Just out from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 'Essential guide for writers of fiction, poetry, life writing and drama, A Creative Writing Handbook offers expert advice on structuring compelling narratives and cultivating distinctive voices.' @ouliterature.bsky.social Congrats fellow editor-writers!

Delighted to announce that @ronanhession.bsky.social will be chatting to James Naughtie on the BBC Radio 4 Book Club On January 4th at pm. Marvelmoose! @bookcornerhx.bsky.social @foylesforbooks.bsky.social @waterstones.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Poet Siobhan Campbell is now Professor of Poetry and Creative Writing Practice at The Open University. Siobhan's six books of poetry are published in Ireland/UK and the USA by publishers including Templar, Seren, Rack Press and Blackstaff Press. @poetrysiobhan.bsky.social

Her work in Creative Writing participatory action research continues with her project 'Making Space for NHS Voices' with University Hospitals Tees, where she recently launched The Writers' Nook alongside the arts committee of North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.

Very pleased to be in Double Horizon, a bilingual anthology of haiku in English and French. Here's my selection, as translated into French by editor Gilles Fabre.

Global forest loss and degradation is proceeding at 62,500,000 acres a year. Knowing intimately the insane levels of biological richness and beauty in just my own patch of 30 acres, I simply cannot compute the scale of this crime, happening day in, day out. theconversation.com/millions-of-...

STATE, IN RELATION. My piece - Word Rain - is designed to be read multiple ways. Launching Sunday 14th at TBG+S, and available to buy at Dublin Art Book Fair. 📸: @sonyagildea.bsky.social

'Contentious Spaces', the debut novel from acclaimed writer Rosaleen McDonagh, is already receiving extraordinary praise Publishing March 2026 🪻All pre-orders come with a complimentary tote bag and postcard 💝 Pre-order now: skeinpress.com/product/cont...

Writers and artists have a vital role to play in saving the planet! #givepeatachance !

Spotted in No Alibis Bookshop! #ACNISupported #NationalLottery #ThanksToYou #FundedBelfastCCSupported #BelfastCityCouncil

More images from Susanna Galbraith's @ulsterpresents.bsky.social launch of her collection MORSELS. At once formally bold and tantalisingly elusive, this debut is available for purchase on our website machapress.com. #ACNISupported #NationalLottery #ThanksToYou @abridgedmagazine.bsky.social

Places going fast for this one day course @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social

We've hit ten grand in my Xmas Appeal this year, anything you can do to get us to eleven would be amazing... www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/r...

Over 150 calls for literary competitions and submissions including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography, and more - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in December 2025. Please share & best of luck! www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...

Because everyone deserves safety. Please donate what you can. 🧡 ow.ly/szZE50XyG4S

The upcoming third of three curated events by Jean Sprackland to celebrate the launch of her new non-fiction book Night Vision, is on 4th December. In conversation with @danzep.bsky.social & Helen McGhie, to discuss all things night & darkness. Online tickets: www.mmu.ac.uk/poetry-libra...

Back home from @ptbopoetry.bsky.social and want to thank the festival not only for the poetry itself but the company of poets and pals in general. So many lovely people in 24 hrs (followed by a 12 hour recovery sleep). You can watch the Versus Versus @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social event here: #Poetry

Delighted to feature @maryodonnell.bsky.social on my #WritersChat we talk about her excellent short story collection "Walkingwith Ghosts" @mercierpress.bsky.social shaunagilliganwriter.com/2025/11/11/w...

35 new courses for 35 years of the Irish Writers Centre. We're delighted to unveil our first batch of new creative writing courses from January 2026 onwards, covering a huge range of interests and for writers at every stage of their journey: irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/

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Congrats to poet Sam Furlong @machapress.bsky.social !

Very happy to read poems at Visions of an Otherworld, four week curation of Irish Film at the Lexi, London. Continues with Song of the Sea Nov 26th, all welcome. Thanks to Joseph Pidgeon!

Wonderful reading by Sam Furlong at the Outburst launch of Catflap#5 at BlackBox Belfast. Sam's book Crowd Work @machapress.bsky.social available from Macha Press (why not subscribe!) & bookshops incl No Alibis, Books Upstairs

Poetry Ireland is recruiting a new Director to lead the Poetry Ireland team. Applications for this role are being managed by CCI Executive Search. For further details visit www.charitycareersrecruitment.ie/vacancy/159

In memory of Breda Wall Ryan, whose anniversary is today. Fragmenting…defragmenting… by Breda Wall Ryan poethead.wordpress.com/2018/10/18/f... Raven Mothers was published by @doirepress.bsky.social

Listen to the brilliant Liam Carson talk about writing memoir and haiku in a new episode of The Attic Sessions. Hope you enjoy youtu.be/mtd5eUMlcVM?...

