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The Lit Platform

@TheLitPlatform

A creative incubator, The Lit Platform pushes publishing possibilities. The Lit issue 5 out now. IG: @theliteraryplatform

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Welcome to ‘Small Town Stories’. The 5th issue of our literary journal The Lit is here. Featuring fiction, creative non-fiction, photo essays and poetry, we let you decide whether they are places to escape to or from: theliteraryplatform.com/issu…
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Subs now closed, people. 🙅‍♀️ Thanks to all you writers, artists and creatives who submitted - Issue 6 of #thelit is gna be a wild ride through space and time...
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Jack Morgan@JackMorganFin26 Jan 2024
Exciting news! The Lit Platform is extending its deadline for the GLITCH issue. I've really enjoyed reading the submissions so far, and we want even more creative stories exploring all the anomalies of our digital world. LINK here: theliteraryplatform.com/news… 👇🏾👇🏾
The Lit Issue Six: Glitch — The Literary Platform

The Lit Issue Six: Glitch — The Literary Platform

Artists have long embraced the anomalies of our digital world, and as we sink more deeply into an artificial landscape, these irregularities hold more relevance than ever. In an age […]

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The Lit Platform (@TheLitPlatform) profile pictureThe Lit Platform@TheLitPlatform26 Jan 2024
📣DEADLINE EXTENSION 📣 more time to submit your work to our next issue GLITCH. What we’ve been sent so far is super exciting, mind-bending stuff. Keep it coming. New deadline Friday 2nd Feb.
A visual for a writers’ open call to submit work to a literary magazine. The text reads “open call” set against a glitchy pink and white background.

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📣DEADLINE EXTENSION 📣 more time to submit your work to our next issue GLITCH. What we’ve been sent so far is super exciting, mind-bending stuff. Keep it coming. New deadline Friday 2nd Feb.
A visual for a writers’ open call to submit work to a literary magazine. The text reads “open call” set against a glitchy pink and white background.

ALT A visual for a writers’ open call to submit work to a literary magazine. The text reads “open call” set against a glitchy pink and white background.

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What do we mean by #glitch? More here: theliteraryplatform.com/news… #WritingCommmunity
The Lit Issue Six: Glitch — The Literary Platform

The Lit Issue Six: Glitch — The Literary Platform

Artists have long embraced the anomalies of our digital world, and as we sink more deeply into an artificial landscape, these irregularities hold more relevance than ever. In an age […]

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HNY lit friends, we're back in the building 💥 and can't wait to read your submissions to issue 6 of The Lit magazine. Get glitchy and find out how to submit your writing here. One week left! theliteraryplatform.com/news… #writingcommunity @amy_lilwall @aprilroach28
The Lit Issue Six: Glitch — The Literary Platform

The Lit Issue Six: Glitch — The Literary Platform

Artists have long embraced the anomalies of our digital world, and as we sink more deeply into an artificial landscape, these irregularities hold more relevance than ever. In an age […]

theliteraryplatform.com
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Jack Morgan@JackMorganFin15 Nov 2023
Submissions are open for Issue Six of @TheLitPlatform 👇🏾👇🏾Super excited about this one! We're inviting writers to explore the theme of 'Glitch' - a tremor, a defect, a rupture in the digital surface... Can't wait to read your interpretations of this theme. theliteraryplatform.com/news…
The Lit Issue Six: Glitch — The Literary Platform

The Lit Issue Six: Glitch — The Literary Platform

Artists have long embraced the anomalies of our digital world, and as we sink more deeply into an artificial landscape, these irregularities hold more relevance than ever. In an age […]

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Submissions are open with @TheLitPlatform for Issue 6 of THE LIT. See below for details ⬇️⬇️⬇️ theliteraryplatform.com/news…
The Lit Issue Six: Glitch — The Literary Platform

The Lit Issue Six: Glitch — The Literary Platform

Artists have long embraced the anomalies of our digital world, and as we sink more deeply into an artificial landscape, these irregularities hold more relevance than ever. In an age […]

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〰️OPEN CALL〰️ Issue Six of The Lit - Glitch - is in the making and we want to see your #fiction,#poetry #essay & audio responses to the theme. Think screen tremors and ruptures in the digital fabric…more here theliteraryplatform.com/news… #amwriting #ai
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Brought to you by our brilliant guest editors @amy_lilwall @unilincoln & @aprilroach28 with support from our #editorial board & @UniofExeter
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Pls RT @LitWorks @litworksceo @TotleighBarton @ace_southwest @artsandculturex
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We're hiring! Arvon is recruiting for a Deputy Director to manage the day-to-day operations of Totleigh Barton, our Devon writing house. 30 hours pw, £27,725 pro rata, based in Devon. Apply by 8 November. arvon.org/careers/
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Hear, hear 🙌 @amymaebaxter theguardian.com/books/2023/o… @badformreview
Literary magazines can be life-changing – but they need more support

