Call fo Submissions! At Indie Novella we founded the Diversity in Publishing Partnership because too many great writers remain unheard in a system that too often rewards wealth and connections over talent. We’re committed to changing that. www.indienovella.co.uk/submissions

Over 160 calls for literary competitions & submissions including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography, & more - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in October 2025. Please share & best of luck! www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...

Happy #PublicationDay, @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social! ✨ Grimogen Darkstar: Bat-Cat-tastrophe is out today! 🦇🐈‍⬛⚰️ Perfectly spooky, delightfully quirky, and full of gothic charm, you can get your copy here 👉 bit.ly/3Txdq7M

Dig in! Issue Five: Cake is up. Enjoy! www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issues/issue...

If you know a creative and curious young person who would benefit from having a mentor share our Get a Mentor information with them 👉 www.arts-emergency.o... If they meet our eligibility criteria, they could be paired with a mentor who can give them advice and industry insights.

Happy Monday to everyone who has been standing in solidarity with people seeking asylum and migrants. We see you - and we know we are stronger together. #NoOneIsIllegal #MigrationIsLife

Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community - please share this and sign www.change.org/p/not-in-our...

I rarely have photoshoots but I had three in August and this was one of them! I am the excitable face of the BYRES ROAD BOOK FESTIVAL 2025 along with the very cool Muckler @michaelpedersen.bsky.social - Byres Road Book Festival will be 25-28th Sept 2025. Programme incoming! byresroadbookfestival.com

Adverse Camber looking for Welsh-speaking/bilingual storytellers (paid commission)

Can you help this family living in terrifying conditions? 🙏

Are you coming to rebel with us? ⚡️ Learn: explore your writing as political, powerful and radical ⚡️ Write: sit down and do it with structure and support ⚡️ Connect: a no-bullshit community that actually gets what you’re going through writershq.co.uk/the-writers-...

📣One week left to apply for our LGBT+ Fund: Youth Advocacy Fund! Thanks to the generosity of The Henry Smith Foundation, Consortium will be awarding a total of £500,000 to youth organisations and groups who are supporting LGBT+ youth aged 14-25 years old across the UK! 1/4

🧵Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website! Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14

We regularly support non-binary people who are seeking asylum in the UK. We welcome non-binary people in all our services, can help access gender-affirming care, and have a trans and non-binary support group which meets every 2 weeks in London. Get in touch: buff.ly/8ltHtr6

Today is International Non-Binary People's Day and the first day of Non-Binary Awareness Week The day was first celebrated in 2012, started by Katje van Loon. The date was chosen for being precisely midway between International Women's Day and International Men's Day.

"Can we not resist the urge to tidy people’s lives into narrative arcs that comfort rather than confront? Maybe the bravest writing does not inspire but unsettles and leaves the reader without resolution."

Need some motivating artwork or an empowering accessory? We've got you! Get yourself a limited edition screen print &/or a fab little badge. All proceeds from sales go towards our life-changing programmes for under-resourced young people. 👉 www.arts-emergency.org/donate/merch...

An amazing opportunity for 10 writers to spend up to a month for free at seaside cottage to write. All details in the link below. Please share :)

With 38 hrs to go to the EHRC consultation deadline I'm seeing posts from people feeling bad they're too stressed to engage. The GLP⬇️has removed all but the last step, a general comment box. This is a far easier task. I hope it helps those who want to, to get their voice heard without too much pain.

LGBTQ+ writers with works in progress, you have until July 2nd to submit a short sample of writing to @TLCUK for the chance to win free professional feedback and 1:1 coaching. All applicants also get an invitation to an exclusive writing masterclass! literaryconsultancy.co.uk/2025/05/anno...

Keir Starmer says Labour is the party of work, equality and fairness, but less than a year after the election, changes at the Department for Work and Pensions have forced me to stop doing the job I love. The full video can be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxpq... #AccessToWork

NC1 will knock out NC20 unless you ask your MP to co sign it by tonight. If you want to decriminalise abortion and secure equal human rights protections for women in England and Wales as in Northern Ireland please ask your MP to add their name now and make both votes possible.

It's #RefugeeWeek! 🧡 This year, the theme is ‘Community as a Superpower’ and we couldn't agree more. At WRW, we see the magic of community every day! Community isn't just about belonging; it's about healing, growth, and a chance for refugee women to rebuild their lives. 1/🧵

Tomorrow, we are joining over 15,000 people walking in support of frontline free legal advice charities. Our specialised legal advice services are always free to LGBTQI+ people seeking safety in the UK - and we couldn't do it without your support. Find out more and donate: buff.ly/ncjp2Ng

OK folks, really need your help. Trans Pride NI is getting zero funding, nothing from the council or Belfast Pride and if they don't hit £5k, it won't happen. They're over £2k now. Can we get this to target? Please share. Thank you ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

It’s time for decriminalisation. 👇 Ask your MP to back @stellacreasy.bsky.social 's amendment to the Policing Bill. goodlaw.social/f2eef3

The government's changes to Access to Work grants are having a devastating effect on disabled people's lives. If you work in the cultural sector or creative industries, please read this open letter to Lisa Nandy (DCMS) & Liz Kendall (DWP) and add your name. Please share airtable.com/appSbdVCnzZy...

