Nazaret Ranea @nazaretranea.bsky.social Poet. Scotland’s Next Generation Young Makar. My debut collection, Nettles, is out now! 🇪🇸🏴
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Fox and Star Books @foxandstarbooks.bsky.social We publish poetry and fiction chapbooks by UK debut authors with an emphasis on global majority writers. Founder/editor: @carrieetter.bsky.social; co-editor: Kaycee Hill Website: https://foxandstarbooks.org
Anthropocene @anthro-poetry.bsky.social fresh poems: wednesday & sunday.
editor:
charlie baylis
Seren Books @serenbooks.bsky.social Wales’ leading independent English-language publisher 📚 Winner Small Press of the Year Wales 2025 🏴
Kali Richmond @kali-r.bsky.social lapsed poet/struggling writer
Louise Alexander @louise-alexander.bsky.social Conceptual artist, actress and theatre maker. Brit on Bindjareb land, Mandurah, Australia since 2019.
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Peter Kenny @peter-kenny.bsky.social Creative maverick. Writer of poetry and dark fiction. Co-hosts and co-produces the Planet Poetry podcast. 
Ian Irwin @mrirwin.bsky.social Out-Spoken Press Emerging Poet 2022.
Published in Poetry Review, Propel, Alchemy Spoon, Outcrop, berlin lit, Carmen et Error, Trasna.
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Jo Rigg @jorigg.bsky.social Writer, web dev, runner
Charlotte Cosgrove @charlottecosgrove.bsky.social Poet / Lecturer / Socialist / Wellbeing / Editor of Rough Diamond poetry journal
love writing, reading, cats, learning, and sitting down.
Fiona Sampson @fionasampson.bsky.social Writer, poet, Romanticist, critic, librettist, literary translation. Agent: mail@wylieagency.co.uk
Elizabeth Gibson (they/them) 🌈 @grizonne.bsky.social Queer, neurodivergent Manchester poet, performer, zine-maker, and workshop facilitator 🐝 Poems in Atrium, Banshee, Butcher's Dog, Dust, Magma, The North, Under the Radar. First collection, 'A love the weight of an animal', out now with Confingo 😊
Imogen Forster @imogenforster.bsky.social Poet and former translator, living in Edinburgh, publishing here and there. 
Eve Ellis @eveellis14.bsky.social Poet, educator, parent. Debut pamphlet SPIT VALVE available now from ignitionpress: https://shop.brookes.ac.uk/product-catalogue/faculty-of-humanities-social-sciences/poetry-pamphlets/spit-valve-by-eve-ellis
Kat Dixon @dixonkat.bsky.social (she/they) Queer poet & performer 🎤 Debut book 'eat the glitter' out with Broken Sleep Books
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Ruth Padel @ruthpadel.bsky.social Poetry - wildlife - music - India - Greece
New 📗 GIRL -
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‘Rhapsodic’(Guardian)
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Vanessa Lampert @nessalampert.bsky.social 
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c.l.hanks @chloehanks23.bsky.social 26 year old poet based in York. Winner of the V Press Prize for Poetry in 2020. PhD @ YSJ.
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(Adulteress, Querencia Press 2023)
Gita Ralleigh @gitaralleigh.bsky.social Writer/Poet/Lecturer/ex-doc
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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social linktr.ee/victoriaspires
BotN, Pushcart & Forward nominated. Shortlisted/commended in various comps: Winner Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize
Finalist Mslexia Women's Comp
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Manchester Review @manchesterreview.bsky.social The Manchester Review is an online literary journal that brings together the best of new international writing.
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Live Canon @livecanon.bsky.social We publish, perform, produce & promote poetry! We also run online & in-person courses. #poetry
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Robin Houghton @robinhoughton.bsky.social Author. Poet. Podcaster @planetpoetry.bsky.social First full poetry collection 'The Mayday Diaries' Pindrop Press May 1st 2025. Sings in choirs. Yogi.
Poetry Wales @poetrywales.bsky.social The Welsh home of international poetry
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Forest Poets @forestpoets.bsky.social We meet monthly at the Rose and Crown pub, Walthamstow
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The Lonely Crowd @thelonelycrowd.bsky.social Literary journal — thelonelycrowd.org
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Planet Poetry @planetpoetry.bsky.social The UK podcast about poets and poetry, founded 2020. Interviews, discussion, pints. Hosted by Peter Kenny & Robin Houghton. http://planetpoetrypodcast.com 
The Prose Poem @theprosepoem.bsky.social An online journal of prose poetry.
