One month to go!! 🚨

The deadline for our Writers' Award Competition is just 1 month away.

It's completely *free* to enter so you have nothing to lose. 15 winners across 3 categories will receive £23k worth of cash &development prizes 🌟

Enter now! 👉 bit.ly/CFWA2024

#bookpost clare e. potter new poetry collection, Healing the Pack. What a gorgeous cover ❤️ Verve Poetry Press

When we say 'try us,' we mean it! Form ain't no bar — we have published poetry, drama, lists, graphic art and posters under the 'humour' section. And this morning we accepted a craft essay, half of which is in verse. So, do try us folks!
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Mother Tongue Poetry Evening The Arc, Winchester is only a month away!

We can't wait to hear all of your languages!

Will you be contributing to Write Beyond Borders collaborative poem and sharing your favourite words in this celebratory community gathering?

winchesterpoetryfestival.org/what-s-on

Such a beautiful and moving celebration of Kathryn Bevis The Butterfly House with Zoë Brigley Seren and Kathryn’s stunning poems read with so much sensitivity and love by Jonathan Edwards and Dillon Jaxxpoet so much love in the virtual room ❤️

👋🏽Meet your hosts for Mother Tongue Poetry Evening The Arc, Winchester Tues 14th May!

Write Beyond Borders Susmita Bhattacharya Aiysha Jahan 🍉 invite you to a creative evening, to meet people from different cultures, celebrate their languages + share your own!

5 wks today👉winchesterpoetryfestival.org/what-s-on

Hampshire friends - I’m performing tonight at GoldfinchBooks!

Come along for an evening of words hosted by Ellora Sutton (she/her) 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Wonderful time yesterday evening at TheBookshop Alehouse with Cat Chong and J Pyrite at the #PlaceholderPoetry event organised by wire wool 🎤🎤🎤

TONIGHT!
Brave the rain for an evening in the cosy basement of TheBookshop Alehouse with powerful poetry from Cat Chong J Pyrite and Susmita Bhattacharya
Last few tickets here: wirewoolevents.com
Might be some on the door, who knows!

ICYMI: Deepa Anappara and I are organising a #conference to bring academics, publishers and writers together to discuss #decolonisation and inclusivity in creative writing pedagogy and publishing.

Submit your abstract by 12/4.
More info: publishingadventures.our.dmu.ac.uk/conference/ #CallForPapers

🐝 Susmita Bhattacharya is a busy bee, as well as reading at Placeholder Poetry next Thurs, she is also facilitating this poetry sharing session celebrating 1st 2nd 3rd languages with Winchester Poetry

Placeholder Poetry Southampton returns this month after a sold out debut event, this time featuring Cat Chong, Susmita Bhattacharya and J Pyrite.
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Susmita Bhattacharya Cat Chong wire wool TheBookshop Alehouse

It’s this beauty’s birthday and she’s 10 today. She came into our lives 10 years ago and she’s the queen of this castle. She goes by many names and responds to none. She only sees us by appointment. We are her loyal subjects. Karishma. Potchol. Potchie. Gilli. Queen.

Some call it #ALCSDay , some call it Freelancer Christmas! But we are serious about improving life for freelance writers which is why we're campaigning for a dedicated Commissioner to represent self-employed creators at a policy level.

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working with the wonderful wire wool again to bring a second iteration of Placeholder poetry readings to Southampton TheBookshop Alehouse on 28th March, this time with readings from Cat Chong, Susmita Bhattacharya and J Pyrite.

get yourself a £5 ticket! seetickets.com/event/placehol…

Spent a wonderful day at the University of Southampton SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FESTIVAL running a workshop inspired by Greenlandic/ Danish artist Pia Arke’s artwork, writing poetry on themes of home, migration and identity with John Hansard Gallery

💜 Meet Susmita Bhattacharya!

Susmita is an Indian writer
Debut novel MAMI Mumbai Film Festival longlisted
Table Manners Sabotage Reviews winner
University of Winchester Creative Writing lecturer
@writebborders co-founder
ArtfulScribe SoWriteWomen lead

Susmita reads 404 Ink Gathering #WomenOfColour on Nature

Thank you Farhana, you’re a powerhouse of a woman and I’m so proud to be a part of Dahlia Books along with these amazing writers ❤️

At the Breaking Barriers launch last night University of Winchester
Edited by Glenn Fosbraey and Katie Pether - an important anthology of personal accounts of mental ill health, recovery and connection.

🤩2 fab shows for you

Thur 28 Mar PERFORMANCE #poetry Susmita Bhattacharya J Pyrite at TheBookshop Alehouse #Southampton

Thur 23 May #FEMINIST #HISTORY
Trailblazer - Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon with jane robinson at The Arc, Winchester

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