War makes most people long for peace. But what is peace? How can we get to it? You can share your text and voice online in wildfire words, whose readers span 100+ countries. 300 words max, poetry or prose. wildfire-words.com/peaceantholo...

Practically Joking gives you a cheery chance to enjoy other writer’s humour -- or add your own voice to spread smiles and laughter around the world in this free submission window for prose or poetry. Closes 31 May wildfire-words.com/pj/

Thanks to all who have submitted. We are busy reviewing a backlog and steady flow of poems and stories on this timely theme. To review writing so far and/or submit free of charge: wildfire-words.com/peaceantholo...

With the world so tense -- Make us laugh — share smiles with the world — humour feeds hope for TWO MORE DAYS at wildfire-words.com/short-comic-...

Prizewinners, shortlisted, and longlisted writers in our sixth annual single-poem competition will all be reading their winning works. Among these 17 poets are two first-prize winners, one for best audio, one for best text -- from opposite sides of the Atlantic. wildfire-words.com/c-or-c/#Tick...

Your own writing read and heard globally is the prize in Wildfire's Audio Book Competition for collections of poetry and/or flash fiction. 4 days left to enter 6+ works, at least one as audio. wildfire-words.com/wildfire-abc/

This event is on a week today. Poetry Cafe Chelt. Library will be on Friday 28th November 1.00pm. We are delighted to have the wonderful Chris Hemingway as guest. Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen. Free coffee. No event in December. @wildfirewords.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social

DOES CONFLICT END IN COLLABORATION -- handshake, kiss, partnership, amnesty, surrender, armistice, lasting peace? Your poem can say. wildfire-words.com/c-or-c/

Don't be conflicted -- collaborate your poet's voice with your creative instincts, and explore this theme of today. With a chance of a chunk of cash at the end of it. wildfire-words.com/c-or-c/

JUST 8 MORE DAYS OF EARLY-BIRD ENTRY FEES. Then it goes up on Oct 1 from £4 per poem or £17 for 5 to £5 per poem or £21 for 5. SIX cash prizes, including one for audio. Details and entries: wildfire-words.com/c-or-c/

Thank you to all who have booked for this audiobook launch. There are still 3 open mic places left -- 2 minutes to read your own poem, preferably related to trees. You can read and hear samples from the book, or reserve a place at the launch @ wildfirespoken.com/preview-wata/

NINE more days. Our ever-popular free Open Submissions feature #8 is bringing new subs every day from poets and short fiction creators. Closes 31 Aug. Work published to date and entry details: wildfire-words.com/os8/

Sadly, yesterday’s meeting didn’t stop the killing in Ukraine. And more writers will add their voices to Wildfire Words Anthology. Will you read them or join them? wildfire-words.com/ukraine-2025/

Thanks to early entrants to our popular Open Submissions for poems or flash fiction. Still lots more to review. Plus YOURS? Details: wildfire-words.com/os8/

Limericks are best spoken was agreed by all the poets selected to feature in wildfire words' 3rd Limerick Anthology. You can hear all their work at wildfire-words.com/kep-2025/

THREE MORE DAYS to submit and join poets from more than 20 countries who are published in this anthology after four years of open submission windows. wildfire-words.com/ukraine-2025/

Creative writers of poetry/flash fiction – 4 opportunities for publication with audio of the author, 2 of them with cash prizes. Be heard and read around the world. wildfire-words.com

ONE MORE WEEK to enter our annual Limerick Competition, closing on 15 June. Cash prizes donated by Annie Ellis in memory of her daughter. All entry fees go to Katrina's favourite charity Cotswold RDA. Entries wildfire-words.com/kep-2025/

You need to be quick to grab one of last two Open Mic tickets when Wildfire Words launches its first audio book on Zoom, 31 May at 7pm, in Annie Ellis's voice adds extra colour and rhythm to poems in her Tempo of Colour. Info, free tickets for Open Mic or Audience at wildfire-words.com/annie-ellis/

TEN MORE DAYS to “to share smiles and laughter and brighten the world's current gloom” in our free submission window closing 31 May. Unnecessary Clue – we’re looking for humour. You can see our selection so far or enter at: wildfire-words.com/spring-fall/

THANKS to judges Abigail Rowland, Katherine Parsons, Marilyn Timms and wonderful writers below who contributed stories & audio to our 3rd Flash Fiction Competition. A wonderful task to read, hear, publish these engaging, varied stories. You can read and hear them at: wildfire-words.com/ff150-2025/

"These poems are at once inspired and inspiring." Ben Ray The first audio book from wildfire words adds colour & rhythm with Annie Ellis voice by each poem. Launched on Zoom Saturday 31 May at 7 pm with OPEN MIC. Info & free tickets for Open Mic/Audience: wildfire-words.com/annie-ellis/

CLOSING SOON, the third annual flash fiction competition from wildfire words, with prizes for either spoken or penned versions of a story. Entries online at wildfire-words.com/ff150-2025/

If you like using your voice to tell short stories (150 words max) and/or creating them on your computer, you can win a cash prize for either audio or text at wildfire words during the next week. Competition closes on 31 March. Details, entries at: wildfire-words.com/ff150-2025/

TWO MORE WEEKS to impress the judges with text and/or audio of YOUR 150-word story in prose or poetry. Six cash prizes, inc. one for best AUDIO. wildfire-words.com/ff150-2025/

Writing from 16 nationalities is in our Ukraine feature as the world hopes for a peaceful end to the war. See shortest entry below. YOU can submit, free, 300 words max. PLEASE SHARE. wildfire-words.com/ukraine-anth...

UKRAINE was invaded by Russia 3 years ago, & Wildfire Words started a free submission window & repeated each March -- including 2025. Our anthology has works from 15 nationalities. Browse, submit poetry or prose at: wildfire-words.com/ukraine-anth... Please share, esp. abroad.

Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 28th February at 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social We are delighted to have the wonderful Howard Timms as guest. Join us & bring a poem to share or listen to poetry. @josephinelay.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social

JUST 10 MORE DAYS before the cost of entry in our 3rd annual Flash Fiction contest goes up to £4. Judges Abigail Elizabeth Rowland (aka Ottley), Katherine Parsons & Marilyn Timms are keen to review your 150-word story. wildfire-words.com/ff150-2025/