Reading Playwrights tonight! I'm leading the workshop, on 'Keeping Going'. How as writers we keep finding time and headspace to write. There'll be loads of writing exercises and a couple of fun play extracts to discuss. See those of you who got a space at Progress Theatre later!

88% of Conservatives adverts are lies. 0% of The Labour Party ‘s. bbc.com/news/technolog…

It's really close in both Reading seats, please go vote Labour before 10pm. Vote for Rachel Eden in Reading West and for myself in Reading East

It’s a choice. Accept criminality, voter fraud, dark money, data abuse. Or fuck that shit. We need: full public inquiry, total electoral reform, platform accountability. We desperately need politicians who get this. And they only will if we do.

There are 4 spaces remaining on the playwriting workshop I'm leading Progress Theatre on using stage directions. 29th Jan. Free & open to anyone local to #rdguk. Suitable for beginners & more experienced writers. To book, or for info email [email protected]

WRITERS! We're in the heart of winter now - so why not spend these long dark nights taking advantage of opportunities available to #writers? Here's a #THREAD of #writing opportunities you can apply for over the Christmas / New Year period:

Money. It's an enormous barrier for lots of writers out there especially if you're just starting out. Can't afford workshops? Try our FREE resource pack in collaboration with the Early Career Awards! Thanks to Arts Council England for supporting new #Beginnings 🌞buff.ly/2NzHyhb

If everyone who has ever been grateful for the NHS followed and retweeted we would reach a million by midnight It takes just one click and your support would mean a lot, especially right now

#IndieEats is going ahead, in takeaway form! Pre-order from comoencasa by 8pm Monday for collection from Castle Tap on Thursday evening. Makanmalaysiauk & Wolseley St. Bakery announcements coming soon. #rdguk #TheShowMustGoOn #supportlocal

We are looking to commission 4 new 10 minute plays- written & performed by the writers about Reading. If you consider #RDGUK your home, then we want to hear from you. The short plays will be about the place they call home. More info readingrep.com/3729-2/ Paines Plough #CTWIA

Finding #writing opportunities and development jobs has never been easy. So, I’m starting this thread of jobs & script calls out in the hopes it helps level the playing field and may open doors for everyone. #writingcommunity #scriptchat #writers

Presenting TYPE! the new free bookmark magazine packed with new writing by YOU! Follow us for updates, where to pick up a copy and how to contribute...

Reading Playwrights are hosting a #writing course this Feb. A fun and informal small-group short #course, featuring discussion, writing exercises, and feedback. Feb's course is already booked up. Sign up to our mailing list to catch the next one: eepurl.com/gTjieb

I'm trying to work out why this sentence by Alice Munro is so damn good, it sings. Any thoughts? ejgoode.com/2021/06/15/sen…

One thing you will learn if you read Ovid’s Metamorphoses is that everything always changes. You can’t wait for life to feel manageable to be happy. The secret is to embrace the overwhelming chaos of the world, and find joy within it.

Thrilled that my short story 'Dead Bird Watching' is a finalist in the London Independent Story Prize @LIStoryPrize! Congratulations to all the winners and finalists. londonindependentstoryprize.co.uk/post/lisp21wa

10 amazing websites that cost you nothing, but will save you hundreds of hours of your life:

Want to be on stage? Young or old, there are plenty of upcoming opportunities: Berzerk Productions are auditioning for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr Progress Theatre are auditioning for Liars' Teeth by Emily Goode and The Welkin by Lucy Kirkwood Dates & details via whatsonreading.com/cultural-commu…