Too Little/Too Hard new online publication & podcast ~~~ writers on the intersections of work, time & value

Joined November 2022
✨WEDS 5th FEB @ 5PM ~ we are excited to say that Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre will be hosting brilliant writers @JuliaBell and Holly Pester in conversation, chaired by TL/TH editors Livia Franchini and Lucy Mercer. gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=1526…
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What to read this week, from Jon Ronson to Valeria Luiselli Your essential guide from The Observer’s books desk ✍️ @ellencph bit.ly/4gI7FAw
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Why writing is work too In Too Little, Too Hard, editors Lucy Mercer and Livia Franchini invite authors to consider the brutal economics – and creative rewards – of writing for a living ✍️ @ImogenWK bit.ly/4cv49ae
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This conversation between Julia and Holly will explore creative writing pedagogy and practice, universities, dreams and communities, particularly in relation to incredible essays that both writers have published on these subjects in TL/TH
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I was asked to give a quote for this Guardian article on finances in publishing. Unsurprisingly, they didn’t use the quote I gave ( lol) But here it is anyway …
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Registrations for the Educating Susan conference close on 1 September. You can attend a Wasafiri-hosted panel on ‘The Future of Literary Magazines’ featuring @badformreview, @TL_TH_, & @PoetryBrum as part of the programme: wasafiri.org/news-and-events…
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You have one week to register for the Educating Susan conference organised by Deepa Anappara & @farhanashaikh and attend a Wasafiri-hosted panel on ‘The Future of Literary Magazines’ featuring @badformreview, @TL_TH_, & @PoetryBrum Find out more: wasafiri.org/news-and-events…
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12 September: I’m chairing a @WasafiriMag-curated conversation on ‘The Future of Literary Magazines’ with Amy Mae Baxter @badformreview, @naushsabah (@PoetryBrum), Livia Franchini & Lucy Mercer (@TL_TH_) at the Educating Susan conference, City Uni: wasafiri.org/news-and-events…
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⏰ Register for the Educating Susan conference on 12 September. We are hosting a conversation on ‘The Future of Literary Magazines’ ft. Amy Mae Baxter @badformreview, @naushsabah (@PoetryBrum), Livia Franchini & Lucy Mercer (@TL_TH_), chaired by @SansyG wasafiri.org/news-and-events…
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"Marina Vishmidt Collected Works are live on MOTW. The collection contains around 110 books, articles, chapters, edited volumes and various other works and it remains a work in progress. The collection was created in loving memory of Marina." on-vishmidt.memoryoftheworld…
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Loved this story by Dizz Tate in the summer issue of @TL_TH_. Gorgeous writing but also amazing representation of the difficulties of finding time to undertake creative work tlth.co.uk/sidework
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I’ll be in conversation with three editors Amy Mae Baxter @badformreview, @naushsabah @PoetryBrum, @livfranchini + Lucy Mercer @TL_TH_ about the importance of literary mags in the current arts landscape at the #EducatingSusan conference on 12 September. Deets & tix 👇🏾
We're delighted to be hosting a panel discussion on the future of literary magazines @CityUniLondon's conference, Educating Susan: Decolonisation and Inclusivity in Creative Writing Pedagogy and Publishing, organised by Dr Deepa Anappara & @farhanashaikh. wasafiri.org/news-and-events…
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Our editor @SansyG will be joined by Amy Mae Baxter from @badformreview, @naushsabah from @PoetryBrum, and @livfranchini & Lucy Mercer from @TL_TH_. Also presenting are Wasafiri's @Durre_Shahwar and Angelique Golding (@WasafiriPhD).
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We're delighted to be hosting a panel discussion on the future of literary magazines @CityUniLondon's conference, Educating Susan: Decolonisation and Inclusivity in Creative Writing Pedagogy and Publishing, organised by Dr Deepa Anappara & @farhanashaikh. wasafiri.org/news-and-events…
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In ‘for work/for rest.xls’ @keirangoddard1 compiles the practice of contemporary survival into an Excel spreadsheet, one lemma per day, five days a week, for forty-seven weeks of the year. Read it here: tlth.co.uk/forworkforrestfor…
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Oops QT'd from the wrong post. The line is from Brenda Hillman's "Dear emerging, pre-emerging & post-emerging poets,": tlth.co.uk/dearemergingpoets
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What does it mean to sustain 'Good Work' in literature? Claudia Durastanti dissects how economic necessity, personal background, and artistic ambition intersect in the life of a working-class writer navigating the complexities of the literary world. tinyurl.com/bde3afvj
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