The @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social short story prize is open for submissions until 18 October! #womenwriters #WritingCommunity

The London Magazine@thelondonmagazine.bsky.social · 2w ago

The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2026 is now open for entries. Further details and entry link here: thelondonmagazine.org/short-story-...

Voices of Wandsworth: South Asian Poetry & Performance​ on 25 July 2026, 1:30-4:30 pm I'm reading wiith @betarish.bsky.social Suman Gujral, Rishika Williams, Anita Pati, Gurmeet Kaur, Renu Gidoomal & Koushik Banerjea www.tickettailor.com/events/sindh... #southasianheritagemonth #ukpoets #poetrysky

Hey WEM friends! 👋 🧡 It's time for another Writing Community Spotlight, bringing you the newest opportunities, events and competitions from the East Midlands and beyond ✨️ Check out all of these and more on our Whats On page 🖥️✒️ buff.ly/qQ5BXV3

We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.

Sponsored by ALCS and Hawthornden Foundation, the ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award is awarded for a published or unpublished short story by a writer who has had at least one short story accepted for publication. 🧵

no one is doing it like jd vance, a loser across three continents in a single weekend

The Art of War 1. Start war 2. Kill people 3. Fail to achieve strategic objectives 4. Declare victory 5. Agree ceasefire

Join us on March 5th at 7pm for a special literary Ramadan evening with Tharik Hussain, discussing his critically-lauded book Muslim Europe. In conversation with Fatimah Ali, this event explores 1,400 years of Muslim presence in Europe 🎟 buff.ly/bYifa3O Come reflect and learn this Ramadan.

Hello writers and publicists, I'm programming for The Asian Writer @ 20 Festival. If you'd like to speak on a panel, host a session, or want to pitch your book for inclusion, please get in touch!

Delighted that The Writing Life podcast has featured Celeste Mohammed. I was thrilled to hear her speak about her work during her visit to the University of Lincoln last year - an inspiring & memorable event. Thanks to @uolhumanities.bsky.social Global & Transregional Studies research group #booksky

Gary Rawnsley@garydrawnsley.bsky.social · 10mo ago

What a great end to the week! A wonderful talk by author Celeste Mohammed introducing Caribbean literature & her new novel-in-stories, Ever Since We Small. Thank you to @uolhumanities.bsky.social & the Global & Transregional Studies research group (GTS) for organising. #booksky

Centrica, owner of British Gas, CEO gets £3.6m bonus despite fall in profits. Profits fell because of warmer winter, CEO gets more. Bills still too high. Ofgem formula guarantees high prices/profits. Let customers/employees elect directors and vote on exec pay at essential sectors.

Centrica boss to get £3.6m bonus despite sharp fall in profits

Chris O’Shea will receive a total of £4.7m despite British Gas owner suffering a shareholder rebellion

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So lovely to be at the launch of Deepa Anappara's book launch last night. The Last of Earth is my most anticipated read of the year. It's a historical novel set in Tibet and is published by One World.

Last weekend, we ran our ever-popular Meet the Agents Day, followed this time round by a brand new writer Q&A. 💭 The event brought agents Davinia Andrew-Lynch, Juliet Mushens and Maria Whelan, and writers Stephen Aryan, Jamie Mollart and Ella King to Nottingham. ✍️ See you all next time! 👋

The NIFTY Book Club is great - come join us! ☺️

Laura Besley@laurabesley.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The next block of The NIFTY Book Club is open! 📚 Monthly on Mondays, 19:30-21:00 GMT/BST 📚 Read & discuss a novella-in-flash 📚 Live author Q&A where possible See link for books, dates & sign up form www.laurabesley.com/nifty-book-c...

Now that all the shortlist (barring my winners!) have been published, you can vote for your favourites in the PEOPLE'S PRIZE!! You've got until the 31st Jan to cast your vote. Vote for 3 stories. The 2 stories with the most votes share the crown!! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Welkin Mini 2026 - PEOPLE'S PRIZE Voting Form

Vote for your favourite THREE stories from the Welkin Mini shortlist. You can vote for THREE stories. Each vote must be for a DIFFERENT story otherwise your entire vote won't be counted. Each vote is ...

