Julia
@chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social
Inordinately excited to be the collage ‘cover girl’ (!) for @streetcakemag.bsky.social’s special 100th issue 🥳
Time to spread the love and also celebrate our 100th issue!!!
You can read our gorgeous new issue here: share.google/07x2Bq8UcB5s...
Thank you for your continued support for our little mag. We love you all ❤️
You can read our gorgeous new issue here: share.google/07x2Bq8UcB5s...
Thank you for your continued support for our little mag. We love you all ❤️
February 14, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Inordinately excited to be the collage ‘cover girl’ (!) for @streetcakemag.bsky.social’s special 100th issue 🥳
Weekend reading courtesy of @salopress.bsky.social with the latest poetry pamphlets from @corinnaboard.bsky.social (Mædwe) & @poppycockburn.bsky.social (Confetti) 🤩🤩
February 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Weekend reading courtesy of @salopress.bsky.social with the latest poetry pamphlets from @corinnaboard.bsky.social (Mædwe) & @poppycockburn.bsky.social (Confetti) 🤩🤩
All the hype surrounding the forthcoming Wuthering Heights film leaving you cold? Dive into @poetclare.bsky.social’s brilliant series of prose poems about Emily Brontë in ‘Lives of the Female Poets’ instead! @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social 😍
February 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
All the hype surrounding the forthcoming Wuthering Heights film leaving you cold? Dive into @poetclare.bsky.social’s brilliant series of prose poems about Emily Brontë in ‘Lives of the Female Poets’ instead! @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social 😍
Honoured to have a collage piece included in the latest hope-filled, light-spilling issue of @antiheroinchic.bsky.social. Many thanks to EIC James Diaz 🤩
Friends, it's been a while, but here we are with another beautiful, heart-rending issue. My gratitude runs deep to all of you for filling this space with your brilliant and hopeful voices. The light is so hard to find, but I think you'll find some of it here.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Honoured to have a collage piece included in the latest hope-filled, light-spilling issue of @antiheroinchic.bsky.social. Many thanks to EIC James Diaz 🤩
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'as the curtain rises
the movements are hard
the line is clipped
the champagne flat'
A devastatingly beautiful 'psychological adagio' from the fouetté-turning mind of @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social via @ghostcitypress.bsky.social 👏🏻
'DANCING sees you through' 🖤
#magicalrealism #angelacarter #collage
the movements are hard
the line is clipped
the champagne flat'
A devastatingly beautiful 'psychological adagio' from the fouetté-turning mind of @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social via @ghostcitypress.bsky.social 👏🏻
'DANCING sees you through' 🖤
#magicalrealism #angelacarter #collage
Pirouetting its way into the world today, my micro-chapbook ‘ROLES’ (a series of ballet-themed collage poems) is out with @ghostcitypress.bsky.social 🩰 You can read this surreal assortment of pliés for free here:
ghostcitypress.com/2025-summer-...
ghostcitypress.com/2025-summer-...
ROLES — Ghost City Press
ROLES by Julia Biggs Published July 1, 2025 PDF Micro-Chapbook 12 Pages
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January 21, 2026 at 9:32 AM
'as the curtain rises
the movements are hard
the line is clipped
the champagne flat'
A devastatingly beautiful 'psychological adagio' from the fouetté-turning mind of @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social via @ghostcitypress.bsky.social 👏🏻
'DANCING sees you through' 🖤
#magicalrealism #angelacarter #collage
the movements are hard
the line is clipped
the champagne flat'
A devastatingly beautiful 'psychological adagio' from the fouetté-turning mind of @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social via @ghostcitypress.bsky.social 👏🏻
'DANCING sees you through' 🖤
#magicalrealism #angelacarter #collage
Congratulations to the brilliant @madelinepotter.bsky.social on the publication of ‘Theological Monsters’… this erudite text promises all manner of Gothic delights! 😈🖤👇
Eeeek so excited! My monograph, ‘Theological Monsters: Religion and Irish Gothic’ is out with University of Wales Press!
www.uwp.co.uk/book/theolog...
www.uwp.co.uk/book/theolog...
Theological Monsters | UWP
www.uwp.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Congratulations to the brilliant @madelinepotter.bsky.social on the publication of ‘Theological Monsters’… this erudite text promises all manner of Gothic delights! 😈🖤👇
Delighted to have an object poem included in the latest issue of Volupté Journal exploring the decadent fairy tale as it relates to the work of Renée Vivien 👇
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View of Charming
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January 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Delighted to have an object poem included in the latest issue of Volupté Journal exploring the decadent fairy tale as it relates to the work of Renée Vivien 👇
journals.gold.ac.uk/index.php/vo...
journals.gold.ac.uk/index.php/vo...
