the other side of hope || lit mag
@othersidelitmag.bsky.social
journeys in refugee & immigrant literature, edited by immigrants & refugees 🧡 the UK's first lit mag of Sanctuary || funded by Arts Council England
Each story in The Other Side of Hope, Volume 5 is a journey 🕯️📝✨
Join us in supporting the voices that matter
#theothersideofhope #journey #refugeejourney #migration #editorial #peace #stories #artwork #fiction #nonfiction
Join us in supporting the voices that matter
#theothersideofhope #journey #refugeejourney #migration #editorial #peace #stories #artwork #fiction #nonfiction
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Each story in The Other Side of Hope, Volume 5 is a journey 🕯️📝✨
Join us in supporting the voices that matter
#theothersideofhope #journey #refugeejourney #migration #editorial #peace #stories #artwork #fiction #nonfiction
Join us in supporting the voices that matter
#theothersideofhope #journey #refugeejourney #migration #editorial #peace #stories #artwork #fiction #nonfiction
Meet Beanie 🐾 and the 5th volume of the other side of hope.
While Beanie loves looking out the window, our magazine looks inward; into the stories and poems of migrants around the world.
The new issue is now available worldwide.
Explore it: othersideofhope.com/volume-5.html
While Beanie loves looking out the window, our magazine looks inward; into the stories and poems of migrants around the world.
The new issue is now available worldwide.
Explore it: othersideofhope.com/volume-5.html
November 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Meet Beanie 🐾 and the 5th volume of the other side of hope.
While Beanie loves looking out the window, our magazine looks inward; into the stories and poems of migrants around the world.
The new issue is now available worldwide.
Explore it: othersideofhope.com/volume-5.html
While Beanie loves looking out the window, our magazine looks inward; into the stories and poems of migrants around the world.
The new issue is now available worldwide.
Explore it: othersideofhope.com/volume-5.html
The momentum continues! ✨ Our new edition of The Other Side of Hope is here. Huge thanks to our editors and contributors for creating something truly special.
As a migrant-led publication powered by volunteers, we rely on your support. Grab your copy here: othersideofhope.com/read--shop.html
As a migrant-led publication powered by volunteers, we rely on your support. Grab your copy here: othersideofhope.com/read--shop.html
November 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The momentum continues! ✨ Our new edition of The Other Side of Hope is here. Huge thanks to our editors and contributors for creating something truly special.
As a migrant-led publication powered by volunteers, we rely on your support. Grab your copy here: othersideofhope.com/read--shop.html
As a migrant-led publication powered by volunteers, we rely on your support. Grab your copy here: othersideofhope.com/read--shop.html
Poems that travel continents. Art that transcends borders. Voices that refuse silence. Volume 5 has arrived 📖✨
Get your copy today and let these words travel with you.
othersideofhope.com/read--shop.html
#theothersideofhope #migrantvoices #wordstravel #refugeeliterature
Get your copy today and let these words travel with you.
othersideofhope.com/read--shop.html
#theothersideofhope #migrantvoices #wordstravel #refugeeliterature
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Poems that travel continents. Art that transcends borders. Voices that refuse silence. Volume 5 has arrived 📖✨
Get your copy today and let these words travel with you.
othersideofhope.com/read--shop.html
#theothersideofhope #migrantvoices #wordstravel #refugeeliterature
Get your copy today and let these words travel with you.
othersideofhope.com/read--shop.html
#theothersideofhope #migrantvoices #wordstravel #refugeeliterature
We’ve been quiet for a while… but for good reason.
Something new, powerful, and full of voices that matter is coming. Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with your work. Stay tuned💫
#refugeevoices #immigrantstories #literarymagazine #theothersideofhope
Something new, powerful, and full of voices that matter is coming. Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with your work. Stay tuned💫
#refugeevoices #immigrantstories #literarymagazine #theothersideofhope
October 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We’ve been quiet for a while… but for good reason.
Something new, powerful, and full of voices that matter is coming. Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with your work. Stay tuned💫
#refugeevoices #immigrantstories #literarymagazine #theothersideofhope
Something new, powerful, and full of voices that matter is coming. Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with your work. Stay tuned💫
#refugeevoices #immigrantstories #literarymagazine #theothersideofhope
Preparing volume 5
September 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Preparing volume 5
Thrilled to share that 6 writers from the other side of hope have been selected by A.M. Heath for exclusive 1:1 sessions! 🌟 Huge congrats to Anitha, Anna, William, Temitayo, Birgit & Julie — we’re so proud to amplify your voices! 💫
#migrantvoices #theothersideofhope #writers #excitingnews
#migrantvoices #theothersideofhope #writers #excitingnews
June 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Thrilled to share that 6 writers from the other side of hope have been selected by A.M. Heath for exclusive 1:1 sessions! 🌟 Huge congrats to Anitha, Anna, William, Temitayo, Birgit & Julie — we’re so proud to amplify your voices! 💫
#migrantvoices #theothersideofhope #writers #excitingnews
#migrantvoices #theothersideofhope #writers #excitingnews
Join us for a Refugee Week event at Camberwell Library as part of the Southwark Festival of Words.
