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WTW PRESENTS OUR 47TH EVENT!

For the month of February, we will be opening up our inbox to let writeblrs anonymously (or not!) send in appreciation letters to their favorite writeblrs through the blog and encouraging everyone to send in asks directly to your favorites.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Throughout the ENTIRETY OF FEBRUARY we hope you all will make use of WelcomeToWriteblr’s reach to shoutout your favorite blogs that you think deserve some spotlight and appreciation. These blogs can be your friends, your favorite writer, or even your favorite meme provider. As long as they are a writeblr—feel free to shout them out in our ask box! You're also free to submit multiple letters throughout the month, but remember that you can fit multiple blogs into one message. And don’t hold back your gushing! The whole point of this event is to share your appreciation, whether you do it anonymously or not. We hope you all take advantage of this event and we look forward to sharing your favorite blogs with everyone! 💘

GUIDELINES

Please don’t spam our ask box with the same exact message.

Be kind to every creator in your submission.

Hateful messages will be deleted.

NSFW content will not be posted to the blog.

Please be patient! We cannot predict how many submissions we will get, but it will take us time to answer them all regardless.

Appreciation letters will not be accepted after the END OF FEBRUARY, so get them in while you can.

But most importantly: don’t shoutout yourself! Spread the love!

XOXO, JOIN OUR SERVER HERE! (discord.gg/earlgrey)

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WTW PRESENTS OUR 2ND ZINE!

This summer, WelcomeToWriteblr will be hosting submissions for the second edition of our zine! We’re looking for any and all art, prose, and poetry on this issue’s theme, “ENDINGS”! You can interpret this theme in any way you want, the more creative the better! Submissions will be done via the WTW discord server, and we will be following the schedule below: 

SUBMISSIONS : 6/3 - 7/31

ACCEPTANCES AND COPY EDITS : 8/1 - 8/31

ZINE DESIGN AND FINAL EDITS : 9/1 - 10/30

ZINE PUBLISHED : 10/31

For submissions, we will be accepting visual art, poetry, and short stories/prose works under 5k words. You MUST be a member of the server to participate.

THE END IS JUST THE BEGINNING, JOIN OUR SERVER HERE! (discord.gg/earlgrey)

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WTW PRESENTS OUR 41ST EVENT!

WelcomeToWriteblr brings you another prompt event, this one themed around the planets of our solar system! Like our last prompt event, this month is a redux of an older event that we’d once again like to bring to the community! 

From MAY 25TH TO MAY 31ST create something in response to that day’s prompt and post it. You’re welcome to do absolutely anything for the prompt of the day, whether it be a drawing, an excerpt, a playlist, or a moodboard. This event is aimed to get everyone involved and we will accept all submissions! 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Tag your posts as #WTWEVENT and #WTWCOMMUNITY

Format your posts like this: WTW PLANET PROMPTS - PLANET NAME: CHOSEN PROMPT

Wait for your post to be added to the queue. 

NSFW content will not be posted to the blog. 

OPTIONAL: Join our discord server if you would like to ensure your post makes it onto the blog! Tumblr’s tagging system can be unreliable and we want to make sure everyone’s creations are shared! Please note, you must be 15 OR OLDER to enter our server! 

PROMPT LIST 

Day 1 - Mercury - Locations or Travel 

Day 2 - Venus - Politics 

Day 3 - Earth - Nature 

Day 4 - Mars - War or Conflict 

Day 5 - Jupiter - Religion or Commerce 

Day 6 - Saturn - Luxury or Cuisine 

Day 7 - Uranus - History or Science 

Day 8 - Neptune - Lore or Mythology 

Day 9 - Pluto - Death 

GO BEYOND THE STARS, JOIN OUR SERVER HERE! (discord.gg/earlgrey)

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🟢 You are still a writer even when you haven't written in a while.

🟢 You are still a writer even when you feel like you aren't writing enough.

🟢 You are still a writer when you feel like your work isn't good.

🟢 You are still a writer when other people don't like your work.

🟢 You are still a writer when you aren't published.

🟢 You are still a writer when you only have works in progress.

🟢 You are still a writer if all you write is fanfiction.

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WTW PRESENTS OUR 40TH EVENT!

