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9 years ago we lost Mark Fisher, whose work offers perhaps the best diagnosis of the situation we find ourselves in.

In his memory, we've tasked authors with using Fisher's ideas as a jumping off point for all-new horror fictions.

📘THE MONSTER, CAPITAL (Feb 26)

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Beloved children’s author Jacqueline Wilson hopes her Imagine festival will inspire a new generation of readers.
Children's author Jacqueline Wilson: 'Reading is in danger'
www.bigissue.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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Submissions are open for The Big Idea 2026💡

The best will be shortlisted and presented to delegates at this year's Future of Theatre Conference, where one will be crowned winner 🏆

Enter now 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/future-o...
February 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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"I was worried about today because of the dream I told you about..."
February 16, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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ONE WEEK to go.
Submissions close 20 February for stories and articles in our next zine.

Got something strange, scary, or splendidly unsettling hiding in your drafts folder? Send it our way: tinyurl.com/zinemay26

Illustrators, we need you too
February 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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Even in 1995, The Quatermass Experiment was still a relevant cultural reference!

Though as Margaret is talking about bubbling vats of suspicious liquid I think you’ll find she meant to say Quatermass II
February 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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Praise for our book Penda's Fen: Scene by Scene, @greavesian.bsky.social's definitive exploration of the classic Play for Today from script to screen. Available now from tenacrebooks.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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Working, not begging.
Vendors buy the Big Issue for £2.50 and sell it for £5.

If you pay for the magazine, please take it. It's dignity for the vendor, and it keeps Big Issue alive.
February 15, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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This week, marking 100 years since the invention of TV, our special edition dives deep into the ways people make, and consume, television, and what lies ahead.

Plus: welfare reforms, Richard Linklater, Jacqueline Wilson, and much more.

Find your local vendor: https://bit.ly/4c3eLdE
February 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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After Manchester vendor Nathan got out of jail, selling The Big Issue helped him to turn his life around for his family and pets.

Please help us to change more lives today. To donate, text BINORTH to 70970 to give £5, or go to https://easydonate.org/big-issue-north/binorth

Thank you.
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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The call for nominations for The Allan Lloyd Smith Memorial Prize for a Monograph of Gothic Criticism 2026 and The Justin D. Edwards Memorial Prize for an Edited Collection of Gothic Criticism 2026 is now open!

Submit by March 2nd: www.globalgoth.org/blog/call-fo...
Call for nominations for the IGA Book Prizes - Gothic Association
Call for nominations by March 2nd for The Allan Lloyd Smith Memorial Prize for a Monograph of Gothic Criticism, 2026 and The Justin D. Edwards Memorial Prize for an Edited Collection of Gothic Critici...
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February 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Beloved children’s author Jacqueline Wilson hopes her Imagine festival will inspire a new generation of readers.
Children's author Jacqueline Wilson: 'Reading is in danger'
www.bigissue.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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Misconceptions aren’t a rare occurrence for those at risk of homelessness. In 2023, YouGov found that 32% of people think that ‘most homeless people have themselves to blame’.
Organisations such as @bigissuenorth.bsky.social and INSP are fighting back: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
February 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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For vendors like Vasile, selling The Big Issue means more than earning an income - it also gives him self-respect and pride in his work.

Please help us to change more lives today. To donate, text BINORTH to 70970 to give £5, or go to https://easydonate.org/big-issue-north/binorth

Thank you.
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
What a delight it was getting to interview Jacqueline Wilson - one of my childhood heroes!
Beloved children’s author Jacqueline Wilson hopes her Imagine festival will inspire a new generation of readers.
Children's author Jacqueline Wilson: 'Reading is in danger'
www.bigissue.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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Beloved children’s author Jacqueline Wilson hopes her Imagine festival will inspire a new generation of readers.
Children's author Jacqueline Wilson: 'Reading is in danger'
www.bigissue.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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Join us from 6pm on Thursday 17 February at The Social Hub, Glasgow for the launch of a new report that celebrates the impact of our Changing the Narrative Journalism Training Academy: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/insp-chang...
INSP Changing the Narrative Report Launch
Join the International Network of Street Papers (INSP) to celebrate the impact of the Changing the Narrative Journalism Academy
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February 4, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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Join me for The Bonehouse - a ghost story, streamed live on Zoom. Thurs 12 February, 7.15pm. Pay what you feel...

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The Bonehouse: A Live-Streamed Ghost Story
A live-streamed performed reading of an original tale of terror
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February 4, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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After Leeds vendor Martin escaped an abusive relationship, selling The Big Issue helped him to rebuild his life.

Please help us to change more lives today. To donate, text BINORTH to 70970 to give £5, or go to https://easydonate.org/big-issue-north/binorth

Thank you.
February 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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On request, the deadline for abstract submissions has been extended to 13 February, so you have two more weeks to get yours in!

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January 30, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Read about Doctor Who's conception, from first ideas to its troubled early months of production, in Pull to Open, an immersive history by @paul-hayes.bsky.social, available now from tenacrebooks.co.uk.
January 30, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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QUEER FICTION WRITERS' DAY ✍️

📅 MAR 1 (11-2pm)

📍 Chorlton Library, M21 9PN

🎫 FREE ENTRY www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-fict...

Join us for a Queer Fiction workshop led by @cdelull.bsky.social, followed by a panel, readings & Q&A w/ @adambeyoncelowe.bsky.social & another writer TBA.
January 29, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Planning to attend our conference in July? Don’t forget that you need an active IGA membership!

Members get a monthly newsletter, listing on our interactive Goth Map, subscription to @gothicstudies.bsky.social and more, with prices starting at just £6!

Join us: www.globalgoth.org/join/
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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Gothic Studies is recruiting! We seek a new assistant editor 🧛‍♂️
January 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Hi everyone, I'm organising a conference in Leuven, 4-5 June, and you're all invited*! It's called 'Performing evil: the mediation and display of diabolic spectres 1700-2000' and here is the call for papers (get in touch if you'd like a pdf!). Please share widely!

*to submit an abstract before 21/3
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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Looking forward to speaking at the 'Trans-scriptions: Cultural Codings and the Poetics of the Body' in a couple of weeks. And what a gorgeous poster their team has come up with! #bodyhorror #conference wordpre150.wordpress.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:53 AM