Valentina Gindri
@valenceolingindri.bsky.social
Writer – freelance Journalist
I sometimes paint!
Based in Brazil
I sometimes paint!
Based in Brazil
Pinned
Prize — Galley Beggar Press
www.galleybeggar.co.uk
Absolutely delighted to have made the longlist for the Galley Beggar Prize 2024/2025 alongside such amazing stories. @galleybeggars.bsky.social
You can read my story "The Sound of the Shell" here:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
You can read my story "The Sound of the Shell" here:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
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“AI isn’t magic; it’s a pyramid scheme of human labor,” said Adio Dinika, a researcher at the Distributed AI Research Institute…These raters are the middle rung: invisible, essential and expendable.”
How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart
Contracted AI raters describe grueling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make chatbots intelligent
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“AI isn’t magic; it’s a pyramid scheme of human labor,” said Adio Dinika, a researcher at the Distributed AI Research Institute…These raters are the middle rung: invisible, essential and expendable.”
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Our short story prize is open for submissions again! Please share this widely - and please send us your stories:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
Closing date 8 November!
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
Closing date 8 November!
Prize — Galley Beggar Press
www.galleybeggar.co.uk
July 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Our short story prize is open for submissions again! Please share this widely - and please send us your stories:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
Closing date 8 November!
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
Closing date 8 November!
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That’s not to say that insightful/intelligent writing/criticism doesn’t exist outside of traditional publications, but they have convinced the industry, even those major publications, that written criticism is not worth paying for. That it should only be a hobby or PR adjacent.
August 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
That’s not to say that insightful/intelligent writing/criticism doesn’t exist outside of traditional publications, but they have convinced the industry, even those major publications, that written criticism is not worth paying for. That it should only be a hobby or PR adjacent.
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Exalting TikTok film accounts as the future of film criticism, quoting Letterboxd reviews on trailers and posters, and centering influencers for press opportunities are all symptoms of how the industry wants to devalue thoughtful criticism. 1/2
August 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Exalting TikTok film accounts as the future of film criticism, quoting Letterboxd reviews on trailers and posters, and centering influencers for press opportunities are all symptoms of how the industry wants to devalue thoughtful criticism. 1/2
"Ti sento"
oil on canvas.
oil on canvas.
August 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"Ti sento"
oil on canvas.
oil on canvas.
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June 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The Brazilian writer Luiz Antonio de Assis Brasil has recently retired from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. Author of more than 20 novels, including prize-winning historical fiction, he has led the country’s most traditional creative writing workshop.
May 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Brazilian writer Luiz Antonio de Assis Brasil has recently retired from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. Author of more than 20 novels, including prize-winning historical fiction, he has led the country’s most traditional creative writing workshop.
Reposted by Valentina Gindri
I made a list of every literary magazine I could find on Bluesky. Follow them and share this post. The sooner they see Bluesky as a viable platform, the sooner they leave X.
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
April 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I made a list of every literary magazine I could find on Bluesky. Follow them and share this post. The sooner they see Bluesky as a viable platform, the sooner they leave X.
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
"Amore mio" painting.
Oil on canvas.
Oil on canvas.
February 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"Amore mio" painting.
Oil on canvas.
Oil on canvas.
Reposted by Valentina Gindri
Read our ten questions with GBP Short Story Prize longlistee Valentina Gindri:
"[Something] that doesn’t work for me is ‘Ask yourself why you want to tell this story’. If I were to rationalize too much, I wouldn’t write a page."
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/ssp-qa-05-gi...
"[Something] that doesn’t work for me is ‘Ask yourself why you want to tell this story’. If I were to rationalize too much, I wouldn’t write a page."
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/ssp-qa-05-gi...
February 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Read our ten questions with GBP Short Story Prize longlistee Valentina Gindri:
"[Something] that doesn’t work for me is ‘Ask yourself why you want to tell this story’. If I were to rationalize too much, I wouldn’t write a page."
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/ssp-qa-05-gi...
"[Something] that doesn’t work for me is ‘Ask yourself why you want to tell this story’. If I were to rationalize too much, I wouldn’t write a page."
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/ssp-qa-05-gi...
Absolutely delighted to have made the longlist for the Galley Beggar Prize 2024/2025 alongside such amazing stories. @galleybeggars.bsky.social
You can read my story "The Sound of the Shell" here:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
You can read my story "The Sound of the Shell" here:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
Prize — Galley Beggar Press
www.galleybeggar.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Absolutely delighted to have made the longlist for the Galley Beggar Prize 2024/2025 alongside such amazing stories. @galleybeggars.bsky.social
You can read my story "The Sound of the Shell" here:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
You can read my story "The Sound of the Shell" here:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize