Rose Rahtz

Teacher, writer, mother. Short stories in Fictionable and Nightshade Lit. the Caterpillar Poetry 3rd Prize 2024

[Medieval Manuscripts @BLMedieval]

Medieval Women?
In their own words?
A major exhibition?
At the British Library?
Opening on 25 October and running to 2 March?
You can buy your tickets now?

The must-see event this autumn.
"I wouldn't be seen dead anywhere else"
(Christine de Pizan)
https://t.co/yo0VERX2sy

[The London Magazine @TheLondonMag]

We are thrilled to announce that our Short Story Prize 2024 is now live!

We are delighted to announce that the stories will be judged by Benjamin Markovits, Brandon Taylor (@blgtylr), and Naomi Wood (@NaomiWoodBooks).

More information here: https://t.co/AqEHNmPFlq

[Galley Beggar Press @GalleyBeggars]

It's official. The 2024/25 - and tenth! (we can't quite believe it) - GBP Short Story Prize is OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS.

With three amazing judges, and a stunning array of finalists to its name: https://t.co/n5lVsfqRUu

(Please RT! Enter! And tell your writing friends!)

[The Backstreet Regents @RegencyNights]

Sometimes a print has just the perfect title. And this is one of those times:

“Mrs Sperling murdering flies — assisted by her maid, who received the dead and wounded.”

— By the inimitable Regency artist Diana Sperling.

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

Accurate.

[Christina Newland @christinalefou]

Susan Sontag. This scans.

[WILDNESS. a literary journal @wildnessjournal]

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Spread the word, WILDNESS is open for submissions!

Established in 2015, we’re looking for poetry, fiction, and non-fiction for Issue No. 34. 📝

https://t.co/QQkkGju7uV

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#WritingCommunity #OpenSubmissions

[Searchlight Writing for Children Awards @WritingAwards]

We are searching high and low, near and far, for incredible YA and children’s fiction. Our two most popular competitions - Best Novel Opening and Best Picture Book Text - are currently open for entries. Be seen!

https://t.co/qoZlWYsDJf

#writingcommunity #searchlightawards

[Peege @bloodsigns]

“Poetry can repair no loss, but it defies the space which separates. And it does this by its continual labour of reassembling what has been scattered.”

John Berger, The Sense of Sight

[Angela T. Carr @adreamingskin]

It's mid-month & there are still 50+ calls for submissions with deadlines by 1 Aug, incl. @artscouncil_ie @fly_press @badbettypress @PoetrySociety @berlinlit @magmapoetry @MagazineSpelt @themarrowpoetry @parisreview @WinPoetryFest & more. Don't miss out! https://t.co/n2J1t8vbOn

[Dr Penny Hay 🇪🇺🕊💚🌳🐝🦋🌹🌈 @PenAHay]

Never more urgent Jeanette Winterson ❤️

[Laura Makabresku @KamilaKansy]

The Flame of Contemplation

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

"If your choices are beautiful, so too you will be."
~ Epictetus

Summer in Finland (1890)
🎨 Amélie Lundahl

[The Moth Magazine @themothmagazine]

Work better to a deadline? Here's one for your calendars...

We're looking for the world's best new writing about nature - poetry or prose - for the chance to win this year's Moth Nature Writing Prize, to be judged by Cal Flynn.

Closing 30 September.
🍂 https://t.co/1NHoaYMsag

[National Portrait Gallery @NPGLondon]

#Wimbledon champion, England cricketer, Olympic archer, and brilliant banjo player… Lottie Dod is our #PortraitoftheDay 🎾🏏🏹🎶

📷 by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd, published 1892 © NPG

[Dominic @le0nardpoetry]

Traditional education is fun if you do it right. The biggest lightbulb moment for me as a teacher was realising what kids find "fun" is not posters, group work, interactive pupil-led learning or other nonsense, but *feeling successful and getting loads of stuff right*

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Always worth giving the full version of this an outing. 🙂

• Emily Dickinson •

[Writers & Artists @Writers_Artists]

The Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2025 publishes on 18th July ✏️ 🎨

Now in its 118th year, this edition is full of creative guidance and contains a comprehensive list of publishing contacts.

Pre-order your guide to getting published now: https://t.co/xvIz9A2WjM

[Ellora Sutton (she/her) @ellora_sutton]

“The blonde things chained to me are joy.”

Amazing Rachel Bruce poem in the latest issue of The Poetry Review