#LAUNCHEDTODAY in honour of the 3rd anniversary of her death, #OTD 22 September 2022. The #HilaryMantel #Prize for #DebutAuthors is open for submissions of #adultfiction until 31 December 2025. amheath.com/hilary-mante... #Writing #amwriting #Books #Fiction #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity

Had the best weekend, surrounded by exceptional writers. Bravo to this year's Leicester Writes longlist. Keep writing and sending out your stories in the world. Their readings were fantastic, and a particular highlight of the day ✨️

EAST MIDS WRITERS, APPLY HERE 👉 bit.ly/WEMMENTOR For one year of FREE one-to-one mentoring from an established writer, masterclasses, peer networking meetings, tickets to The Writers' Conference 2027 and more. Deadline: 9th October 2025 at 11.59 pm. It's time to launch your writing career!

Not sure where to start with your academic book idea? 📚 The Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship offers a year of expert guidance to help you shape your work and prepare for publication. Applications are now open, for the UK only. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4eb5r8F @writersandartists.bsky.social

A lovely day at the Dahlia Books / Leicester Writes event for Short Story September. Great to meet publisher, writer and short story powerhouse Farhana Shaikh, and to catch up with writer Laura Besley.

Thrilled to announce the Short Story September Festival returns next month. Join us for a jam-packed weekend of talks and workshops on mastering short stories. Book your early bird ticket by 26/8. Check out the programme: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/short-stor...

#SailFest is BACK for 2025 with a wonderful array of speakers! Open to all, including publishers, educators, children’s literature scholars and librarians as well as creators. #kidlituk #uklidlit More here: www.sailfest.org.uk/sailfest-blo...

I'm very much looking forward to being on this panel and discussing Developing Short Story Craft. There are still tickets available, some with discounts, so follow the link below for details! @farhanashaikh.bsky.social #shortstorysept #shortstories #festival #amwriting #writingcommunity

✨ 25% discount on Weekend Ticket ✨ Book by 15th Sept. ✨ Code: DAHLIA25 Join us for a fun-filled weekend of workshops, panels & interviews - all focused on the glorious form of the #shortstory #festival #amwriting #writingcommunity @farhanashaikh.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/short-stor...

If you are in the UK and love diverse #books, don't miss this amazing event organised by the very talented @farhanashaikh.bsky.social 😮 #Booksky #bookslover  #booklove #bookishworms #bookishperson #readingforpleasurenotwork #readersgonnaread #readingaddicts #readingiswonderful #readingbooks

£10 off places to the Short Story Festival next weekend! If you can't make it to Leicester, there is also an online day of inspiring workshops on the Sunday! This will be brilliant for anyone wanting to gain insight into small presses, pitching their collections and meeting short story writers

Join us for a jam-packed programme of events and classes on writing and publishing short stories. £10 off when you book your place today. There are also bursary places for those on a low income. Email me for more info. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/short-stor...

I'm absolutely thrilled to have placed 3rd in the #LeicesterWrites #shortstory prize! Congratulations the other winners 🎉 Huge thanks to the readers, judges & @farhanashaikh.bsky.social for all their hard work. #amwriting #writingcommunity leicesterwrites.co.uk/2025/08/26/2...

@farhanashaikh.bsky.social is one of the most inspiring women in writing. She has helped over 150 writers achieve their dreams and is the founder of The Asian Writer and Dahlia Books. Don't believe me? Listen to my podcast (S3, E4) and decide for yourself: youtu.be/JTv7Yo9mJ9g

I'm looking forward to heading to Leicester this month for Short Story September Festival, organised by my brilliant publisher @farhanashaikh.bsky.social of Dahlia Books ✍️📚🤩 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1559822764879/?discount=DAHLIA25

I reviewed COLD TOAST by @kazbarwrites.bsky.social, a book I very much admire! bendinggenres.com/review-of-co...

Wow! Unbelievably grateful to @sfreligh.bsky.social and @rgvaughan.bsky.social for this terrific review of Cold Toast in Bending Genres!! I'm blown away!

The UK government will evacuate nine of the 40+ students in Gaza with scholarship at UK universities. My PhD student Shaimaa isn't included. We must now make sure they help the other students - email your MP today. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

There's one month left enter our 2025 Fiction Competitions! ⏰ Send us your flash fiction, short stories & novels! Competition closes: 22 September 2025 For all the details and how to enter: mslexia.co.uk/competitions... #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

I'm hosting this event, on Sunday 26th Oct 2025 @ 1-2pm, at The Auditorium in The Forum, Norwich. 'KEON WEST: THE SCIENCE OF RACISM' norwichbookfestival.co.uk/whats-on/keo... Ground-breaking science cuts through rhetoric, debate and stereotypes to reveal shocking and tragic truths about racism.

🚨 The latest round of the Talking Travel Writing mentoring scheme is now open for applications. I’m delighted to be part of a panel of 11 mentors. 🗓️ The scheme is free & the closing date is 14 Sept. @travmedia.bsky.social @travwriters.bsky.social travelwriting.substack.com/p/2025-trave...

Almost THREE WEEKS until our Meet the Agents Day: Here's a refresher! ▶️▶️▶️ 📖 Panel & workshop 🤔 Davinia Andrew-Lynch, Amandeep Singh, Kadija George & Cara Thompson 📍 Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage 🗓️ 13/09/25, 1 - 4 pm BOOK HERE ➡️ bit.ly/MEETAGENTS

Cannot wait for this short story festival in Leicester! Check out the brilliant programme and book before it sells out! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/short-stor...

