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Dilys Wyndham Thomas

@dilyswt.bsky.social

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British-Belgian writer and poet. Words in Chestnut Review, Mslexia, New Flash Fiction Review, Shooter, X-R-A-Y, etc. Was assistant poetry editor at Passengers Journal. Almost always accompanied by two very clingy cats. (Haarlem, Netherlands)

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Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Sep 1

I'm so grateful that my golden shovel, “Titan[ic),” appears in issue 107 of @mslexia.bsky.social. It's an elegy to the victims of the Titanic and Titan, and I hope reads as a tribute to lives lost at sea. I also found out that today marks forty years since the wreck of the Titanic was discovered.

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Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you @chestnutreview.bsky.social for publishing my poem "a museum of waxwings." I am told all poets have a poem about birds, and this is mine. It's also a poem for my mother, who has dementia. Working with @michaelimossan.bsky.social on edits was a joy. chestnutreview.com/dilys-wyndha...

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Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · 12h

Thank you @mlmcguinness.bsky.social‬ for sharing this poem. You are all kinds of wonderful.

Marie-louise McGuinness @mlmcguinness.bsky.social · 19h

"and dove hides in the freezer
still awaiting resurrection"

Read "A Museum of Waxwings" by @dilyswt.bsky.social in @chestnutreview.bsky.social

chestnutreview.com/dilys-wyndha...

Dilys Wyndham Thomas, A Museum of Waxwings – Chestnut Review

I am told all poets have at least one poem about birds, and this is mine. However, it is first and foremost a poem for my mother, who has dementia. She loved autofiction, so I like to think she would have appreciated its honesty.

chestnutreview.com

Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · 12h

Thank you so much for sharing this poem! 💚

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Laila Amado @amadolaila.bsky.social · Sep 13

Little poems to start the day at the @saloneurope.bsky.social in Brussels 😊

This was such a fun, nourishing session. Thank you @dilyswt.bsky.social 🙏

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Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Sep 15

Thank you so much for choosing to attend. It was so lovely to meet you and talk all things writing and poetry.

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Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Sep 15

🧡Thank you for a lovely afternoon (and listening to my deep dive into the history of speculoos...)

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Jan Carson @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social · Jul 5

Someone needs to start a literary prize for short story collections. It seems really odd to me that we don’t have one in Ireland or the UK. Before everyone shouts about the Edgehill Prize, it doesn’t seem to be happening this year.

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Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thank you!

Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Sep 1

My golden shovel, “Titan[ic),” appears in this issue of @Mslexia. I wrote it as an elegy to the victims of the Titanic and Titan, and I hope it is a respectful tribute to those lost at sea. I also just found out that today marks forty years to the day since the wreck of the Titanic was discovered.

Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Jul 21

A huge thank you to the team over @chestnutreview.bsky.social for making my Monday brighter, and accepting one of my poems for their upcoming Autumn Issue. The poem is a favourite of mine, so I'm beyond grateful and excited! I'll share more once the issue comes out in October.

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · Jul 12

Too many amazing presenters to name, but we've got great sessions from @kitdewaal.com @desperatelit.bsky.social @dilyswt.bsky.social @drpragyaagarwal.bsky.social @kiklodge.bsky.social @mlmcguinness.bsky.social @norami.bsky.social @markabowles.bsky.social & so many more.

European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · Jul 12

Our latest newsletter is out, featuring our big Annual Salon Programme reveal!✨

Check out the speakers, panels, workshops and events we have booked over the 3-day event

PLUS a day of eating, touring and otherwise flaneuring around Brussels🧇

There are still 9 places left—join us!

Take a peek inside our Annual Salon Programme

See what's happening in Brussels and around Europe...

europeanwriterssalon.substack.com

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Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Jul 9

I've been selected to read a new story @citystgeorgesucu.bsky.social's City Writes Summer Reading tonight. It's online. It's free. There will be some amazing writers there. Join us. blogs.city.ac.uk/cityshortcou...

City Writes – City St George's Short Courses

blogs.city.ac.uk

Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Jun 23

There really is something in the drinking water in Haarlem. For centuries, writers, poets, painters and sculptors have gathered here. I keep bumping into the most generous, creative people. Here's a sketch of me writing in Haarlem library gifted to me this weekend by the painter Walter van Dieren.

Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Jun 12

Glad I inspired this post. This session sounds unique, fun and thought-provoking. A great combo.

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Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Jun 12

Thanks for trusting me with this one! I'm really looking forward to it.

Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Jun 12

I found out that I'll be running a haiga workshop at @saloneurope.bsky.social's annual conference this September. I'm so grateful! Haiku photography and haiga reignited my creative spark during the pandemic, and I'm hoping this fun morning workshop will help others find (even more) creative joy.

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Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Jun 6

@wildroofjournal.bsky.social being one of the most supportive journals out there! Thank you.

Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · Jun 2

Every other week, we shout out writers & their recent lit mag publications: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s...

@deroneckert.bsky.social @jenkabat.bsky.social @dilyswt.bsky.social @adroitjournal.bsky.social @toughpoetsreview.bsky.social

Saturday Shout-Out ~ May 31, 2025

Share your recently published work with the WRJ community

wildroofjournal.substack.com

Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Jun 6

Thank you!

Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Jun 6

Thank you to everyone ‪@nffr.bsky.social for publishing "A Self-Portrait of Someone Else" in their Summer issue, alongside my audio. Full disclosure, the NFFR editors suggested I shorten the ending, and I think the piece is so much stronger thanks to their input. newflashfiction.com/self-portrai...

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Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Jun 6

Thank you so much to everyone at NFFR for publishing one of my flash narratives in this issue. Working with your team was really helpful.

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Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · May 5

Syd Shaw and I are publishing ekphrastic poems written in response to art by Andreea Ceplischi in the latest issue of Beyond Words. We only realised last week. The three of us worked together at Passengers Journal, so today feels like an unexpected reunion. www.beyondwordsmag.com/online-store...

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Kate Mosse @katemossewriter.bsky.social · Jan 16

Once more with feeling and a dollop of frustration … Taking our work without permission or payment is theft.

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British novelists criticise government over AI ‘theft’

Richard Osman and Kate Mosse say plan to mine artistic works for data would destroy creative fields

www.theguardian.com

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Dilys Wyndham Thomas @dilyswt.bsky.social · Jan 10

Not sure what to do with this compliment, but thank you so much, Satia!

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Rust & Moth @rustandmoth.bsky.social · Jan 6

It's been a minute since we sent these out to Wainscott, NY, but if you're snowed in today, warm yourself by the light of our 2024 Pushcart Prize nominees! (2/2)

rustandmoth.com/work/4094/
rustandmoth.com/work/cabbage...
rustandmoth.com/work/paper-b...

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