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Why we Chose the Theme ‘Bodies’ for Issue 2

It was a tough decision deciding what the theme of our second issue should be, but we believed this theme had a multitude of possibilities and we can’t wait to share the issue with you

Published May 15, 2022
Categorized as Features Tagged Blog, swimpress

‘The Island of Missing Trees’ by Elif Shafak: Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022

It’s that time for year again where we choose a book from the Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist and review why it deserves it place for this prestigious prize

Published May 9, 2022
Categorized as Review Tagged article, Blog, bookreview, books, reading, swimpress

“Poetry is the New Rock & Roll” an Interview with People’s Poetry Podcast

by Charlie Fabre I had a lovely chat with Jimmy Bowman, host of People’s Poetry Podcast to discuss all things poetry, from his own, to teaching it, and where he thinks the future of poetry lies.

Published April 17, 2022
Categorized as Features Tagged article, Blog, books, creativewriting, interview, literature, poetry, poetrypodcast, swimpress, writing

Writing Habits and Why we Write

While we adjust back to our busy, chaotic and fast paced lives post-lockdown, there doesn’t always seem to be time to sit and write. It sometimes feels as if we have to snatch the hours of the day which allow us to be creative instead of them being easily accessible

Published April 11, 2022
Categorized as Blog Tagged article, Blog, creativewriting, swimpress, writing, writinghabits

Phaedrus said: ‘Love is a Mighty God’

by Adrienne Rozells This piece was part of our short list but was no longer able to be published for exterior reasons, so we have instead included it on the blog. Consider this a sneak peek to Issue 2!

Published April 3, 2022
Categorized as Creative Writing Tagged books, creativewriting, literature, reading, swimpress, writing

Review: ‘Verity’ by Colleen Hoover

It’s becoming a theme where we review popular books on BookTok and Bookstagram! Here’s our latest instalment

Published March 31, 2022
Categorized as Review Tagged Blog, bookreview, books, reading

La Petite Mort

by Özge Lena As part of our collection of work submitted to the blog due to being overqualified for Swim Press’ issue, we have a poem pertaining to the theme of bodies.

Published March 20, 2022
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged article, Blog, creativewriting, personalwriting, swimpress, writing

Dust

by Fran Fernàndez Arce As part of our collection of work submitted to the blog due to being overqualified for Swim Press’ issue, we have a poem pertaining to the theme of bodies.

Published March 13, 2022
Categorized as Creative Writing Tagged Blog, Creative Writing, literature, poetry, reading, swimpress, writing, writingcommunity

The Body & The Skin’s Reflection

by Chella Courington We got a few submissions from writers we deem overqualified for publication in Swim Press, but we want to share their work anyway! We hope you enjoy this small collection of flash fiction.

Published March 6, 2022
Categorized as Creative Writing Tagged Blog, body, books, chellacourington, creativewriting, swimpress, thebody, writing

Removed Content

Published February 27, 2022
Categorized as Creative Writing Tagged creativewriting, originalwriting, poems, poetry, swimpress, writing

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