Lyra Bristol Poetry
@lyrafest
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Watershed
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Cultural cinema, talent development and creative technology. @PMStudioUK is our creative technology space.
The Poetry Society
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zhawi
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Polarbear (Steven Camden)
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Luke Kennard
@lukekennard
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The SU at UWE
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Bringing students together at @UWEBristol - creating communities, opportunities and representing the student voice. Join in, speak up, be more!
Roger Robinson
@rrobinson72
TS Eliot and Ondaatje Prize winning poet, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and alumni of The Complete Works and collaborator on The Rest Residency.
Nine Arches Press
@ninearchespress
Independent publisher of contemporary poetry since 2008, home of Under the Radar magazine. Made in the Midlands.
Writing on the Wall
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Pascale Petit FRSL🐅🌳🦜🌳🐆
@pascalepoet
'Beast' | 'Tiger Girl' shortlist Forward Prize, ‘Mama Amazonica' won Laurel, Ondaatje prizes @BloodaxeBooks | 1st novel 'My Hummingbird Father' | rep @JonCurzon
Cambridge Literary Festival
@camlitfest
Winter Festival 23-24 November 2024 Spring • Winter • One-Offs Media partner @NewStatesman
Nina Parmenter 💫
@ninaparmenter
I’m a poet. You could buy my lovely book. indigodreamspublishing.com/nina-parmenter x
Holly Hopkins
@hrhopkins
The English Summer (@PennedintheM) a @Guardian poetry book of the year. Shortlisted: Forward Prize, Seamus Heaney Prize, Laurel Prize; PBS Special Commendation
Bristol Libraries
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A public library service offering free access to books and digital resources in 27 branches & online. This account is monitored during office hours.
NCO-GB
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Circomedia
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From Sept 2024 this account is no longer active. Visit circomedia.com for more info and follow us @circomedia on Instagram and @circomediabristol Facebook.
Charlotte T-S
@ctslovesbooks
Bristolian book lover and 3-18 School Librarian, RTRP IP, SLA IBA Judge 2020-2022.
Jake Wild-Acre Hall
@jakewildhall
💚Co-founder of @badbettypress, poet and dad! contact: [email protected] He/Him. Creator of @ooippfest [email protected]
Elise Hurcombe 🏳️🌈
@elisehurcombe
Artist. Dyslexic. Mum. People/Place/Culture @brisarts_events - Trustee @SuperCultureWsM - Trustee @WECILBristol
John McCullough 🏳️🌈
@johnmccullough_
Poet. Winner of the Hawthornden Prize for Literature with Reckless Paper Birds. Forward & Costa-shortlisted. Just joined Bluesky: mrjohnmccullough.bsky.social
Mair Bosworth
@mairbosworth
BBC Radio Producer. (Soul Music, A Good Read, documentaries, poetry, fiction, essays.) No longer here. See you @mair.bsky.social
Matthew Whittle
@matthew_whittle
Artistic Director & CEO of @WardrobeTheatre - also improvising in Murder, She Didn't Write and Closer Each Day
Orchard School Bristol
@orchardsb
We are an 11-16 comprehensive school in Horfield, Bristol. OfSTED Good. Part of @TiLAcademies. We are proud to serve our local community. We ❤️ reading! 📖
carrieetter.bsky.social
@carrie_etter
Firecracker at @UoBWriting @UoBrisEnglish; coordinator @BristolPrize. She/her. Fifth collection, GRIEF'S ALPHABET (@SerenBooks), out now! rb.gy/dtu0ft
Katrina Naomi
@katrinanaomi
Poet & performer. Battery Rocks (July 24, Seren). Winner of Arthur Welton Award, Keats-Shelley Prize & Saboteur Award. PhD @GoldsmithsUoL Also on Insta.
Michael Pedersen
@scribepedersen
My debut novel 𝙈𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚 𝙁𝙡𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙖 is out in May with @FaberBooks: preorder now 💜 Writer in Residence at Edinburgh Uni 💚 Edinburgh Makar (Poet Laureate)
Prof Natalie Edwards
@profnatedwards
Head of the School of Modern Languages & Professor of Literature in French at University of Bristol. Researching multilingual, transnational & migrant writing.
Hollie McNish
@holliepoetry
Sunday Times Bestseller. LOBSTER, SLUG, NOBODY TOLD ME, PLUM, CHERRY PIE Enquiries: [email protected] I love writing poems
Bristol Palestine Film Festival
@bristolpff
The Bristol Palestine Film Festival has been running since 2011. It takes place every December and showcases an exciting mix of Palestinian film.