📅 14 June
⏰ 12:30–2PM
📍 SE5 7AL
A celebration of refugee & migrant voices.
🎟️ Free – book now: tinyurl.com/yjavht56
#RefugeeWeek2025 #theothersideofhope #SouthwarkFestival #Event #London #Camberwell
📅 14 June
⏰ 12:30–2PM
📍 SE5 7AL
A celebration of refugee & migrant voices.
🎟️ Free – book now: tinyurl.com/yjavht56
#RefugeeWeek2025 #theothersideofhope #SouthwarkFestival #Event #London #Camberwell
May 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Join us for a Refugee Week event at Camberwell Library as part of the Southwark Festival of Words.
📅 14 June
⏰ 12:30–2PM
📍 SE5 7AL
A celebration of refugee & migrant voices.
🎟️ Free – book now: tinyurl.com/yjavht56
#RefugeeWeek2025 #theothersideofhope #SouthwarkFestival #Event #London #Camberwell
📅 14 June
⏰ 12:30–2PM
📍 SE5 7AL
A celebration of refugee & migrant voices.
🎟️ Free – book now: tinyurl.com/yjavht56
#RefugeeWeek2025 #theothersideofhope #SouthwarkFestival #Event #London #Camberwell
Join us in Coventry for Migrants and Publishing: readings by Amir Darwish & Priscilla Okoye + discussion led by Alexandros Plasatis.
28 May, 2–4PM
Coventry University
Free, ticketed – register via the menu tab: tinyurl.com/3m5tp4x7
#poetry #refugeevoices #Coventry #freevents #migrantliterature
28 May, 2–4PM
Coventry University
Free, ticketed – register via the menu tab: tinyurl.com/3m5tp4x7
#poetry #refugeevoices #Coventry #freevents #migrantliterature
May 13, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Join us in Coventry for Migrants and Publishing: readings by Amir Darwish & Priscilla Okoye + discussion led by Alexandros Plasatis.
28 May, 2–4PM
Coventry University
Free, ticketed – register via the menu tab: tinyurl.com/3m5tp4x7
#poetry #refugeevoices #Coventry #freevents #migrantliterature
28 May, 2–4PM
Coventry University
Free, ticketed – register via the menu tab: tinyurl.com/3m5tp4x7
#poetry #refugeevoices #Coventry #freevents #migrantliterature
Join us in Edinburgh for an afternoon of readings from the other side of hope, a publication of refugee & migrant literature.
Stories, poems & voices shaped by movement & memory.
21 May, 4–6PM
Heriot-Watt University
Free: www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#edinburgh #refugeelit #afternoon
Stories, poems & voices shaped by movement & memory.
21 May, 4–6PM
Heriot-Watt University
Free: www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#edinburgh #refugeelit #afternoon
May 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Join us in Edinburgh for an afternoon of readings from the other side of hope, a publication of refugee & migrant literature.
Stories, poems & voices shaped by movement & memory.
21 May, 4–6PM
Heriot-Watt University
Free: www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#edinburgh #refugeelit #afternoon
Stories, poems & voices shaped by movement & memory.
21 May, 4–6PM
Heriot-Watt University
Free: www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#edinburgh #refugeelit #afternoon
Meet the speakers for other tongue, mother tongue — join us Sat 26 April at Morocco Bound for a night of poetry + stories on migration, language & home.
7–9PM | Free | Booking via www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#LondonEvent #BookLaunch #MigrantVoices #PoetryNight #Literature
7–9PM | Free | Booking via www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#LondonEvent #BookLaunch #MigrantVoices #PoetryNight #Literature
April 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Meet the speakers for other tongue, mother tongue — join us Sat 26 April at Morocco Bound for a night of poetry + stories on migration, language & home.
7–9PM | Free | Booking via www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#LondonEvent #BookLaunch #MigrantVoices #PoetryNight #Literature
7–9PM | Free | Booking via www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#LondonEvent #BookLaunch #MigrantVoices #PoetryNight #Literature
TOMORROW we go live!
Join us for the online launch of Other Tongue, Mother Tongue – a global poetry reading celebrating language, identity & migration.