Very excited for these gorgeous-looking @salopress.bsky.social chapbooks by the fabulous @corinnaboard.bsky.social @poppycockburn.bsky.social & Anna Brook 😍😍😍👇
January 10, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Very excited for these gorgeous-looking @salopress.bsky.social chapbooks by the fabulous @corinnaboard.bsky.social @poppycockburn.bsky.social & Anna Brook 😍😍😍👇
Starting the New Year in the company of @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social’s compelling novel in verse ‘Filly’ from @bansheepress.bsky.social 🤩
January 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Starting the New Year in the company of @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social’s compelling novel in verse ‘Filly’ from @bansheepress.bsky.social 🤩
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a favorite from "Nets," Jen Bervin's erasure of Shakespeare sonnets
December 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
a favorite from "Nets," Jen Bervin's erasure of Shakespeare sonnets
Reposted by Julia
“From morn
To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve,
A summer's day; and with the setting sun
Dropt from the zenith like a falling star.”
(Milton)
🎨 Gustave Doré
#bookwormsat
To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve,
A summer's day; and with the setting sun
Dropt from the zenith like a falling star.”
(Milton)
🎨 Gustave Doré
#bookwormsat
December 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“From morn
To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve,
A summer's day; and with the setting sun
Dropt from the zenith like a falling star.”
(Milton)
🎨 Gustave Doré
#bookwormsat
To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve,
A summer's day; and with the setting sun
Dropt from the zenith like a falling star.”
(Milton)
🎨 Gustave Doré
#bookwormsat
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Klaxon! www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/...
Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art - Exhibition at V&A South Kensington · V&A
This exhibition traces the history, impact and continuing influence of one of the 20th century’s most innovative fashion creatives, Elsa Schiaparelli.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Klaxon! www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/...
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Check out the Contributors' Curio: buff.ly/eHwvv5k!
Our curio houses info on our contributors' creative projects.
This #Spotlight is on Julia Biggs @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social !
Our curio houses info on our contributors' creative projects.
This #Spotlight is on Julia Biggs @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social !
December 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Check out the Contributors' Curio: buff.ly/eHwvv5k!
Our curio houses info on our contributors' creative projects.
This #Spotlight is on Julia Biggs @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social !
Our curio houses info on our contributors' creative projects.
This #Spotlight is on Julia Biggs @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social !
Something for the Gothically-inclined… pleased to have a dark little hybrid piece in the ‘Spectral & Strange’ bonus issue of @mugwortmagazine.bsky.social edited by @kategarrettwrites.bsky.social 🖤
Our Winter 2025 bonus issue, Spectral & Strange, is out now!
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December 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Something for the Gothically-inclined… pleased to have a dark little hybrid piece in the ‘Spectral & Strange’ bonus issue of @mugwortmagazine.bsky.social edited by @kategarrettwrites.bsky.social 🖤
100% this @wendycaitlin.bsky.social @serenbooks.bsky.social 😍👇
She’ll tell you to wear your best dress for casual. She’ll tell you too much. She’ll cry. But isn’t that why we need poetry?
She’s messy and drinks too much coffee. She’s always in socks and thinking of apricots.
Portrait in Mustard @serenbooks.bsky.social.
She’s messy and drinks too much coffee. She’s always in socks and thinking of apricots.
Portrait in Mustard @serenbooks.bsky.social.
December 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
100% this @wendycaitlin.bsky.social @serenbooks.bsky.social 😍👇
A captivating @serenbooks.bsky.social launch tonight of @notjustdancing.bsky.social’s innovative, multilayered & lyrical collection ‘Hôtel Amour’ (alongside fantastic readings from @oliviamcc.bsky.social & Menna Elfyn). 😍
November 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A captivating @serenbooks.bsky.social launch tonight of @notjustdancing.bsky.social’s innovative, multilayered & lyrical collection ‘Hôtel Amour’ (alongside fantastic readings from @oliviamcc.bsky.social & Menna Elfyn). 😍
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🖤 e(i Issue 7: The Urge is LIVE! 🖤
Our #spotlight is on Julia Biggs @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social !
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Our #spotlight is on Julia Biggs @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social !
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November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🖤 e(i Issue 7: The Urge is LIVE! 🖤
Our #spotlight is on Julia Biggs @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social !
Check out their work at buff.ly/RViXupP!
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poet #poets #writingcommunity #indielit #indiepress #indiemag #writerscommunity
Our #spotlight is on Julia Biggs @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social !
