Also, catch @shzehuitjoa.bsky.social and a bevy of #ExpoFam members at the Love + Community #AWP25 off-site next Saturday at Bar Franca (link in bio)! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/awp-offsit...
#ExpoReview Co-EiC @annleee.bsky.social #ExpoRecommends THE STORY GAME by @shzehuitjoa.bsky.social, which was also one of her Book Swap picks this year!
Find a link to buy the book in our @bookshop.org—& earn a 10% commission for Expo—& all our “Spring” reading recos: tinyurl.com/SpringReco.
Bookshop is the indie lit community’s response to Amazon’s predatory practices, earning local bookstores & lit orgs over $36 million since 2020. As an associate, Expo earns a 10% commission on any book you buy with our link! Shop here: tinyurl.com/ExpoBookshop.
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Writing a memoir asks us to notice the past. In this intensive, we'll examine the many ways that memoirists transform noticing into meaning, gain helpful new prompts, and much more!
Sign-up: tinhouse.com/product/spri...
Join us on 3/29 @ 7PM @ Bar Franca for a night hosted by Paula Macena & @shzehuitjoa.bsky.social, the #AWP25 off-site features readings by Sofía Aguilar, T Bambrick, Edwin Bodney, @cdeskilson.bsky.social, Nick Martino, Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo & Alejandra Medina: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/awp-offsit....
Heartsore and hopeful at news of ceasefire. Love to all in Gaza, love to all who have been lost and survived.
May our government have to backbone to demand the terms upheld in these first critical 6 weeks.
Free, free Palestine.
I'll be joining online for this 🙌 having organised alongside incredible writers and humans over the last several months, I'm feeling driven and hopeful about what else we can bring about this year.
If you're a bookworker (in any capacity) then you're invited to join our Strategy Day for our pro-climate, pro-Palestine movement!
🍉FFB Strategy Day 📚 @fossilfreebooks.org
📅 Sat 18 Jan, 10-4
🌍 online / Edinburgh / London
🖊️registration: linktr.ee/fossilfreebooks
Register by 5pm this Wed 15th.
We can't wait to read your debut novels! ✨
Our submission period opens tonight Friday 1/10/25 at midnight PT (technically Sat 1/11/25 @ 12:01 am PT) and stays open until Sunday 1/12/25 @ 11:59 pm PT.
See full guidelines, FAQ, and how to submit your work at the link!
tinhouse.com/book-submiss...
Soooo I decided to create that #litmag about chronic illnesses and disabilities written by creators who experience this. Check out the new website for FLARE Magazine, opening to subs very soon! #writingcommunity Spread the word!!
Also, follow our bluesky account: @flaremagazine.bsky.social!
if you're a writer of colour based in Scotland interested in nature poetry, take a look at this 2-day online course with @scotbpocwriters.bsky.social – seminars, generative workshops, guest facilitators, & space to share writing
free/suggested donation £20 🌱💕
www.tickettailor.com/events/scott...
Organising with these folk kept me sane this year. Highly recommend joining if you're a UK author/books industry worker ⚡️
Last day to submit to this lovely contest - I'm excited to read your work! 📫💌
Whether it's for lovers, loved ones or the office nemesis you got for secret santa: books make great gifts & we have great books!
We’re open 10am-8pm Every Single Day til 23rd December
Yeah, even Sundays! Then open 9.30-2pm on Christmas Eve
Be the hero we need: think books & buy indie this winter!
🚨⌛️SUBMISSIONS CLOSE TONIGHT! It’s the last day to submit to our “Spring” issue. Send us your writing, art, and creative pursuits by midnight tonight! We pay contributors $50! Submit here: tinyurl.com/ExpoSpring.
