Come along to a night of spoken word in Wakefield next Wednesday. Open mic, plus headline slots by Peter Spafford (author of ‘Frisk‘ and ‘Sun Tanking‘), and multidisciplinary poet, Tallulah Howarth. 7.30pm start

YOU CAN NOW PRE-ORDER MY BOOK 💚🪱 also, look at my babygirl worm on the cover 😭

Haven't got any plans for Valentine's this year? Don't worry - catch Dilettante, aka Francesca Pidgeon, next Tuesday for a swoon-worthy set at the Libra Theatre Café in London. 10/02/2026 at 7pm. Click for more info!

In London this weekend? Squad writer Kit Byford is performing poetry at an experimental afternoon in the new Love Affair Basement.

Issue 14.5 is here at carmenerror.com?page_id=636, with more work selected by @chadpie.bsky.social featuring 🐌 Evelyn Pae ⏳ @shanaross.bsky.social 🐻 Katrinka Moore 🏠 Reece Sterling Alexander

We're having a sale at thebraag.co/shop, with up to 50% off a whole BUNCH of our titles, including work by @timothyfox.bsky.social, @sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social @sarahkat.bsky.social Kirsten Luckins, Nina Murray, & Anthony Cartwright ✨ 💚 Sale ends February 10th 💚

We're here for ur weird! Subs open the whole month of Feb, read the subs guidelines on the website or I'll USE YOUR BONES TO MAKE MY BREAD ❤️

NEW BRAAG MICROS - up at thebraag.co/shop 👼 The Annual Convention of Most Gentle and Virtuous Saints by Heather Chapman. 🦜 Toucan by Jessica Boatright.

The Writing Squad “collective” - I like the sound of that! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

All lines lead to Newcastle this morning for a day with Emma Adams exploring how sketch leads to text - a day of looking and writing all, weather permitting, on foot!

All lines lead to Manchester this morning for a Squad Mini Open, no agenda, nothing planned, just space, time and fellow writers.

After being on the other side of the panel (and winning!), Saba will be judging this year's National Short Story Award. It's open for entries now, so get your submissions in.

Billie Collins has been named as one of the five finalists for the Pentabus Writer in Residence 2026 (supported by the Jerwood Foundation). Congrats Billie!

Also here's a PSA of my own kitchen crimes written for the lovely folks at QSO Media: quasistellar.space/2026/01/02/d...

I am alive! I just wholly detest social media promotion cycles. But I wanted to let you know I exist because there is new music from me (@dantealexander.bsky.social) coming soon. Firstly I have an EP of some experiments, and then a full album after #RPM2026 and #FAWM (February album writing month).

I can now also show you the cover for 'polblar tmolkop' by @andrewblair.co.uk 👾💚 Described by professional recluse and part-time mystic Fahad Al-Amoudi as 'Possibly the most important book of our lifetime...'

“How did he get into their homes? Did he tell them what he was doing? Did he ask them in Punjabi? Hindi? Malayalam? Or did he consider his white skin an access all areas pass?” Guruleen Kahlo unpicks & reinvents the pictures of Harry Baines www.writingsquad.com/push/issues/...

We can now show off the cover for @gitaralleigh.bsky.social's new pamphlet, empirical! Which will be published by us in March of this year 🎉

Quick reminder that I run a micro-press called The Braag @thebraag.bsky.social / thebraag.co We have 🐸 poetry in the language of a pond 🌻 A Ukranian poem-fairytale 🍀 Lush, queer ecofiction 💀 Queer Texan hauntings 🪐 Plannet-hopping poems 🏚️ Historic necro-capitalist fiction All for sale!

The Catherine-Esther Cowie epsiode along with all previous episodes can be found here

This weeks episode is with the excellent Natalie Shapero. We talked about jokes, line breaks, and how being a lawyer and poet is similar (sort of). The Poems We Made Along The Way can be found wherever good podcasts can be found. And of course, have a great Christmas.

We welcome our new Co-ordinator, Tallulah Howarth, to the team! www.writingsquad.com/tallulah-joi...

i just got to take a moment to let this contributor list sink in. I'm in the same magazine as Mary Ruefle?? Jorie Graham?? MARGARET ATWOOD??? absolutely wild.

Looking for a last minute present? Visit our bookshelf where there are over 100 books and sounds by Squad writers to choose from. www.writingsquad.com/book-shelf/

Stevie is the new Baltic|States Artist in Residence www.writingsquad.com/stevie-is-th...

4 fantastic pieces by Chloe Elliott, Guruleen Kahlo, Kayleigh Jayshree & Tayiba Sulaiman - Writing the Archive  words, erasures, cut-ups & collage from time spent in Manchester Poetry Library, Special Collections and the Northern Film Archive at MMU www.writingsquad.com/push/issues/...

