Congratulations to Santanu Bhattacharya 🏳️‍🌈 on the publication of his debut novel One Small Voice. What a fab launch Ink@84 Books & Drink. Santanu was part of the London Writers Awards Spread the Word

Congratulations to @CecilekvPin on the publication of Wandering Souls. Fantastic launch at Reference Point. Cecile was in the London Writers Awards Spread the Word This also counts as evidence that occasionally I do leave my flat. Looking forward to more events this year.

A few days to go before I go all in on crime with @nadinematheson, Adam Simcox and Lara Thompson as part of #DeptfordLitFest Spread the Word - tix available at: spreadtheword.org.uk/book-deptford-…

Congratulations to sarajafari and the contributors to Token Magazine’s first book - Tales from the City, which was launched tonight at Isla Ray in Deptford. #DeptfordLitFest Spread the Word great also to see London Writers Awards alumni

Fantastic poetry readings from courtney conrad 🇯🇲 🇬🇧 Oakley Flanagan, @ceciliaknapp and Kareem Parkins-Brown #DeptfordLitFest Spread the Word at Deptford Lounge

Fantastic turnout for an event all about short stories with Anna Wood and Vanessa Onwuemezi in conversation with Charlene Teo Fitzcarraldo Editions Spread the Word Deptford Lounge #DeptfordLitFest

Delighted to interview @nadinematheson Adam Simcox and Lara Thompson for #DeptfordLitFest all about crime, and I managed to shoehorn in a Columbo question. 😀🕵🏽🕵🏽 Spread the Word

📢 There’s just 2 weeks left to submit your writing to our 2023 Short Story Prize, sponsored by Mushens Entertainment and in partnership with Spread the Word bricklanebookshop.org/2023-entry-for…

Inspiring reading and talk by Manjeet Maan - with great questions from our First Story alumni and students in the audience #ywf2023

Quick, write! 👇🏽👇🏽

Delighted to be at the Writers’ Summit for The London Book Fair, 10-12 March 2026 - will be talking about all things Spread the Word at 11.15 alongside staff from National Centre for Writing and New Writing North

New programme. We’re also trying to understand what we can do to help more people write crime, thriller and mystery fiction. If that applies to you please can you complete this short survey: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/case-closed

Check it out. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

Just a reminder that this free Zoom workshop run by yours truly in conjunction with Spread the Word and C&W is taking place tomorrow night - we'd love to see you there. eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-star…

We’ll miss you Eva! It was a pretty good jacket potato. Deptford’s finest.

Secret Invasion is definitely one to watch while you’re doing the ironing.

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It's #TrusteesWeek and we're celebrating the amazing contribution made by the First Story Board who dedicate their time and expertise to help us achieve our mission to support young people tell their stories. ✨ We couldn't do it without you!