Literary magazines can be life-changing – but they need more support

The UK’s literary magazine scene is crumbling due to rising print costs. But I’ll keep printing my own magazine, which gives writers of colour a voice, for as long as I can

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'I’m never coming back. I’ll write this book on my own!” – Courttia Newland We go back into the archives with Stranger friend Anna Kiernan (co-director @TheLitPlatform) to revisit why writing is not for the faint of heart... 🔗 ow.ly/lF8X50PFVNu 📸 Cottonbro via Pexels
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Small Town Stories: The Editors Letter By Anna Kiernan and Michael V Smith To read the editors letter and a wonderful mix of fiction, non-fiction, audio poetry and photo essays, head to the link in our bio. #publishing #smalltown #smalltownstories #thelitplatform
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At the End of the Road by novelist @SarahEFranklin “She hears it before she sees it. The tone of the crowd shift gear, unifies as heads all turn in the same direction and idle chit-chat pauses.” To read this and other Small Town Stories, head to the link in our bio 🚜 #thelit
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Our Events Calendar has had a glow up! Its been filling up with lots of amazing events, so we wanted to make sure it was as user friendly as possible so that you don't miss out on anything! If you have an event, submit it to the calendar so that we can help you to promote it!
Teal and yellow graphic with pink neon words that say: New Events Calendar! Underneath text reads: Got a literary event that you want to share? Submit it to our calendar so that we can help you to get the word out! Images of the new calendar on a laptop and a phone screen.

ALT Teal and yellow graphic with pink neon words that say: New Events Calendar! Underneath text reads: Got a literary event that you want to share? Submit it to our calendar so that we can help you to get the word out! Images of the new calendar on a laptop and a phone screen.

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Salmon Arm, December 25, 2021 by @zevtiefenbach “once we got here, we never thought too much about leaving again.” To see this haunting photo essay, head to the link in our bio ❄️ #smalltownstories #SMALLTOWN #publishing #indiepublishing
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The Geography of Invisibility: Living Homeless in Santa Rosa by Dr Gillian Squirrell Working with people living homeless in Sonoma County (N. California) for the last six years, Dr Gillian Squirrell has compiled a moving collection of their experiences into this piece 🗺️🚐🌁
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Au Rendez-Vous Des Robins by Emilie Hautier “I was moved by how the place was an interlude for people's loneliness. I wanted to depict this harsh but gentle rural community.” To see these beautiful images captured in a small town, head to the link in our bio. #SmallTown
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A reminder about this tomorrow (24 July) @exeter_phoenix with @daniel_fountain & Prof Jana Funke from @UniofExeterHASS ⬇️ buff.ly/3Y2uV1u
Left book cover entitled crafted with pride, queer craft and activism in contemporary britain, edited by daniel fountain. to the right text reads, book launch, rafted with Pride: Queer Craft and Activism in Contemporary Britain Dr Daniel Fountain in conversation with Professor Jana Funke Exeter Phoenix, The Workshop, 6:30pm-7:30pm, Monday 24th July Free but booking required Join us to celebrate the launch of Crafted with Pride: Queer Craft and Activism in Contemporary Britain, edited by Daniel Fountain. The collection explores queer craft and the material cultures of LGBTQ+ activism in Britain since the 1980s. It includes contributions from academics, artists, activists, curators, and heritage professionals. The first book of its kind, it weaves together an important web connecting queerness, craft and activism in Britain. Monday 24th July, 6.30pm - 7.30pm, the workshop, exeter phoenix. tickets are free but please register in advance

ALT Left book cover entitled crafted with pride, queer craft and activism in contemporary britain, edited by daniel fountain. to the right text reads, book launch, rafted with Pride: Queer Craft and Activism in Contemporary Britain Dr Daniel Fountain in conversation with Professor Jana Funke Exeter Phoenix, The Workshop, 6:30pm-7:30pm, Monday 24th July Free but booking required Join us to celebrate the launch of Crafted with Pride: Queer Craft and Activism in Contemporary Britain, edited by Daniel Fountain. The collection explores queer craft and the material cultures of LGBTQ+ activism in Britain since the 1980s. It includes contributions from academics, artists, activists, curators, and heritage professionals. The first book of its kind, it weaves together an important web connecting queerness, craft and activism in Britain. Monday 24th July, 6.30pm - 7.30pm, the workshop, exeter phoenix. tickets are free but please register in advance

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