24 Apr | 6–8 PM BST
Live on IG & FB: @othersidelitmag
#poetryevent #refugeevoices #OtherTongueMotherTongue
Join us for the online launch of Other Tongue, Mother Tongue – a global poetry reading celebrating language, identity & migration.
24 Apr | 6–8 PM BST
Live on IG & FB: @othersidelitmag
#poetryevent #refugeevoices #OtherTongueMotherTongue
April 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
TOMORROW we go live!
Join us for the online launch of Other Tongue, Mother Tongue – a global poetry reading celebrating language, identity & migration.
24 Apr | 6–8 PM BST
Live on IG & FB: @othersidelitmag
#poetryevent #refugeevoices #OtherTongueMotherTongue
Join us for the online launch of Other Tongue, Mother Tongue – a global poetry reading celebrating language, identity & migration.
24 Apr | 6–8 PM BST
Live on IG & FB: @othersidelitmag
#poetryevent #refugeevoices #OtherTongueMotherTongue
📖✍🏻✨The Winchester Poetry Prize returns for its tenth year—inviting bold, original voices from around the world. This is a powerful platform for stories that enchant, challenge, and reveal the soul.
📅 Deadline: 31 July 2025
🖋️ Open to all. Poems in English, up to 40 lines.
📅 Deadline: 31 July 2025
🖋️ Open to all. Poems in English, up to 40 lines.
April 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
📖✍🏻✨The Winchester Poetry Prize returns for its tenth year—inviting bold, original voices from around the world. This is a powerful platform for stories that enchant, challenge, and reveal the soul.
📅 Deadline: 31 July 2025
🖋️ Open to all. Poems in English, up to 40 lines.
📅 Deadline: 31 July 2025
🖋️ Open to all. Poems in English, up to 40 lines.
Join us for the London launch of other tongue, mother tongue!
Readings & reflections on language + migration from the other side of hope’s editors & contributors.
26 Apr, 7PM @ Morocco Bound, SE1 3HB
Free – book: www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#RefugeeVoices #languages #london
Readings & reflections on language + migration from the other side of hope’s editors & contributors.
26 Apr, 7PM @ Morocco Bound, SE1 3HB
Free – book: www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#RefugeeVoices #languages #london
April 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Join us for the London launch of other tongue, mother tongue!
Readings & reflections on language + migration from the other side of hope’s editors & contributors.
26 Apr, 7PM @ Morocco Bound, SE1 3HB
Free – book: www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#RefugeeVoices #languages #london
Readings & reflections on language + migration from the other side of hope’s editors & contributors.
26 Apr, 7PM @ Morocco Bound, SE1 3HB
Free – book: www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#RefugeeVoices #languages #london
Join us for the online launch of Other Tongue, Mother Tongue – a celebration of language, migration & poetry with 9 poets from around the world.
🗓️ 24 April | 6–8PM BST
📍 Online | Free
🎟️ Register: buytickets.at/theotherside...
#TheOtherSideOfHope #RefugeeVoices #PoetryEvent
🗓️ 24 April | 6–8PM BST
📍 Online | Free
🎟️ Register: buytickets.at/theotherside...
#TheOtherSideOfHope #RefugeeVoices #PoetryEvent
April 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Join us for the online launch of Other Tongue, Mother Tongue – a celebration of language, migration & poetry with 9 poets from around the world.
🗓️ 24 April | 6–8PM BST
📍 Online | Free
🎟️ Register: buytickets.at/theotherside...
#TheOtherSideOfHope #RefugeeVoices #PoetryEvent
🗓️ 24 April | 6–8PM BST
📍 Online | Free
🎟️ Register: buytickets.at/theotherside...
#TheOtherSideOfHope #RefugeeVoices #PoetryEvent
Other Tongue — Mother Tongue is here!
20 poems. 17 languages. 1 beautiful new edition.
Our team is reading it in their favourite corners — from kitchen tables to riversides.
Peek into our spaces & grab Vol. 4.2 now:
othersideofhope.com/read%E2%80%9...
#mothertongue #theothersideofhope
20 poems. 17 languages. 1 beautiful new edition.
Our team is reading it in their favourite corners — from kitchen tables to riversides.
Peek into our spaces & grab Vol. 4.2 now:
othersideofhope.com/read%E2%80%9...
#mothertongue #theothersideofhope
April 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Other Tongue — Mother Tongue is here!
20 poems. 17 languages. 1 beautiful new edition.
Our team is reading it in their favourite corners — from kitchen tables to riversides.
Peek into our spaces & grab Vol. 4.2 now:
othersideofhope.com/read%E2%80%9...
