Sarah Wallis

Good to see you @fullmoodmag.bsky.social open again Jaime, hope you get loads of out of this world subs! 🥳

Flying again in the beautiful Dirigible Balloon! EIC @northernjim.bsky.social
Submissions still open!
How fabulous to have such an incredible bank of poetry for kids that’s free! Check it out dirigibleballoon.org #poetry #poetryforkids #NationalYearOfReading #teachingresources

An embroidery of an inner ear done in bone white thread on dark purple linen. The centre of the spiral is labeled “nave of vibration”, the body of the inner ear is labeled “plumes of sound”, and the tubes are labeled “windows open.”

It’s #WorldHearingDay to raise awareness about hearing health and accessibility. Here’s my #SciArt #embroidery of the cochlea/inner ear—nave of vibration (2017)—which I did while researching my symptoms of hyperacusis.

Call for Submissions – Magma 96: The Antarctic
Closing date: 31st March, 2026
Editors @cherylmoskowitz.bsky.social, @branwellroberts.bsky.social & Elizabeth Lewis Williams look forward to receiving your poems!
More info & to submit:
magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...

Lovely to have a poem in this beautiful issue @fullhouselitmag.bsky.social thank you so much 💙

Send us your flash fiction under 1000 words with your name removed from the document and all your loves and fears pressed inside! We're reading until 3/15 or we reach our cap.

Mædwe by Corinna Board. Cover shows botanical illustration of grass stems with seed-heads.

Image of poem – 'Meadow semantics'.

Simultaneously vibrant and delicate, rooted in tender noticing and natural world empathy, brimming with gorgeous language... I have adored Corinna Board's new pamphlet 'Mædwe'. A must-read, warmly recommended. 💚🌾💛 Follow Corinna for details of her Zoom launch on Tuesday: @corinnaboard.bsky.social

Poets, why not join me for a online poetry workshop on March 21st? I'll offer creative prompts in a relaxed atmosphere, and they'll be time to share your work. Hope the attached booking details look of interest. 🌿

I'm delighted for you Jenny, many congratulations & it's so lovely to hear your good news!! 🎉 🎇

Absolutely delighted to be a finalist for Small Press of the year 2026! @thebookseller.com #nibbies

Our 2025 in a snapshot...

1. Strengthened frontlist performance, working with authors we have developed over the years on their second novels, and developed new relationships with agents. 8 books

Exactly one month until ‘The Way the Water Held Me’ is published! If you haven’t already, you can preorder your copy via the link in my bio ✨

My husband marked the one-month countdown until publication day by giving me this gorgeous little brooch featuring the front cover. Isn’t it lovely?

Copies of poetry lit journals Gutter, Stand and Rough Diamond Cat Poetry Anthology

Poetry post from Gutter, Stand & @rough-diamond1.bsky.social , poetry post being the best sort of post 📯

Wow.

If you've already got a copy of The Cat Poetry Book please review and rate on Amazon it would really help us 🙏

Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold

Submit | Acropolis Journal Submit poetry to Acropolis Journal

Please send us your artwork!

We'd especially love to see surreal and abstract paintings, melancholic photography and any strange hybrid creations!

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The art advice i will always die on, is to never compare your art journey with others, and lower the perfectionism of "how it should look". Experiment, make "scuffed" backgrounds or character concepts, make uneven lines, keep it in a messy sketch phase, use references, play with shapes, etc.

A Great aak for #SuperSeabirdSunday
Our brothers of the Arctic on Fowl Craig, one fine summer.

#Papay
#Orkney

I like this poem of loss and detail by Jennifer Wong from her @ninearchespress.bsky.social collection Light Year. ‘A life so loved and rented…’

The Cat Poetry Book is now available on Amazon!

www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=the+cat+...

Meow!

Despite the fact that he had been thinking he was feeling about as low as he possibly could, he experienced a terrible sinking feeling.

The rule is if it's looking at the moon it must be a hare 😀 (Yeah, it's a hare but I can see why you might think that!)

