✨The Gathering Pen: from ✍️Pen to Performance🎤✨ Join The Gathering Pen for an evening celebrating the creativity and voices of the global majority writers in Liverpool 🗓️Thursday 20th November 2025 ⏰6-9pm 📍Toxteth TV Studio, L8 ✉️RSVP: [email protected]

🇯🇲 Relief for Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa! See image for needed items. Drop-offs at: 1️⃣ Christian Gold House (170 Kensington) 2️⃣ THE BLACK-E (1 Great George St) 3️⃣ African Caribbean Centre (1 Amberley St) 4️⃣ The Boundary Pub (2 Smithdown Rd) More info 👉 www.theblack-e.org

#STORYTIME with Patrick Graham Patrick Graham shares an extract from his highly-rated The Three Little Jamaican's in this video for child and adult readers alike Watch the video here 👉 https://ow.ly/xWPG50Xq5iP#STORYTIME

We were thrilled to host an event for Palestine -1 in this years #WoWFEST: 25 Years of Radical Writing We can't reccomend this book enough! Get your copy through the link below 👇

NEW COMMA BLOG ✍️ Nigel Kneale & the Halloween that Never Was By @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social 🎃 Andy Murray explores the Manx folklore that fuelled Kneale's stories from Quatermass to Tomato Cain, & the Halloween III script that never saw the light of day. 📜 commapress.co.uk/blog/nigel-k...

✨ Words of Resilience ✨ Join 20 Stories High for an afternoon of creativity, connection & self-care 💖 No experience needed—just bring yourself! 🗓️ Sat 15 Nov | ⏰ 2–4pm 📍 Toxteth TV, L8 📩 RSVP: [email protected]

Our latest #SmallTalk with Stephen Small is here! 🎙️ Dive into how Reggae and Rastafari shaped Liverpool’s culture — reaching far beyond the city’s small Indian community to influence the heartbeat of L8 👉 https://ow.ly/L5eI50XpgSp#SmallTalk

Finished the first draft of your play but not sure what’s next? 🤔 Join Helen Jeffery for a hands-on session exploring how to reshape, refine, and reimagine your play! ✍️ Expect practical exercises, creative discussion, and loads of time for Q&As 💬 🎟️ bit.ly/4osUIM5

Calling all aspiring children’s writers! ✨ WriteNow, Penguin Random House programme to seek out, nurture and publish writers from under-represented communities is back for its tenth year. Applications close 7 January 2026. Apply or find out more here: https://shorturl.at/oZGpH

#BookHighlight | 🎨 DEAR BANKSY, Sue Hooton — #PulpIdol 2025 Finalist A gripping, art-inspired murder mystery. A gruesome death. A missing girl. A 15-day deadline. Three women start this journey, but only two will survive… 📚👉 ow.ly/xAPX50Xn92N

#haikuprompt #notAI #poetsky Firework flowers splash Light across the night canvas Brush paints all but sound LJR

THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL-LIVERPOOL! Thank you to everyone who came to the British Music Experience last night: lively debate w/the brilliant Mike Morris @wowfest.bsky.social Book sold out! And a welcome surprise at @roughtrade1976.bsky.social THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL geni.us/ThisAintRock...

#BookHighlight | everything grows when you bury it Debut poetry collection by Melissa Grindon, tracing the seasons of grief, growth, & renewal ✨ Fun fact: Melissa was our #PulpIdol 22 Champion, and we couldn’t be prouder of her journey! 📖 amzn.eu/d/iRhpJhT

Homotopia Festival returns this November with Uprising! — 21 years strong and louder than ever. 🏳️🌈 A month of queer art, film, performance & community that challenges, connects, and celebrates 📅 1–29 November | 📍 Various venues across Liverpool 🎟️ bit.ly/3WD5K5D

Are you celebrating with fireworks or a bonfire this evening - or both!? 🔥🎆 Before you head out, have a go at this #WritingPrompt and see what you come up with! Reply with your work in the comments or email to [email protected] to be featured on our website!

Poets it's your time to shine! ✨ Get your afternoon going with a burst of creativity and give this #WritingPrompt a go. Reply with your work in the comments or email to [email protected] to be featured on our website!

