📣 Are you a writer who's starting out on TikTok or thinking about it? Come & hear BookTokers Anam Iqbal & Priyanka Moorjani share their experiences using the app and offer stellar advice on how writers can best use TikTok. 26 June Albany Deptford. Book ➡️ buff.ly/49O3hJI

The Cockpit in Marylebone The Cockpit is staging 6 days of spoken word at their annual festival RE-ENCHANT from 7 - 12 May. Expect comedy, poetry, music, spoken work, panels and workshops. More info & book ➡️ buff.ly/41kHPb0

We may have been around for over 40 years but we're not fortune tellers. So we put together a survey to get your feedback to help shape our future programming. All poet/spoken word artists are invited to take part - every voice matters:
👉 Take the survey:
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Always wanted to write poetry, but not sure where to start? Then this is the course for you! 🖋️

There will be some sharing & discussion of your writing, led by Dr Rebecca Varley-Winter, to help find your voice. At the end, we create a magazine, featuring your work: poetryschool.com/courses/live-w…

Submissions for the first instalment of The BLB are now open!

We are looking for book reviews, essays, and short articles with a literary focus (max. 800 words)

Deadline: 31st May.

Please send submissions and any questions to: [email protected]

3. If you're a London-based writer who'd like to run workshops, Spread the Word Developing Tutors Programme is open for applications, and is a paid opportunity. Deadline: 30th April. spreadtheword.org.uk/teach-with-us-…

TODAY! We launch #TheReview , an editorially independent bi-annual insert in The Bookseller, entirely produced by and featuring writers of the global majority. Brought to you by Jhalak Prize and writersmosaic.
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📣 Opportunity! The Grand Plan is offering £1K grants to people of colour who want to bring a new creative project to life. Supporting all creative forms including poetry, zines, workshops and more. 💫 Deadline is 6pm, 7 May. More info ➡️ buff.ly/3oJpdQb

📣 Deaf & disabled writers - don't miss our next CRIPtic Arts x Spread the Word Salon on Mon 13 May! Exploring regionalism & divergence in characters’ voices with Marcy Rick ✿, the workshop is, as ever,
💫 Free
💫 Online
💫 #BSL interpreted

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📣 Our newest #LondonWritersNetwork event is here! Join BookTokers Anam Iqbal & Priyanka Moorjani for an evening on all things ✨ TikTok ✨ Hear their experiences using the platform & how you can use TikTok as a writer & reader. 26 June Albany Deptford ➡️
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Tix for our Arts Council England, London funding workshops for London Writers are selling fast!⚡ If you're considering applying for a National Lottery Project Grant, book a free place onto our workshop - or join the waitlist if you’d like to hear about DYCP apps! Info ➡️ buff.ly/3Q2PXtU

📢 Calling all writers! Nature Calling wants your voice to celebrate nature in England's National Landscapes 🌳🌄 If you're new to nature writing, this is your chance! Apply now for a Summer 2024 commission & inspire with your words. More info ➡️ buff.ly/49Em5Lf

Looking for some nature-infused inspiration? 🌱 Why not check out our 2024 #NatureNurtures anthology feat stories, poetry, photos & more, or watch some brilliant short films, all made by talented young creatives as part of Nature Nurtures w/London Wildlife Trust ➡️ buff.ly/43Z97qo

Over the month of May, THE WRITE TRAIL is hosting a month-long festival full of great adults’ & children’s writing events - many free and online. Check it out here: buff.ly/4cSeSu9

📣 London writers! 📣 Thinking about applying for Arts Council England, London funding? We have two new #BSL interpreted workshops coming up in June all about crafting your DYCP and National Lottery Project grant applications. They're free & online. More info ➡️ buff.ly/3Q2PXtU

Deaf & disabled writers! Celebrate your regional dialects & colloquialisms in a @cripticarts x STW Salon with Marcy Rick ✿ on Mon 13 May, where you'll get to explore regionalism & divergence in characters' voices. Free, online, #BSL interpreted. Book ➡️ buff.ly/3TLe6pS

If you’re looking to kickstart your career in writing, the Wilbur&NisoSmithFdn's #NewVoicesAward is open to submissions until 30 April ✨ Prizes include 1-2-1 mentoring, editorial guidance and consideration from Bonnier Books UK. More info ➡️ buff.ly/3KHzuI7

Calling all poets and aspiring writers! ClassNature is looking for submissions for new and unpublished nature writers. Click below to find out how you can enter
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Creative writers of Lewisham, join us at Catford Library tomorrow (Sat 13th) for...

10am: Lewisham Writes with Carinya Sharples
2pm: Talk Di Tings Dem Workshop with Courtney Conrad & Lola Oh

Find out more through the link. Booking essential.
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Spread the Word

Very excited to be part of this free workshop series for early-stage novel writers with Spread the Word: