Over the moon that my poem "Wing Transplant" is published in Issue 109 of the wonderful @mslexia.bsky.social #poetry #poetrysky
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Over the moon that my poem "Wing Transplant" is published in Issue 109 of the wonderful @mslexia.bsky.social #poetry #poetrysky
πͺ½ Grab a copy from this link: www.mslexia.co.uk/magazine
Here's a final piece of wisdom from the wonderful poet, and our 2025 competition judge, Liz Berry:
'To make a poem, to engage in something creative and attentive in a world which increasingly guides us only to consume is a beautiful and important thing, and that must not be forgotten. Keep going!'
Thank you to everyone who entered our 2025 Women's Poetry Competition! β€οΈ
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'To make a poem, to engage in something creative and attentive in a world which increasingly guides us only to consume is a beautiful and important thing, and that must not be forgotten. Keep going!'
- Liz Berry
Read the winning poem, and find out how Joanne Key did it here: mslexia.co.uk/competitions...
#mslexia #mslexiamagazine #writingcommunity
And the winner of our 2025 Womenβs Poetry Competition is βOwl feverβ by Joanne Key! Of this poem, Liz Berry says, βItβs immediately compelling: taut, propulsive and deeply eerieβ¦As I finished reading βOwl feverβ, I wanted only one thing: to read it again, and then more of this poetβs work.'
02.03.2026 10:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0In second place is βPortrait of my daughter as postmortem with needleβ by Kizziah Burton! Liz Berry praises this βdeeply complex, troubling, heart-aching poem about a beloved daughter lost to brutality.β
02.03.2026 10:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0In third place is, βEmailβ by Zara Chang! Liz Berry says, βHere is a dreamy, rebellious list poem of all the pleasurable, ordinary, decadent and subversive things my recipient might be found doing instead.β
02.03.2026 10:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Letβs hear it for the winner of our Unpublished Poet Prize, Amy-Jane Burrell for her poem βPoint Xβ. Judge Liz Berry says, βI love poems which use dual languages and βPoint Xβ by Amy-Jane Burrell is a wonderful example.β β€οΈ
02.03.2026 10:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0And now, on to our prizes! Drum roll, pleaseβ¦
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Huge congrats to our runners up π
Sidra Nisar
Avalon Moore
Pippa Little
Jo Haslam
Isabella Mead Husain
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Tina Cole
Lorraine McArdle
Sarah Macleod
Jane Wilkinson
Angela Cheveau
Anna Robinson
Susanne Lansman
Victoria Spires
Eve Ellis
Anjali Mulcock
Which means that it's time to announce the winners of our 2025 Women's Poetry Competition! β€οΈ
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It's Issue 109 Launch Day! π
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Thank you to everyone who posted a pitch yesterday for the Indie Extravaganza! β€οΈ We're looking forward to what the editors have to say today!
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#writingcommunity #indiepresses #indiepublishers #indiepublishing #amwriting #mslexia #mslexiasalon
GBP SHORT STORY PRIZE: A quick announcement and apologies - we'll be posting the GBP Short Story Prize longlist at 17:00 tonight; it would have been much earlier but alas, an IT meltdown has scuppered that... (Working on it now!)
(Please share if you can.)
'If you want to be a writer, there arenβt any shortcuts, so just trust yourself and be yourself.'
23.02.2026 13:33 β π 20 π 3 π¬ 2 π 1Hello writers and publicists, I'm programming for The Asian Writer @ 20 Festival. If you'd like to speak on a panel, host a session, or want to pitch your book for inclusion, please get in touch!
23.02.2026 11:08 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0You've got until 8pm to post your pitch! β° Visit the Salon to get involved β¨ mslexia.co.uk/salon/ β¨
23.02.2026 09:37 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0All you need to take part is a brief pitch for your work in progress: a 100-word pitch for prose writers; a 50-word pitch, plus up to 30 lines of poetry for poets!
23.02.2026 09:35 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0On 24 Feb, the editors will be logged on to the Salon, reading pitches, offering written feedback and snapping up writers who catch their eye!
23.02.2026 09:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 012 presses are taking part β¨ @prototypepubs.bsky.social, @theemmapress.bsky.social, Linen Press, Hashtag Press, @galleybeggars.bsky.social, Bad Betty, Dahlia Books @lunapress.bsky.social, @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social, @scratchbooks.bsky.social, @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social & @serenbooks.bsky.social β¨
23.02.2026 09:35 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Our Indie Extravaganza is open for pitches! π
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Great to see so many of the presses taking part in our upcoming Indie Extravaganza on this list!
@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social, @theemmapress.bsky.social, Bad Betty Press, @serenbooks.bsky.social, Hashtag Press! π
Congrats to all the finalists! π
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Congrats! π
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Yehay!!
We've been short listed for Small Press of the year 2026, Northern Finalists.
Congratulations to all the Indy presses and thanks to the judges.
@thebookseller.com
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In my February newsletter, I attempt to answer the eternal question: "How do I know when it's done?" open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...
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Join us for our first ever Women's Writing Day! β¨
If you've got a great idea and want to know how to develop it or your first draft isn't working and you're not sure why, let award winning novelist and tutor Manya Wilkinson guide you through it!
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Art: Roxana Halls
ICYMI Fictive Dream is open for submissions of contemporary #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction and #translations #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines...
16.02.2026 18:30 β π 8 π 8 π¬ 0 π 0Come and join us this Thursday, 19 February, at 6 pm GMT. Our monthly @womenwritersnet.bsky.social #skychat will be on women writing romance and intimacy. Lots to discuss! #booksky #womenwriters #writingcommunity
16.02.2026 10:44 β π 5 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0Looking forward to working my way through @mslexia.bsky.social 5th Indie Press Guide, itβs a brilliant piece of work, fantastic stuff
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