My strange little piece about a blackbird and a saint has been published! Thank you to The York Journal for the opportunity! #amwriting #WritingCommunity #creativenonfiction #stkevin #theyorkjournal

My sequence poem, ‘The Interviews’, features among very fine company in Issue #2 of The York Journal. Many thanks to Amy Jane Stewart and Luke Downing for accepting and presenting it so handsomely. Sneak peek below. Order here to read on: theyorkjournal.com/order/p/theyor…

I am stunned by the beauty of this illustration by Marina Phoont in The York Journal. I'm so proud to have it next to my writing! #writerslift #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #YorkJournal

Things we love to see. Issue #1 and #2 together. #WritingCommunity #writerslift #Literature #york #theyorkjournal

An extract from Nest by Natalie Roe. Continue the story in The York Journal. Order today. buff.ly/3HFPKqj #amreading #BookLovers #Bibliophile #BookAddict #Books #writerscommunity

So happy to be published by this magazine! The first batch has already sold out but you can order here for the second run: buff.ly/3HFPKqj #amreading #BookLovers #BookAddict #writerscommunity #writerslift

What’s been your favourite read of 2022 so far (excluding The York Journal, of course). Tweet us your recommendations!

An extract from The House that Exploded by Toby Wallis. Continue the story in The York Journal. Order today. buff.ly/3HFPKqj #amreading #BookLovers #Bibliophile #BookAddict #Books #writerscommunity

An extract from Sea-dawn by Rosanne van der Voet. Continue the story in The York Journal. Order today. buff.ly/3HFPKqj #amreading #BookLovers #Bibliophile #BookAddict #Books #writerscommunity

Recognise this chap? That's Victor Hugo, who would have been celebrating his 220th birthday today. Who else will be watching Les Misérables this evening?

We're here again with another literary birthday. Today it's John Steinbeck's turn, with one of our favourite quotes: "The story goes on and leaves the writer behind, for no story is ever done." He would have been 120 today, and his words are as true as ever.

My favourite book is East of Eden

Don’t forget, we’re always open for submissions. Go to theyorkjournal.com to submit your poetry, short fiction and literary essays. We can’t wait to read your work! #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #writer #poetrycommunity #poems

Plenty of poets have turned to the beautiful game for lyrical inspiration, and today it's Rosie Driffill's turn to explore the sensory thrill of a cup game in her poem 'We'. Exclusively on The YJ Blog. The FA Cup: An Homage in Verse buff.ly/3K3Ei8L #FACUP #fifthround

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Dr. Seuss was born 118 years ago today!

Some York Love for this #FollowFriday So much great stuff going on in this beautiful city! 🖤 York Literary Review 2024 - subs close Mon Beyond The Walls - open now The York Journal - open now Reaper Press - opens March 15th Ergi Press | on hiatus - issue 1 releasing in April!

Shoutout to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, who would have been 216 today. Her Romantic poetry rivalled the works of peers such as Wordsworth and Tennyson and has influenced many modern day writers.

Gabriel García Márquez was born on this day in 1927. He sadly passed in 2014. If you haven't read his wonderful novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, we recommend you fix that right now!

Halifax/Yorkshire! We have a book event for you 📚📢 The Cuckoo Cage launches at @BookCornerHX in partnership with Thought Bubble Festival on Thursday 17th March! ✊ Join Gaia Holmes & M. Y. Alam to discuss their superheroes with @AbiCurtisWriter. Book now: bit.ly/3HXTDWN 🎟