Book by Louise Longson shows hare looking at the moon that looks a bit like the earth

Just look at this beautiful cover! 😻

My friends at Poetry at Leeds University have opened the Brotherton Prize up for submissions; it's open to anyone in the world over the age of 18 who hasn't yet published a full collection of poems. Full deets &c here: poetry.leeds.ac.uk/brotherton-p...

Letter to My Daughter After the Murder of a Poet in the Streets of Minneapolis The author is a poet from the Midwest. At this time, he prefers to remain anonymous. * My dearest daughter, When the poet Lorca died, he died on a road of dust. Sad men killed him and his body disa…

“Poetry is a testament to the failure of wolves.” An anonymous Midwest poet writes a letter to his daughter about the murder of a poet.

9:02 ‹ Notes Along the way, Osmosis has been supported by a generous and creative team of editorial advisors, and our former communications coordinator, Scott Lilley, who kept our readers up to date with our latest digital publications, book launches, and events. You may have noticed that Saskia is now on a new and incredible adventure. Cat has since turned their focus toward our printed books, and worked closely with Briony to launch our two latest publications! Again, community made the impossible possible! 囗

9:02 ‹ Notes As Osmosis is run in an entirely voluntary capacity, the risk of burning out is big. What we do is very much a labor of love, and when times have been tough we have reminded ourselves how necessary it is to keep small press publishing alive and thriving. It is an honor to contribute to creative culture in the UK and beyond. Like many other independent publishers, we have been at a crossroads - but we are determined to continue our work in uplifting, celebrating, and publishing groundbreaking writing. We are so proud that Osmosis continues to be a community project - watch this space

THE NEWS CONTINUES

9:01 ‹ Notes January 29, 2026 at 9:01 AM We are excited to announce that the Osmosis team is growing! Meet Alice, Francis, and Winter, who will be collaborating with Briony and Cat on the next chapter in the Osmosis adventure. Excited is probably an understatement - this trio is a force to be reckoned with! As most of our readers know, independent publishing is very much a community endeavor. After launching Osmosis in 2021, Briony was quickly joined on her adventure by the incredible Saskia, and together they grew Osmosis from a small idea (and lots of energy, love, and determination) into a full bookshelf of innovative books! Since stepping into the role of digital editor in 2023, Cat has published a dynamic range of poetry, essays, short stories, film, text art, and hybrid experimentations across our featured writing blog - their energetic contribution to the project has been remarkable.

ALICE IS A WRITER, POET AND ARTIST FROM LONDON. HER CREATIVE WORK SPANS ARCHIVAL PRACTICES, COLLAGE, PRINT MAKING, ZINES AND TEXTILES. THESE WORKS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED BY THE NATIONAL POETRY LIBRARY, ARTS UNIVERSITY BOURNEMOUTH, THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY AND MULTIPLE PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. SHE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON ALTERNATIVE MEMOIR AND EXPLORATIONS OF ANTICIPATORY GRIEF, EXISTENTIALISM AND SALVAGE.

WINTER IS A POET, PERFORMER AND MODEL. SHE JUST STARTED HER PRACTICE-BASED PHD IN CREATIVE WRITING AT ROYAL HOLLOWAY, WITH HER RESEARCH INTERESTS INCLUDING TRANSPOETICS, PERFORMANCE POETICS, ARCHIVES AND EPHEMERA. WINTER CHEN

FRANGIS DE LIMA FRANCIS IS A FINNISH-BRAZILIAN POET LIVING IN LONDON, WHERE THEY RECENTLY COMPLETED THEIR MA IN POETIC PRACTICE AT ROYAL HOLLOWAY. MANY OF THEIR POEMS CAN BE FOUND IN ONLINE LITERATURE MAGAZINES, AND SOME HAVE EVEN BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR AN AWARD OR TWO. THEY ALSO WORK AS A TRANSLATOR, AS WELL AS IN VARIOUS ROLES WITHIN INDEPENDENT THEATRE, FILM, AND ART PROJECTS, BOTH IN THE UK AND ABROAD.

ANNOUNCING SOME GOOD NEWS

Thanks for reading Jillian! 🙏

Get those subs in!

From x5 yrs ago this month

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New pieces coming up very soon in Gutter & Stand... 🌱