Ekphrastic poetry call open until 15 December.
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Bournemouth Writing Festival @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social Bournemouth Writing Festival - 24-26 April 2026
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Prototype @prototypepubs.bsky.social London-based independent publisher of fiction, poetry, anthologies & interdisciplinary projects, committed to championing the work of new voices in free-form contemporary literature.
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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social Literary magazine established in 1997 to publish & promote the very best new Irish and international writing. Stinging Fly Press was launched in 2005. Summer 2026 Issue #54 available to buy now:
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The Four Faced Liar @the4facedliar.bsky.social The Four Faced Liar is an Irish literary journal that publishes fiction, poetry, creative non fiction, art, photography and work in translation from all over the world.
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Gutter Magazine @gutter.bsky.social The magazine of new Scottish and international writing.
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Poetry Scotland Magazine @poetryscotland.bsky.social Poetry Scotland is published twice-yearly as an A4 broadsheet, showcasing new poetry in English, Scots and Gaelic from Scotland and all around the globe. 
the87press @the87press.bsky.social South London-based publishing collective focused on experimental literatures at the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, & neurodiversity. We also run online journal theHythe!
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Propel Magazine @propelmagazine.bsky.social Journal featuring poets yet to publish a full collection / Est. 2022 / EIC @aanaxagorou.bsky.social / Issue 14, Ed.
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Penguin Books @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social We publish fiction and nonfiction adorned with the famous dignified but flippant logo.
Canongate @canongate.co.uk Publisher. Always independent.
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Parthian Books @parthianbooks.bsky.social Welsh Independent Press, established in 1993. Based in Aberteifi/Cardigan
A Carnival of Voices in independent publishing. Our titles reflect a diverse and contemporary Wales that cast a keen eye on the wider world.
intergraphia @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social Publishing at intersections and edges. Editors @emmabolland.bsky.social and @rachelartsmith@bsky.social
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The Hudson Review @hudsonreview.bsky.social Quarterly magazine of literature and the arts, founded in 1948. Poetry, fiction, essays, and more.
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social A daily literary website highlighting the best in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and criticism.
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Birmingham Poetry Review @bham-poetry-review.bsky.social Volume 52 Out Now! | Est. 1987 | Publishing Award Winning Poetry, Reviews, Essays, & Interviews | Open for Poetry Submissions |
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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social Est. 2013. Driftwood Press is a press and annual journal devoted to finding the best in fiction, poetry, comics, and experimental forms.
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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social Poetry all the time since 1972. We never close. aprweb.org
World Poetry Review @worldpoetryreview.bsky.social A biannual literary journal dedicated to publishing exceptional poetry in translation from a diverse range of languages, cultures, and eras.
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Kent and Sussex Poetry Society @kandspoetrysoc.bsky.social We're a friendly and lively poetry society with over 100 members. Founded originally by Vita Sackville-West, we hold monthly meetings in Tunbridge Wells and regular workshops. Find out more at our website -https://kentandsussexpoetry.com/monthly-meetings/
tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social tiny wren lit focuses on tiny poems + tiny issues (2-3 times per year). Readers can download each issue in a zine format. Home of the tiny zine. Subs open.
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fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social very queer lit and art publishing space
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social Publishing exceptional research since 1899.
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linktr.ee/livunipress- B berlin lit @berlinlit.bsky.social Online journal for new poetry
Writing Community @writingcommunity.bsky.social #WritingCommunity reposts book publication news, great reviews, literary nominations & awards, and new work in journals, magazines & anthologies.
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New Writing South @newwritingsouth.bsky.social New Writing South is dedicated to inspiring, nurturing and connecting all kinds of creative writers in southeast England.
Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social Promoting Irish writers and writing - maintained by Gerard Beirne
@gerardbeirne.bsky.social
Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social Celebrating books by artists, poets, writers, book designers and their publishers. The next fair will take place in 2027.
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Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine @doorisajarmag.bsky.social Quarterly literary magazine of #poetry, short #fiction, #nonfiction, #drama, #art and #bookreviews with cadence and personality to take readers on a journey.
