What's new in poetry? ✨ @Ellora_Sutton reviews Charlotte Shevchenko Knight's 'food for the dead' (@JonathanCape), Sasja Janssen's 'Virgula' (@Prototypepubs, trans. Michele Hutchison), & Rachel Mann's 'Eleanor Among the Saints' (@Carcanet) in Issue 101. mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lates…

'Readers get to know characters, sometimes from cradle to grave, and see their lives play out against a larger historical backdrop.'

Julie Vuong explores the rise of 'the family saga' in our latest issue ✍️

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'Is it just me, or have we all seen the silk of our webs fraying?'

Frances Byrnes explores the changing landscape of her writing life post-covid in Issue 101 ✍️

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Winner gets feedback on their short story from the judges: Laurie Robertson, literary agent at PFD; author Francesca Reece; and Tom Conaghan, publisher of Scratch Books. Deadline 25 May.

📢We've officially opened our doors again! Or, we're now receiving applications for our Open Doors Project 📢

If you're from a traditionally under-represented background, looking for a publishing role, please consider applying before 25.04 :

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Applications for round 20 of Developing your Creative Practice (DYCP) close in a few days, at 12pm (midday) on Thursday 11 April.

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There is less than two week left to apply for the Children's Books North Mentoring Scheme! Open to aspiring publishers in the north of England and Scotland, the scheme will match successful applicants with an industry professional for four hours of mentoring. No experience req'd

‘A book is an active thing that is going to go out there into the world to campaign on your behalf, for whatever it is you passionately believe in. For what matters to you.'

Caroline Sanderson speaks to art critic & writer Laura Cumming in Issue 101 ✍️

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Calling all short story writers! The 2024 Doris Gooderson Short Story Competition is now open. Max word count = 1200 words, open theme, £5 entry fee, and prizes are 1st = £200, 2nd = £100, and 3rd = £50. For full details, check out the website at wrekinwriters.wordpress.com/doris-gooderso…

Half of the open mic slots have gone for this already, but still a few up for grabs! See link below for more info - read alongside the brilliant Katie Hale - novelist & poet 🌈 at the Wordsworth Grasmere online reading series #GoToThePoets

Save the date! We will be showcasing at Hyde Park Book Club as part of Leeds Lit Fest 2024 on Saturday 22nd of June 11-4pm - free tickets available soon!

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There's still time to submit to the Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction. Cash prizes up for grabs + shortlisted writers will get the chance to have their work published, put in front of literary agents & shared internationally. D/L 14 April. Apply ➡️ buff.ly/38B1xEs

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📢The 2024 RSL Ondaatje Prize longlist is here🎇

For 20 years, the Prize has awarded £10,000 to a book that evokes the spirit of a place.

Huge congratulations to the 14 longlisted titles, chosen by judges Jan Carson, Xialou Guo, and Francis Spufford (also a past RSL Ondaatje…

Today's the final day to send us submissions for Issue 102! We can't wait to read what you've written! ❤️

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'Women artists have had to tread around the edges of visibility since forever, transforming rags and rages into whatever constitutes a poem.'

What is poetry? Sophie Herxheimer explores in our latest issue ✍️

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