Looking for some nature-infused inspiration? 🌱 Why not check out our 2024 #NatureNurtures anthology feat stories, poetry, photos & more, or watch some brilliant short films, all made by talented young creatives as part of Nature Nurtures w/London Wildlife Trust ➡️ buff.ly/43Z97qo

Over the month of May, THE WRITE TRAIL is hosting a month-long festival full of great adults’ & children’s writing events - many free and online. Check it out here: buff.ly/4cSeSu9

📣 London writers! 📣 Thinking about applying for Arts Council England, London funding? We have two new #BSL interpreted workshops coming up in June all about crafting your DYCP and National Lottery Project grant applications. They're free & online. More info ➡️ buff.ly/3Q2PXtU

Deaf & disabled writers! Celebrate your regional dialects & colloquialisms in a @cripticarts x STW Salon with Marcy Rick ✿ on Mon 13 May, where you'll get to explore regionalism & divergence in characters' voices. Free, online, #BSL interpreted. Book ➡️ buff.ly/3TLe6pS

If you’re looking to kickstart your career in writing, the Wilbur&NisoSmithFdn's #NewVoicesAward is open to submissions until 30 April ✨ Prizes include 1-2-1 mentoring, editorial guidance and consideration from Bonnier Books UK. More info ➡️ buff.ly/3KHzuI7

Calling all poets and aspiring writers! ClassNature is looking for submissions for new and unpublished nature writers. Click below to find out how you can enter
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Creative writers of Lewisham, join us at Catford Library tomorrow (Sat 13th) for...

10am: Lewisham Writes with Carinya Sharples
2pm: Talk Di Tings Dem Workshop with Courtney Conrad & Lola Oh

Find out more through the link. Booking essential.
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Spread the Word

Very excited to be part of this free workshop series for early-stage novel writers with Spread the Word:

Wonderful that these are free! All signed up. ✍️ Thanks Spread the Word!!

✨ Next week ✨ Join spoken word poet Simi Roach for our next @cripticarts x Spread the Word Salon exploring how to write & perform engaging spoken word poetry, followed by a reading & open mic. Mon 15 April. #BSL interpreted, online, FREE. Book ➡️ buff.ly/3xiZB4Y

This looks brilliant and how incredible it's free for writers just beginning the journey! Spread the Word have been integral to my writing development - I really, really recommend everything they offer❤️📚✨

This one goes out to everyone who's been around the table at Malika's Kitchen - for all the nourishment, cooking and crafting - and for every poem you've served up. Malika Booker Roger Robinson Kwame Dawes Jill Abram 🖤 Spread the Word

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Join poets Courtney Conrad and Lola Oh for a creative writing workshop exploring Caribbean migration beyond stereotypical narratives.

Catford Library. Saturday 13 April, 2-3.30pm.

Find out more and book through this link spreadtheword.org.uk/events/talk-di…

Spread the Word #Writing #Catford

⚠️We've extended the deadline to April 30th, giving you three weeks more to enter the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize!⚠️

Awarded for fiction under 2000 words
1st Prize: 2,000€
2nd & 3rd Prizes: 1,000€
desperateliterature.com/prize

Mon 13 May! Embrace regionalism & divergence in our characters’ voices in a new @cripticarts x Spread the Word Salon for deaf & disabled writers! Led by Marcy Rick ✿ this workshop is:
⭐ Free
⭐ Online
⭐ #BSL interpreted
⭐ Feats an open mic

Book ➡️ buff.ly/3TLe6pS

What a course and what a lineup from the incredible Spread the Word - and unbelievably, it's FREE. Spread the Word are superb and I owe them everything!

Starting this month ✍️ In collab w/ LondonLitLab, Andrew K Kauffmann 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ is running a series of online writing workshops on Writing Our Health & Care Stories - a space for writers who are disabled / carers and/ or healthcare workers to express their stories. Book ➡️
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📣 We're hiring! 📣 We’re currently looking for an enthusiastic Programme & Communications Assistant to join our team! Could it be you? The role is:

💫 £22,400 per year (£28,000 pro rata)
💫 Part-time, 4 days a week

Apply by 10am 24 April. More info ➡️ buff.ly/43rRf78

Starting next month! 🌟The Basics Course🌟 a FREE workshop series for early-stage writers making their first steps to write a novel ✍️ Learn the basics from award-winning authors & an experienced editor, from developing ideas to self-editing. Book now ➡️ buff.ly/2GNMzAK

Elevate your manuscript with The Literary Consultancy's self-editing courses! Join expert tutors Jon Barton and Xanthi Barker this month. Perfect for writers with WIPs or completed manuscripts. ✍️ One full bursary & one half bursary place available. More info ➡️ buff.ly/3xp60vB