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Amsterdam Review @amsterdamreview.bsky.social A literary magazine publishing poetry, translations, fiction, interviews, essays, photography, and fine arts. Follow AR Tunes on Spotify.
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EIC @danielnemo.bsky.social
Managing Editor @phebel.bsky.social
Hog River Press Poetry Journal @hogriverpress.bsky.social Poetry & poets. Puppies too. Hog River Press, a print & digital poetry journal: we publish magnificent poems and indulge in the occasional crazed paper arts collaboration.
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Leafe Press @leafepress.bsky.social Leafe Press was launched at a reading in Nottingham in 2000 and has published a wide range of poetry. Editor: Alan Baker
Anti-Heroin Chic @antiheroinchic.bsky.social AHC is a literary arts intentional community and healing space. Submissions open. Edited by
James Diaz. https://heroinchic.weebly.com/
Laura Strickland @l-strickland.bsky.social Poet, carer and freelance HR consultant from Yorkshire. Published in The North, Butcher’s Dog, Strix,The Frogmore Papers, Northern Gravy, Propel and others. Longlisted National Poetry Competition 2023 🏳️🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦
Olivia Tuck @livtuckwrites.bsky.social Trying to be a poet. Poem Whisperer. Arts administrator working with neurodivergent writers and creatives. Senior bookseller, and bookworm. Lit journal associate editor. Queer. Autistic. Selenophile. Grammar nerd. Maisie the spaniel’s human.
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Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana @corrintachibana.bsky.social Author of ‘Sing me down from the dark’ (SALT; 2022).
Worked in higher ed. in U.K. and Japan. Poems in P.N. Review, The North, MAGMA, Poetry Wales, The Interpreter’s House & The Madrid Review.
Lover of Things Japanese and proud mother of teenager.
Rachel @vignettes.bsky.social Absurdist, writer, explorer, escape artist.
Writer of poetry, prose & flash fiction.
Words in Literary Revelations: Haiku for Soul Mates @epistemiclit.bsky.social, Pure Haiku, From One Line Vol.7, Survivor Zine, #BOTN nominee '26
British, lives in Italy
Dr Karen Jane Cannon @karenjanecannon.bsky.social Poet//Author//PhD (Ecopoetics of Place/Body) Novel: Powder Monkey (W&N & Phoenix). Poetry: The Curfew Bell & Emergency Mints. Hamish Canham Prize 2022. Bridport shortlist 2019 & 2024. New Forest Dweller. #poetry #place #nature www.karenJaneCannon.com
Neglected Books @neglectedbooks.com Brad Bigelow, Missoula, MT
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Author, Virginia Faulkner: A Life in Two Acts
Editor, Recovered Books series @ Boiler House Press:
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Editor, neglectedbooks.com. Champion of reading off the beaten/AI path.
Zoë Brigley @zoebrigley.bsky.social Award winning poet, editor of Poetry Wales, poetry coeditor at Seren Books, a founding editor of Modron Magazine
Leamington Books @leamington.bsky.social We are publishing Ceitidh Chaimbeul • Mohammed Moussa • Luca Serra
Jeanette Burton @nettie77.bsky.social Poet and littlest hobo 🐕 first prize McLellan 2021, Ware 2022, PPP 2023. Poems appear in Dust, Atrium, IS&T, The Friday Poem, Poetry Wales. Ostriches, published by Candlestick Press. Tutor with The Writing School and shadow writer with Beyond the Spectrum.
The Poetry Business @poetrybusiness.bsky.social Smith|Doorstop Books • New Poets List • International Book & Pamphlet Competition • New Poets Prize • Writer Development Agency
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Evalyn Lee @evalynlee.bsky.social Poet, Alumna of @CBSNews @60Minutes @BBCWorld @FaberAcademy. Shortlisted by @bridportprize.bsky.social Love @britishlibrary & @VanguardRead #amwriting #poetry #visual #journal #travellingwithdevices 🧶 #crochet #StitchingTogether for the #CommonGood
Anne Caldwell @caldwell10.bsky.social Poet, writer, editor, lecturer, RLF Advisory Fellow. Latest book - Neither Here Nor There - SurVision. 5 poetry collections and interests in nature, moss, birds, prose poetry and education annecaldwell.net
Sarah Mnatzaganian @sarahmnatzaganian.bsky.social Anglo Armenian poet, cello specialist and promoter of peace.