@othersidelitmag.bsky.social
journeys in refugee & immigrant literature, edited by immigrants & refugees 🧡 the UK's first lit mag of Sanctuary || funded by Arts Council England
Poems that travel continents. Art that transcends borders. Voices that refuse silence. Volume 5 has arrived 📖✨
Get your copy today and let these words travel with you.
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#theothersideofhope #migrantvoices #wordstravel #refugeeliterature
We’ve been quiet for a while… but for good reason.
Something new, powerful, and full of voices that matter is coming. Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with your work. Stay tuned💫
#refugeevoices #immigrantstories #literarymagazine #theothersideofhope
Preparing volume 5
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Thrilled to share that 6 writers from the other side of hope have been selected by A.M. Heath for exclusive 1:1 sessions! 🌟 Huge congrats to Anitha, Anna, William, Temitayo, Birgit & Julie — we’re so proud to amplify your voices! 💫
#migrantvoices #theothersideofhope #writers #excitingnews
Less than a week until @refugeeweek.bsky.social!
Kick it off in style - join us and poets from @othersidelitmag.bsky.social for a free evening of poetry - and it's online, so you can join from anywhere!
Sign up now!
cityofsanctuary.org/events/poetr...
Discover Community as a Superpower!
17th June 11-11.45am
For pupils aged 8 to 11.
Resource and event supporting @refugeeweek.bsky.social
Join author Az Dassu & @othersidelitmag.bsky.social editor Amie Darwish
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A book cover: the other side of hope, journeys in refugee & immigrant literature. Other tongue mother tongue.
In these turbulent, utterly violent times we need hope in all languages. Kiitos, The other side of hope people #bilingualpoetry @othersidelitmag.bsky.social
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Join us for a Refugee Week event at Camberwell Library as part of the Southwark Festival of Words.
📅 14 June
⏰ 12:30–2PM
📍 SE5 7AL
A celebration of refugee & migrant voices.
🎟️ Free – book now: tinyurl.com/yjavht56
#RefugeeWeek2025 #theothersideofhope #SouthwarkFestival #Event #London #Camberwell
To kick off Refugee Week, we are delighted to host an evening of poetry readings from poets published by @othersidelitmag.bsky.social - the UK’s only lit mag edited by migrants and refugees.
Feel free to eat 🍝 or enjoy a 🍷 during this free online event.
cityofsanctuary.org/events/poetr...
Join us in Coventry for Migrants and Publishing: readings by Amir Darwish & Priscilla Okoye + discussion led by Alexandros Plasatis.
28 May, 2–4PM
Coventry University
Free, ticketed – register via the menu tab: tinyurl.com/3m5tp4x7
#poetry #refugeevoices #Coventry #freevents #migrantliterature
Join us in Edinburgh for an afternoon of readings from the other side of hope, a publication of refugee & migrant literature.
Stories, poems & voices shaped by movement & memory.
21 May, 4–6PM
Heriot-Watt University
Free: www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#edinburgh #refugeelit #afternoon
To kick off @refugeeweek.bsky.social we will be hosting an evening of literary delights from poets & authors from around the 🌎 - all published by @othersidelitmag.bsky.social
Feel free to eat your dinner or enjoy a 🍷 during this free online event.
Register now!
cityofsanctuary.org/events/poetr...
I'm pleased to contribute one of my poems written in my mother tongue and translated into English to the latest issue of @othersidelitmag.bsky.social, “Other Tongue Mother Tongue”.
The book available online to purchase: othersideofhope.com/volume-42.html
🗣️ Voices from the Other Side of Hope: Writing as Activism Podcast ✊
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Hear from 4 refugee/migrant-background authors, including Palestinian-British academic & poet Dr Khawla Badwan’s (8:47-20:30) ❤️🍉
@uolappliedling.bsky.social @khawlabadwan.bsky.social
Meet the speakers for other tongue, mother tongue — join us Sat 26 April at Morocco Bound for a night of poetry + stories on migration, language & home.
