@novelfestivals.bsky.social

All of these contests give you 3 options to submit: Full Novel; 1st Chapter; Performance video readings. https://festivalreviews.org/daily-novel-festival-contests/

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Writer The Earth Thy Great Exchequer Ready Lies UK Something Wonderful US BBC National Short Story Award #bbcnssa O Henry Shortlisted Edge Hill She/her Ally

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Bridging the gap between educators & parents of neurodivergent children. CPD sessions | 📄 http://neurodivergenceconnect.com 📧 [email protected]

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Writer, bookworm, mother, vegan. Bristol girl now living in France. Caledonia Novel Award SL.

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Creative Artiste. London and Venice. With small creative shop Crimeajewel on www. No DMs please as 99.99% are spam or scammers. I send no DMs. Thank you.

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Author, Game Designer, TTRPG player, Nerd, Father, Husband, Christian, lover of all things Shenanigan, Co-Creator of Carbyne Jungle & LokDown TTRPGs, Author of Sci-Fi Novel Construct, Believer in Nazi Punching, Guillotined my Twitter account for blue skies

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poetry, nature, writing, reading, art, culture, languages, photography, travelling 🎨🖌️🖼️ Let's also be friends on Substack:@poetrywithlinda

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Poetry & nature enthusiast ~ reader ~ writer ~ traveller ~ photographer

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Queer femme horror writer. Intersectional feminist. Gothic lit, fashion history and iced coffee enthusiast. Chronically ill but we persevere. The 'Ky' rhymes with 👁️. (she/her) 🖤

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Writer, Radicals & Rogues: the Women Who Made New York Modern (2023). Co-founder of arts & craft platform Decorating Dissidence. linktr.ee/lottiewhalen

@anthonyaddis.bsky.social

I used to write, read and live in Cairo, KL, Jakarta and Riyadh. Now I do all that in Lichfield while placating two Indonesian streetcats. My novel 'Do Not Keep Silent' is available on Amazon. anthonyaddis.co.uk

@liamjhogan.bsky.social

Award winning #Shortstory #Writer #SciFi 📚: A Short History of the Future, Northodox Press #Fantasy 📚: Happy Ending Not Guaranteed, Arachne Press Oxford Physics, Codexian. Everything, Ever ✍️: http://happyendingnotguaranteed.blogspot.co.uk

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Author of Fyre & Stone crime/historical fiction series. Books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Apple Books & Google Play

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Daily deadlines for poetry, short stories, screenplays, stage plays, and novels. Links to submit via sites and submittable: www.novelwritingfestival.com

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The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award Www.BBNYA.com

@arthurmandal.bsky.social

Brit/US writer of uncanny fiction. Best Small Fictions 2025. Over 30 stories in The Barcelona Review, LITRO, december, The Forge, The Los Angeles Review and others. @nightjarpress Based in Eugene, Oregon (but grew up in UK). www.arthurmandal.com

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Poet, lover of words and flowers, retired academic. “We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

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Arts, socialism n stuff. One half of Hacks - produce theatre, contemporary performance, and dance.

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Reader, writer, book collector, and all-around biblophile. Learning to channel the soft whisper of the muses. Autodidact. INFJ #WritingCommunity #Shelley #Keats #Tennsyon #HartCrane #Stevens #Whitman #Dickinson #Bloom. Vegan FTA Good vibes only. ~ ~ ~

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Writer-Producer ✍️ Here to check-out other creatives 🎭 Sharing my stories ✉️ Growing subscribers 📈 https://neuroticencounter.com/mailing-list/

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Scottish Independence supporter SNP member Dog and Cat lover Sometime writer From the Highlands

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The Self-Pub Hub (Indie Book Review Site) Accepting book submissions now! https://book-shelfie.com/submit-book/

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NYT Worstselling Author SFF📚, Satire, Comedy, Absurdist, 😺 Dummest Person in the Room https://michaeltilford.substack.com/ https://patreon.com/ThatWriterGuy42

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@tyneeskwriters.bsky.social

Tyne and Esk Writers is an organisation that champions creative writing in groups across Midlothian and East Lothian. tyneandeskwriters.org.uk

@bl-writer.bsky.social

Lives in SW Scotland. Reviews selected indie book. Author of The Phil Tyler Thriller Series and paranormal crime novels set in the atmospheric Scottish Highlands. Also lit. fiction, YA and middle grade.