It’s time for #WritingPrompt number 2! And since Halloween has only just passed we thought we’d make this one a little spooky! 👻 Reply with your work in the comments or email to [email protected] to be featured on our website!

It’s Bonfire night which means our wonderful city of Liverpool will be lit up by fireworks this evening – and you know we love any excuse for a #WritingPrompt! 🎆 We’ve got 4 prompts coming your way today. Email to [email protected] to be featured on our website!

🎸 This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll 🗓️ Thu 6 Nov | 7:30pm 📍 British Music Experience Join author Daniel Rachel and WoW Co-Director Mike Morris as they explore punk provocations & shocking stage antics in the dark & complicated history of rock n roll 🎟️ britishmusicexperience.com/rocknroll

Check out the latest instalment of our #Smalltalk series with Stephen Small - this week on the influence of West African Culture in Liverpool during the 70s, 80s, and 90s. writingonthewall.org.uk/projects/sma... Photo credit: Vanley Burke

🚨 We need your support! WoW is a finalist for Festival of the Year — and your vote could help us win! 💜 If you’ve loved our events, please vote for us: ow.ly/nMtI50XhF7m Thank you to all our incredible artists, partners, & volunteers — we couldn’t do it without you! ✨

🎉 New #Smalltalk with Stephen Small is out! Explore the African Diaspora in Liverpool — uncovering untold stories & community histories from the late 20th century. 📝 Read now: writingonthewall.org.uk/projects/sma...

🌟 Dive into Natalie Denny's world of Keisha Jones! 🌟 Get ready for a thrilling ride with Natalie Denny’s Keisha Jones series, packed with heart, humor, and unforgettable twists. ✨ Don’t miss out! 🎟️https://bit.ly/477KFVN 🛒https://bit.ly/3J4jtza

Join us on Friday 24 October 2025 at 6:30 pm (UK time) for BHM25: An Evening with Attica Locke, hosted by Writing on the Wall. This is a Zoom event, so you can join from anywhere. 🎥 🎟️ Tickets bit.ly/42yvXFM

🌍💚Today is World Mental Health Day and is a reminder that mental health matters just as much as physical health. It’s okay to not be okay. ✅ Check in with yourself. ✅ Check in with those around you. ✅ Reach out for support, you don’t have to face things alone. 💬 How are you really doing today?

✊ As proud members of the Culture Network, Writing on the Wall stands in full support of the Culture Networks Statement of Unity. Culture has the power to challenge hate, amplify voices & build solidarity.

#BookHighlight | Great War to Race Riots Use code BHM25 at checkout! 📚https://bit.ly/3Kyu0Dh Prefer to walk your way through history? Saturday 11th October join us on our Great War to Race Riots Walking Tour 🎟️ https://bit.ly/46AJsGe#BookHighlight

Our friends at Milap have their INDIKA Festival coming up starting next Friday! Filled with 15 days of Indian music, dance, storytelling, food, wellness and activities for all the family this October half term. To check out their full lineup and buy tickets, head to the link in their bio.

The next #Smalltalk article is out! This week Prof. Stephen Small discusses migration patterns, community formation, racial segregation and cultural identity - and so much more! Read here 👉 https://ow.ly/iU8550X6h6g#Smalltalk

It’s #BannedBooksWeek 📚 Over 2,400 books were challenged last year in the USA & in the UK 53 per cent of school librarians reported being asked to remove books from their shelves At WoW, we stand with the writers, readers, & rebels who refuse to be silenced

✨ Meet the team & artists behind #LIF2025! Join us at The Centre — Liverpool’s Irish home — for music, chat & a warm fáilte. ☘️ 🎟️ Book ahead for a free drink 🗺️ Grab your Brave Maeve map & meet illustrator Stu Harrison 🎶 Speeches, tunes & surprises await!

