PEN International regrets litprom's decision to postpone the award ceremony for Palestinian writer #AdaniaShibli who was set to receive the LiBeraturpreis for her novel Minor Detail. We believe literary platforms should ensure that dialogue – particularly during heightened

We need to hear writers like Adiana Shibli -we need her words ,her thinking ,her ideas around language ,identity and history .

News from our friends: The Troubadour International Poetry Prize 2023 is open until 10th December. Judged by Mona Arshi & Tom Sleigh. Poems on any topic, top prize £2,000. All details here: buff.ly/3R2n7HR

Difficult but important listening here about Ruth Perry on BBC Woman's Hour anita rani 🙏🏽

Thanks to ACE Midlands and all of these lovely poets George Szirtes Mona Arshi Pascale Petit FRSL🌿🐅🌳🐆🌱🦜 don paterson joelle taylor Regi Claire hannahlowepoet Jacob Sam-La Rose Caroline Bird Dr Victoria Kennefick (She/Her)🍉 Writing East Midlands Transported

Beyond thrilled that His Majesty's Gold Award for poetry excellence has been awarded to Mimi Khalvati. In addition to an extraordinary body of writing, I cannot think of anyone who has done more to nurture and shape British poetry, especially poets of colour.

In such heartbreaking and challenging times it’s a real privilege to be publishing new work from Fady Joudah, Azad Ashim Sharma, Jay Gao, Juana Adcock, Rebecca McCutcheon and Rojbîn Arjen Yigit. thebookseller.com/rights/out-spo…

Digging the surprise ending to this, sent in by roving reader Trevor Docksey on a recent visit to Strand Book Store, NYC! Thanks to Trevor for sharing it with us! Mona Arshi's brilliant novel Somebody Loves You continues to thrive. 🌿

I promise you the ending is so worth it!! And Other Stories 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Check out Mona Arshi's upcoming event with The Sher Jung Foundation eventbrite.co.uk/e/authortalks-…

Mona Arshi Mona Arshi (Dear Big Gods, Small Hands) kicks off the Sher Jung Foundation’s The Sher Jung Foundation Author Talks Series later this month – join her on March 25th, tickets here: bit.ly/435dG1S

We're open for submissions!🌿 The Laurel Prize 2024, is open now - 31 May 24. With 3 new judges at the helm: Mona Arshi (Mona Arshi), Caroline Bird (Caroline Bird) & Kwame Dawes (Kwame Dawes). Looking for collections published: 17 Apr 23 - 31 May 24 laurelprize.com/how-to-enter/

‘…It’s a reminder that when you are surrounded by dehumanisation, it’s not enough to hope the passage of time will fix it, or that society will somehow evolve itself out prejudice. There is only one correct response to bigotry – & it is #Defiance.’ ✊🏾🔥 theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

We’re so excited for our next #AuthorTalks event with the acclaimed ⁦Kavita Puri⁩ More details See you there 😉

The brilliant Nathalie Teitler and Royal Society of Literature panel judge ⬇️

Excited to be publishing my third collection of poetry MOUTH with Chatto&Windus Penguin Books UK ( six years since my last book of poems) and delighted that Sarah Howe will be editing and curating such an electrifying list .

Crocodiles, fireflies, a soul hitching a ride on a bee, the coolness of Switzerland, anagrams, and a mysterious rhyming poem. @theleano Mona Arshi Tom Chatfield and John McAuliffe join @imcmillan on @bbcradio4 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Love Mona Arshi reading of her poems in the latest The Verb ❤️ #tanka #tankapoems #poetry

An otherwise glum day made better by this little treat from Granta Books. V much enjoying going through this proof of ‘In Writing’ by Hattie Crisell and finding 💎, including from some of my poetry favs Mona Arshi and Will Harris 💚