Natasha Carthew
@natashacarthew
Writer first @HodderBooks - then business @ClassFestival | Agent @BlakeFriedmann
naa adukwɛi
@victoriaadukwei
quiet (@FaberBooks / @aaknopf)
Dr Lucy English
@lucyenglish1
Poetry Queen of Dragons. Novelist, writer, poetry film creator. Co-Director of Lyra Poetry Festival. Professor. Likes gardens, steam trains, cathedrals. 🌸🌸
Renaissance One
@renaissanceone
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ValdaJackson
@_valdajackson
Rachel Long
@rachelnalong
Writer. ‘My Darling from the Lions’ (Picador U.K/Tin House US) tinyurl.com/duz4x73j
Lewis Buxton
@lewisbuxton93
Writer | Co-Director of @toastpoetry | 'Boy in Various Poses' @ninearchespress 2021 | FRIEND on tour 2024 | He/Him
Percival Library
@ccpercivallib
Clifton College's Upper School Library in Bristol
Sukina Noor ❤️🔥 سكينة نور 🇵🇸
@sukinanoor
﷽ Poet• SpokenWord• Workshop Facilitator• Tedx Speaker• Muslim Sufi• Sacred Woman• Public Speaker• MSc Creative Writing Therapy• Emerging Spiritual Life Coach
Forward Prizes
@forwardprizes
The best new poetry published in the UK & Ireland
Casey Bailey
@mrcaseybailey
Birmingham Poet Laureate 20-22 | Teacher (AHT) | Doctor of Education | @Worcester_Uni - Fellow| Author - @VervePoetryPres @BurningEyeBooks @BrokenSpineArts
Out-Spoken
@outspokenldn
Out-Spoken: London's premier poetry & music night at @southbankcentre 🎙️ By: @Anthony1983 / @JTaylorTrash / @Karim_Kamar / @tommacandrew / @sambromfield
Dr. Vik Shirley
@vikshirley
Poet/Writer. Online Ed @SublunaryEds. @DisruptedBlue IndiePressPub @Carcanet @ShearsmanBooks @VanguardRead @BlackHeraldPress @PN_Review. Co-ed @MercuriusMagz1
Clifford Williamson #MDANT
@cliffor14875011
History Lecturer,
Winchester Poetry
@winpoetryfest
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Samantha Walton
@samlwalton
Professor of Modern Literature @EnglishBSU 🌱 Director @BSUEnvHums 📚 wrote 'Everybody Needs Beauty' & 'The Living World'
Sabrin Hasbun
@hasbunsabrin
Actually, it’s Dr. Palestinian-Italian writer and lecturer. Using creative and collective writing to bring about decolonised and decarbonised futures.
Ramona Herdman
@ramonaherdman
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English@Bristol
@uobrisenglish
The Department of English at the University of Bristol, consistently ranked as one of the top departments in the UK.
Bristol Transformed
@briztransformed
BT25 | 17th-18th May | Trinity Centre hdfst.uk/e126380 🚩 A festival of socialist ideas, culture & arts 🤝 Sign up & get involved: tinyurl.com/BTVolunteers
BBC Upload
@bbcupload
The best way to get yourself heard on the @bbc wherever you are in England, Scotland or Wales! Upload the things you’re making to bbc.co.uk/upload 📲💻🖥
Bath Literature Festival
@bathlitfest
Bath Literature Festival celebrates books and literarture in a beautiful city 📚 SAVE THE DATE: 16-25 May 2025
Tom Sastry
@sastrytom
Poet, speaking loosely. You have no normal country to return to - published April 2022 Find me at tomsastry.bsky.social
Pamenar Press
@pamenarpress
Pamenar Press is an independent press producing books of poetry, hybrid and critical writing forms which are cross-cultural and multilingual.
Gabriel Awuah Mainoo
@awuahmainoo
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Collegiate Libraries
@collegiatelibs
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MORE THAN WORDS - Clevedon LitFest
@clevedonlitfest
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Rumbidzai
@samanthavazhure
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Janus Literary - on hiatus
@janusliterary
Online lit mag. **We do not accept unsolicited submissions.** Visit site for more info. EIC: @Janice_Leagra. Support us: ko-fi.com/janusliterary.
Andrew McMillan
@amcmillanpoet
Pity @canongatebooks /physical,playtime,pandemonium (@jonathancape) / 💯Queer Poems (@vintagebooks) / prof / agent: Chris Wellbelove
StonetheCrones
@stonethecrones
Spoken word night & poetry workshops celebrating & supporting the powerful creative voices of older/aging/elder women. We will ROAR! Produced by @BeccyGolding
Windrush 100 Network
@100windrush
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Hot Poets
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@a_anwandter
Verve Poetry Festival
@vervepoetryfest
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Suzannah V. Evans
@suzannahvevans
UNDER THE BLUE @BloomsburyBooks | Poems @GuillemotPress @Carcanet | @NewWritingNorth + @IvanJuritzPrize recipient | PhD in poetry @READEnglish | @speaklitsalon
Rachel Cleverly
@rachel_cleverly
💫 Project Manager @Literacy_Trust @AudibleUK 💫 Assistant Director @OldVicTheatre Makers 💫 @BarbicanCentre Young Poet @BYPoets 💫 (she/her)
Caroline Bird
@carolinebirduk
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@briswalkfest
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