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 ClassNature is looking for submissions for new and unpublished nature writers.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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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.

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⚠️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€
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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

Teach with Us! 📚 We're expanding our #DevelopingTutors programme to offer London writers a paid opportunity to teach their first creative writing workshop & develop their teaching skills. Open to LDN-based underrepresented writers. Curious? More info ➡️ buff.ly/3TF9Qbs

I'm really thrilled to be judging the Polari Prize for First Book this year. Many of my favourite writers are past winners of these, the UK's first & largest LGBTQ+ book awards.

The prize is open for entries! Deadline May 6. Please help spread the word. tinyurl.com/bdd9wx8u

There's still time to submit to the Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction. Cash prizes up for grabs + shortlisted writers will get the chance to have their work published, put in front of literary agents & shared internationally. D/L 14 April. Apply ➡️ buff.ly/38B1xEs

Author, editor & educator Leone Ross has curated several ONLINE classes, open to writers all over the world. The Gentle Apprenticeship is for new writers - or creatives who haven’t written for a while. There are still TWO places available. Email: [email protected]

Are you passionate about literature, writing, and creativity? 📚🎨

Join Spread the Word as a programme and communications assistant and be part of a mission to support London's writers! ✍️

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