Pure Slush turns 15 this Decem
ber! During our 15 year existence, we have published the work of thousands of writers from across the English-speaking world.
To celebrate this milestone, we are calling for submissions – poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction – for Fifteen Pure Slush Vol. 24.
For submission info, click here.
Submissions have opened for 
London Great Cities Vol. 2.
Submissions close 30th September 2025.
For more submission info, click the link above or the cover image.
Find more info about the Great Cities series by clicking here.
Find Paris Great Cities Vol. 1 by clicking here.
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The Everlasting and Other Stories
, the 3rd volume of short stories by Lewis Woolston, has now been released by Truth Serum Press, in paperback, ePub and Kindle.
(Lewis’s first volume, The Last Free Man, was shortlisted for Best Fiction in the 2020 Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards.)
Childhoods marred by Christian fundamentalism … teenage hearts broken by their first experience of love … the struggles of our early 20s … the disappointments and compromises of middle age … the sad solemnity of our final years …
In this new collection, Lewis Woolston explores the great journey from womb to tomb, and all the losses and loves along the way.
Click for paperback | ePub eBook | Kindle
Rejection Letter
s – 100 letters from disgruntled editors to hopeful (but not always talented) poets – has now been released by Truth Serum Press.
Penned by Edward O’Dwyer, the book is a fun and fascinating look at the might have been of poetry journals, when editors really let loose and tell their submitters what they really think!
Available in paperback | ePub | Kindle
For a taste of Rejection Letters, click here
Praise for Rejection Letters
Who knew anyone could make rejection so appealing?
~ Tanya Farrelly, author of The Girl Behind the Lens and When Black Dogs Sing
This collection is the perfect charm against any editor’s ‘No’.
~ John W. Sexton, author of Futures Pass and The Offspring of the Moon
I heartily endorse (this) book … and acknowledge the truth therein.
~ Jessie Lendennie, editor, Salmon Poetry
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