CALLING ALL THOSE WHO ARE FEELING SLIGHTLY MAD! JOIN US IN WONDERLAND FROM APRIL 1ST

It’s time to fall down the rabbit hole. While you find your way around the strange yet beautiful world that is Wonderland, meet an array of new friends - and a menagerie of new enemies. Your quest: fulfil the prophecy and slay the Jabberwocky! Do you have what it takes to be the best Alice of them all? Our Oraculum is telling us that it could be you…but who knows what is real and what is a dream, right? Eat the upelkuchen, drink the pishsalver, and take on the wrath of the Red Queen! Make sure to imagine six impossible things before breakfast. Ready to have the best adventure of your life? Come join us at WTW (Welcome to Wonderland) and get yourself ready. Starting APRIL 1ST, it’s up to you to write as many words for Camp Nano as you can! Ready to have the best adventure of your life? Come join us at WTW (Welcome to Wonderland) and get yourself ready. Starting APRIL 1ST, it’s up to you to write as many words for Camp Nano as you can!

EVENT RULES AND DETAILS

With our upcoming event we have had many people join our Discord server. This is the perfect time for us to release our FAQ about how we deal with events and such inside of them. If you are participating, please read through this!

THE SERVER

We have a leveling system in our server. The more you talk, the more you level up. We will kick people from the event if you have yet to reach CROOK aka LVL 5 as it is extremely easy to reach. All you have to do is talk. This is non-negotiable. CROOK is reachable within a day.

You must also give yourself roles from the role menu when you join! If you need help just ask a leader or mod. You will be also be kicked if you do not do this. We only require AGE and PRONOUNS. Other roles beside these DO NOT COUNT! Please do not join and not give yourself roles!

JOINING ONCE THE EVENT HAS STARTED

Please try and join before APRIL 1ST. Anyone who joins a week late (APRIL 8TH) will not be accepted into the event. You must be active. We will be more lenient with the level rule if you have just joined but if you continue to not be active and haven’t reached common within a week you will likely be kicked from the event.

HOW IT WORKS

Most of the information is contained within the document accessible within the server's event channels. Rather than word count, the leaderboard will be based upon the PERCENTAGE of how close you get to your word goal. Anyone who reaches their word count before the final few days will be asked to increase their goal to make it fair for slower writers. Please do not hesitate to speak or join the server. We are extremely welcoming and active, but if you cannot respect our rules then you cannot participate in our events.

HOW IS A RAVEN LIKE A WRITING DESK? JOIN OUR SERVER HERE! (discord.gg/earlgrey)

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WTW PRESENTS OUR 38TH EVENT!

Love is in the air, and this Valentine's week, WelcomeToWriteblr invites you to celebrate with our prompt event! We have prepared five prompts based around five of the ancient Greek words for love. From FEBRUARY 14TH TO FEBRUARY 18TH, create something in response to that day’s prompt and post it. You’re welcome to do absolutely anything for the prompt of the day, whether it be a drawing, an excerpt, a playlist, or a moodboard. This event is aimed to get everyone involved and we will accept all submissions!

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Tag your posts as #WTWEVENT and #WTWCOMMUNITY

Format your posts like this: WTW VALENTINE'S WEEK - CHOSEN PROMPT

Wait for your post to be added to the queue.

NSFW content will not be posted to the blog.

OPTIONAL: Join our discord server if you would like to ensure your post makes it onto the blog! Tumblr’s tagging system can be unreliable and we want to make sure everyone’s creations are shared! Please note, you must be 15 OR OLDER to enter our server!

PROMPT LIST

Day 1 - Philia "Love Between Friends"

Day 2 - Storge "Love Between Family"

Day 3 - Eros "Passionate Love"

Day 4 - Philauta "Love of Self"

Day 5 - Agape "Selfless Love"

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Spotify Wrapped Prompts!

I saw this floating around tumblr, and wanted to steal it myself lol

Send me a number 1-100, and I’ll write a lil snippet based on the corresponding song!

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poetry outlets that support a free palestine

after finding out that the poetry foundation/POETRY magazine pulled a piece that discussed anti-zionism because they "don't want to pick a side" during the current genocide, i decided to put together a list of online outlets who are explicitly in solidarity with palestine where you can read (english-language) poetry, including, except where otherwise stated, by palestinian poets!

my criteria for this is not simply that they have published palestinian poets or pro-palestine statements in the past; i only chose outlets that, since october 7, 2023, have done one of the following:

published a solidarity statement against israeli occupation & genocide

signed onto the open letter for writers against the war on gaza and/or the open letter boycotting the poetry foundation

published content that is explicitly pro-palestine or anti-zionist, including poetry that explicitly deals with israeli occupation & genocide

shared posts that are pro-palestine on their social media accounts

fyi this is undoubtedly a very small sample. also some of these sites primarily feature nonfiction or short stories, but they do all publish poetry.

