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As spring approaches, we return to @rkrystalli.bsky.social luminous piece "Light Needs," which reflects on "caring for budding life" and being attuned to the many ways of sustaining it. www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/light...

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The pieces we publish at Women* Write the Balkans transcend our platform. They have roots, histories, vivid afterlives, and we love to hear about it all. Before Balkan Blooms blossoms, savor our past pieces like “Balkan Waters” by Rebecca Duras. www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/balka...

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Only four days left to submit your pitches for the spring Seasonal Shorts series at Women* Write the Balkans! Consider submitting your ideas and/or share widely 🌿

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A superb example of history as philosophy. This is so beautifully written and it has so many reflections on heritage and memory.

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Beautifully woven together, this brilliant piece by @anasekulic.bsky.social is equally moving and unsettling @womenwritebalkans.bsky.social

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"Nowadays when we know that progress didn’t so much enhance as it delegitimized and eventually erased entire worlds of human existence, we tend to look for redemption in the vanished ways of life. We seek wisdom in former hardships and discomfort." www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/the-w...

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An amazing piece! Smart, knowledgeable, sad, beautiful…

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"In the yellow tinge of a black and white image, women’s faces merge with densely patterned fabrics into an exquisite filigree.. There is a similar photo of Baba, one of only a handful." Brilliant @anasekulic.bsky.social essay on living with family pasts www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/the-w...

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This is such a fantastic piece by the immensely talented @anasekulic.bsky.social, and chimes with so much of my family's history in the same part of Croatia. Make yourself a domaća kava and get stuck in.

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Our editor, Ana Sekulić, delves into her collection of heirloom clothing, unraveling stories of craftsmanship, labor, and impact of modernity. "Somewhere along the way, that unquestionable link to history was broken by progress, preponderance of synthetic fabrics, and violence." tinyurl.com/5eaa75er

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Hello to our new and old followers! W*WB is a space for writing that weaves together experience and expertise, scholarship and storytelling by women, trans, and non-binary authors. Explore the essays and subscribe to our newsletter at www.womenwritethebalkans.com 1/2

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I love reading their work, but I have to say I also loved them editing my work :) Consider submitting a pitch, probs good for the soul in the dark months ahead.

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As we prepare for hibernation, our minds turn to blooms. Submit 200-word pitches by Dec 20 for essays on growth, fertility, and the Balkans. www.womenwritethebalkans.com/seasonal-sho...

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Our season of Balkan Ghosts is coming to an end with a splash. We proudly present "The Swimmer" by Ashira Morris: "My pool full of ghosts read magazines, splashed at crushes, slipped down the pair of arched slides." www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/the-s...

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We are entering the final week of Balkan Ghosts with "Duh" by Aline Cateux: "I realized how much I had cemented Duh into a fictional character, a romantic stereotype of the victim who could not be anything else." www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/duh

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Balkan Ghosts #3 is brought to you by our editor Lea: "Being fatherless begs for an explanation, preferably short and succinct. My story was a televisa presenta mess, the same kind of implausible drama my grandfather and I watched in Mexican telenovelas." www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/kinde...

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We are proud to present the Friday Balkan Ghosts read by Natalie Kikić: "I study his pieces, his heart and liver, trying to understand the man he was. The grandfather he might have been. I search for parts to keep, but only the worst of him remains." www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/my-gr...

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The season has changed, and with it comes the launch of our first Seasonal Shorts series—Balkan Ghosts. Over the next several weeks, we'll be sharing short takes on the things that haunt us, starting with Dijana Mujkanović's Pilgrimage to Ilije Bursaća 51.

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We are thrilled that Mela Žuljević's essay, "Hercegovina Kalifornija," will reach new readers on the platform @envhistnow.bsky.social. Reappearances are dear to us because they facilitate unexpected encounters. envhistnow.com/2024/08/28/h...

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Follow @rkrystalli.bsky.social as she tells the story of rootedness in place and time, and life that unfolds in bouts of growth and care: “Some plants benefit from light; others, in my mother’s imagination, grew simply out of spite.” www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/light...

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The intense editorial process is an essential part of Women* Write the Balkans, yet it's invisible to our readers. We are taking you behind the scenes, where all kinds of vital discussions happen. womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/ivanka

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Freu mich drauf 👇

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We proudly present "Ivanka," a beautiful homage to a beloved grandmother, creative and resourceful cook. Hana Grgić's story comes with a summer special! "So, whenever I spot those pale yellow bell peppers, I invite them onto my plate." tinyurl.com/5y2mmn7h 🌶️

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The theme of the @womenwritebalkans.bsky.social short essay project is "Balkan ghosts." Send in your essays/experiences/observations about ghosts and the Balkans. www.womenwritethebalkans.com/seasonal-sho...

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We are happy to announce Women* Write the Balkans Seasonal Shorts, a series of short thematic essays. This fall's theme is Balkan Ghosts. If you have a story about ghosts, real or imagined, get in touch: www.womenwritethebalkans.com/seasonal-sho... Deadline for pitches: June 30 👻

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If you are in search of an immersive weekend read, search no more! Congratulations to our inaugural author Ena Selimović and the splendid Turkoslavia Collective 🔥 wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

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We're concocting some exciting things here Women* Write the Balkans! The best way to stay up to date with the news is by subscribing to the newsletter www.womenwritethebalkans.com. Join the mailing list and be the first to know whenever a new essay comes out.

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W*WB is delighted to share a new essay about changing ideas of progress and uncertain futures converging over Herzegovinian stone and water. Blending memories and research, Mela Žuljević explores the interstices between landscapes real and imagined: www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/herce...

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W*WB is back with an essay by @rekakrizmanics.bsky.social ! From Balkan history politics to bunnies, it makes for a thrilling read: tinyurl.com/254fzk54 "[m]y parents usually use the word “intellectual” with contempt. I have to know, you see. Is it worth the sacrifice?"

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Big thank you to Vox Feminae for the opportunity to talk about W*WB! voxfeminae.net/kultura/lea-...

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Let me interrupt this end of the world feed with some good news. This summer, I wrote a piece on the 'mass extinction event' of a magical seashell, pinna nobilis (for @womenwritebalkans.bsky.social) Last weekend, the Pula Aquarium received over 60 live babies that are put in safe pools! 🥳

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Let us introduce Women* Write the Balkans, an online space that showcases writing that weaves together experience & expertise, scholarship & storytelling about the region by women, trans, and non-binary authors. Check out the website www.womenwritethebalkans.com and essays! Here's a brief recap:

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Follow this amazing and a must read project edited by wonderful @anasekulic.bsky.social and @leahorvat.bsky.social

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