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Last night The Subtle Art of Short Fiction visited The Leicester Writers Club via a short story writing panel with contributors Farhana Shaikh, Jonathan Taylor and Mahsuda Snaith! www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page... #books📚💙 #editing

The York Literature Festival program is now live! 28th February to 30th March. Check it out. yorkliteraturefestival.co.uk

Submissions to our anthology (up to 500 words on the theme of BRIDGES) & our Microfiction comp (up to 100 words, no theme) are now OPEN until 15 Feb. Our anthology editors & judges are poised ready! You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

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I'm doing an apprenticeship in Coaching. As part of my training I'm looking to coach three people who need support with a performance related goal (not life coaching). You'll need to commit to a monthly coaching call until July. If that's you, please get in touch. UK writers/book folk pref.

The Subtle Art of Short Fiction hybrid event with panel of @farhanashaikh.bsky.social Mahsuda Snaith & Jonathan Taylor discussing short stories on Thursday 22 January from 7pm at Phoenix, 4 Midland St, Leicester LE1 1TG, details: leicesterwritersclub.com/2026/01/02/t...

The Subtle Art of Short Fiction – Club Event

For our next club event, we welcome Jonathan Taylor, Mahsuda Snaith and Farhana Shaikh for a panel discussion chaired by Siobhan Logan on Thursday 22nd January 2026, from 7-9pm at Phoenix Cinema an…

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They’re really pushing this narrative about the new CEO. If you want to believe women at HC have suddenly done the right thing, sure. But - Walliams’ editor/publisher was a woman, new head of kids dept & head of Corp Comms both women and new CEO all knew about this for 10+ years and did nothing.

Sam Missingham@samatlounge.bsky.social · 8mo ago

There is nobody more than me who would like to say that a woman did the right thing about Walliams, but sorry, no.

If you get some time over the next few weeks apply for this!

Kit de Waal@kitdewaal.com · 8mo ago

REMINDER - there is a fully funded bursary place available for my Six Month Writing Course in association with @gladlib.bsky.social The Deadline is 7th January. www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/the-si...

The UK has 160 black professors (25% are women) out of a total of 22,885. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) offers funding opportunities, 81% of awards go to white applicants, 1% to black. The statistics are likely to discourage black scholars from pursuing academic/science careers. Need action.

An absolute highlight of a wild year to have COLD TOAST included in Republic of Consciousness Foundations's 'Best Small Press fiction of 2025' 💥

RELEASE DAY FOR MOTHER KARMA @publishedbyjake.bsky.social! I'm so excited to bring this story to you. I've seen some photos in the wild, and I would love it if you could share yours as your copies come in! jakethemag.com/books/ Zoom launch Sat Dec 13 8pm BST/3pm EST: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Sumitra Singam@pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Hey hi what might you be doing on Saturday Dec 13 3pm EST/8pm BST? Want to launch a NiF with me? Hosted by @nomad-sw18.bsky.social and featuring @kathrynreese.bsky.social (and yes also me). It’ll be fun! Preorder phx (US only) and ebook: jakethemag.com/books/ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

This would make a good Christmas present for anyone in your life interested in literary analysis or creative writing! I’m really enjoying it 🎄📚🎅📝⛄️ @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social @bradleybooks.bsky.social @farhanashaikh.bsky.social

Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...

Writer internship for 18-25s ✍️ Apply now 👉 bit.ly/WEMTERNS The ALCS WEMTerns internship programme closes 🚨 next Friday 🚨 What you need to apply: Answers to a couple of quick Qs about your writing and a written extract. 🤓📝 That's all! Get yours in by the 5th Dec.

No agent? No problem. The 5th Edition of our Indie Press Guide is available to pre-order! With over 750 editors to choose from, there's never been a better time to take control of your writing! mslexia.co.uk/shop/indie-p... #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #writers

Indie Press Guide (5th Edition) - Shop : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.

Indie Press Guide (5th Edition) - Shop : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.

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