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absolutely a good thing! I sent in an entry on the first day, so watching this all unfold for the first time! 🤩

What a fascinating competition process! Not come across anything quite like it 🤗

THE WELKIN MINI. For micros up to 100 words. Free to enter. Deadline = 2nd January 2026. 1st prize = £75, 2nd prize = £40, 3rd prize = £25, HC = £10.

I may have got a little over-excited and opened entries a little early. I'm not going to start reading until Monday, but if you want to send something over the weekend, you are welcome to do so:

www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...

Who is this fabulous writer Karen Walker?!

A paperback and hardback version of the Broken Spine’s ‘Soot and Boots’ anthology placed on a wooden floor.

Thank you @thebrokenspine.co.uk!

Sending a copy to the Charles Dickens Museum in Bloomsbury, as a visit last year inspired the short story ‘The Guide’

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Ordered! 👇 Really looking forward to the post on Monday 📦

Today is launch day for #SootAndBoots our collection of short festive fiction!

Get your copy in hardback or paperback.

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Book cover for “Soot & Boots: An Anthology of Short Festive Fiction.” The illustration shows a pair of tall, black, soot-dusted boots standing on a scuffed wooden floor against a textured blue-grey wall. The title appears in bold white lettering above the boots, and The Broken Spine’s logo sits at the bottom of the cover.

“Winter hides in my heart…” A glimpse of the stories inside Soot & Boots. Out this month. #SootAndBoots

‘….with frosted festoons like a ceremony’ ! 🤩

Really like this.

A book cover for Soot & Boots: An Anthology of Short Festive Fiction by The Broken Spine. The right-hand side shows an illustration of a pair of worn, frost-covered black boots with fur at the top, standing on a cold wooden floor against a textured, wintry blue-grey wall. The title “Soot & Boots” appears above the boots in large, pale, glowing letters. At the bottom, the Broken Spine publisher logo is present. The left-hand side, presented as the back cover, features centred white text on a dark green background. The text describes the anthology as a gritty, unsentimental seasonal fiction collection filled with longing and winter magic. It highlights contributions from writers including Sadie Maskery, Ellen Harrold, Victoria Harris, and Jordan River, and notes that the anthology is edited by Alan Parry. A bright yellow rectangle sits near the bottom, reserved for a barcode.

A book cover for Rites & Trials: Coming of Age Poetry, part of The Broken Spine’s Slimline series. The right-hand panel features an abstract, atmospheric illustration: a silhouetted profile of a person facing right, rendered in deep black, set against a vivid red circular shape that resembles a sun or moon. Dark plant leaves overlap the silhouette, creating layered shadows. The background blends burnt orange and textured black. The title “Rites & Trials” appears in white, with “SLIMLINE” in a rounded rectangular frame. The left-hand panel shows the back cover text on a white rounded-rectangle box set against a dark background. The text describes the anthology as a stitched-together testament to becoming, naming contributors such as Molli Russell, Sam Szanto, Debbie Ross, Dave Kurley, Mana Misaghi, Rachel Burrows, Simon Maddrell, and others. The description highlights themes of class, faith, queerness, desire, and family, and characterises the poems as intimate, raw, and reaching toward connection. The Broken Spine logo sits at the bottom of the right-hand panel.

Two new drops before month’s end. Couldn’t be more different. Couldn’t be more us.

#SootAndBoots – our first seasonal fiction set – hits in hardback & paperback. Wintry stories with dirt under their nails.

#RitesAndTrials Coming-of-age poems stitched with class, becoming, longing, & defiance.

Book cover for “Soot & Boots: An Anthology of Short Festive Fiction.” The illustration shows a pair of tall, black, soot-dusted boots standing on a scuffed wooden floor against a textured blue-grey wall. The title appears in bold white lettering above the boots, and The Broken Spine’s logo sits at the bottom of the cover.

Thirty writers, thirty winter visions. Soot & Boots brings them together in one seasonal anthology. Out soon. #SootAndBoots

Talisman — SillyGoosePress When we stepped off the boat To watch the glass blower Your single-bead bracelet  Broke. That was the day the giant blue crab Danced for us in the canal way. Now I see him adorned with that Perfe...

Thank you so much 🙏 @sillygoosepress.bsky.social for including this poem about my ‘incred’ little sister sillygoosepress.com/issue-six/ta...

Heimat Review Heimat means “home.” More than a house or city, heimat is the place of being, of presence and reflection. It is the moment in time when you are invited to ask “where am I” and “where should...

Have you checked out Issue 10 yet? 👀And if you’re reading it now, we want to hear your thoughts!

💭Stand out pieces/lines, surprises, pieces you keep going back to? Reply, tag us, or share your thoughts.

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County Mayo By George Franklin Nov 15, 2025

This! 👇

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ISSUE SIX POETRY GEESE

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Book cover for “Soot & Boots: An Anthology of Short Festive Fiction.” The illustration shows a pair of tall, black, soot-dusted boots standing on a scuffed wooden floor against a textured blue-grey wall. The title appears in bold white lettering above the boots, and The Broken Spine’s logo sits at the bottom of the cover.

Our first short-fiction release since Four Forked Tongues is nearly here. Bold, strange, tender winter tales. November release. #SootAndBoots

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So exciting! 👇🤩

Book cover for “Soot & Boots: An Anthology of Short Festive Fiction.” The illustration shows a pair of tall, black, soot-dusted boots standing on a scuffed wooden floor against a textured blue-grey wall. The title appears in bold white lettering above the boots, and The Broken Spine’s logo sits at the bottom of the cover.

Our festive & wintry short-fiction anthology Soot & Boots lands later this month. Hardback + paperback. Sharp stories for dark nights. More soon. #SootAndBoots

Temple in a City Temple in a City literary journal of flash fiction, poetry, art and letters

Regular subs for issue 4 open until Nov 15. No theme, just send what you love in art micro flash and poetry templeinacity.com/submit-writi...

One of my all time favourites is Rimmer’s revision timetable - which is so intricate - he has no time to actually revise.

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She’ll never leave Fred.

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A Christmas tree made of soft, out-of-focus lights glows against a dark blue background. The blurred bulbs form a tapering triangle of reds, greens, yellows, and oranges. White text on the left reads: “#POEMSABOUT VIRTUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY & OPEN MIC 20.12.25 @ 20.00 — Hosted by Alan Parry.” The Broken Spine logo, shaped like a black fountain pen nib, appears at the top right.

Mark it down: Dec 20th @ 20.00 — #PoemsAbout #OpenMic + #ChristmasParty returns! Poets, readers, friends — one final night to lift your words before the year ends. 🎤✨

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Thought I’d check your page to see how you’re doing. Glad I did. Everyone deserves to feel seen at times like these. Take care x