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Publishing Student @University of Stirling

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Last call #Humanities & #SocialScience journals, in #Africa: Apply to the African Journals Initiative 2026 bit.ly/AJI2026-Apply
AJI works to enhance journals’ profile & discoverability, increase usage & submissions & mobilise academic libraries & consortia financial support @scienceopen.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Without further delay, we are so excited to announce that Crossroads is now available for purchase on the University of Stirling online shop! 💚

Paperback: shop.stir.ac.uk/product-cata...

eBook: shop.stir.ac.uk/product-cata...
June 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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🎉You are invited to a magical evening of readings and author panels as Stryvling Press prepares for the release of our 8th anthology 📖 Come along to the Albert Halls on June 4th to celebrate the talented team behind this year’s title! Tickets linked in bio/replies ✨ #booklaunch
May 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Project Manager José recently appeared on The Ringwood Publishing Podcast. Check it out for a behind the scenes glimpse into the creative process at Stryvling Press, as well as some thoughts on the contemporary publishing climate. Scan the link in the image below to listen on Spotify!🎧#Booksky 📚💙
April 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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✨ Something stirs at the crossroads… ✨
The cover of our 2025 anthology is almost here.
Join us on May 16th for the grand reveal!
#CrossroadsAnthology #CoverReveal #StryvlingPress
May 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Something whimsical this way comes…✨

You can’t crack open Crossroads just yet but you can feast your eyes on our fantastic cover 😍📚💙 #booksky #books #bookcover #scotland #anthology #toberead
May 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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We've been releasing stunning covers for over seven years and our next cover reveal is just around the corner... stay tuned! 📚💙 #booksky #cover #bookcover #art
May 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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In the Flesh 2023!
April 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Sonder 2024!
April 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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✨Fun Friday Feature✨

We’re flipping through the pages of our past anthologies and pulling out some of our favourite lines! Swipe through this thread and enjoy a mini literary journey with Stryvling Press.

Let us know which quote stands out to you! #BookSky #IndiePublisher #SmallPress #Quote
April 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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In March some of our team attended the Vice-Chancellor's Fund Award Ceremony. Thank you to the fund for supporting this year's project and for inviting us to the ceremony- it was fantastic to celebrate with the other hard-working and inspiring recipients.
#StirAlumni #Indiepublisher #Studentled
April 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Exciting news! 🎉 We are thrilled to unveil the title of our upcoming release from Stryvling Press: Crossroads. A stunning new anthology themed around all things folklore, memory, and fantasy.📚💙 Stay tuned for more details, this is just the beginning! 🌱 #Crossroads #BookSky #Writer #Reader
April 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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By the way, we're on Instagram! Make sure to follow us there for more updates and behind the scenes of our current work-in-progress. 💙📚 #BookSky #Instagram #Reels
March 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Are you a lover of playlists curated to your current read? Check out Stryvling Press on Spotify where you can find a playlist for each of our previous releases. COMING SOON: 2025 Title Playlist- 5x more songs and artists than before! 📚🎵 #BookSky #Music #Playlists #Reading
March 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Check out our new #Bluesky banner on our profile, created by the incredibly-talented designer and artist @leahyeah.bsky.social 😍 #artist #design
March 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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The 2025 World SF Bundle, curated by @lavietidhar.bsky.social is here! Featuring our very own Jean Bürlesk with The Pleasure of Drowning. 10 books at your fingertips: pay as much as you want and support a charity in process, as well as the authors! storybundle.com/scifi
March 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Don't forget to say hi to Catriona, an Oxfam Volunteer originally from Indonesia! That's our meet the team posts over. Stay tuned as we build up to the release of our next title! #Oxfam #Indonesia
March 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Meet Emmanuel, a Commonwealth Shared Scholar from Nigeria! #Scholar #Nigeria
March 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Last day of our meet the team posts- say hello to our Business and Administration team! A terrific team of two making sure our books are available for sale and working towards ensuring the future success of the press. Check out this thread to get to know them!📚💙 #Booksky #Admin #Business
March 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Aided by Leah, a creative and zine maker based in Glasgow! #Glasgow #Zine
March 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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The team is lead by Olivia, an English and History grad from Stirling uni! #History #Stirling
March 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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And Wanming, who enjoys cooking and crochet! #cooking #crochet
March 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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As well as, Elz, a baker and pottery maker in their spare time! #Baking #Pottery
March 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM