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Curated Collection #124
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers

Dear Readers and Writers,
We are sorry for not being able to post our curated collections for the last few days. Due to a heavy workload and growing backlog, our editors had to focus on publishing duties. Managing Illumination publication with 30 editors became a challenge. Our chief editor had to juggle daily to shift our 95 volunteer editors. Unfortunately, a few editors are unwell so we had to find new volunteers. We are grateful Technology Hits added the new writers and announced them in our absence.
Today, we selected a small number of interesting stories from many submissions published on Illumination to give you a pleasant reading experience. These engaging and informative pieces in the collection include multiple topics for your interest and enjoyment. We appreciate your feedback on the previous collection #123.
Our goal is to give our readers sample content published in our diverse and inclusive publication, ILLUMINATION on Medium. We are grateful to publish our 100+ collections this year contributed by 15,500+ inspiring storytellers and give them a voice on this platform.
Technology Hits posted a new collection. We believe you will find interesting stories from his collection.
You might check out the previous collections by Technology Hits at this link. ILLUMINATION editors keep featured collections in a single post titled Meta Collection of Featured Stories. Using various approaches and tools, our editors enjoy amplifying our writers’ informative, engaging, and exciting content.
Here are the previous collections of Illumination-Curated.
ILLUMINATION-Curator posted two outstanding collections from our publication Illumination-Curated for experienced writers. We are grateful for the support of our volunteer editors investing their precious time to make our writers and readers happy.
Introduction to New Writers
Many thanks to Technology Hits for adding new writers last two days. As mentioned, Illumination editors have a heavy backlog of stories submitted to our publication. Let’s welcome new writers who joined our publications last two days. We look forward to fresh stories from these writers to delight our readers.
Ioana Mircea, Alisha, Keyshawn Shaahid, Mike McDonough, Suzi Dilara, Amanda Maney, Mario World, Meghan vaze, Lin Z., Tamika G, Jonathon Sawyer, Lo Everlasting, Roja Boina, Brandy Eaton, Paul Idiagbor, Max Schwab, Jenna Marlow, Christopher Ink, Lorna Rose Gill, Chris-Styven L, Diane Markey, Seyda Noir, Robin Årman, Francisco Sainz, Anas Anjaria, Joseph | Learned Men, Neurodivergent AI, Launch Reviews, Hamza, Drew Jenkins, Danil Chernukha, Isha Shah, LeLa Becker, Ericka Leigh, Aswathy Ramachandran, Sophie Hannah, Michelle Richardson, Emilio Sainz Williams, Jonathan Wylie, Teronie Donaldson, Olivia Marie Cafaro, Emilio Sainz Williams.
In the previous bulletin, we introduced the following writers who have already contributed to our publications. We hope you enjoy their stories.
Kirsten Lyall, Rachelcarlson, Lucas Andrew, Shubha Apte, Ben Tucker, Valerie Chen, Mustafa Seye, Ella Nordrum, Selika C., Alisa Childress, Drew Fagot, Kevin Horton, Sunita Bindhani, L. Blanco, Kelly, Murielle Hamilton, Enejivic, Vanessa Leanne, Satish Ramjee, Jonny Raskauskas, Maria Coyle, Faran Maood, Pascal writes, Tarana Chauhan, Prasanna Kumar Behera, Gary Nelson, Derrick McQueen, Mehek Kapoor, Siddhi agrawal, Simer Dhume, Jess L, Noman Sheikh (Nomi), Kumayl Walji BEng MSc, Yen Hoang, Fagun Singh, Rose Thorland, Dara Passano, Max Jagger, Michael Alvaro, Nicole Dake, Wesley prince, Blair Sharp, Shahrukh Abbas, Michael E. Wilson Jr., Rebecca Eloisa.
Thank you for joining our publications as contributors. We look forward to your interesting stories. Please review the attached onboarding pack before submitting your stories, as it includes helpful information to get you started quickly. If you submit quality stories with captioned and copyright-free images, our editors can publish them faster. As a quick reminder, please particularly review the photo handling policy attached in the pack.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz, our chief editor, and owner of Illumination Integration Publications, will send you an invitation to our Slack workspace via the email you registered in the application form. Joining Slack is optional and free for all members. Please contact Dr. Yildiz directly on Slack if you cannot see publications. Slack workspace has excellent benefits for writers. Currently, 11,500+ writers are members of Slack and collaborating in this moderated workspace. It is safer than social media as editors moderate it. For more info about our publications, you may check Illumination Blog.
Some applicants forgot to add their Medium ID when applying. Therefore, we couldn’t give them writer access. If you see this message, please re-apply with a link to your Medium account or a link to one of your stories so that we can find you. Just your name is not enough as there are multiple people with the same name.
Introducing your background in a story like the ones in this collection can be helpful in gaining more visibility. Readers enjoy reading writer bios to learn more about their background. You may also check great stories in our featured collection from the last three days. We believe you might find valuable and enjoyable pieces in the new and previous collections.
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Thank you for reading these engaging and informative stories.
Let’s Meet Editors Who Publish These Stories
We are grateful for the efforts of our editors who reviewed and published these stories on their own time. Our editors are volunteers who help writers succeed on Medium. They don’t earn money from publishing. They are also contributing writers. You can check their profiles from the following links and connect with them.
Meet Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Owner and Chief Editor
We will add more editor profiles soon. You may also bookmark this collection managed by ILLUMINATION-Curator so that you don’t miss when we add new profiles. Collection of Editor Bios: Meet Editors of Illumination Integrated Publications. Thank you for reading the profiles of our editors.
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ILLUMINATION on YouTube — New Publication
Illumination YouTube Coordinator created a new publication for YouTube enthusiasts who can display their videos on Medium. All writers are invited to submit their YouTube-related posts.
You may check the video collection of Illumination YouTube Coordinator in the attached story.
Reference Articles for New Writers
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Here are the reasons “Why Writers Need Personal Publications!”
Selected stories from Euphoria Publication on Medium by our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz who encourage writers to create their own publications. He posted a new newsletter to his subscribers today.
Social Media Update — Twitter
Dr Mehmet Yildiz, chief editor, encouraged editors to join Twitter. His Twitter handle is https://twitter.com/digitalmehmet. He tweets stories that he reads daily to amplify them. As mentioned in this post, Technology Hits volunteered to create a post including the Twitter handles of all editors. Here is a sample story by the Illumination YouTube Coordinator reflecting his Twitter experience.
Thanks to the Illumination YouTube Coordinator for creating this great video.






