Write the Wilderness Melbourne Special!

We're hosting a Write the Wilderness Walk in #MelbourneDerby over Bank Holiday Weekend

Saturday 4th May, at 1:30 pm, join us #writing , #walking , and responding to the natural world around us

Join our Family-friendly workshop in nature.

Deadline Today!

A final reminder that current callouts are closing today at Midnight

We're looking for:
2x Associate Poets
Administrator
3x Shadow Writers

Roles are Freelance & are a mix of Remote & in-person work, with some sessions being based in Derby

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New. In person. And most importantly FREE to join!

Our Derby Young Writers' Group is coming SOON to Derby Poetry Festival. And spaces are filling up fast!

Secure yours here ⬇️
bit.ly/ABDERBYWG

2 weeks to apply!

Got experience facilitating creative writing workshops? Interested in working with local community groups?

Find out more about our latest writer in residence job offer here ⬇️
bit.ly/WEMJOBBWR

✍🏼Digital Workshop

Join us on Thursday 25th April, 6:30 - 8:30pm, with Andrew McMillan explore 'Taking #prose into #poetry '

Book Tickets Now: derbypoetryfestival.com/whats-on-events

Check out Pity by Andrew McMillan here:
canongate.co.uk/books/4560-pit…

#poetry workshops #digitalworkshops #prose poetry

Happy Monday!

We thought we'd kick the week off by highlighting the #jobopportunities we announced last week with
all our exciting funding news!

Join us as an Administrator, Shadow #writers or Associate #poets

Deadline - 30th April

derbypoetryfestival.com/opportunites

Writer job opportunity⬇️

Seeking a sensitive and empathetic Lead Writer interested in facilitating community projects. Workshops to take place in the Bolsover District Cultural Corridor.

Apply here ➡️ bit.ly/WEMJOBBWR

Bolsover District Council

2 forthcoming online workshops

I’ll be with Arvon on the evening of Tuesday 23rd April thinking about the poetry of prose :

arvon.org/writing-course…

I’ll be with Derby Poetry Festival on Thursday 26th April, talking about taking prose into poetry

derbypoetryfestival.com/events/andrew-…

Have you checked out the #opportunity Page?

We have 3 opps live - deadline 30th April

We're looking for:

1x Administrator
2x Associate Poets
3x Shadow Writers

More details & how to apply can be found on our Website

derbypoetryfestival.com/opportunites

#poetry #administrator #Derby

15 winners. £23K of prizes in training, mentoring, assessment and coaching. One unmissable development opportunity.

For writers facing barriers due to health, mental health, identity or social circumstance.

Submit your poetry or prose entries here ⬇️
writingeastmidlands.co.uk/event/competit…

Write the Wilderness writing walk will take place at #Belper River Gardens on Sat 13th May, 1 - 3pm

A leisurely writing session will have participants explore their surroundings & write in response to found items

Made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund & The National Forest

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📣NEWS
DPF is excited to announce funding for our 2024 programme

Thanks to Arts Council England The National Lottery Heritage Fund The National Forest for all the support & for making DPF 2024 possible

Read more about our 2024 plans, workshops, jobs, & opportunities on our website.

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It's officially #NaPoWriMo , and we're launching poetry nature walks, digital workshops & a youth programme.

Join us today at Swadlincote Woodland and Park between 1pm and 3pm to take a stroll and write some nature poems.

derbypoetryfestival.com/events/write-t…

Here's a quick sneak peek of our 2024 programme 👀

Our monthly workshops for young people aged 10 to 17, kick off in May

Join DPF & Writing East Midlands on the 3rd Saturday of the month at TheSmallprintCompany between 1 - 3pm.

Sign-up now:
writingeastmidlands.co.uk/young-writers-…

Keep your young writer reading over the summer holidays!

Our new Derby Young Writers' Group launches in May.

Come along, hone your skills and get creative ⬇️
bit.ly/DERBYWG

🎟️Tickets 🎟️
Tickets are still available for Cecilia Knapp workshop this weekend

Join us on Sat 23rd, at 10am for 'Finding New Paths for Poems' where you'll explore how to write new poems and grow our writing practice using various starting points

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Here are the winners of the 2023 Derby Poetry Festival Poetry Prize. To read Amy's winning poem, and find out more about the prize winners, check out our blog post
derbypoetryfestival.com/post/here-are-…

After whittling down our amazing shortlist down to just four, we're super excited to announce the winners of the 2023 Derby Poetry Festival Poetry Prize. You can find out who won what prize at our blog below.

derbypoetryfestival.com/post/here-are-…