The second episode of our podcast, Eccentric Circles, is now live and all about the ~the Edwardians~ 🌶️
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Rachael Allen reads from her long-awaited second collection GOD COMPLEX, alongside Lucy Mercer, author of EMBLEM

Listen here: lrb.me/2h3

We are pleased to announce that the Novel Prize is open for submissions until 1 June. The winner receives $10,000 & simultaneous publication with us in the UK, @newdirections in the US & Giramondo Publishing in Australia. More details here: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/prizes/novel-p…

The first episode of my new podcast Eccentric Circles is a walk along the Strand in London feat. Oscar Wilde, Aleister Crowley, Jacob Epstein & the characters of Virginia Woolf. Why not grab your 🎧and join me😈
(new eps weekly)
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This weekend marks the launch of a project years in the making: Eccentric Circles is a podcast about cities and weirdos & how both feed off each other. Presented by yours truly. Our first episode is now live, would be v chuffed if you gave it a listen:
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We have ust 15 more hours to help us meet our fundraising goal to support this year's #NationalPoetryDay and Forward Prizes, and we urgently need your support. Every little bit helps, and your donations are doubled by match funding. Please support if you can.

‘An “authentic” experience of diaspora is a contradiction in terms: it’s up to you to make it up as you go along, but everybody’s watching.’
—Stephanie Sy-Quia on recent collections by momtaza mehri 💆🏾‍♀️ and Solmaz Sharif exploring migration and loss.
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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!
In celebration, listen for FREE to Stephanie Sy-Quia and Sarala Estruch discuss Family Histories on #ledburypoetryplayer : ledburypoetry.org.uk/podcast/09-fam…
ACE Midlands Ledbury Poetry Critics Stephanie Sy-Quia Sarala Estruch #InternationalWomensDay

Featuring brilliant pieces from Kate Simpson, Eric Yip, Stephanie Sy-Quia, Kit Fan, Rowland Bagnall, and more, and interviews with Terrance Hayes and Tim Z. Hernandez.

Read a sample from the issue and buy a copy via the links below.

International Women’s Day at Real Magic Books. We would be nothing without the amazing women who support our business - the writers, publishers, artists and amazing customers. To celebrate we’re proud to share Stephanie Sy-Quia’s artwork and announce the launch of Wendover Feminists.

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Ledbury Poetry are pleased to announce the Guest Curators programming events at the Festival this Summer 27th June - 8th July: Stephanie Sy-Quia and Will Harris. Find out more about their programming and plans here: ledburypoetry.org.uk/home/ledbury-p… ACE Midlands Ledbury Poetry Critics

🎧 PODCAST 🎧

Listen back to our event celebrating Dr Emily Wilson's landmark translation of Homer's Iliad

Wilson was in conversation with @edithmayhall, with readings from the new translation by actors Juliet Stevenson & Tobias Menzies

Listen here: lrb.me/w83

I would do a *great* many things for a ticket to this, in case anyone has a spare/second thoughts

this will be amazing!

I wrote about the great Jamaica Kincaid for the London Review of Books

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🍉Save the date🍉 #valentines4palestine

On 14th Feb we'll be joining indie bookshops nationwide in raising money for writers in Gaza.

More information (and a chance to donate) here:

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Wendell Berry 🫐💜

Had to introduce the Year 10s to the concept of biblical allusion. More specifically, the Last Supper. 'Jesus at the buffet' as it was later misremembered.