Dr Carys Crossen

Reader. Writer. Watcher of films. Would-be academic and librarian. Walker of dogs. She/her.

[Chill Subs @chillsubs]

Creeping up on the end of the month, you know what that means....

IT'S GO TIME PEOPLE.

Where to submit your writing this week: https://t.co/6u17oVOOxB

#WritingCommunity

[The Cottage in the Wildwood @cottageinwood]

🎃 Writing Challenge! 🎃 Write a 1 tweet short story or poem inspired by whatever bubbles up in your dark soul when you look at this wonderfully creepy illustration by Ksenia Yakushkina

[Dr Carys Crossen @AcademicWannabe]

@LincolnGothic I’m chuffed! Thanks for this!

[Gladstone's Library @gladlib]

You have 21 days to apply for one of our scholarships (successful applicants benefit from up to two weeks at the Library, including accommodation).

The Library team would like to highlight the following scholarships in particular:
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[Adam James Pollock @AdamPollock]

One of the heartiest, most beautiful soups you can make is caldo verde, a Portuguese soup made with potatoes, onions, garlic, chorizo and greens. It’s also very simple to make!

In this thread I‘ll show you how to make it.

[Barren Magazine @BarrenMagazine]

Friends, we are OPEN for submissions. Please visit https://t.co/QVZoi4M9yX for details as some things have changed. Don’t delay, as each genre will close once caps are met. No prompts this time. Impress us with your best!

#poetrycommunity #fiction #cnf #writercommunity

[Dr Carys Crossen @AcademicWannabe]

@NocturneMag Usually the short story as it allows my imagination to go in overdrive and freak me out. Movie scares often don’t live up to the premise. Excepting the Pale Man from Pan’s Labyrinth - that scene was the most frightened I’ve ever been in the cinema.

[Chill Subs @chillsubs]

Well hello (: WHERE TO SUBMIT THIS WEEK. I know its Wednesday, and we usually do this on Mondays but these mags just opened so you’ve got time

↓ Submission details
https://t.co/6u17oVPmn9

[The Temz Review @The_Temz_Review]

We are now OPEN for journal submissions for Issue 28! We close for this issue on July 31.

https://t.co/IhwDfG8FZh

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[Peege @bloodsigns]

Adrienne Rich • Twenty-one Love Poems

[Dr Carys Crossen @AcademicWannabe]

@KirstinMills A diamond of the first water!

[Strix Magazine @StrixLeeds]

Good morning! We hope it's sunny where you are. Take a break from soaking up some rays and drop us a submission.

https://t.co/94uaAobbTS

[Mixed Bag @m_ixedbag]

Ok deep breath, here goes! After a lot of thinking, I’ve decided to bring a new mag into the literary world, with two 🔥🔥writers and dear friends--@lakshgiri and @lumchanmfa. Dedicated to my sister, Suma, who loved nature, art, and mindfulness, we present @lit_namjooning!

[Dr Carys Crossen @AcademicWannabe]

@iconawrites The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

[Apex Magazine @apexmag]

Reminder that April's flash fiction theme is SKIN! Will you be submitting?

https://t.co/nItw0mwPBv

[Nocturne Horror Literary Magazine @NocturneMag]

these submissions are so good... keep them coming! 📚👻🦇

[Wild Hunt Magazine @wildhuntmag]

Find out more about the open submission window for ISSUE 3: RETURN! What we're looking for, word count, etc.

https://t.co/Z5lL3j5B8l

[Dr Carys Crossen @AcademicWannabe]

My first publication of the year! My flash fiction 'The Needless Modesty of Magdalene in the Wilderness' has been published by the amazing @riggwelterpress!

https://t.co/ojHDRhX4io

[Dr Carys Crossen @AcademicWannabe]

@scooper212 @girlsontopstees Aww, thank you! It was my first published piece of non-fiction so it's really encouraging to get such a positive review 😀

[Dr Carys Crossen @AcademicWannabe]

Attention film fans! My first ever non-fiction article has been published by @girlsontopstees!!

https://t.co/cEcWcmqfqo

[Dr Carys Crossen @AcademicWannabe]

@Mslexia Equal by Carrie Gracie 👏