PERVERSE 9E is out today! This week features poems by Phoebe Gilmore, Philip Gross, Philip Chijioke Abonyi, Linda Black and Ellie Li. Read all five poems from this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9e

Excited to announce the launch of the Writers’ Nook in Café Wilbers, Tees Restaurant, UHNT, Stockton on Tees, developed with Dr. Siobhan Campbell of @openuniversity.bsky.social and Nurse Consultant Mel McEvoy. Official unveiling on Tuesday 14 October, 3pm. PLEASE SHARE AND COME ALONG!

Listen to this wonderful podcast 'Do books have the power to heal us?' to hear more about our exciting new collection 'A Hundred Years of Bibliotherapy' edited by Siobhan Campbell, Sara Haslam, & Edmund G. C. King podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d... www.routledge.com/9781032749297

Fabulous launch of @eoindevereuxwriter.bsky.social new poetry book ‘Gardening Leave:New and Collected Poems’ (451 Editions) at O’Mahony’s in Limerick Page to page poems in this superb collection vividly describe life in all its persistence and persuasion. #poetry

@ouliterature.bsky.social congratulations Francesca!

Thanks for the repost @trendingworld.bsky.social The conference is online, and free! The Sigrid Nunez and Karen McCarthy Woolf talks will be hosted by OU writers @emmaclairesweeney.bsky.social and @janeyeh3.bsky.social #literature #freeonline

This is on tonight - the Dublin Review at 100 - also to be aired on Arena on RTE Radio 1

And we are thrilled to host @karenmccarthywoolf.bsky.social on 7/Nov at the Letters and Literature conference. One week to go! Tickets here: digital-humanities.open.ac.uk/letters2025/... @carcanet.bsky.social @tseliotprize.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @rsliterature.bsky.social 4 m

#DBF kicks off tomorrow and we're delighted to be part of it with: ✨Class Acts Poetry on Class and Belonging: dublinbookfestival.com/event/class-... ✨Thinking Aloud, Thinking Together with Phil Mullen & Afua Hirsch: dublinbookfestival.com/event/thinki... ✨This Is Not a Cookbook Launch: BOOKED OUT

Joining this knockout panel as part of this year's @dublinbookfest.bsky.social are Gustav Parker Hibbett, Sam Furlong and Sophie White in conversation with @mollytwomey.bsky.social. Saturday 08th November @ 11:30 am @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social dublinbookfestival.com/event/writin...

We were at our Susanna's book launch in that there Belfast last night and very groovy it was indeed. You can order it from @machapress.bsky.social and you really should. If you like the Abridged you'll like this!

A storm makes land & then makes it to the post office! This Saturday we launch in Dublin www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-storms... then Audio Companion on 2nd Nov on Eat the Storms & zoom launch 4th Nov at 8pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-storms... Buy The Storms V eatthestorms.com/the-storm-sh...

The Storms Journal issue V just arrived! Thanks to @eatthestorms.com Delighted to contribute!

Meet the Stormers, Issue V Tobi Alfier’s credits include Arkansas Review, The American Journal of Poetry, Cholla Needles, Gargoyle, James Dickey Review.  She is co-editor of San Pedro River Review (www.bluehorsepress.com) The Storms is supported by @fingal.ie @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

Postcards continue to arrive from speakers all over the globe as we prepare for the upcoming international conference, Letters and Literature. Full details of the programme at digital-humanities.open.ac.uk/letters2025/... @modernistudies.bsky.social @mklitfest.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social

Issue 20 (autumn/winter 2025) has gone to print! Our landmark 20th issue, guest edited by acclaimed author @clarakiyoko.bsky.social, has a speculative fiction theme and marks our tenth anniversary in print. The beautiful cover art is by @erinconnally.bsky.social ✨ bansheepress.org/shop/p/issue...

Great to be back with a new episode of our literary podcast. Hope you enjoy youtu.be/mtd5eUMlcVM?...

It’s that time again. More info on the website. Entry is open.

So looking forward to taking part in Circling The Square next week, a festival in honour of the great Dennis O'Driscoll.

The first of a series of postcards for our free online conference: Letters and Literature 1500-2025, 5-7 November 2025. Full programme: digital-humanities.open.ac.uk/letters2025/... Every day we'll share a postcard sent to us by one of our guest speakers. Watch out for tomorrow’s!

Reminder that submissions are open for Issue 14 until 20 November ✍️ channelmag.org/submissions/

We are delighted to be supporting the W&A Working-Class Writers' Prize 2025 with @writersandartists.bsky.social @ruppin.bsky.social, @societyofauthors.bsky.social and @openuniversity.bsky.social Submissions open on 1st November 2025. www.writersandartists.co.uk/about-wa-wor... PLEASE SHARE

Great lineup, including @eleanorhooker.bsky.social, looking forward!

Returning to this; work that feeds a reader!