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We're a bilingual literary magazine based in Madrid, Spain. We love new poetry, fiction and art and feature interviews with well-known writers and artists. Subs Closed.

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My flash story, Delegation, is in this issue! Huge thanks to editor James Hartley for including my work. (Plus he interviews the great Michel Faber. 😍) #WritingCommunity

28.02.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Libreria Muga a las 18hr hoy

28.02.2026 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Including my flash fiction, β€œSalvage”.

28.02.2026 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You can buy Issue 7 in electronic or gorgeous printed form here (ships worldwide): themadridreview.com
#writers #writing #readers #reading #magazine #litmag #buy #now #peace

28.02.2026 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The poem is amazing (and the interview). We’re very honoured.

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MaΓ±ana en Libreria Muga, Vallecas, Madrid. Hay cervezas. Hay vida. #libros #vallecas #madrid #mexico #berlin
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Read up!

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Issue 7 is out on Friday β€œYou are what you love, not what loves you,” writes Michel Faber in his 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White and that could also be a description of Issue 7 of The Madrid Review, published this ...

Issue 7 of The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social - I am thrilled to bits that my poem 'The arrivants' is included amidst such wonderful company, including @eleanorholmes.bsky.social, to name but one! themadridreview.com/f/issue-7-is...

26.02.2026 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Sketchbookery splashabout

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An interview with poet Polly Clark features in Issue 7 of @madridlitmag.bsky.social. She speaks about her new Bloodaxe retrospective, Afterlife: New & Selected Poems, out today, and shares a poem from the book.

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woman in a machine seemingly trying to transfer herself to a robot body

woman in a machine seemingly trying to transfer herself to a robot body

interviewer: what's your five year plan

me: uhhhhh

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The Devil Wind Murders-Book cover available everywhere.

The Devil Wind Murders-Book cover available everywhere.

I wrote a mystery at 50. It's a comedy. I wrote it for people who need a good laugh at aging. ❀️ You know who you are. #booksky #comedy #mystery

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Isn’t it amazing the way life can seem too short, and intrinsically magical, yet at the same time feel like a long, uphill road, potholed with fuckwits?

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MadrileΓ±os! Come out and support your local indie bookshops and booksellers! It's free! 7.30pm at Maria Pandora in La Latina #madrid #bookshop #indie #booksellers #writers #readers #spain
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All the news on what's in Issue 7, out on Friday, here:
themadridreview.com/f/issue-7-is...
#litmag #writing #madrid #writers #readers #art #interviews #poetry #flashfiction

25.02.2026 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
Cover of Replaceable You by Mary Roach

Cover of Replaceable You by Mary Roach

Almost done. Like all Mary Roach books, it is of course both extremely delightful and also way too short

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Sketchbook pages of rough German woodcut style drawings of sheep, wolves and men. mostly black and white with splashes of yellow and orange.

Sketchbook pages of rough German woodcut style drawings of sheep, wolves and men. mostly black and white with splashes of yellow and orange.

Lunch break page

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A few hours after the last painting, in a different part of my yard.

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Alas, I tried account for my AWP moments but I left off a reading so DM for details. Also couldn't fit in the names of co-panelists and co-readers which is to say this poster has already failed its task of representing reality. On the upside, I knew it would. Fail. πŸ™ƒ

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Ancient DNA Reveals Europe’s Last Hunter-Gatherers Survived Thousands of Years Longer Than Expected Ancient DNA shows that hunter-gatherers in northwestern Europe endured for millennia, with women driving a gradual cultural shift toward farming.

The findings that come from an DNA studies fascinate me. The fact that DNA can even be extracted from ancient bones (and sometimes teeth) is amazing.

Ancient DNA Reveals Europe’s Last Hunter-Gatherers Survived Thousands of Years Longer Than Expected share.google/WJYszOE4b4PE...

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Two sketchbook pages showing various animals drawn with black, orange and yellow pen/marker

Two sketchbook pages showing various animals drawn with black, orange and yellow pen/marker

Getting back into daily sketching. Started with some Franz Marc studies and then had a play around

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Atmosphere building for the 2026 CEC awards in Madrid #cec #awards

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Wednesday/miercoles @lib-parenthesis.bsky.social @desperatelit.bsky.social #madrid #eventos
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Kamila Izquierdo: Mapping Memories

An interview with Kamila Izquierdo of Gulf Stream Magazine #cuba #miami #poetry
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Tonight at @desperatelit.bsky.social @marinerbooks.bsky.social Dr Joan Fleming. Live at 8pm #madrid #australia

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Storm uncovers 2,000-year-old footprints on Scottish beach The rare imprints were discovered after a series of winter storms temporarily shifted sands at Lunan Bay near Montrose.

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2586949...

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Beluga Point just south of Anchorage Alaska. The white dots in the water are wild Beluga whales.

Foreground includes yellow grass and pine trees overlooking a small bay. To the right, the coastline jets toward Anchorage.

Beluga Point just south of Anchorage Alaska. The white dots in the water are wild Beluga whales. Foreground includes yellow grass and pine trees overlooking a small bay. To the right, the coastline jets toward Anchorage.

If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair. β€”Shirley Chisholm

Pic of the day

#photography

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Β» antae: Now Seeking Submissions

antae is a #LitMag accepting submissions till April 30th.

They accept #poetry, #fiction, creative #nonfiction, scripts, creative criticism, reviews, interviews, videos, #artwork, and more. 🀩

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Who is JesΓΊs Urceloy? On Wednesday night at the Ateneo in Madrid, Spanish poet JesΓΊs Urceloy presented his latest collection of poems, 2025. James Hartley was there.

An encounter with one of Spain’s leading contemporary poets #jesusruceloy #poetry #spain #madrid #modern #contemporary
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