They are baaaack with a wonderful piece, "Pilgrimage to Ilije Bursaca 51" by Dijana Mujkanović.

We are proud to present the Friday Balkan Ghosts read by Natalie Kikić is vague: "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." womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/my-gran…

I am so proud and excited to share this very personal story about the grandfather I never met - a force that has haunted me all my life. Thank you so much to Women* Write the Balkans for publishing this piece! I am honored to be published on your site.

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." tinyurl.com/mrxx4tpk

lea isn't on this hellsite anymore but i thank her and and pass this on to other mothers' fatherless children

La académica Dijana Mujkanović (Dijana Mujkanović) cuenta para Women* Write the Balkans sus retornos, a lo largo de los años, al barrio de Prijedor del que la desplazó la guerra de Bosnia: womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/pilgrim…

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." womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/duh

So very proud to collaborate with Women* Write the Balkans. "Duh" has always had a special place in my relation to Mostar. Please read this series of texts on Balkan Ghosts !

Powerful and beautiful story by Aline Cateux in the series of "Balkan Ghosts" by Women* Write the Balkans, where she concludes that "Even ghosts are complex beings". Aren't we all?

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." womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/the-swi…

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. womenwritethebalkans.com/seasonal-shorts

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 🌿

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. womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/balkan-…

As spring approaches, we return to Roxani Krystalli's luminous piece "Light Needs," which reflects on "caring for budding life" and being attuned to the many ways of sustaining it. womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/light-n…

Spring is late and somewhat treacherous this year, but our first essay in the Balkan Blooms series is here, brought to you by Madeleine Corcoran. womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/mothers…