7–9PM | Free | Booking via www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#LondonEvent #BookLaunch #MigrantVoices #PoetryNight #Literature
TOMORROW we go live!
Join us for the online launch of Other Tongue, Mother Tongue – a global poetry reading celebrating language, identity & migration.
24 Apr | 6–8 PM BST
Live on IG & FB: @othersidelitmag
#poetryevent #refugeevoices #OtherTongueMotherTongue
📖✍🏻✨The Winchester Poetry Prize returns for its tenth year—inviting bold, original voices from around the world. This is a powerful platform for stories that enchant, challenge, and reveal the soul.
📅 Deadline: 31 July 2025
🖋️ Open to all. Poems in English, up to 40 lines.
Join us for the London launch of other tongue, mother tongue!
Readings & reflections on language + migration from the other side of hope’s editors & contributors.
26 Apr, 7PM @ Morocco Bound, SE1 3HB
Free – book: www.tickettailor.com/events/theot...
#RefugeeVoices #languages #london
Join us for the online launch of Other Tongue, Mother Tongue – a celebration of language, migration & poetry with 9 poets from around the world.
🗓️ 24 April | 6–8PM BST
📍 Online | Free
🎟️ Register: buytickets.at/theotherside...
#TheOtherSideOfHope #RefugeeVoices #PoetryEvent
Other Tongue — Mother Tongue is here!
20 poems. 17 languages. 1 beautiful new edition.
Our team is reading it in their favourite corners — from kitchen tables to riversides.
Peek into our spaces & grab Vol. 4.2 now:
othersideofhope.com/read%E2%80%9...
#mothertongue #theothersideofhope
One Month Left—Submit Now!
Submissions close 30 April 2025 (00:00 GMT). Don’t wait!
📖 Fiction & poetry: Refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants
📝 Non-fiction: Open to all (theme: migration)
🎨 Artwork: Refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants
Submit: othersideofhope.com/submissions.html
This World Poetry Day, we're reflecting on this beautiful poem from Maryam Bham, published in @othersidelitmag.bsky.social . Exploring themes of identity, belonging and heritage, this is an important read in an increasingly complex world.
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📢 Exciting Events This April! ✨
We’re hosting two launches for The Other Tongue Mother Tongue edition of the other side of hope, plus a reminder—submissions for our English edition close soon!
More details next month—stay tuned! 📖✨ #RefugeeStories #migrantvoices #launch
Our latest print edition is here! ✨ Poetry in 17 languages, stunning artwork & powerful voices from around the world. Grab your copy now!
🔗 othersideofhope.com/volume-42.html
#theothersideofhope #newissuealert #refugeeliterature #immigrantvoices #poetrycommunity #mustread
My latest article on 'Writing, and Exile' has been published by Pulse Magazine @writingeastmidlands.com :
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Why We Write—To find strength in fragility & embrace vulnerability.
For Maria Cohut (@encyclopaediac.bsky.social), writing is an act of resilience & hope. Her piece One Last Journey is in the other side of hope (Vol. 4.1).
Why do you write? Submit your story ⬇️
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Why We Write—To process, reflect & make sense of the world.
For Temitayo Olofinlua, writing was a way to express emotions. Now, her piece Cat-a-stro-phe! is in the other side of hope (Vol. 4.1).
Why do you write? Submit your story ⬇️
othersideofhope.com/submissions-...
#WhyWeWrite #RefugeeVoices
New edition of The Other Side of Hope, out now here:
othersideofhope.com/vol-41-onlin...
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Voices from the Other Side of Hope
Join Amir Darwish, Loraine Masiya Mponela, Khawla Badwan & Ambrose Musiyiwa to discuss storytelling as activism.
📅 20 March 2025 (8 days to go!)
📍 Uni of Leicester, Attenborough Arts Centre
🎟 Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/literaryleicester/1539148
Happy Women’s Day! Today, we celebrate the strength, courage, and stories of migrant women who inspire us with their words and journeys. 💜✨📖
#InternationalWomensDay #MigrantVoices