#mothertongue #theothersideofhope
20 poems. 17 languages. 1 beautiful new edition.
Our team is reading it in their favourite corners — from kitchen tables to riversides.
Peek into our spaces & grab Vol. 4.2 now:
othersideofhope.com/read%E2%80%9...
#mothertongue #theothersideofhope
One Month Left—Submit Now!
Submissions close 30 April 2025 (00:00 GMT). Don’t wait!
📖 Fiction & poetry: Refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants
📝 Non-fiction: Open to all (theme: migration)
🎨 Artwork: Refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants
Submit: othersideofhope.com/submissions.html
Submissions close 30 April 2025 (00:00 GMT). Don’t wait!
📖 Fiction & poetry: Refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants
📝 Non-fiction: Open to all (theme: migration)
🎨 Artwork: Refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants
Submit: othersideofhope.com/submissions.html
April 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
One Month Left—Submit Now!
Submissions close 30 April 2025 (00:00 GMT). Don’t wait!
📖 Fiction & poetry: Refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants
📝 Non-fiction: Open to all (theme: migration)
🎨 Artwork: Refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants
Submit: othersideofhope.com/submissions.html
Submissions close 30 April 2025 (00:00 GMT). Don’t wait!
📖 Fiction & poetry: Refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants
📝 Non-fiction: Open to all (theme: migration)
🎨 Artwork: Refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants
Submit: othersideofhope.com/submissions.html
📢 Exciting Events This April! ✨
We’re hosting two launches for The Other Tongue Mother Tongue edition of the other side of hope, plus a reminder—submissions for our English edition close soon!
More details next month—stay tuned! 📖✨ #RefugeeStories #migrantvoices #launch
We’re hosting two launches for The Other Tongue Mother Tongue edition of the other side of hope, plus a reminder—submissions for our English edition close soon!
More details next month—stay tuned! 📖✨ #RefugeeStories #migrantvoices #launch
March 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
📢 Exciting Events This April! ✨
We’re hosting two launches for The Other Tongue Mother Tongue edition of the other side of hope, plus a reminder—submissions for our English edition close soon!
More details next month—stay tuned! 📖✨ #RefugeeStories #migrantvoices #launch
We’re hosting two launches for The Other Tongue Mother Tongue edition of the other side of hope, plus a reminder—submissions for our English edition close soon!
More details next month—stay tuned! 📖✨ #RefugeeStories #migrantvoices #launch
Our latest print edition is here! ✨ Poetry in 17 languages, stunning artwork & powerful voices from around the world. Grab your copy now!
🔗 othersideofhope.com/volume-42.html
#theothersideofhope #newissuealert #refugeeliterature #immigrantvoices #poetrycommunity #mustread
🔗 othersideofhope.com/volume-42.html
#theothersideofhope #newissuealert #refugeeliterature #immigrantvoices #poetrycommunity #mustread
March 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Our latest print edition is here! ✨ Poetry in 17 languages, stunning artwork & powerful voices from around the world. Grab your copy now!
🔗 othersideofhope.com/volume-42.html
#theothersideofhope #newissuealert #refugeeliterature #immigrantvoices #poetrycommunity #mustread
🔗 othersideofhope.com/volume-42.html
#theothersideofhope #newissuealert #refugeeliterature #immigrantvoices #poetrycommunity #mustread
Why We Write—To find strength in fragility & embrace vulnerability.
For Maria Cohut (@encyclopaediac.bsky.social), writing is an act of resilience & hope. Her piece One Last Journey is in the other side of hope (Vol. 4.1).
Why do you write? Submit your story ⬇️
othersideofhope.com/submissions-en…
For Maria Cohut (@encyclopaediac.bsky.social), writing is an act of resilience & hope. Her piece One Last Journey is in the other side of hope (Vol. 4.1).
Why do you write? Submit your story ⬇️
othersideofhope.com/submissions-en…
March 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Why We Write—To find strength in fragility & embrace vulnerability.
For Maria Cohut (@encyclopaediac.bsky.social), writing is an act of resilience & hope. Her piece One Last Journey is in the other side of hope (Vol. 4.1).
Why do you write? Submit your story ⬇️
othersideofhope.com/submissions-en…
For Maria Cohut (@encyclopaediac.bsky.social), writing is an act of resilience & hope. Her piece One Last Journey is in the other side of hope (Vol. 4.1).
Why do you write? Submit your story ⬇️
othersideofhope.com/submissions-en…
Why We Write—To process, reflect & make sense of the world.
For Temitayo Olofinlua, writing was a way to express emotions. Now, her piece Cat-a-stro-phe! is in the other side of hope (Vol. 4.1).
