If you're NOT subscribed to The Caterpillar newsletter yet, what are you waiting for? You almost missed this brilliant little poem by Richard Axtell. 😱 How would you EVER have known that a hamster isn't made of ham without it... bit.ly/caterpillarmail

We're thrilled to share that this year's Moth Poetry Prize judge is Nobel Prize winning poet Louise Glück. Entries are open now – and close on 31 December! 💌 There's €11,000 total up for grabs, so make sure to sign up to our mailing list for reminders: bit.ly/mothmail

I would rather place in this competition than any other -- not because of the very generous money award but because of its judges & the exceptional quality of the poetry of its previous winners: Jude Nutter, Michael Lavers, Abigail Parry, Aniqah Choudhri... The list goes on and on

Anyone else spending their weekend a little like this sun-dappled kitten from Ana Elisa Barros' painting (as seen on the cover of Issue 22 of The Caterpillar)? 😎 #ArtistSpotlight

Don’t miss this unique opportunity for artists from anywhere in the world to have a chance of seeing their work reproduced in The Moth — as well as winning €1,000. #artistsontwitter ✨ TWO WEEKS TO GO. ✨ Enter here: bit.ly/mothart22

#badpoetryday (my contribution)

There's a lot of pressure on that last book of the summer – it's got to be a blinder! Luckily, you can't go wrong with The Hunt for David Berman. Spies, cave hide-outs, secrets and adventures, all set in beautiful coastal Scotland? It's a no-brainer... 😎

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I defy any child (or adult) to be able to put this wonderful book down.

Cover reveal! 🍭 Featuring super sweet artwork by Sarah Graham, a story about a hover-craft-eating lake monster, a poem called 'Don't Read this Poem', and much more... Issue 38 available to pre-order now: bit.ly/caterpillar38

Thanks for suggesting THE HUNT FOR DAVID BERMAN! 😍

'From beautiful and thought-provoking to quirky and fun, something for everyone!' Linda Middleton A perfect parcel of hand-selected poetry, short stories and art, with past issues from just €5! Go on, brighten up your week.🌞 bit.ly/caterpillarbac…

In the new Autumn issue: 📚 Sarah Hall's three Moth Short Story Prize winners 🗣 Interviews with Victoria Kennefick and Romalyn Ante 🪦 Poems about graveyards and aliens and encyclopedias and maggots and more Have you got yours?: bit.ly/moth50

A poem from this year's Moth Poetry Prize judge Louise Glück, to mark the changing of the seasons. 🍂 (Don't forget – we're open to entries from now until 31 December. More here: bit.ly/mothpoetry22)

Delighted for you, Roz Goddard!

THE Max Porter @maxjohnporter has chosen me as winner of The Moth Magazine Nature Writing Prize ! 'Deeply funny and very sad at the same time' is EXACTLY what I aim for. I'm flying like a fulmar 😀🪶 thebookseller.com/news/carver-wi…

We're thrilled to share that... Genvieve Carver is Max Porter's winner of this year's Moth Nature Writing Prize 2022, with her poem 'Postcards from a Fulmar'! 🌿✨️

The ironic and the tender are perfectly fused, and formal innovations are cleverly tethered to meaning. Both the birds and the language were thrillingly – and in unexpected ways – alive in this piece.'

Porter also commended work by the award-winning author Susannah Dickey, who was longlisted for the Sunday Times Short Story Award last year; Leah Naomi Green, Lance Larsen, and Sammy Weaver, former winner of the prize.

Huge congratulations to Genevieve Carver!