We're running a Midlands Fringe in Wolverhampton over the last weekend of July. Got a 40-50 minute one-person show? Apply to take part here forms.gle/s1cZFMPfRhcW... Know someone with a show? We'd love you to tell them about it. Re-posts very welcome. Thank you.

Looking forward to hybrid Yes, We Cant. Open mics available, 5 in advance/5 on the door. If you'd like to book a space in the Zoom Room send an email [email protected]. Martin Figura and Helen Ivory are exceptional poets. We're delighted to have them as featured acts. Hooray.

We’re saddened and angry to hear that Jess Thom, founder of Touretteshero, can no longer work after a 61% cut to her Access to Work support. She's not alone—disabled artists across the UK are being hit hard. Learn more and take action: bit.ly/3E9g1kj

Now is the moment to invest in the arts and culture. If you agree, please join the more than 27,000 people who have signed our petition to the Chancellor → www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...

Would you like to write for New Scientist? We always work with freelancers, but occasionally I put out a call like this for new writers. I'm looking for 300-700 word news stories about new discoveries. Don't pitch us press releases or the big journals, we have those covered. Pay starts at 51p/word

This June, we're going to hold your hand and kick your butt through starting, middling and finishing your novel. Also! The best writing community this side of the internet. OBVIOUSLY. Aww yeah! Come write some amazing words with us ❤️ See the full line up here writershq.co.uk/the-writers-...

We’re a proud member of the #LiftTheBan coalition. Yesterday, it released new research showing why giving people seeking safety the right to work is common sense. Congrats to @refugeeaction.bsky.social, @asylummatters.bsky.social and the whole coalition! Read more below 👇

The european citizens' initiative to ban conversion therapies in the EU only has 250k signatures and needs to amass 1 million in the next 7 days... If you live in the EU, please sign it (you can't otherwise); if you don't, please share it around.

In the days of lovely Twitter I often put out a call for help with research in writing my books. So here goes, Bluskiers. I'm looking for a social worker (adoption/fostering preferably) and a probation officer who worked between 2008 and 2012, the more senior the better. Please share :)

📣 Announcement! We’re excited to share the 16 outstanding writers who have been longlisted for #Discoveries 2025 🌟 Each of these talented voices brings something unique to the page: bit.ly/4jVTpTz #womensp#womensprizeative.bsky.social, Curtis Brown Books and Audible

An open letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission from the Culture Sector, in solidarity with Trans, Nonbinary and Intersex communities. Sign your name here: tinyurl.com/ehrcletter Please share widely, and if you are not able to sign for your organisation, please share with someone who can

There’s still time to put a little in the pot if you can. Everything goes to our three winners as we are all volunteers #Curae

So the third novel I worked on has gone from words on a screen to words printed on paper! It’s real! It will be out in the world on 12th June and it’s called Nate Yu’s Blast From the Past! Out with @PiccadillyPress

We won't stop fighting for trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️ We’re creating a fighting fund to look at both domestic and international cases, all the way up to the European Court of Human Rights. Join us 👇 goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...

The Supreme Court ignored trans voices, harming trans people – and the fairness of its ruling. I’m ashamed of what our law has become, says @jolyonmaugham.bsky.social 💬 goodlaw.social/83qa

Today's the big day! There are 22 planned protests all over the UK and even one abroad! Find out if there's one near you here: whatthetrans.com/compilation-...

#Disabilty #DisabilityArts

List is more updated. So the total of protests announced in the last 48 hours is about 21. All over the UK. I have also linked some fundraisers to Trans Legal Project and the @goodlawproject.bsky.social And included petitions too.

We provide free, confidential advice to LGBTQI+ people in the UK on all aspects of the asylum process, from the initial application to preparing for interview and gathering evidence. We can also advise you on next steps if your application is refused. Contact us: buff.ly/Sx20hyO

AI is theft. Work used to train LLMs should be on a creator opt-in basis only, and writers and artists should be fairly compensated for any work used. Fuck Meta. #dothewritething #ai #meta #stopthief #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing #MakeItFair

Following the news about Meta's mass theft of writers' work to train AI, we're joining the #DoTheWriteThing day of action today - Make a noise on social media - Write to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy - Tell Meta they don't have the right to use your books writersguild.org.uk/do-the-write...

We’re asking Meta to #DoTheWriteThing, are you? #MetaBookThieves www.change.org/p/protect-au...