Why do you write? Submit your story ⬇️
othersideofhope.com/submissions-...
#WhyWeWrite #RefugeeVoices
For Temitayo Olofinlua, writing was a way to express emotions. Now, her piece Cat-a-stro-phe! is in the other side of hope (Vol. 4.1).
Why do you write? Submit your story ⬇️
othersideofhope.com/submissions-...
#WhyWeWrite #RefugeeVoices
March 15, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Why We Write—To process, reflect & make sense of the world.
For Temitayo Olofinlua, writing was a way to express emotions. Now, her piece Cat-a-stro-phe! is in the other side of hope (Vol. 4.1).
Why do you write? Submit your story ⬇️
othersideofhope.com/submissions-...
#WhyWeWrite #RefugeeVoices
For Temitayo Olofinlua, writing was a way to express emotions. Now, her piece Cat-a-stro-phe! is in the other side of hope (Vol. 4.1).
Why do you write? Submit your story ⬇️
othersideofhope.com/submissions-...
#WhyWeWrite #RefugeeVoices
Voices from the Other Side of Hope
Join Amir Darwish, Loraine Masiya Mponela, Khawla Badwan & Ambrose Musiyiwa to discuss storytelling as activism.
📅 20 March 2025 (8 days to go!)
📍 Uni of Leicester, Attenborough Arts Centre
🎟 Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/literaryleicester/1539148
Join Amir Darwish, Loraine Masiya Mponela, Khawla Badwan & Ambrose Musiyiwa to discuss storytelling as activism.
📅 20 March 2025 (8 days to go!)
📍 Uni of Leicester, Attenborough Arts Centre
🎟 Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/literaryleicester/1539148
March 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Voices from the Other Side of Hope
Join Amir Darwish, Loraine Masiya Mponela, Khawla Badwan & Ambrose Musiyiwa to discuss storytelling as activism.
📅 20 March 2025 (8 days to go!)
📍 Uni of Leicester, Attenborough Arts Centre
🎟 Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/literaryleicester/1539148
Join Amir Darwish, Loraine Masiya Mponela, Khawla Badwan & Ambrose Musiyiwa to discuss storytelling as activism.
📅 20 March 2025 (8 days to go!)
📍 Uni of Leicester, Attenborough Arts Centre
🎟 Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/literaryleicester/1539148
Happy Women’s Day! Today, we celebrate the strength, courage, and stories of migrant women who inspire us with their words and journeys. 💜✨📖
#InternationalWomensDay #MigrantVoices
#InternationalWomensDay #MigrantVoices
March 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Happy Women’s Day! Today, we celebrate the strength, courage, and stories of migrant women who inspire us with their words and journeys. 💜✨📖
#InternationalWomensDay #MigrantVoices
#InternationalWomensDay #MigrantVoices
One month in—two months to go! ⏳
Submissions for The Other Side of Hope are open until April 30th!
Fiction & poetry: For refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants.
Non-fiction: Open to all.
Artwork: For refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants.
More info: othersideofhope.com/submissions-...
Submissions for The Other Side of Hope are open until April 30th!
Fiction & poetry: For refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants.
Non-fiction: Open to all.
Artwork: For refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants.
More info: othersideofhope.com/submissions-...
March 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
One month in—two months to go! ⏳
Submissions for The Other Side of Hope are open until April 30th!
Fiction & poetry: For refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants.
Non-fiction: Open to all.
Artwork: For refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants.
More info: othersideofhope.com/submissions-...
Submissions for The Other Side of Hope are open until April 30th!
Fiction & poetry: For refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants.
Non-fiction: Open to all.
Artwork: For refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants.
More info: othersideofhope.com/submissions-...
Ramadan Mubarak! 🌙✨
As Ramadan begins, The Other Side of Hope sends our warmest wishes to all during this special month.
May this time of reflection, kindness, and togetherness bring you peace and countless blessings.
#ramadammubarak #ramadankareem
As Ramadan begins, The Other Side of Hope sends our warmest wishes to all during this special month.
May this time of reflection, kindness, and togetherness bring you peace and countless blessings.
#ramadammubarak #ramadankareem
February 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Ramadan Mubarak! 🌙✨
As Ramadan begins, The Other Side of Hope sends our warmest wishes to all during this special month.
May this time of reflection, kindness, and togetherness bring you peace and countless blessings.
#ramadammubarak #ramadankareem
As Ramadan begins, The Other Side of Hope sends our warmest wishes to all during this special month.
May this time of reflection, kindness, and togetherness bring you peace and countless blessings.
#ramadammubarak #ramadankareem