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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 18181999:
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 18181999:
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
Congrats to our previous Poetry Pamphlet Competition winner, @alisonbinney.bsky.social who was Highly Commended in this year's @forwardprizes.bsky.social!
Her collection, The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning, is available from @serenbooks.bsky.social.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #amwritingpoetry
Her collection, The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning, is available from @serenbooks.bsky.social.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #amwritingpoetry
We’re delighted that both Bethany Handley and @alisonbinney.bsky.social are Highly Commended in this year’s @forwardprizes.bsky.social www.serenbooks.com/2025/10/beth.... Their Highly Commended poems are both in the ‘Forward Book of Poetry 2026’.
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Congrats to our previous Poetry Pamphlet Competition winner, @alisonbinney.bsky.social who was Highly Commended in this year's @forwardprizes.bsky.social!
Her collection, The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning, is available from @serenbooks.bsky.social.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #amwritingpoetry
Her collection, The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning, is available from @serenbooks.bsky.social.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #amwritingpoetry
Ellora Sutton, our brilliant poetry reviewer and previous winner of our Poetry Competition, is publishing her debut full-length collection Little Bitch with @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social!
"I’m going to be shouting about this one from the rooftops,” says poet Rachel Long. We can't wait to read it!
"I’m going to be shouting about this one from the rooftops,” says poet Rachel Long. We can't wait to read it!
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FREE Little Bitch button badge with every pre-order for this book! 'Sharp, tender, hilarious. Little Bitch is a marvel! I am moved and changed reading it. Sutton takes us from raspberry ice cream to m...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Ellora Sutton, our brilliant poetry reviewer and previous winner of our Poetry Competition, is publishing her debut full-length collection Little Bitch with @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social!
"I’m going to be shouting about this one from the rooftops,” says poet Rachel Long. We can't wait to read it!
"I’m going to be shouting about this one from the rooftops,” says poet Rachel Long. We can't wait to read it!
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Look at this great fund. £200 for really small charities to spend on boring things. Easy, quick to apply.
Link below.
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Boring Fund | Christina Poulton
Applications now open!
£200 grants available for small charities, CICs and voluntary groups towards some of those boring but hard-to-fund costs.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Look at this great fund. £200 for really small charities to spend on boring things. Easy, quick to apply.
Link below.
Please share :)
Link below.
Please share :)
Do you feel comfortable calling yourself a writer?
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 108 of Mslexia! ✍️
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 108 of Mslexia! ✍️
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Do you feel comfortable calling yourself a writer?
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 108 of Mslexia! ✍️
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 108 of Mslexia! ✍️
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
What's Liz Berry's advice for entrants to our 2025 Poetry Competition? ✨ We caught up with her to find out!
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#amwriting #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poets #poetry
Women's Poetry Competition 2025 - Poetry (Single Poem) - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
Women's Poetry Competition 2025 - Poetry (Single Poem) - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
What's Liz Berry's advice for entrants to our 2025 Poetry Competition? ✨ We caught up with her to find out!
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#amwriting #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poets #poetry
Was there one book in particular that made you want to become a writer?
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 108 of Mslexia ✍️
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We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 108 of Mslexia ✍️
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmReading
November 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Was there one book in particular that made you want to become a writer?
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 108 of Mslexia ✍️
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmReading
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 108 of Mslexia ✍️
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmReading
What advice would you offer to your younger self?
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 108 of Mslexia ✍️
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#amwriting #writingcommunity #writers
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 108 of Mslexia ✍️
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#amwriting #writingcommunity #writers
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October 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
What advice would you offer to your younger self?
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 108 of Mslexia ✍️
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#amwriting #writingcommunity #writers
We'll be publishing a handful of our favourite comments in Issue 108 of Mslexia ✍️
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#amwriting #writingcommunity #writers
‘Maybe I'll get back to my novel and embark on Chapter 15. Or maybe I won't. The point is, there's no hurry. As long as I keep at it, I'll get there in the end.'
Debbie T on the time it takes to write a book, and the things that get in the way, in our latest Elevenses.
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Debbie T on the time it takes to write a book, and the things that get in the way, in our latest Elevenses.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
‘Maybe I'll get back to my novel and embark on Chapter 15. Or maybe I won't. The point is, there's no hurry. As long as I keep at it, I'll get there in the end.'
Debbie T on the time it takes to write a book, and the things that get in the way, in our latest Elevenses.
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Debbie T on the time it takes to write a book, and the things that get in the way, in our latest Elevenses.
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Poets under 30, you've only got a few days left to enter this year's @societyofauthors.bsky.social Eric Gregory Awards! Deadline: 31 October. For all the info 👇 #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poets #amwriting
CALLING ALL YOUNG POETS
The deadline for entries to the Eric Gregory Awards is 31 October.