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Truly inspiring poetry tonight courtesy of the @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social brilliant ‘four pamphleteers’ - @maxwallis.bsky.social, @thewordtinker.bsky.social, @glynedwards.bsky.social & @katrinanaomipoet.bsky.social 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Truly inspiring poetry tonight courtesy of the @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social brilliant ‘four pamphleteers’ - @maxwallis.bsky.social, @thewordtinker.bsky.social, @glynedwards.bsky.social & @katrinanaomipoet.bsky.social 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
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🖤 e(i Issue 7: The Urge is LIVE! 🖤
Our #spotlight is on Julia Biggs @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social !
Check out their work at buff.ly/RViXupP!
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poet #poets #writingcommunity #indielit #indiepress #indiemag #writerscommunity
Our #spotlight is on Julia Biggs @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social !
Check out their work at buff.ly/RViXupP!
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poet #poets #writingcommunity #indielit #indiepress #indiemag #writerscommunity
October 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🖤 e(i Issue 7: The Urge is LIVE! 🖤
Our #spotlight is on Julia Biggs @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social !
Check out their work at buff.ly/RViXupP!
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poet #poets #writingcommunity #indielit #indiepress #indiemag #writerscommunity
Our #spotlight is on Julia Biggs @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social !
Check out their work at buff.ly/RViXupP!
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poet #poets #writingcommunity #indielit #indiepress #indiemag #writerscommunity
Delighted to feature in the new issue of @asteralesjournal.bsky.social alongside such fabulous poets, writers & artists! 🤩 Many thanks to editors @djvorreyer.bsky.social & @rebunting.bsky.social 🙌
It’s here! Issue 4 is live today, featuring work from Sean Cho A, Sarah Mills, Allison Blevins, Jill Kitchen, Anthony Frame, Will Musgrove, Charles Jensen, Susan Barry-Schulz, Julia Biggs, Sheila Squillante, and Vishaal! #poetry #prose #visualart #literaryjournal #asterales
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October 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Delighted to feature in the new issue of @asteralesjournal.bsky.social alongside such fabulous poets, writers & artists! 🤩 Many thanks to editors @djvorreyer.bsky.social & @rebunting.bsky.social 🙌
Thrilled to have 2 collage pieces (unapologetically indebted to Angela Carter) featured in the latest issue of @the-engine-idling.bsky.social devoted to ‘The Urge’! Huge thanks to EIC @dehm000.bsky.social for curating this celebration of feminine appetites & desires. 🤩
🚨e(i Issue 7: The Urge is LIVE!🚨
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Appetite! Impulse! Desire!
🖤 Featuring @angelaarnold777.bsky.social, Jihoo Bae, Annika Bey, ⬇️
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Appetite! Impulse! Desire!
🖤 Featuring @angelaarnold777.bsky.social, Jihoo Bae, Annika Bey, ⬇️
October 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Thrilled to have 2 collage pieces (unapologetically indebted to Angela Carter) featured in the latest issue of @the-engine-idling.bsky.social devoted to ‘The Urge’! Huge thanks to EIC @dehm000.bsky.social for curating this celebration of feminine appetites & desires. 🤩
Thrilled & honoured to learn @inkfishmagazine.bsky.social has nominated my piece ‘Habitat’ for a Pushcart Prize! 🤩 Huge thanks to supremely supportive editors @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social & @petermcallister.bsky.social & congratulations to my (decidedly more talented) fellow nominees. 🥳
October 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Thrilled & honoured to learn @inkfishmagazine.bsky.social has nominated my piece ‘Habitat’ for a Pushcart Prize! 🤩 Huge thanks to supremely supportive editors @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social & @petermcallister.bsky.social & congratulations to my (decidedly more talented) fellow nominees. 🥳
Intimate autumn reading courtesy of @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social 😍
October 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Intimate autumn reading courtesy of @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social 😍
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For the inaugural issue of Draught Journal @draughtjournal.bsky.social:
On Bookmarks and Other Ruins—a reflection on the bookmark as a fragile site of memory, desire, and incompletion, accompanied by images of my own bookmarks.
draughtjournal.com/article/on-b...
On Bookmarks and Other Ruins—a reflection on the bookmark as a fragile site of memory, desire, and incompletion, accompanied by images of my own bookmarks.
draughtjournal.com/article/on-b...
On Bookmarks and Other Ruins
<p>There is something indescribably intimate about the act of interrupting one’s reading, the act of marking one’s place in a book, a subtle gesture t
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October 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
For the inaugural issue of Draught Journal @draughtjournal.bsky.social:
On Bookmarks and Other Ruins—a reflection on the bookmark as a fragile site of memory, desire, and incompletion, accompanied by images of my own bookmarks.
draughtjournal.com/article/on-b...
On Bookmarks and Other Ruins—a reflection on the bookmark as a fragile site of memory, desire, and incompletion, accompanied by images of my own bookmarks.
draughtjournal.com/article/on-b...