Apricot Press

Thank you very much to everyone who submitted. I can’t wait to get more fantastic work up on the site.

Love,
Lizzie (Editor)

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🍊 CHECK YOUR INBOX 🍊

Hello!

Replies to all recent submissions have now been sent out. If you submitted a piece to our current theme, 🦋 TRANSFORMATION 🦋, please make sure that you check your inbox.

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Submissions have now closed for our current theme, 🦋 TRANSFORMATION 🦋

Thank you to everyone who has submitted work, please allow up to six weeks for a response.

#submissionsopen #submittous #poetry #shortstories #flashfiction #essays #apricotpress #apricotpresslit #amwriting #writing

You have one week left to submit to our current theme 🦋 TRANSFORMATION 🦋

Deadline: midnight, 4 May 2025

Read all about the theme and our submission guidelines on our website, linked in the bio!

#submissionsopen #submittous #poetry #shortstories #flashfiction #essays #apricotpress #apricotpresslit #amwriting #writing

You have two weeks left to submit to our current theme 🦋 TRANSFORMATION 🦋

Deadline: midnight, 4 May 2025

Read all about the theme and our submission guidelines on our website, linked in the bio!

Hope you’re all having a beautiful weekend - here, it’s all blue skies and blossoming trees.

Love,

Lizzie (editor)

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There seem to be quite a few new followers here which is really exciting! Welcome, and thank you so much for your support - I can’t wait to bring you even more fantastic writing this year 🧡

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Hello! Here’s a little postcard from me to you 💌

I love this time of year when all the insects are starting to appear in the sunshine, so here’s a little ladybird I found the other day in the garden 🐞

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With three weeks to go on our current theme, 🦋 TRANSFORMATION 🦋, we’re curious to know, how do you feel the process of writing transforms you? Let us know in the comments below 👇🏻

#writersky #booksky

Submission guidelines available on our website.

We can’t wait to read your work!

#submissionsopen #submittous #apricotpress #apricotpresslit #poetry #flashfiction #shortstories #essays

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What are your favourite examples of transformation in the natural world, or perhaps in folktales and mythology?

However you interpret the theme, we want to hear from you. Send us your poetry, flash fiction, short stories and essays.

Deadline: midnight, 4 May 2025.

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Our current theme: TRANSFORMATION Our current theme is TRANSFORMATION. What have been your most transformative experiences? We want to hear from you!

🍊 SUBMISSIONS OPEN 🍊

We are now accepting submissions for our current theme:

🦋 TRANSFORMATION 🦋

What has changed in your life? How do you find yourself changing? What have been your most transformative experiences?

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Through writing, we ourselves are transformed just as much as our work may be.

Submissions open tomorrow 👀

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Thinking a lot at the moment about Toni Morrison’s words on the writing process - how we gently reshape a piece of work through our revisions, the joy of that process, and the evolution of our skills as we continue our practice.

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#escapril #escaprilprompts

We hope that a few will inspire you, and we cannot wait to read your work when we open in a few days! 🧡

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With our upcoming submissions window, we thought we would contribute!

Here are 30 writing prompts which are connected to our upcoming theme and submissions window, which will be announced this coming Saturday (5 April) 👀

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🍊 Happy April! 🍊

While the official Escapril event came to a close last year, many small publishers and writers are continuing Escapril’s legacy by offering short prompts to help inspire you in your writing practice across April.

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Keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming submission window 👀

Love,

Lizzie (Editor)

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Three Years of Apricot Press March 2025 marks three years of Apricot Press, and so as we approach the end of the month I just wanted to thank every contributor and reader who has got the press to this point.

🍊Letter from the Editor🍊

Hello!

March 2025 marks three years of Apricot Press, so I just wanted to say a huge thank you to every contributor and reader who has got the press to this point. It really does mean so much ❤️ (1/2)

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All Writing Browse all our writing in one place, or read from the following categories: Poetry Short Stories Flash Fiction Essays Search our collection: Follow us on social media About News All Writing Poetry …

Want to learn more about the kind of work Apricot Press publishes?

Browse all our writing here:

apricotpress.co.uk/allwriting/

CELEBRATION Browse all of the pieces that were submitted to our theme CELBRATION.

Here’s our latest batch, submitted and published for the theme ✨ CELEBRATION ✨

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Hi Bluesky!

We’re new around here and looking to connect with fellow indie presses ❤️

A bit about Apricot Press: we publish poetry, short stories, flash fiction and essays from emerging writers. We send out calls for themed submissions.

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