It is awarded for a collection by poets under the age of 30.
Winners of the Eric Gregory Awards are invited to a free solo week residency at Thomas Cottage.
The deadline for entries to the Eric Gregory Awards is 31 October.
It is awarded for a collection by poets under the age of 30.
Winners of the Eric Gregory Awards are invited to a free solo week residency at Thomas Cottage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Poets under 30, you've only got a few days left to enter this year's @societyofauthors.bsky.social Eric Gregory Awards! Deadline: 31 October. For all the info 👇 #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poets #amwriting
October 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Extended Deadline! ⏰
We've extended the deadline for three Issue 108 submission slots until 11:59pm on 28 October!
What are we looking for...
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writers
We've extended the deadline for three Issue 108 submission slots until 11:59pm on 28 October!
What are we looking for...
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writers
October 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Extended Deadline! ⏰
We've extended the deadline for three Issue 108 submission slots until 11:59pm on 28 October!
What are we looking for...
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writers
We've extended the deadline for three Issue 108 submission slots until 11:59pm on 28 October!
What are we looking for...
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writers
What would help you meet your writing goals? ✍️
Whether you’re making space for a regular writing practice or pushing to finish your manuscript, our Diary & Planner 2026 is built to help you succeed.
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Whether you’re making space for a regular writing practice or pushing to finish your manuscript, our Diary & Planner 2026 is built to help you succeed.
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#amwriting #mslexia #writingcommunity
Diary & Planner 2026 - Shop : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
Diary & Planner 2026 - Shop : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
What would help you meet your writing goals? ✍️
Whether you’re making space for a regular writing practice or pushing to finish your manuscript, our Diary & Planner 2026 is built to help you succeed.
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#amwriting #mslexia #writingcommunity
Whether you’re making space for a regular writing practice or pushing to finish your manuscript, our Diary & Planner 2026 is built to help you succeed.
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#amwriting #mslexia #writingcommunity
'It turns out the most important part of creativity is not the having done, but the doing. That’s the human part.'
When my kids wrote a song using AI, all I could think was: you missed the fun part | Myke Bartlett
When my kids wrote a song using AI, all I could think was: you missed the fun part | Myke Bartlett
The arrival of AI is a chance to remind kids that the joy of creativity is not in what you made, but in the process of making it
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October 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
'It turns out the most important part of creativity is not the having done, but the doing. That’s the human part.'
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Unsolicited writing advice: no. 8075: There is no such thing as serious writing. There are only writers who take their work seriously, and those who don’t. Tragedy is no more “serious” than comedy. Children’s writing is no less “serious” than writing for adults. Good writing is wherever you find it.
October 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Unsolicited writing advice: no. 8075: There is no such thing as serious writing. There are only writers who take their work seriously, and those who don’t. Tragedy is no more “serious” than comedy. Children’s writing is no less “serious” than writing for adults. Good writing is wherever you find it.
Don't miss our upcoming workshop 'OuLiPo: The Freedom of Constraints' with Sue Burge on 27 October, 5-7pm.
She'll be turning the Salon into an OuLiPo workshop fit for the 21st century. Bring old poems that need a good shake-up, a dictionary (if you have one), an open mind, and see what happens!
She'll be turning the Salon into an OuLiPo workshop fit for the 21st century. Bring old poems that need a good shake-up, a dictionary (if you have one), an open mind, and see what happens!
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October 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Don't miss our upcoming workshop 'OuLiPo: The Freedom of Constraints' with Sue Burge on 27 October, 5-7pm.
She'll be turning the Salon into an OuLiPo workshop fit for the 21st century. Bring old poems that need a good shake-up, a dictionary (if you have one), an open mind, and see what happens!
She'll be turning the Salon into an OuLiPo workshop fit for the 21st century. Bring old poems that need a good shake-up, a dictionary (if you have one), an open mind, and see what happens!
'Black British literature has always been rich, but too often it hasn’t been given the platform or investment it deserves.'
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‘We don’t celebrate Black creativity enough’: why the Black British book festival is bigger than ever
Ahead of the BBBF this weekend, authors who’ll be in attendance explain the crisis in publishing of Black writing, and why coming together is the solution
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October 20, 2025 at 8:16 AM
'Black British literature has always been rich, but too often it hasn’t been given the platform or investment it deserves.'
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Will you be joining us tomorrow for our Skychat on #womenwriters and #writing mindset? It's at 6pm. Hopefully see you there.
October 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Will you be joining us tomorrow for our Skychat on #womenwriters and #writing mindset? It's at 6pm. Hopefully see you there.
