We are absolutely delighted to announce that the Spring, in-person CheltenhamPoetryFest includes one of our greatest living poets -don paterson ! He reads his powerful and utterly beautiful work University of Gloucestershire Chapel. And booking is now open! Glos Writers Network ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampoet…

If only there were more Collaboration in the world. Our timely November free submission theme has attracted some fascinating poetry. First four poets now published. More in pipeline. Plus YOU? wildfire-words.com/cc/

STILL JUST 2 OPEN MIC SPACES left for Clare Starling 's book launch Saturday (25 Nov). "Tender, poignant, beautiful." Praise for award-winning poem ‘Autistic Weather’. [Mandy Pannett} Tickets (FREE) at wildfire-words.com/clare-starling…

After last Saturday's impressive book launch by Clare Starling, her co-award winner Heather Cook will Zoom launch her extraordinary book Sat Dec 2, 7pm with open mic (now full) Audience free tickets & sample poems: wildfire-words.com/heather-cook/ The Passionfruit Review wildfire words

Entries are coming in thick & fast for our free submission window, now extended until 10 DECEMBER. wildfire-words.com/cc/

Done Robin, and thank you for the spur to sign up. Howard

Thank you to the 61 poets who entered our latest Open Subs, & to Katherine Parsons The Passionfruit Review for stirling (& enjoyable!) work selecting outstanding ones for publication. Watch this space to see if your work is published, (& if so please record yr audio)

Please revisit Ukraine with us 2 years into the war, and submit your poetry/short prose/audio to our anthology. We hope to add many new poets from more countries to the global list below -- and to amplify all voices with audio of their work: wildfire-words.com/ukraine-2/

Following on from this success, this month's free submission window from wildfire words is a revisit to Ukraine to add our hallmark audio, and invite more writers to add their creativity in poetry or flash prose.

Just 4 days to go to submit new poems for this feature-- plus the whole of April to record audio from poets published already -- through@WordsWildfire recording sessions or recording at home. wildfire-words.com/ukraine-2/Now

Marilyn Timms and I have had to reschedule, for personal reasons, the launch of “A collection of spare and searing lyrics that entice with their imagery, playfulness and emotional intensity.“ (Malachi McIntosh.) OPEN MIC Free tickets&info: wildfire-words.com/alice-brooker/

Thank you so much to the poets from 17 countries who entered their poetry for this anthology, and especially those who donated to UNICEF in March. Now we'll add audio to all poems still without it. Read and listen at wildfire-words.com/ukraine-2/

JUST 3 DAYS for a top prize of £1 per word in this FLASH FICTION or PROSE POEM competition after which a long list of up to 20 stories will be published and amplified with AUDIO in wildfire words

Our ever-popular Open Submissions is extended until 14 Sept. wildfire words & Frosted Fire have moved home Plenty of time for you to submit, free, your best poetry or flash Thanks to all entered so far -- we're nearly up-to-date publishing. wildfire-words.com/os6-june-aug-2…

We are proud to honour our superb author of Out of the Darkness -- "a force of Nature" Clair Chilvers ClairChilvers

Now just 9 HOURS to wildfire words competition closing.

THIS SATURDAY 2 NOV AT 7PM, Annie Ellis launches her 2nd poetry book on Zoom + guest poets Alicia Stubbersfield, Ben Ray, Josephine Lay Kate Copeland, Nigel Kent, Marilyn Timms Howard Timms . Free places wildfire-words.com/annie-ellis/#A…

Frosted Fire publishes creative writing globally, & respects true freedom of speech for all nationalities, beliefs, or ethnicity. It runs wildfire-words.com

The list of “enemies” on the right or left has changed, as the left is now pro war and has captured the judiciary, but the general principle is timeless

Limericks are best spoken was agreed by all the poets selected to feature in wildfire words 3rd Limerick Anthology. You can hear all their work at wildfire-words.com/kep-2025/