Alisha Erin Hillam
@aehillam.bsky.social
Pushcart-nominated writer (she/her), with poems + CNF at ONLY POEMS, Barrelhouse, Lunch Ticket, Consequence Forum, and others. 2025 AIR Literature Västra Götaland Arist in Residence. Historian, Hoosier, & traveler, now based in Europe.
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Join us for a night of literature and community with our free quarterly Online Open Mic Salon with host @kiklodge.bsky.social.
As usual, it will feature excellent readings and a highly competitive quiz.
Reading spots are limited, so sign up soon!
As usual, it will feature excellent readings and a highly competitive quiz.
Reading spots are limited, so sign up soon!
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Join us for a night of literature and community with our free quarterly Online Open Mic Salon with host @kiklodge.bsky.social.
As usual, it will feature excellent readings and a highly competitive quiz.
Reading spots are limited, so sign up soon!
As usual, it will feature excellent readings and a highly competitive quiz.
Reading spots are limited, so sign up soon!
how am I supposed to get any revising done when my first Swedish snowfall is happening outside the window
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
how am I supposed to get any revising done when my first Swedish snowfall is happening outside the window
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Note: open access is good. Paying writers out of your profits is better.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Note: open access is good. Paying writers out of your profits is better.
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I mostly tilt at other windmills, but academics don’t have to participate in this economy. It’s a choice. You could make a different choice. you could do it tomorrow.
Elsevier has a 38% profit margin, and the other journal publishers aren't far behind.
"academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it... The dominant four collectively generated... $12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024."
November 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I mostly tilt at other windmills, but academics don’t have to participate in this economy. It’s a choice. You could make a different choice. you could do it tomorrow.
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this catalog is utter book-person catnip
Our physical copies haven't arrived yet, but the IDEA of your book is alive & kicking amidst the noise & the rain (weird themes arose over the course of this monster) of our holiday catalog.
simplebooklet.com/holiday-cata...
simplebooklet.com/holiday-cata...
Holiday Catalog 2025
Holiday Catalog 2025
simplebooklet.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
this catalog is utter book-person catnip
woke up this morning to a "these poems don't fit with our latest issue but we really like them, keep it up" rejection, so I am pretty sure today is going to be a good day
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
woke up this morning to a "these poems don't fit with our latest issue but we really like them, keep it up" rejection, so I am pretty sure today is going to be a good day
there is plenty to critique about this list, for sure, but as someone who grew up reading so many male SFF authors because that was the majorit of who was getting published, it's kind of amazing to see this
November 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
there is plenty to critique about this list, for sure, but as someone who grew up reading so many male SFF authors because that was the majorit of who was getting published, it's kind of amazing to see this
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A story in 3 parts.
November 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A story in 3 parts.
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The sunset on sea https://www.wikiart.org/en/ivan-aivazovsky/the-sunset-on-sea-1866
November 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The sunset on sea https://www.wikiart.org/en/ivan-aivazovsky/the-sunset-on-sea-1866
I am not jealous at all. I am inspired and productive and deeply grateful up here at my residency in Sweden, and not jealous, not one teeny tiny miniscule bit
This morning, we are having an ekphrastic workshop at ́Museé de l'orangerie led by writer Yara Zgheib.
November 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I am not jealous at all. I am inspired and productive and deeply grateful up here at my residency in Sweden, and not jealous, not one teeny tiny miniscule bit
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
can strongly confirm i did NOT know
yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
can strongly confirm i did NOT know
put the annual salon on your calendars nowwwww!
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Our November newsletter is out, combining our events listings with our monthly roundup of events and opportunities
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Our November newsletter is out, combining our events listings with our monthly roundup of events and opportunities
With open mics, residencies, grants and competitions, there are so many ways for you to explore your creativity ✨
With opportunities from....
It's official: dates and location for Annual Salon 2026!
Plus a roundup of events and opportunities across Europe
europeanwriterssalon.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
put the annual salon on your calendars nowwwww!
have reached the point in the week where I suspect I do not know the first or last thing about writing a good poem, so that's great
November 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
have reached the point in the week where I suspect I do not know the first or last thing about writing a good poem, so that's great
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
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I regret to inform you that the only way to finish your novel is to keep writing.
November 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I regret to inform you that the only way to finish your novel is to keep writing.
yesterday I met in Gothenburg with the other artists-in-residence in the AIR Literature Västra Götaland program, and can we just have a moment for how lovely it is to live in a world full of such interesting people with interesting projects and ideas? it makes me so happy. I was already excited
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
yesterday I met in Gothenburg with the other artists-in-residence in the AIR Literature Västra Götaland program, and can we just have a moment for how lovely it is to live in a world full of such interesting people with interesting projects and ideas? it makes me so happy. I was already excited
should I move to new york city so he can be my mayor
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
should I move to new york city so he can be my mayor
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arriving today in Sweden for my AIR Litteratur Västra Götaland residence! really looking forward to spending the next month sinking into my poetry collection and finishing this project up. so much gratitude and appreciation for this opportunity!
www.vgregion.se/f/kulturforv...
www.vgregion.se/f/kulturforv...
AIR Litteratur - Kulturförvaltningen
AIR Litteratur Västra Götaland ger författare och översättare från hela världen plats och tid till konstnärlig utveckling genom att erbjuda residensvistelser...
www.vgregion.se
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
arriving today in Sweden for my AIR Litteratur Västra Götaland residence! really looking forward to spending the next month sinking into my poetry collection and finishing this project up. so much gratitude and appreciation for this opportunity!
www.vgregion.se/f/kulturforv...
www.vgregion.se/f/kulturforv...
arriving today in Sweden for my AIR Litteratur Västra Götaland residence! really looking forward to spending the next month sinking into my poetry collection and finishing this project up. so much gratitude and appreciation for this opportunity!
www.vgregion.se/f/kulturforv...
www.vgregion.se/f/kulturforv...
AIR Litteratur - Kulturförvaltningen
AIR Litteratur Västra Götaland ger författare och översättare från hela världen plats och tid till konstnärlig utveckling genom att erbjuda residensvistelser...
www.vgregion.se
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
arriving today in Sweden for my AIR Litteratur Västra Götaland residence! really looking forward to spending the next month sinking into my poetry collection and finishing this project up. so much gratitude and appreciation for this opportunity!
www.vgregion.se/f/kulturforv...
www.vgregion.se/f/kulturforv...
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Calm on the Mediterranean Sea https://www.wikiart.org/en/ivan-aivazovsky/calm-on-the-mediterranean-sea-1892
November 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Calm on the Mediterranean Sea https://www.wikiart.org/en/ivan-aivazovsky/calm-on-the-mediterranean-sea-1892
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People who aren’t writers think writer’s block is at least as big and real a problem as I thought quicksand would be, as a child.
AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief
Publisher last week reported jump in revenue in academic and professional arm thanks to AI licensing deal
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
People who aren’t writers think writer’s block is at least as big and real a problem as I thought quicksand would be, as a child.
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October 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
this book is so so good
I just found out that REFUSE TO BE DONE is going into its 8th printing! I've heard so many stories from writers whose projects have been helped along by this little yellow book over the past three years. Nothing makes me happier!
October 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
this book is so so good
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Byron in Venice https://www.wikiart.org/en/ivan-aivazovsky/byron-in-venice
October 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Byron in Venice https://www.wikiart.org/en/ivan-aivazovsky/byron-in-venice