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UK start-up Books By People has launched a new certification – the Organic Literature Certification – with a group of independent publishing houses to “counter AI-generated books” 👇 #BookSky
Startup launches ‘industry-first’ certification for human-made books
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October 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
UK start-up Books By People has launched a new certification – the Organic Literature Certification – with a group of independent publishing houses to “counter AI-generated books” 👇 #BookSky
'Him wunt no bloody buggering angel. Angel’s chunt going to be under the ground like that.'
Read 'Dennis' by Rosanna Ogle in our Salon Showcase.
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Read 'Dennis' by Rosanna Ogle in our Salon Showcase.
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#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
October 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
'Him wunt no bloody buggering angel. Angel’s chunt going to be under the ground like that.'
Read 'Dennis' by Rosanna Ogle in our Salon Showcase.
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#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
Read 'Dennis' by Rosanna Ogle in our Salon Showcase.
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#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
'How can we mend but in days? / They wake us, time and time with each loll / of the sun over the horizon, nudging us /
towards the shedding of grudges, saying today, / today might hurt less.'
Read 'Duloxetine 30mg od' by Penny Shutt in our Salon Showcase.
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towards the shedding of grudges, saying today, / today might hurt less.'
Read 'Duloxetine 30mg od' by Penny Shutt in our Salon Showcase.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
'How can we mend but in days? / They wake us, time and time with each loll / of the sun over the horizon, nudging us /
towards the shedding of grudges, saying today, / today might hurt less.'
Read 'Duloxetine 30mg od' by Penny Shutt in our Salon Showcase.
mslexia.co.uk/magazine/blo...
towards the shedding of grudges, saying today, / today might hurt less.'
Read 'Duloxetine 30mg od' by Penny Shutt in our Salon Showcase.
mslexia.co.uk/magazine/blo...
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Something Gothic this way comes… Submissions are OPEN for The Havisham Steps: Modern Gothic Poetry. We want poems of neon dread, fractured love, haunted minds.
Closing date: October 31st
#PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry
Closing date: October 31st
#PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry
Something Gothic This Way Comes: Submit to The Havisham Steps: Modern Gothic Poetry - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout October 2025 | Publication in 2026
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October 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Something Gothic this way comes… Submissions are OPEN for The Havisham Steps: Modern Gothic Poetry. We want poems of neon dread, fractured love, haunted minds.
Closing date: October 31st
#PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry
Closing date: October 31st
#PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry
'She labelled every jar on the shelf: 'Dill', 'Damson', 'Dates', 'Despair'. / He frowned at that one. / Just a joke,' she said, smiling.'
Read 'Deceit' by Debra Battersby in our Salon Showcase ✍️
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Read 'Deceit' by Debra Battersby in our Salon Showcase ✍️
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#amwriting #writingcommunity #mslexia
October 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
'She labelled every jar on the shelf: 'Dill', 'Damson', 'Dates', 'Despair'. / He frowned at that one. / Just a joke,' she said, smiling.'
Read 'Deceit' by Debra Battersby in our Salon Showcase ✍️
mslexia.co.uk/magazine/blo...
#amwriting #writingcommunity #mslexia
Read 'Deceit' by Debra Battersby in our Salon Showcase ✍️
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#amwriting #writingcommunity #mslexia
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What do you do when all you've ever wanted to do is write but your life is just too busy? Our very own Liz Champion is struggling with this dilemma.
Read her Substack, Midlife without a Map. Touching, funny, honest.
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Read her Substack, Midlife without a Map. Touching, funny, honest.
lizchampion.substack.com/p/my-life-is...
My life is not working
I need to make a change
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October 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
What do you do when all you've ever wanted to do is write but your life is just too busy? Our very own Liz Champion is struggling with this dilemma.
Read her Substack, Midlife without a Map. Touching, funny, honest.
lizchampion.substack.com/p/my-life-is...
Read her Substack, Midlife without a Map. Touching, funny, honest.
lizchampion.substack.com/p/my-life-is...
‘Women writers have a particular skill for mining the topic of food, finding the relationship between what we eat and who we are an irresistible theme.’
Julie Vuong explores what’s happening in food fiction in Issue 107. mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...
#AmWriting
Julie Vuong explores what’s happening in food fiction in Issue 107. mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...
#AmWriting
Latest Issue - Magazine : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
Latest Issue - Magazine : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
‘Women writers have a particular skill for mining the topic of food, finding the relationship between what we eat and who we are an irresistible theme.’
Julie Vuong explores what’s happening in food fiction in Issue 107. mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...
#AmWriting
Julie Vuong explores what’s happening in food fiction in Issue 107. mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...
#AmWriting