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Honorarium payments:
Poetry (42 lines or less) £20
Flash Fiction (500 words or less) £30
Short Stories (3000 words or less) £50
Thank you!
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We desperately need flash fiction for our next issue so please put pen to paper and send us your best.
#Writing
#WritingCommunity
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We have an announcement to make. Someone has come forward to rescue us all here at Loft! They have offered to invest in your poems and stories so the next issue can go ahead. Please be advised that we are back on.
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Short story competition
Previously unpublished. Maximum of 3000 words. Deadline 1st November. Winners announced in December.
Prize money £100.
Printed in our anthology.
Good luck!
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Poetry competition
Previously unpublished. Maximum of 40 lines. Deadline 1st June. Winners announced in June.
Prize money £50.
Printed in our anthology.
Good luck!
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Short story competition
Previously unpublished. Maximum of 3000 words. Deadline 1st November. Winners announced in December.
Prize money £100.
Printed in our anthology.
Good luck!
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We have decided to remove the theme and will be accepting submissions on any theme going forward. Just please ensure that submissions are completely free of violence. Thank you.
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Guidelines:
✔️ Short stories only.
✔️ Preference towards non-violence.
✔️ Word limit 3k or under.
✔️ Formatted in a Word doc.
✔️ Prize money £1000.
✔️ Deadline 1st December.
Thank you!
#Writing
#WritingCommmunity
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Guidelines:
✔️ Poetry, flash and short stories.
✔️ 42 lines, 500 and 3k words.
✔️ Preference towards non-violence.
✔️ Formatted in a Word doc.
✔️ Prizes £150, £250 and £1000.
✔️ Deadline 1st December.
Thank you
#Writing
#WritingCommmunity
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We are looking for an artist or graphic designer for Issue V. Please contact if interested.
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Short story competition
Previously unpublished. Maximum of 3000 words. Deadline 1st November. Winners announced in December.
Prize money £100.
Printed in our anthology.
Good luck!
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Short story competition
Previously unpublished. Maximum of 3000 words. Deadline 1st November. Winners announced in December.
Prize money £100.
Printed in our anthology.
Good luck!
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Guidelines:
✔️ Poetry, flash fiction and short stories.
✔️ Preference towards non-violence.
✔️ Word limits 42 lines, 500 words and 3k or under.
✔️ Formatted in a Word doc.
✔️ Prize money £150, £250 and £1000.
✔️ Deadline 1st December.
Thank you
#Writing
#WritingCommmunity
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I just discovered this literature map where you can find similar authors to your favourites.
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We are accepting submissions. Please dot your i’s and cross your t’s.
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Please be informed that
@LoftBooks
will be going on a hiatus.
We will not be publishing another issue.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for sharing your work with Loft and for all of the wonderful poems and stories that we have had the chance to publish. You
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Just sent an acceptance email to a wonderfully talented author whose short story brought a tear to my eye.
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Pushcart Press nominations 2022:
Poetry:
Keep the Change - Lauren Aspery
Untitled - Laura Weigama
Flash Fiction:
The Best of Us - Liam Hogan
Banga - Taofeek Ayeyemi
Short Stories:
The Fisherwoman - Philip Charter
Brown Paper Seamstress - Haneefah Bello
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Issue V has dropped. 👇
Just click on the ‘Latest Issue’ button in the top right corner of our new website.
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We are so excited for
@akpaah
who has been accepted onto an MFA programme in Creative Writing at Chapman University this autumn. Please be generous and help him with relocation costs.
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Have you ever finished a book and just sat there in awe, feeling like you've been changed forever? That's the power of literature. What book has left the biggest impact on you?
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Thank you to
@outus
for his very kind and generous offer to cover the honorarium costs at Loft as a private investor. It means our contributors will be paid for their work which is very important for writers. Stuart is flying the American flag for us all. A true hero! 🇺🇸 📚
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Guidelines:
✔️ Preference for nonviolence
✔️ 42 lines max for poetry
✔️ 500 words max for flash fiction
✔️ 3k words max for short stories
✔️ Formatted in a Word doc
✔️ Prizes £150, £250 and £350
#Writing
#WritingCommunity
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We are going to publish an Issue VI and this time we have a theme ‘Grace’. Please email submissions to loftbooksltd
@gmail
.com.
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Please see front cover for Issue VI thanks to French artist Annabelle Amory whose painting ‘Nina’ features on the front cover of our next issue.
© Annabelle Amory
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Poetry competition
Previously unpublished. Maximum of 40 lines. Deadline 1st January. Winners announced in January.
Prize money £250.
Printed in our anthology.
Good luck!
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Guidelines:
✔️ Preference for nonviolence.
✔️ 42 lines or less for poetry.
✔️ 500 words or less for flash fiction.
✔️ 3000 words or less for short stories.
✔️ Formatted in a Word doc.
✔️ Prize money to be announced shortly.
#Writing
#WritingCommunity
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Please take a moment to read ‘Banga’ by Taofeek Ayeyemi from Nigeria on page 33 (36) who won our flash fiction prize in Issue II. 👇
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Congratulations to Taofeek Ayeyemi for his winning flash fiction Banga.