outlets that focus entirely on palestinian or SWANA (southwest asia and north africa) literature

we are not numbers, a palestinian youth-led project to write about palestinian lives

arab lit, a magazine for arabic literature in translation that is run by a crowd-funded collective

sumuo, an arab magazine, platform, and community (they appear to have a forthcoming palestine special print issue edited by leena aboutaleb and zaina alsous)

mizna, a platform for contemporary SWANA (southwest asian & north africa) lit, film, and art

the markaz review, a literary arts publication and cultural institution that curates content and programs on the greater middle east and communities in diaspora

online magazines who have published special issues of all palestinian writers (and all of them publish palestinian poets in their regular issues too)

fiyah literary magazine in december 2021, edited by nadia shammas and summer farah (if you have $6 usd to spare, proceeds from the e-book go to medical aid for palestinians)

strange horizons in march 2021, edited by rasha abdulhadi

the baffler in june 2021, curated by poet/translators fady joudah & lena khalaf tuffaha

the markaz review has two palestine-specific issues, on gaza and on palestinians in israel, currently free to download

literary hub featured palestinian poets in 2018 for the anniversary of the 1948 nakba

adi magazine, who have shifted their current (october 2023) issue to be all palestinian writers

outlets that generally seem to be pro-palestine/publish pro-palestine pieces and palestinian poetry

protean magazine (here's their solidarity statement)

poetry online (offering no-fee submissions to palestinian writers)

sundog lit (offering no-fee submissions to palestinian writers through december 1, 2023)

guernica magazine (here's a twitter thread of palestinian poetry they've published)

split this rock (here's their solidarity statement)

the margins by the asian-american writers' workshop

the offing magazine

rusted radishes

voicemail poems

jewish currents

the drift magazine

asymptote

the poetry project

ctrl + v journal

the funambulist magazine

n+1 magazine (signed onto the open letter and they have many pro-palestine articles, but i'm not sure if they have published palestinian poets specifically)

hammer & hope (signed onto the letter but they are a new magazine only on their second issue and don't appear to have published any palestinian poets yet)

if you know others, please add them on!

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day 1: omg writing 1,667 words a day isn't even that hard why does everyone complain 🙄

day 2: i am going to die

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Sodden

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CHERRI RETURN ERA!!!!

writeblr re-introduction !

about me —

cherri (she/they)

18, currently freshman uni student. (what am i majoring in? love to answer that for you, but i can't.)

i've been on writeblr before, and i usually fade in-and-out as i work on my wips and set them down and pick 'em back up and such!

about writing —

characters typically get the cherri special (i will figure out a way to get them to die and Come Back Wrong)

urban fantasy, fantasy + dystopian are my favorite genres to read and write !!

morally gray characters + the "came back wrong" trope + "fighting a losing war" have a death-grip on me, it's true.

my main wip —

the disinformation age (young adult, urban fantasy, enemies to lovers)

operative nickei nines, an invaluable member of the a.r.c. initiative, dies after a city-wide black-out caused by an anarchist rogue goes too far. one year later, nickei is back — and there is manufactured, state-sponsored war on the way. no one anticipates the anarchist coming quietly, held on a tight-leash by the man he murdered. nickei is not anticipating the a.r.c. initiative's solution to their rebellion problem: using ren as an example of a rehabilitation problem, rejoining the ranks he'd left so long ago.

i'm looking to get back into writeblr !! the community and atmosphere was so fun and i miss it <3 and there are so many wips i miss hearing abt and certainly some super cool ones in the works that i haven't heard abt at all !!

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you ever listen to a playlist and all of the sudden a song that has incredible blorbo energy comes on you're you're just like this

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Got a terf in my sideblog and the reply is not worth deigning with a response but the pinned post?

This? This is a trap. This is concern baiting. Be very sure that shit like this is not in your best interest and does not care about you. The goal of rhetoric like this is conversion.

You’ll be welcomed and asked to ignore transphobia. You will be asked to side with transphobes at the expense of trans women. Eventually, you’ll be asked to see that, hey, maybe you transitioned to escape how terrible it is to be a woman?

This may seem obviously a trap but I see people every day buy into this. People like this do not care about you! They want to “rescue” you and don’t let them convince you otherwise.

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i mean this so seriously if you have any sort of creative project you can and should be a little obsessed with it. you should reread your own writing and look at your own art and brag about your ocs its literally good for your health

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it’s rot girl autumn! we're decaying alongside the trees!

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mental health tip

try reframing your negative comments about yourself in a positive light. for example, instead of "i'm gross", try thinking, "people who are into gross women would love me".