My cartoon for yesterday’s Guardian Saturday / Guardian Books p.s. my new book of cartoons is out now tomgauld.com

This is the level of extreme concentration I bring to my 5 week Online Creative Writing Course🤩🤩🤩. If you're interested in joining the next batch, send me a DM (starts in Jan 2023). #WritingCommunity #BookTwitter

Shrewsbury Festival of Literature 2022 Hive Shrewsbury Our events are here ➡️ shrewsburylitfest.co.uk/events/ Bethany Rivers Nadia Kingsley INVEST IN SHROPSHIRE JenHawkinsRevive Shropshire What's On @IndieBookshopUK PENGWERN BOOKS poetsandprattlers Dee Original Shrewsbury Katherine Berry Books Are My Bag #Reading

Wasafiri is open right now: fiction, poetry and non-fiction. It's a fantastic venue - though highly-competitive! - do consider submitting.

481 short story venues from the wonderful @ShortStopsUK!

Rise and shine, #miltonkeynes! We've 1 more day of fantastic writers, books and ideas - and coffee. Naomi Wood Catherine Menon Irenosen Okojie Emma Claire Sweeney Paul B. Rainey Kelechi Michaela Dias-Hayes Alex Falase-Koya Joel/JJ Arcanjo Prof David Wilson @Pollytoynbee and #NicolasHamilton. CU later?

We're delighted to announce The Leicester Writes Short Story Prize 2024 is now open. We're looking for short stories of up to 3,500 words, on any theme or subject. Deadline: 15 July 2024.

Yesterday's MK litfest was a literary delight! Engaging conversations about novels and short stories with each author left us feeling inspired and an event not to be missed! Thank you to MK Litfest, MK Library, our amazing authors and attendees MK Lit Fest OU Arts & Social Sciences

Starting next month! 🌟The Basics Course🌟 a FREE workshop series for early-stage writers making their first steps to write a novel ✍️ Learn the basics from award-winning authors & an experienced editor, from developing ideas to self-editing. Book now ➡️ buff.ly/2GNMzAK

If you are thinking of entering this year's prize you haven't got long. Just 17 days left to enter. We offer everyone feedback so do enter your first 5000 words and your synopsis.

We won the Eastern Eye ACTA award for fiction! Proud and delighted that our collaborative writing is being recognised Huge thanks to Eastern Eye ACTAs Eastern Eye Linen Press Well done Dr Reshma Ruia Kavita A. Jindal MonaDash @NadiaKabirBarb Radhika Kapur Catherine Menon Deblina and Khadija

5 weeks left to apply for🗓️for The Open University Creative Writing MA scholarships for low-income UK residents from Black backgrounds.✍️📚🎓Applications open until 24/07/24. Please share🌍shorturl.at/sBhhJ 🙏Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou, Catherine Menon, Noctis Magazine, Where the Leaves Fall, Dr Denise Saul, OU Arts & Social Sciences

We’re delighted to announce #LondonWritersAwards is back! Open to unagented, unpublished London-based writers of literary, commercial and YA/children’s fiction, the programme runs for 10 months and is completely free. Apps run 25 Sep-31 Oct. More info: spreadtheword.org.uk/projects/londo…

For #shortstory lovers & listeners, do tune in to five wonderful stories by Susmita Bhattacharya on BBC Radio 4 extra from her collection TABLE MANNERS. Not only are all 5 truly wonderful, but they are so beautifully read. A real delight. Dahlia Books #shortstory #fiction #shortfiction

UK friends: if you know people of colour or other minorities who are looking to break into science writing, please do encourage them to apply to this amazing looking scheme: sciencewrite.co.uk

Some dates for your 2025 daries: 22 March, States of Independence States of Independence 5 April, Platform Conference #MiddleWayMentoring 20-22 June, @dahliabooks Short Story Fest #LestaisLit

Room 204 is our annual writer development programme - successful candidates will receive a year of support and expert mentoring to bolster their writing career. 🔗 Apply by 31st January 2025 buff.ly/3qgEtEL

🥳 HappyNewYear & here’s to a wild (& less wet) 2025! 🎇The fireworks may be over, but if you want to make the festive spirits last a little longer, click below to read (or watch, or listen to) six brand new spooky #shortstories to chill, charm & cheer. liarsleague.com/liars_league/w…

There’s still time to submit to our Welsh Gothic and Fantasy Fiction call-out which is open to Welsh writers until 5pm on 6th January 2025. Find out what to submit on our website serenbooks.com/submissions/

Celebrating the new year by opening submissions for the Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize! We are looking for original short fiction, between 1000-5000 words, that has not been previously published. Entries should be submitted via the Brick Lane Bookshop website. 1/2