Also, for the thread inclined amongst you, a related thing - I am up to day 345 of my year long 365 sketch a day challenge. So very close now. The sketch of Josh was yesterday's edition. As ever, you can follow all the excitement over on my blog: — Emma Adams: Writer share.google/64rGYq8CVXZM...

Today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way is with the wonderful Catherine-Esther Cowie. We spoke about her @tseliotprize.bsky.social shortlisted collection Heirloom, the new Rosalía album Lux, and using persona poetry as a type of mask work. Listen wherever good podcasts can be found.

I'm Kym, a poet, spec fic writer & editor from the North of England. My debut poetry collection is forthcoming with @ninearchespress.bsky.social 2026 & you can find the other stuff I've done here kymdeyn.com. I run a press: @thebraag.bsky.social. I love books, bogs, and my wife.

Isabelle Baafi is my guest on today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way. We spoke about how being a poetry critic informs writing poetry, Dungeons and Dragons, and using poetic forms. Check it out wherever good podcasts can be found including Apple Podcasts

In case you’ve missed it you should check out my conversation with Isabelle Baafi.

Really proud to have my poem 'Winter blazer' in this Christmas audio anthology from @spiracleaudiobooks.bsky.social! 🎄 My poem is about buying and wearing my first suit for a work Christmas do and the sheer joy that I felt ☺️

Today’s interview with the amazing poet Sarah Howe is now live. We spoke about time, flow states, and her @tseliotprize.bsky.social shortlisted collection Foretokens. Check out The Poems We Made Along The Way wherever good podcasts can be heard.

Fantastic news! I love writing for Zombies, Run! It's the best job I've ever had, and Naomi and Rebecca are the best people I've ever worked for. I've never doubted that I'm valued and respected as a member of the team, and that environment of mutual respect is a great foundation for a studio.

In the midst of everything, some good personal news: the worm is out of the bag! My debut collection Folkish will be published by @ninearchespress.bsky.social this spring ✨🪱 It's full of ghosts, worms, saints, and folklore. It's also absolutely furious. I hope you guys enjoy it. 💚

Great in-depth interview with Gillian Allnutt on the latest episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way podcast. She was in conversation with host @gregorykearns.bsky.social about her poetry, in particular her @tseliotprize.bsky.social shortlisted collection #Lode. open.spotify.com/episode/6UFM...

The Squad’s James Varney has been working with Uncurbed to bury the pity narrative and rewrite the future - catch Tiny Tim at Contact Theatre from tonight til 16 Dec www.writingsquad.com/event/tiny-t...

If you’re near Didsbury this Wednesday catch the Exhibition and drop in to hear how three Squad writers responded to their residencies at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House www.writingsquad.com/event/ive-ne...

All lines lead to Leeds today for a pamphlet workshop with Squad grad Kayleigh Jayshree.

All lines lead to Manchester this morning for our pitching workshop with agents from Curtis Bown.

Don’t miss the new episode with @tseliotprize.bsky.social shortlisted poet Nick Makoha. We spoke about layered temporalities, founding the Obsidian Foundation, and treating ‘the poem’ like a painting. Listen wherever good podcasts can be heard.

A link www.instagram.com/reel/DP3Qxl7... to a reel on Insta about our @oldbirdtheatre.bsky.social #otherhoodplay that toured #bradfordcityofculture. We had amazing feedback. Sorry it's on Insta. If you don't go there, I'm planning on writing something about the experience of making this show soon.

This week The Poems We Made Along The Way series 5 began with an interview with George Szirtes. We spoke about translation, form and the exact moment George realised that he realised he wanted to write poems. Check it out linktr.ee/thepoemswemade

Great episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way even if I do say so myself. Loved talking to Clare about her book and I hope you enjoy listening to it.

So happy to be bringing my poetry collection to my hometown of Wigan 😊 www.waterstones.com/events/local...

All lines lead to Manchester this morning for our Squad 12 character workshop with the Core Team’s Emma Adams - all leavened with a few grads!

Heather Chapman has been published in a new anthology 'Ten Poets Spend the Night in a Vampire's Castle'. www.writingsquad.com/heather-chap...

Laura Attridge has been interviewed for Opera Now in Gramaphone. www.writingsquad.com/laura-attrid...

Sadie Pearson has been longlisted for the Women's Playwriting Prize www.writingsquad.com/sadie-pearso...

Sadie Pearson longlisted for Women's Playwriting Prize www.writingsquad.com/sadie-pearso...