@margotmcc.bsky.social

Novelist and documentary filmmaker. Also writing a PhD.

@nivenaudrey.bsky.social

EIC The Propelling Pencil, Creative Coach. Writer of flash & longer fiction.

@scattyscribbler.bsky.social

Author. Scottish historical fiction and eco- adventures for kids. 2x Young Quills Winner. 🎭 Teacher, ✝️, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇩🇪, Highlands. www.barbarahenderson.co.uk

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The best online Vegetable Garden & Allotment planning software to get you organised in the garden. We provide free access to community garden charities, garden CSA organisations & school teachers to create class gardens. Find us at https://vegplotter.com

@thewritereads.bsky.social

Book lover. Blog tour organiser. Editor. BBNYA founder. Contact me to edit your novel at [email protected] (free sample edit of first 3k words provided) Or for blogtours at [email protected]

@peterurpeth.bsky.social

Writer | poet | development editor | pianist | improviser | Journalist | peterurpeth.com | peterurpeth.bandcamp.com | poetry collection - The 4000 Nights of New York in 1988 peterurpeth.com/4000nights | Cockney living in the Outer Hebrides

@daviddoddsauthor.bsky.social

Author of urban fantasy & historical fiction. Semi-retired bat ecologist. Gliding instructor. Butler to a highly-opinionated Jack Russell.

@joshuapalmatier.bsky.social

Joshua Palmatier is an epic fantasy writer and the founder of the small press Zombies Need Brains. ZNB does NOT use AI imagery in its covers and does NOT accept AI-generated stories. Visit the store: https://zombies-need-brains-llc.square.site

@darylfarmer.bsky.social

Writer, poet, bicyclist. Gentle spirit, but capable occasional mayhem. Author of BICYCLNG BEYOND THE DIVIDE and WHERE WE LAND. Creative writing Prof at U of Alaska Fairbanks.

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Words for sale. Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/KieronGillen/ Comics: http://bit.ly/kierongillen

@susanpennyindexing.bsky.social

Professional indexer - mostly arts and humanities. Passionate believer in the power of books and reading, especially for children. When I'm not at my desk I'll be on the beach with dogs or ponies.

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@terrainorg.bsky.social

Terrain.org is the world's first online literary journal of place. An award-winning environmental magazine, we publish poetry, nonfiction, fiction, artwork, editorials, interviews, reviews, community case studies, and more, all free to access + ad-free.

@clarkesworldmagazine.com

Neil Clarke: Editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, The Best Science Fiction of the Year series, and more. Three-time Hugo Award Winner for Best Editor Short Form. Four-time Chesley Award-winning art director. clarkesworldmagazine.com neil-clarke.com

@triquarterlymag.bsky.social

Writing, Art, Video. Since 1958. Published by Northwestern University's Litowitz MFA+MA and the SPS MA graduate creative writing programs. www.triquarterly.org

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Independent since 2009. Read The Rumpus Magazine. Become a Member. Receive Letters in the Mail from Authors. Join a dynamic, global community. http://linktr.ee/The_Rumpus2.1

@electricliterature.com

Making literature exciting, relevant and inclusive electricliterature.com

@kenyonreview.bsky.social

In the heart of literature since 1939. journal | workshops | fellowships https://linktr.ee/KenyonReview

@vqr.bsky.social

An award-winning national magazine at the University of Virginia. Established in 1925. vqronline.org Weekly email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hiepvn Weekly poetry newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ilfAh1