11/18 "I named two desires that summer: to try for a baby; to finish my book. L named two desires that summer: to buy a home; to open our marriage." Powerful piece by Jess Wright for clavmag (SUBS CLOSED)... clavmag.com/issue-seven/a-…

London based writers! We're offering a free workshop on how to develop your Arts Council England, London project grants bid. If you've been considering applying for a while but haven't been too sure - this could be the opportunity for you. Take a look: spreadtheword.org.uk/free-workshop-…

ISHOULD HAVE DONE THIS EARLIER Head over to clavmag.com and you have the choice to read others' better works or listen to my internet-poisoned voice reciting an updated version of "This Story Is About a Startup That Isn’t Evil Which Can’t be Bought Over by A VC Firm"!

We told you this was only the beginning. Today we mobilise to build a mass movement to stop the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. A 300 page piece of proposed law that seeks to increase police powers in terrifying and unprecedented ways. #KillTheBill

⭐️Call out: London-based Black & South Asian writers & visual artists aged 18-30 are invited to apply to be part of the Runaways project. £3K fee for 2x writers (10 days work) £2.2K fee for 1x artist (6 days work) More: spreadtheword.org.uk/runaways-open-… D/L 25/05 #ArtsJobs

We’re over the moon to announce a new game-changing opportunity. In partnership with Wellcome Collection, we’re launching Wellcome Collection x Spread the Word Writing Awards: spreadtheword.org.uk/spread-the-wor… 1/

Are you ready for Queer Bodies Poetry Collective to take the stage at Future Yard on November 10th?! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ There latest program ‘Queer icons’ is a 12-week poetry course that aims to make a cohort of queer writers and poets, an alternative of icons. Follow Queer Bodies Poetry Collective for more information.

We are delighted to announce #UnboundFirsts, a brand new imprint for unpublished writers of colour. With leadership from @aliyagulamani, guidance from our advisory board and support from you, our readers, we will publish 2 books per year on this exciting new imprint! 1/5

one month to submit to clavmag.com - get those subs in.

A thread on applying to and participating in #LondonWritersAwards for D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent writers ⬇️

📢We’re opening our submissions window for pamphlets AND collections from 1 Nov - 30 Nov📢 We’ve put together some short subs guidelines to let you know what we’re after - invisiblehandpress.com/submission-gui… We can’t wait to read your work! 💪❤️‍🔥💪

LESS THAN A MONTH UNTIL CLAVMAG.COM SUBMISSIONS CLOSE! if you're sitting on a piece of fiction or life writing, send it our way by 18/11/21 for the chance to grab publication and 💸💸💸 #subs #submissions #AmWriting

LESS THAN A WEEK LEFT TO SUBMIT TO CLAVMAG 🦴 accepting fiction & life-writing 🦴 published writers receive £52 🦴 submissions close 18/12/21 clavmag.com/submit

CLAVMAG SUBS CLOSE TOMORROW AT MIDNIGHT clavmag.com

thank you to everyone who submitted to clavmag issue 8!! we're currently in the process of reading your 🔥🔥🔥submissions and will let you know the outcome by 08/12/2021 clavmag.com

thank you for all the wonderful submissions to clavmag issue 8! we are reading and responding as fast as we can, but due to a family covid case, will now aim to respond to all subs by Christmas 🎄🌲🎉

📣 PSA 📣 If you’ve been trying to email us and had no luck please be patient, we’ve lost access to our emails! We are in the process of resolving it and will be back online asap ❤️