Prose and poetry by Leen Raats
Something wicked this way comes… This cover just flew right into my mailbox. I’m so thrilled to be a part of this: a collection of short stories, coming out in the US this very Halloween, published by The Godmother of Horror Press.
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My poem ‘What the universe wanted’ is part of issue 41 of The Pointed Circle, a magazine run by students and faculty members at Portland Community College.
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My short story Trees Die Standing appeared in the first edition of Interweaved Magazine. This brand-new lit mag is based in Trinidad and Tobago.
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My poem #Prague was published in Descant, a magazine edited by students from a university in Texas. It’s part of the 63rd edition of this paper magazine. Even more exciting: they nominated my poem for the 2024 Pushcart Prize.
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On Saturday, March 29, I had the honor of leading two walk & write workshops at the annual Schrijfdag of Belgian organization Creatief Schrijven, a rich day full of workshops, readings, and encounters.
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Good news: an American website just published three of my poems. And not just any site, but ONE ART.
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The Nigerian Libretto Magazine has published my short story Silent Night. The inspiration for this story comes from a street in Rapertingen (Hasselt) where residents put up a lot of Christmas decorations every year. Of course, I took the liberty of creating my own reality. Also, I gave the street a different name, so I can always claim that any similarity with existing facts or persons is purely coincidental.
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The English version of my poem Aorta appears in '(W)holes,' an anthology by The Heartland Society of Women Writers (USA). It is a colorful collection of stories and poems by women writers.
(w)holes is an anthology where women and nonbinary writers consider the wholes that form us and the holes that cause relationships and structures to erode. This anthology explores the theme literally or figuratively in each carefully selected short story, poem, and nonfiction essay.
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I love publishing my poems and stories in magazines around the world. In fact, it has become a goal in itself: to add as many countries and continents as possible to my virtual world tour. There are many opportunities, from magazines published by a prestigious university over horror magazines with thousands of readers to a loving project of a handful of hip editors who diligently cobble together a beautiful publication. But how do you find these magazines?
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My poems “Beyond these mountains,” “What I want to tell my inner child” and “Signs of life” were published in Writenow, an online literary publication based in Nigeria. That means that I can cross Africa off my wish list, after Europe, North America and Asia. Because secretly I want to publish all over the world – literally.
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