Stunned and mightily honoured that Cold Toast has been selected as Book of the Month by the Republic of Consciousness Prize in partnership with Queen Mary University London!! 🥂 It's winging its way to their subscribers today!

What can you expect from your publisher? What should they expect from you? 🤔 Find out at our Meet the Agents Day in September! Featuring a live panel with literary agents and a workshop all about preparing for publication. 💪📖 Tickets only £25. Book yours here ➡️ bit.ly/MEETAGENTS

I'm so looking forward to being part of this 👏 I'll be in conversation with Malachi McIntosh and @farhanashaikh.bsky.social about the Edge Hill Prize shortlist and all things short stories. Join us in Leicester in September for what looks set to be a really inspiring weekend!

Thrilled to announce the Short Story September Festival returns next month. Join us for a jam-packed weekend of talks and workshops on mastering short stories. Book your early bird ticket by 26/8. Check out the programme: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/short-stor...

So proud of Hussain for this! Clinging to the Stones (a fantasy heist novel) is coming to an agent's inbox near you soon!

WINNING STORIES ANNOUNCED! www.liarsleague.com/liars_league...

Seeking magazine cover designs responding to the theme: Writing the Truth! 🖌️ We want an image/drawing/design/photo that captures truth as a whole or one of its many facets, such as ownership of truth, authenticity or journalistic integrity. Looking for inspo? Click here ➡️ bit.ly/DESIGNPULSE

You might think it's a while away, but it's right around the corner... Meet The Agents is in less than 2 months! 😱 Have you saved your place yet? We're running a live Q&A and workshop with a team of leading literary agents and publishing experts this September. Tickets here ➡️ bit.ly/MEETAGENTS

The perfect weekend to sit, write and polish your story for the @LeicesterWrites Short Story Prize It's your last ever chance to enter the open to all prize. Submit your new and original story to us: leicesterwrites.co.uk

THANkYOU to everyone who came to the 7th in-person Flash Fiction Festival. Happy times! We’ve completed the first rainbow series of anthologies & are starting a second rainbow this year! I’d love all your photos here & will post a festival gallery on the website soon flashfictionfestival.com

Final shoutout to the workshop hosts who gave me so much to write about. @kmelkes.bsky.social @judehiggins.bsky.social @shelleyr-j.bsky.social @vanessageb.bsky.social @farhanashaikh.bsky.social and the readers, my God, so much to love and be inspired by. Thank you FFF2025, I loved it 🌟

@writersandartists.bsky.social is excited to announce the return of the Working-Class Writers’ Prize with author Ashley Hickson-Lovence as judge, and @openuniversity.bsky.social and the Ruppin Agency as new partners. The prize opens for entries on 1st November. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/connect/l...

We need an alternative, and fast.

Just a little reminder that your work could be read by either of these writers... 👀😍 For poets, that's 2021 T.S. Eliot Prize winner Joelle Taylor. And for short story writers, that's 2020 AKO Caine Prize winner Irenosen Okojie. Only two weeks to go... Get your entries in here ⏬ bit.ly/AURORAPRIZE

It's our 1st birthday today! 🎂 Flash Fusion was launched on 15 July last year, and we’re celebrating with 3 writing workshops with the editors, including @susmitab.bsky.social's on 31 July. All workshops will be online, recorded, discounts available. More info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flash-fusi...

don't forget, we're open for submissions of fiction, essays and experimental work throughout August ... details & guidelines for all calls here: oleada.io/publication/...

🎉SHE'S HERE!!🎉 Hugely excited to reveal the beauticious cover of my debut collection COLD TOAST feat. the artwork of renowned 70s artist Tim Mara 🔥 Out on 15th May! Preorders now available at www.dahliapublishing.co.uk/product/cold... #flashfiction #shortstories #popart #printmaking

@tiptreejen.bsky.social you have such a beautiful voice!

Awesome to hear you read tonight, Farhana! What a great, cohesive story to have come out of Vanessa's word cricket!

Just finished recording the last episode of Fantasy and Faith Season 1. Season 2 will launch on 8th August, moving to a video format on YouTube. My guest list for Season 2 includes @annasmithspark.bsky.social, @farhanashaikh.bsky.social, @barculator.bsky.social and @aptshadow.bsky.social. 🤯

15 days to go!

A lil outing with @kazbarwrites.bsky.social's Cold Toast!

"It takes guts to enter competitions."

Who came along to our masterclass on Saturday? Did you know we have two more coming up?! 👀 Now that you've got some novel-editing know-how under your belt, you might want to start looking at how to approach agents... Enter these two classes! Find out more here ➡️ bit.ly/WEMSHOP

CEO of Oreo Cookies: the oreo cookie is as important as oxygen

Only a few days left to enter your nomination to stand for the SoA’s board of directors? With 4 seats available, this is your opportunity to influence the strategic direction of the SoA over the next few years. Everyone is welcome in the room

The next Art & Flash is July 21st. This month’s featured artist is on a mission to make fine art more inclusive. She makes bright, unapologetic work that shares the kind of real-life stories not often seen in art galleries. www.tickettailor.com/events/anika... #generativewritingworkshop #ekphrastic