was a privilege to judge this competition. Many congratulationsto the winners and to the Commended and Highly Commended poets. Thank you to everyone who entered, it was a joy to read your work!

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Matthew Paul @matthewepaul.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Four weeks till this 👇🏼 @vickygwriter.bsky.social All welcome! Free!

Flyer for book launch in Doncaster on 7 June.

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Thrilled to have a rosebay willowherb poem included in 'Ten Poems about Weeds' one of three gorgeous new pamphlets from @candlestickpress.bsky.social

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Grateful for a wonderful review of The Hawthorn Bride in Orbis magazine, which is a great read as always with its mix of poems and reviews! #indigopoets @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

My copy has arrived! Wonderfully funny and inventive stories for middle-graders! Absolute joy! Warmest congratulations to @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social @reenamakwana.bsky.social @theemmapress.bsky.social

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Congratulations to the wonderful childrens poet @attielime.bsky.social on the publication of her fantastic debut Blue Jelly and Strawberries from @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social 💙 🍓 👏 👏

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Fantastic opportunity for childrens poets to respond some amazing artwork @littlethoughtspress.com Time for an Elphrasis Adventure 😃 #kidlit #childrenspoetry #poetrysubmissions

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Over the moon that my children's poetry collection has been shortlisted by @theemmapress.bsky.social and congrats to all on the shorlist, these proposals sound amazing!!

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Honoured to be judging the Spring Poety Competition @indigodreamspub.bsky.social !! Can't wait to read your poems!

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Thrilled to have my elephant poem included in the Go Wild edition from @littlethoughtspress.com . Thank you @carriekarnesfannin.bsky.social for the wonderful illustration 🐘

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The Emma Press @theemmapress.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

⭐ SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN ⭐ Deadline to send us your work: Tuesday 18 February (11.59pm) Please read the submissions guidelines carefully: buff.ly/33ZO731

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN, UNTIL 18 FEB, We will be accepting: Poetry Collections (30+ pages), Novellas (max 30,000), Essay Collections, Children's Poetry (8+), Children's Fiction (8+). We apologise that we will not be accepting Poetry Pamphlets. Short Story Collections or Picture books in this round.

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Incredible morning of sun and ice in the Pennines.

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

So grateful to The Poetry Society and the lovely @janeace.bsky.social for including my feature on folklore and trees in the latest Poetry News. 🌳 #poetry #folkloreoftrees

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

This new middle-grade book sounds like amazing fun, can't wait to read it! Congratulations to @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social #kidlit 🌟

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Exciting opportunity here for #kidlit artists and illustrators ! @littlethoughtspress.com 🌞 🌸 😁

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 24/12/2024

Continuing our Books of the Year 2024 series is a recommendation from Victoria Gatehouse who has selected A Woman Travelling by L. B. Jørgensen published by Paekakariki Press

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

An honour to be nominated for tye Pushcart alongside these amazing poets! Thank you so much to Ronnie and Dawn at Indigo Dreams Publishing # #indigopoets ##pushcartprize

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

So chuffed to have 3 children's poems in the latest edition of the brilliant Northern Gravy. Massive thank you to @jonnysyer.bsky.social for including my minibeasts, octopus and antbird 🐌 🐙 🐦 northerngravy.com/poems-by-vic... #kidlit #childrenspoetry

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Thank you @matthewepaul.bsky.social for this wonderful and insightful review of my poetry collection!!! indigodreamspublishing.com/victoria-gat...

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Thank you @lozzawriting.bsky.social for this brilliant children's poets starter pack. Great to connect with all! Proud to be included ❤️

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Thrilled to have 3 poems included in this wonderful #kidlit magazine from @littlethoughts.bsky.social, packed with writing and art about vulnerable and endangered creatures 🐘 🐋

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 20/11/2024

With writing by Sarah Atherton, Kathryn Beevor @lozzawriting.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social Scarlett Evans, Amy Fox, Freya Gatehouse, @vickygwriter.bsky.social, Theresa Gaughan, Cindy Greene @fhalliday.bsky.social, Chan Horch, Valerie Hunter, @stefankarlsson.bsky.social, Linda Middleton...

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Big shout out for this fantastic new children's collection from @bardymum.bsky.social Absolutely fizzing with fun and wonderfully witty wordplay, every poem a small joy!! It's the ' bobble in my hat' on a cold November morning 💗 💚 ##kidlit

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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Sharing my Poem of the Month by @corinnaboard.bsky.social for Grapevine Mags ( Yorkshire) 💚

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