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Short story competition
Previously unpublished. Maximum of 3000 words. Deadline 1st June. Winners announced in June.
Prize money £100.
Printed in our anthology.
Good luck!
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We just received a short story from someone famous. We can’t say who however you’re going to love it! It’s quirky and very funny.
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We are hoping to publish Issue V and launch the new website by the end of the year.
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Issue V is ready to be read! Did we mention that it’s free? Just click on the Latest Issue button in the top right corner of our new website. ✨
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Akpa has his student visa. Thanks to all who donated. We are now raising money for a flight. Please be generous. 👇
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We have some amazing news to share with you.
@AuthorJmcm
has accepted the Managing Editor role here at
@LoftBooks
and will be taking over from
@ggrace1984
. She brings years of experience in the tech industry as well as being an emerging writer herself. Please welcome her onboard.
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Flash Fiction competition
Previously unpublished. Maximum of 500 words. Deadline 1st January. Winners announced in January.
Prize money £250.
Printed in our anthology.
Good luck!
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Guidelines:
✔️ Short stories only.
✔️ Preference towards non-violence.
✔️ Word limit 3000-5000k or under.
✔️ Formatted in a Word doc.
✔️ Prize money £1000.
✔️ Deadline 1st December.
Thank you!
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Poetry competition
Previously unpublished. Maximum of 40 lines. Deadline 1st June. Winners announced in June.
Prize money £50.
Printed in our anthology.
Good luck!
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We just received some poetry from a monk and now feel at one with the world.
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Congratulations to Haneefah Bello for her winning short story Brown Paper Seamstress.
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Please see front cover for Issue VI thanks to French artist Annabelle Amory whose painting ‘Nina’ features on the front cover of our next issue.
© Annabelle Amory
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We are pleased to announce the winners for Issue V:
Poetry
‘What Returns’ - Sara Collie
Flash Fiction
‘The Pattern of Her’ - Christine Collinson
Short Story
‘Softly & Suddenly’ - Michael Daviot
You can read the winners and highly recommended poems and stories by clicking on
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Please see front cover for Issue VI thanks to French artist Annabelle Amory whose painting ‘Nina’ features on the front cover of our next issue.
© Annabelle Amory
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Poetry competition
Previously unpublished. Maximum of 40 lines. Deadline 1st November. Winners announced in December.
Prize money £50.
Printed in our anthology.
Good luck!
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So excited to receive the Smith Corona XD-4600 typewriter that I purchased on eBay.
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Please take a few moments to read this gorgeous piece of flash fiction by
@collinson26
entitled ‘The Pattern of Her’.
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It is impossible to discourage the real writers - they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to write. -Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951)
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There's nothing like discovering a hidden gem – a book that hasn't received the attention it deserves. What's a lesser-known book that you absolutely loved and think more people should read?
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We are in the process of applying for Arts Council funding. If we get it it means a new website and more prize money for our contributors.
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We currently have a quick turn around. If you haven’t heard in a few days we regret that your submission has not been accepted however we encourage you to submit again.
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Issue V is full of good poetry which we are excited to share with you.
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Started reading ‘The Swallows of Lunetto’ by
@Joseph_Fasano_
and it’s safe to say that it’s storytelling at its best. 📖
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We are aware that Issue V has been a long time coming and we appreciate your patience. One week to go!
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We are looking for beautiful poetry and prose that resonates with the soul.
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We have received a submission from an editor at
@HooghlyReview
. Just read the synopsis and I’m in the seventh heaven!
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We want Loft to be a safe haven for people, where people can go to submit their work and get help for themselves if needed. Just email loftbooksltd
@gmail
.com with your poems and stories. Thanks!
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We just received a lovely email from one of our contributors in Issue IV who felt honoured to be included amongst such ‘a strong and wonderful gathering of minds and voices’. We couldn’t agree more. Thanks again to you all.
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We have had a reshuffle and we are very excited to welcome
@lozzawriting
to the team here at
@LoftBooks
as Editor. Please welcome her.
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Guidelines:
✔️ Short stories only.
✔️ Preference towards non-violence.
✔️ Word limit 3000-5000k or under.
✔️ Formatted in a Word doc.
✔️ Prize money £1000.
✔️ Deadline 1st December.
Thank you!
#Writing
#WritingCommunity
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We are very impressed with some of the AI generated short stories that we have been receiving however please only submit if you wrote it yourself. Take it up people!
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Huge thanks to our contributors. It has been a pleasure working with you on the latest issue. We are expecting big things for some of you.
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Did we mention that we’ve received submissions from famous people for Issue VI? If you would like to see your work alongside theirs just email loftbooksltd
@gmail
.com. Muchas gracias! ☺️
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Are you published by
@LoftBooks
? Would you like to do an interview for our new website which should be ready in December?
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Please note that all submissions received today will be on time to make the deadline.
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Short story competition
Previously unpublished. Maximum of 3000 words. Deadline 1st June. Winners announced in June.
Prize money £100.
Printed in our anthology.
Good luck!
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