Great to have @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social at Poetry and pints on Sunday!!

Matthew M C Smith@matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · last yr.

Poet travels to the Old Swan Inn in Llantwit Major for a feature and Bardic Vintage bookshop on Sunday. Thank you Sarah and Kath for making me feel so welcome. 💫 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @sarahperssonauthor.bsky.social

I’m delighted too! Such an honour to be amongst such great writers!!

New Welsh Review@newwelshreview.bsky.social · last yr.

Delighted to reveal the shortlisted writers and poets in the New Welsh Writing Awards! The winners (announced on the 3/7) for both The Rheidol Prize & The Borzello Trust Poetry Prize will receive a development publishing contract with @parthianbooks.bsky.social! newwelshreview.com/new-welsh-wr...

One of the best things about festivals, is meeting other writers. Wanted to write about Louise’s visit to Wales with her ‘benching’ project. We met at Tranås Fringe last summer. nation.cymru/culture/swed...

Swedish poet visits Anglesey for Benching Project

Sarah Persson Swedish poet Louise Halvardsson visited Wales this February to continue with her poetry project ‘Benching’. Louise began the ‘Benching’ project to mark her 40th birthday as a protest aga...

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@marcellenewbold.bsky.social doing lots of great things!!

Marcelle Newbold@marcellenewbold.bsky.social · last yr.

And here she is, fresh off the @fullhouselitmag.bsky.social press🔥 Read all the poems here: fullhouseliterary.com/issue1-2025

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Whisper It’ by @emilycotterill.bsky.social from her collection ‘Significant Wow’ www.serenbooks.com/2025/02/frid...

Tonight at 7pm: www.broradio.fm

Exciting news! A free-to-attend summer school in September in Oxford on fantasy with publishers, authors and experts, generously sponsored by Bloomsbury. All the details here: fantasyliteratureschool.web.ox.ac.uk/home

Oxford–Bloomsbury Fantasy Summer School 2025

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So delighted to be in amongst such amazing writers in the new. Thank you @poetrywales.bsky.social

Take this week-long Digital Detox to unplug on a fully catered retreat led by a certified yoga practitioner and find space to disconnect from the online and reconnect with your writing in a tranquil, supportive, and safe environment. Please share :)

new from @lucentdreaming.bsky.social ming 'Beyond/Tu Hwnt' Anthology of Welsh Deaf and Disabled Writers 📖 sample to peek inside and share www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader...

Sample of "Beyond/Tu Hwnt"

Peek inside this book and discover another great read.

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Handwritten note with @newwelshreview.bsky.social. What a totally lovely touch.

The Heroines Anthology is open for submissions of poems & short fiction on the theme of witches, witch trials, medicine women, mystics, herbalists, spells, enchantments, shapeshifters, familiars, covens, hags, crones and sabbats. Deadline June 2025 Please share :) www.writingtheheroine.com

The Open University/Institute of English Studies are delivering a series of 3 Seminars on Creative Writing and Neurodivergence Tue 18 Feb 2025 to Tue 4 Mar 2025. The seminars are free, but booking is essential. Details in the link. Please share :)

Contemporary Cultures of Writing

This seminar series looks at the ways in which neurodivergence intersects with creative writing, providing an opportunity for researchers, practitioners, and teachers to explore linkages, disconnects ...

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The beautiful London Library offers emerging writers one year’s free membership including masterclasses, networking opportunities, peer support, access to all the Library’s resources and publication in an anthology. Details below. Please share :) www.londonlibrary.co.uk/about-us/ll-...

Beginning to research Welsh standing stones, and stone circles for a collaboration project with some fantastic artists. Makes my brain very excited!

This is the loveliest of books. Welsh and English versions of each story, and gorgeous, bright, inviting illustrations. Great for schools!

Storyville Books@storyvillebooks.bsky.social · 2y ago

The Mab is now out in paperback - available instore or online storyvillebooks.myshopify.com/products/the...

Thanks to @mslexia.bsky.social for their ‘Agent Extravaganza’!!

Two weeks left to enter your poems to the @poetrywales.bsky.social Award 2025. Worldwide submissions are open until 17 February 2025. poetrywales.co.uk/award/?fbcli...

@brokenspinearts.bsky.social lift to the sky is @marcellenewbold.bsky.social - great poet and also supportive of the poetry community.

Marcelle Newbold@marcellenewbold.bsky.social · 2y ago

A new poem from me, published today by @atriumpoetry.bsky.social, many thanks to the lovely @clairewalkerpoetry.bsky.social and @hollyannepoet.bsky.social. Love to all those missing someone/home during this festive season 🕯️

In person tickets for @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social are now live. Thanks to @annasaund.bsky.social & team for organising another great programme. I'm on Sat 17th May with Barry Hollow and Shakquille. Tickets for all events here:https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampoetryfestival?eventref=May25

Reading lots of pitches @mslexia.bsky.social YA/ children’s agent event, and I’ve learnt loads! Will be redrafting mine as a result.. and changing the title of the book. I didn’t realise what I’d be drawn to. Great event. Good luck everyone for tomorrow when the agents come looking.

To reflect changes to AQA GCSE English Lang P2 for 2026 onwards, here’s a folder of 10 specimen papers. Help yourself and please re-post to reach a wider audience. Thanks 😊 #teamenglish www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/egpxh...

Writing for pleasure for KS3: write about your favourite thing and bring it to life with sounds- alliteration, onomatopoeia, assonance, rhythm. Write something you couldn’t have written last year.

Catch up on First Draft- the radio show for writers: player.autopod.xyz/806193

Matthew M C Smith@matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thanks to @sarahperssonauthor.bsky.social for the interview on Bro Radio about what makes an impact poem. Great to hear slots with Taylor Edmonds and Alan Bilton 🎧

📖 From gothic chills to festive warmth, your story belongs in our global hardcover anthology. Submit March 1–April 30. Details: shorturl.at/e3Qwr #SootAndBoots #Festive #ShortFiction #SubmissionWindow

Call for Submissions: Festive Short Stories & Flash Fiction for a Bold Winter Anthology! - The Broken Spine

Are you a writer with a winter-themed story waiting to shine? The Broken Spine is seeking submissions for its 2025 Festive Short Story Anthology. This

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First Draft- the radio show for writers is tonight at 7pm GMT on Bro Radio. Writing for well-being with Taylor Edmonds, writing long fiction with Dr Alan Bilton and loads of poetry tips from Matthew MC Smith. Enjoy!! www.broradio.fm

Writers: still time to listen to First Draft with some great writing tips: player.autopod.xyz/752436

A new #StarterPack of writers, well worth following, who are also seeking an agent. If you want to be included, then like, share, follow, ask in the chat, and I'll include you. And to writers/readers in general, please share so we can include more fine talents here #booksky #writing #writers #agents