Even though the news can often be depressing, it can also be a wonderful source of uplifting inspiration. Join us for an online news flash fiction workshop! 16 May 2024, 19:30 – 20:30 £10. thephare.com/event-info/new… #flashfiction #flashwriter #writers #writerscommunity

📢 “Write what you love, write what you are passionate about!” - Steven Moffat talks about the importance or writing what you love! 💙   This week’s mid-week inspiration from our archive comes from the writer of Doctor Who, Sherlock, Inside Man, and much more ✍️

We’re open for #poetry now. Looking for inspiration? Why not read ‘I was so happy at home’ by Tricia Broomfield. thephare.com/iwashappyathome See thephare.com/submit for guidelines. #submissionscall #submissions

My Family and Other Rock Stars is published today. Thank you brilliant ⁦Fleet⁩ ⁦rhi-tweet⁩ (PP&P) ⁦Grace Vincent⁩ ⁦Katya Ellis⁩ ⁦Lilly Cox⁩ my ⁦Cathryn Summerhayes⁩ & all the dogs & rock stars & mothers. Sally Field, over & out. Pls buy it.

Dr Michael Mosley He taught us about the importance of wellbeing and taking care of ourselves And now he’s teaching us how short life can be, and how easily it can be taken from us In his memory let’s embrace each day & strive to live our best lives fully (and healthily)

Explore the complexities of writing about family with award-winning poets rmcfarlane63 and Jenny Mitchell. This course delves into the challenges of portraying those close to us and the transformative power of honest poetry. Details: arvon.org/writing-course…

Enter this competition and it might change your life! 🦋

I'm delighted and humbled to have won the 2024 Stroud News & Journal Community Award in the category Contribution to the Arts for my work with Stroud Short Stories. This is for everyone who supports Stroud Short Stories by attending events, submitting stories or helping stroudshortstories.blogspot.com

We’ve lost 300+ followers now (and counting) which is so sad because Twitter as it was helped make our little indie bookshop and also saved it on many occasions. The truth is that about 80% of our sales came through this platform, but with #BookTwitter diminishing as people

📖 #CheltLitFest line-up revealed 📖 Tickets for the 75th anniversary of The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival go on sale from 5 Sept or become a member to get priority booking 🎟️ ow.ly/6mCL50SWVCP Join us in Montpellier Gardens from 4 – 13 October

Congratulations to the top 15 winners of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2024! The winners were chosen by judges Jack Underwood and Vanessa Kisuule and announced today at British Library, London Read the winners bit.ly/foyleyoungpoets

Just a week to go before our international poetry competition closes - so please don't leave it too late to enter! Prize include £300 and a slot at CheltenhamPoetryFest 2025 ! You can read more, and enter here - ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampoet…

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#PrincessCatherine chose British #artist, #CharlieMackesy to specially design #illustration embodying Carol Service themes kindness, love, empathy. -Source: BBC News

Another tour of this outstanding play

Would you believe it was TWO YEARS ago today that I launched In the Blink of an Eye, and what a journey it has been! To celebrate I am giving away 3 signed copies of the paperback - to enter just like and share this post. Open to UK and closes at midnight today - good luck!

#Trump - making #Russia great again....

Delighted to have won the Happiful Poetry Prize and have my poem presented so beautifully in their lovely magazine. Thank you to all the Happiful Magazine team.