Ana Sekulić delves into her collection of heirloom clothing, unraveling stories of craftsmanship, labor, and modernity.
"Somewhere along the way, that unquestionable link to history was broken by progress, preponderance of synthetic fabrics, and violence." https://t.co/dfxD0pYOwP
Spring is late and somewhat treacherous this year, but our first essay in the Balkan Blooms series is here, brought to you by Madeleine Corcoran.
https://t.co/qIbphotWrE
As spring approaches, we return to Roxani Krystalli's luminous piece "Light Needs," which reflects on "caring for budding life" and being attuned to the many ways of sustaining it. https://t.co/mPK6Ndimwo
The pieces we publish at Women* Write the Balkans transcend our platform. They have roots, histories, vivid afterlives, and we love to hear about it all. Before Balkan Blooms blossoms, savor our past pieces like “Balkan Waters” by Rebecca Duras.
https://t.co/qdguvnJI6w
Only four days left to submit your pitches for the spring Seasonal Shorts series at Women* Write the Balkans! Consider submitting your ideas and/or share widely 🌿
As we prepare for hibernation, our minds turn to blooms. Submit 200-word pitches by Dec 20 for essays on growth, fertility, and the Balkans.
https://t.co/Gt4u5RWgjm
As we prepare for hibernation, our minds turn to blooms. Submit 200-word pitches by Dec 20 for essays on growth, fertility, and the Balkans.
https://t.co/Gt4u5RWgjm
Our season of Balkan Ghosts is coming to an end with a splash. We proudly present "The Swimmer" by @AshiraMorris:
"My pool full of ghosts read magazines, splashed at crushes, slipped down the pair of arched slides."
https://t.co/lGVZtL53cM
Powerful and beautiful story by @AlineCateux in the series of "Balkan Ghosts" by @WomenWriteB, where she concludes that "Even ghosts are complex beings". Aren't we all?
So very proud to collaborate with @WomenWriteB.
"Duh" has always had a special place in my relation to Mostar.
Please read this series of texts on Balkan Ghosts !
We are entering the final week of Balkan Ghosts with "Duh" by @AlineCateux:
"I realized how much I had cemented Duh into a fictional character, a romantic stereotype of the victim who could not be anything else."
https://t.co/1SxbkNjC92
La académica Dijana Mujkanović (@CraftySag) cuenta para @WomenWriteB sus retornos, a lo largo de los años, al barrio de Prijedor del que la desplazó la guerra de Bosnia: https://t.co/BukGXT0Hn5
Balkan Ghosts #3 is brought to you by our editor Lea: "Being fatherless begs for an explanation, preferably short and succinct. My story was a televisa presenta mess, the same kind of implausible drama my grandfather and I watched in Mexican telenovelas."
https://t.co/WaReZsjzC6
I am so proud and excited to share this very personal story about the grandfather I never met - a force that has haunted me all my life.
Thank you so much to @WomenWriteB for publishing this piece! I am honored to be published on your site.
We are proud to present the Friday Balkan Ghosts read by @NatKikicWrites:
"I study his pieces, his heart and liver, trying to understand the man he was. The grandfather he might have been. I search for parts to keep, but only the worst of him remains."
https://t.co/pYoG7wcU82