Literary journal of formally promiscuous non-fiction. Publishing essays, memoir, autofiction and the overflow. Supported by the Arts Council. tolkajournal.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3mskwzgasec2f'I was supposed to be naming robots the day I couldn’t stop reading about the man dangling upside down from the Bleckley Brickworks chimney... ' Martin Jackson's Issue Nine Essay 'You can skip straight here if you want' is now available to read on our website. https://tolkajournal.org/featured/you-can-skip-straight-here-if-you-want/08 Aug 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mskwzgasec2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3msi6ev2g7c25Your August reading sorted here 🌞 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3msi6ev2g7c25https://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3msi6ev2g7c25Your August reading sorted here 🌞 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3msi6ev2g7c25https://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3msbc4hhsps2uOur annual Summer Bundle is now on sale ☀️ You can buy Issue Nine (Summer 2025), Issue Ten (Winter 2025) and Issue Eleven (Summer 2026) for just €25 ✨ Featured writers include Annie Ernaux, Wendy Erskine, Jon Fosse, Sara Baume and Gustav Parker Hibbett 🔥 https://tolkajournal.org/shop/p/summer-bundle-9-10-11/04 Aug 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbc4hhsps2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3msd5qug4bs2lGreat writers, great writing ✨ Since 2021, we’ve published some of the best emerging and established non-fiction writers at work today 🌊 To support more great writing, you can subscribe to Tolka here: tolkajournal.org/shop/05 Aug 2026 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3msd5qug4bs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3msbc4hhsps2uOur annual Summer Bundle is now on sale ☀️ You can buy Issue Nine (Summer 2025), Issue Ten (Winter 2025) and Issue Eleven (Summer 2026) for just €25 ✨ Featured writers include Annie Ernaux, Wendy Erskine, Jon Fosse, Sara Baume and Gustav Parker Hibbett 🔥 https://tolkajournal.org/shop/p/summer-bundle-9-10-11/04 Aug 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbc4hhsps2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3mqmftcuhxs2fJoin us in Donegal this weekend! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmftcuhxs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3mpbhakdjr22hMay we suggest... tolkajournal.org/shop/27 Jun 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbhakdjr22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3mpbhakdjr22hMay we suggest... tolkajournal.org/shop/27 Jun 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbhakdjr22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3mofxyneuqs2pTwo weeks today [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofxyneuqs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3mo3wy4jy4s2eFor Issue Eleven, writer and activist R Alice interviewed renowned scholar Rashid Khalidi about Palestine, settler-colonialism, zionism, and the parallels (and crucial differences) between Irish and Palestinian experiences of imperialism. https://tolkajournal.org/shop/p/issue-eleven/12 Jun 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3wy4jy4s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3mo3wy4jy4s2eFor Issue Eleven, writer and activist R Alice interviewed renowned scholar Rashid Khalidi about Palestine, settler-colonialism, zionism, and the parallels (and crucial differences) between Irish and Palestinian experiences of imperialism. https://tolkajournal.org/shop/p/issue-eleven/12 Jun 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3wy4jy4s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3mnyt24qtfk26Issue Eleven London launch! Hosted by Deleted Scenes - join us at Beasy Bar in Soho, 7pm Tuesday 30th June. With readings from: 🎷 Darran Anderson 🎷 Lola Olufemi 🎷 J.S. Loveard 🎷 Georgie Evans Free entry, save the date.11 Jun 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnyt24qtfk26https://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3mnyt24qtfk26Issue Eleven London launch! Hosted by Deleted Scenes - join us at Beasy Bar in Soho, 7pm Tuesday 30th June. With readings from: 🎷 Darran Anderson 🎷 Lola Olufemi 🎷 J.S. Loveard 🎷 Georgie Evans Free entry, save the date.11 Jun 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnyt24qtfk26https://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3mnkhkfkuw22sWe are launched! Huge thanks to @booksupstairs.bsky.social for having us, and to Aisling Clark for these lovely snaps. Thanks of course to our brilliant contributors for reading so beautifully from their work (and for agreeing to pose for the family photo at the end).05 Jun 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkhkfkuw22shttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3mnezcqbudk2wWe had such a wonderful launch for Tolka Issue Eleven @booksupstairs.bsky.social last week! Pre-orders/subscriptions are on their way across Ireland, with the rest to follow soon . . . You can grab a copy/subscription here: tolkajournal.org/shop/03 Jun 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnezcqbudk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3mnez2kxjmc2wLooking good amongst friends @ravenbooks.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnez2kxjmc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3mlsp3gsc5c2mWe have a new podcast episode out with the fabulous @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social ✨ In this episode, Wendy joins us to talk about her essay, ‘Clobber’, published in Tolka Issue Ten 👚14 May 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsp3gsc5c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3mlsp3gsc5c2mWe have a new podcast episode out with the fabulous @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social ✨ In this episode, Wendy joins us to talk about her essay, ‘Clobber’, published in Tolka Issue Ten 👚14 May 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsp3gsc5c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tolkajournal.bsky.social/post/3mldw4ozwy223Submissions are for Tolka Issue Twelve are now open 💥 This submission window will close at midnight on Sunday 31 May. We accept all kinds of non-fiction, including essays, biography, auto-fiction, and more besides... https://tolkajournal.org/submit-to-tolka/08 May 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:ce7supfl7uehq7v2lrygrref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldw4ozwy223