Fine Stargardt
@finestargardt.bsky.social
poet and newly minted theatre person. they/them (EN), sie/er (DE). queer, trans and disabled. always up for chatting about Gothic literature, the intersection of form and imagery in poems, and vaguely obscure European musicals.
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Hi! I'm Fine, a queer poet based in Germany. After completing my M.A. in Creative Writing and taking some time to find my feet in the "real world", I'm finally making the jump to Bluesky and with it the jump back into submitting work. Let's see where this goes!
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**AUDITIONS OPEN IN 14 DAYS**
From Sep 20th-27th, auditions for @iambapoet.com open for the first time since 2022 – and for just ONE week!
Be ready when the submission form goes live. Head to the journal's Audition page for full details.
Good luck with your audition! 🍀
iambapoet.com/audition
From Sep 20th-27th, auditions for @iambapoet.com open for the first time since 2022 – and for just ONE week!
Be ready when the submission form goes live. Head to the journal's Audition page for full details.
Good luck with your audition! 🍀
iambapoet.com/audition
Audition for poetry journal iamb in Sept 2025
Audition to be part of quarterly poetry journal iamb between the 20th and 27th of September 2025.
iambapoet.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
**AUDITIONS OPEN IN 14 DAYS**
From Sep 20th-27th, auditions for @iambapoet.com open for the first time since 2022 – and for just ONE week!
Be ready when the submission form goes live. Head to the journal's Audition page for full details.
Good luck with your audition! 🍀
iambapoet.com/audition
From Sep 20th-27th, auditions for @iambapoet.com open for the first time since 2022 – and for just ONE week!
Be ready when the submission form goes live. Head to the journal's Audition page for full details.
Good luck with your audition! 🍀
iambapoet.com/audition
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#Submissions are now open for #Verdigris: #PoetryOfDecay.
If #LiftToTheSky is about rising, Verdigris is about falling — splendour unravelled, glamour undone.
Open all September:
If #LiftToTheSky is about rising, Verdigris is about falling — splendour unravelled, glamour undone.
Open all September:
Dressed to Kill, Ready to Rot: Submit to Verdigris: Poetry of Decay - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout September 2025 | Publication in 2026
thebrokenspine.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
#Submissions are now open for #Verdigris: #PoetryOfDecay.
If #LiftToTheSky is about rising, Verdigris is about falling — splendour unravelled, glamour undone.
Open all September:
If #LiftToTheSky is about rising, Verdigris is about falling — splendour unravelled, glamour undone.
Open all September:
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A poetry award should be about talent—not who can afford to enter. That’s why #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward will be free to enter with a cash prize that actually helps poets. We’re putting in our own money, but we still need donations. 🔗
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
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September 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A poetry award should be about talent—not who can afford to enter. That’s why #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward will be free to enter with a cash prize that actually helps poets. We’re putting in our own money, but we still need donations. 🔗
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Hi everyone. Authora Australis is calling for stories, poems and artworks. Submissions for Authora Issue 9 ‘Cracks’ are now open!
Submissions close Feb 28, 2025. Link below, cheers:
www.authora.net/submit
Submissions close Feb 28, 2025. Link below, cheers:
www.authora.net/submit
January 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Hi everyone. Authora Australis is calling for stories, poems and artworks. Submissions for Authora Issue 9 ‘Cracks’ are now open!
Submissions close Feb 28, 2025. Link below, cheers:
www.authora.net/submit
Submissions close Feb 28, 2025. Link below, cheers:
www.authora.net/submit
Two very evocative poems by @vespertine4.bsky.social. I'll be coming back to these!
Hi writer folk!👋 This is my first post on here. Hoping to connect with all you amazing writers! Here's two of my recent poems published with @oneart.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Two very evocative poems by @vespertine4.bsky.social. I'll be coming back to these!
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: If disabled people aren't included in your revolution, it's not a true revolution.
January 31, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I've said it before and I'll say it again: If disabled people aren't included in your revolution, it's not a true revolution.
Best believe I'm practicing Dutch (at a snail's pace) so I can one day read this book by the fabulous @miriambruijst.bsky.social!
💙📚 I need to see more queer books on here, so I'm going to recommend one book a day. Most will be English, but there'll be some Dutch recs as well.
Starting by shamelessly plugging my own work De Kleuren van de Zee (The Colours of the Sea). It's a fluffy queer YA book with an ADHD protagonist.
Starting by shamelessly plugging my own work De Kleuren van de Zee (The Colours of the Sea). It's a fluffy queer YA book with an ADHD protagonist.
February 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Best believe I'm practicing Dutch (at a snail's pace) so I can one day read this book by the fabulous @miriambruijst.bsky.social!
If you needed any more reasons to love libraries: I'm out of town for a doctor's appointment and thanks to the local library I don't have to take two full days off work and can instead enjoy a quiet, sunlit workspace and save that day off for another time. Also, everyone's lovely.
February 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If you needed any more reasons to love libraries: I'm out of town for a doctor's appointment and thanks to the local library I don't have to take two full days off work and can instead enjoy a quiet, sunlit workspace and save that day off for another time. Also, everyone's lovely.
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Send us your short #fiction, #poetry or articles about #writing to be considered for the next issue of Penstricken magazine. Time is running out!
Deadline: 10th Feb
Submission fee: None
Theme: Lines
See penstricken.com/submissions for full submission guidelines.
Deadline: 10th Feb
Submission fee: None
Theme: Lines
See penstricken.com/submissions for full submission guidelines.
Issue 2 – Submissions
Submissions Open We are now accepting submissions of short stories, poetry and non-fiction for our Spring issue, which will be entitled Lines. Please note we will be unable to offer any monetary co…
penstricken.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Send us your short #fiction, #poetry or articles about #writing to be considered for the next issue of Penstricken magazine. Time is running out!
Deadline: 10th Feb
Submission fee: None
Theme: Lines
See penstricken.com/submissions for full submission guidelines.
Deadline: 10th Feb
Submission fee: None
Theme: Lines
See penstricken.com/submissions for full submission guidelines.
Hi! I'm Fine, a queer poet based in Germany. After completing my M.A. in Creative Writing and taking some time to find my feet in the "real world", I'm finally making the jump to Bluesky and with it the jump back into submitting work. Let's see where this goes!
February 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Hi! I'm Fine, a queer poet based in Germany. After completing my M.A. in Creative Writing and taking some time to find my feet in the "real world", I'm finally making the jump to Bluesky and with it the jump back into submitting work. Let's see where this goes!