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[ayaskala @ayaskala]

✨Write poetry with us this April!✨

30 days, 30 poems, and a warm community. Join us for the #NaPoWriMo challenge.

https://t.co/vLttcDSouD

#NaPoWriMoxAyaskala

[sanya 🕺 @sanyasrishti]

if you’re a woman who wants to write, rest, and be in this kind of space, this is for you. three days in the mountains you’ll carry with you long after.

[sanya 🕺 @sanyasrishti]

the first edition happened in dehradun earlier this year and it was amazing. that’s why we’re doing it again. this time in bir, himachal pradesh, first week of october. mornings, writing, conversation, evenings watching the most beautiful sunsets.

[sanya 🕺 @sanyasrishti]

these offline retreats are spaces where women come together, from all over the country. your day starts with meditation, yoga, or a walk. you write, reflect, and create throughout the day. there’s time to be on your own, time to connect, and space to learn alongside others.

[sanya 🕺 @sanyasrishti]

in the last 5 years, ayaskala has published the work of 500+ writers. and every april, over 1500 poems come in from across the world.

i was there in the early days too, designing the logo, the covers, etc. i’ve seen her passion for poetry & women-only community up close.

[sanya 🕺 @sanyasrishti]

oct first week 💛

[sanya 🕺 @sanyasrishti]

they clearly had a good time

[ayaskala @ayaskala]

Here's what the women who attend the retreats say about her: (2/2)

[ayaskala @ayaskala]

Vaishnavi is the Editor-In-Chief of Ayaskala. She has mentored and published over 500 poets. At the retreat, she will facilitate the participants to introspect and find their creative voice while empowering them with tools to structure them into publishable poems.

[ayaskala @ayaskala]

Here's what the women who attend the retreats say about her: (1/2)

[ayaskala @ayaskala]

Here's what the past participants have to say about her sessions: (2/2)

[ayaskala @ayaskala]

Sanya is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist. Her work has been exhibited across India, featured in magazines, & collected by art enthusiasts. At this retreat, Sanya’s sessions invite women to pause, play, and uncover parts of themselves that may have been waiting to be seen.

[ayaskala @ayaskala]

Here's what the past participants have to say about her sessions: (1/2)

[sanya 🕺 @sanyasrishti]

i’ll be taking a workshop here, go register for this! 💙

it’ll be a crazy experience for anyone who joins 🐎

[ayaskala @ayaskala]

You get:

✨ Poetry sessions and workshops to stimulate you creatively
✨Company of like-minded women who will quickly turn into lifelong friends
✨Walk through forest trails with us, writing poetry and getting lost in nature

Download the brochure:
https://t.co/9qYSOJUBoA

[ayaskala @ayaskala]

For women who have lost touch with their creative self:

We're hosting a poetry retreat in the hills from 03-05 October (Bir-Billing, Himachal Pradesh).

You don’t have to be a published poet, or someone who wants to pursue this professionally. This retreat is beginner-friendly.

[ayaskala @ayaskala]

Here’s your invitation to our Poetry Writing Retreat For Women In the Hills⬇️

03-05 October, 2025
Bir-Billing, Himachal Pradesh (India)
Women-Only Space💜

https://t.co/9qYSOJU3z2

[The B'K Magazine 🇵🇸 @TheBKMagazine]

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@angrygablepress
@Ann_Pedone
@anthro_poetry
@AothenMagazine
@April_Gloaming
@arrowsmithpress
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@AtomicBohemian
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@ayaskala

[Moss Puppy Mag 🌿🐶 | OPEN FOR SUBS @mosspuppymag]

Surprise! We’re teaming up with Hyperbolic Review for a math-themed pop-up issue. Submissions will be open from April 6 – May 4, 2025 and accepted pieces will be published online.

Submit your work via this form: https://t.co/E4VInKHsSM

[The Hellebore Press @TheHellebore]

Read your friend’s writing.
Read their stories.
Read their poems.
Read their books.

Share your friend’s publications.
Share their art.
Share their good news.

Want to make new friends?

Hype up the writers, artists, & poets in your community.

Love em’ out loud!

[ALOCASIA @GAY_ALOCASIA]

ALOCASIA is now accepting previously unpublished creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by queer writers. Our honorarium is $50 per contributor.

Deadline: May 31.

More details: https://t.co/8aT5GF5ak7