#BookHighlight | Guide Me Home, Attica Locke "‘A gripping thriller and a blistering portrait of racial tensions in Trump’s America" iPaper Available here 📚 bit.ly/3WgCt0i Join Attica with WoW this #BlackHistoryMonth 👉 bit.ly/4mRCDGl

📚✨ Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with stories that inspire, educate & empower. From music and migration to superheroes, community, and resilience — these books shine a light on Black voices and histories 🔥 Enjoy 25% OFF with code BHM25 at checkout! 👉 writingonthewall.org.uk/shop

✨ Looking for something to do this weekend? Step into history with the Liverpool & Slavery #WalkingTour 👣 This walking tour explores the many sites and streets in Liverpool with direct links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade 📅 Sat 4th Oct 🕚 11am 🎟️ bit.ly/47X3zki

Back in Stock! Don’t miss your chance to own this important celebration of music, heritage, and community. Use code BHM25 during October for a discount! 👉 Grab your copy now before it sells out again! 📚 ow.ly/NY0N50X62Bh

Love, Anger & Betrayal is a deeply moving collaboration between Sir Jonathon Porritt and 26 young men and women Sir Jonathon promises an explosive talk followed by Q&A and book signing 📍 Quaker Meeting House 🕡 18:30, 11th Nov 🎟 ow.ly/ZPfJ50X62s9

📚✨ Happy #NationalPoetryDay! A celebration of words and the ways poetry helps us see, question & imagine differently. This year’s theme is Play—an invitation to experiment, disrupt & discover what language can do. Share a line, poem, or fragment today!

We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life at the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue in Manchester today on Yom Kippur. Our heartfelt condolences go out to all those affected and our thoughts are with the loved ones of the victims.

🌍✨ We’re so excited to bring TWO incredible #BlackHistoryMonth events all the way from the USA! 🇺🇸 📚 Award-winning author Attica Locke 🎓 Esteemed academic Professor Stephen Small 🔗 Attica Locke: ow.ly/eaVX50X544A 🔗 Stephen Small: ow.ly/QocH50X544B

We’re saddened by the loss of Liverpool poet Brian Patten (1946–2025). A legend whose words touched generations. “One only hopes our best poems survive.” #BrianPatten [Image credit to Michael Bowles/Shutterstock]

✨ Did you know? Dorothy Kuya’s nephew donated 80+ crates of her archive—700+ books on Black history, politics, feminism & more. 🌟 Discover her legacy on the Dorothy Kuya Walking Tour 🚶 📅 18 Oct 🎟️ bit.ly/4nNBJvn

✨ From WWII devastation to Race Riots—Liverpool 8 holds stories that shaped our city. Walk with us through hidden histories on the Great War to Race Riots tour. 📅 Sat 11 Oct, 11am 🎟️ bit.ly/46AJsGe

Murder Mystery Script Writing Competition 🔎🕵️♀️ 📅 Deadline: 30 Sept 2025 🏆 £100 prize + winning script performed at the festival (April 2026) 🖊️ Open to writers aged 16+ 💷 Entry: £5 More info & entry details: bit.ly/4lJbdBN

🚨 Cover Reveal! 🚨 Silent Victims: Part 2 is here + pre-orders are live 👉 ow.ly/sghg50X2GJU 📚 Catch Gary at Wirral’s Book Fair, Sat 27 Sept, Floral Pavilion (10–2:30). Free entry!

Did you know that Liverpool controlled a staggering 80% of the British slave trade and over 40% of the entire European slave trade? 👣 Take the Liverpool and Slavery walking tour this October to uncover more: bit.ly/421n87d

🚶🏾♀️✨ We’re kicking off WoW's #BlackHistoryMonth25 programme with our celebrated Walking Tours! Join us this October as we explore Liverpool’s powerful history, stories of resistance, and legacies of activism ✊🏾 👉 writingonthewall.org.uk/black-histor...

✨ “Some would suggest post-war Garston was a hard place to be born. Possibly, but no kid ever had a better start.” WoW celebrates the release of Reflections of a Mudman by Brian Mooney! 📖 Find our exclusive interview with Brian here: tinyurl.com/2tr8wmva

🚨 1 week left! 🚨 Learn screenwriting with pros Joe Ainsworth (Holby, The Last Bus) & Johanne McAndrew (Daylight Robbery). 📅 24 Sept | 📍 Quaker Meeting House ✨ Out of work in LCR? Join Write to Work for FREE! Apply 👉 ow.ly/Yl8J50WNqcg

🎗️ Today is Stand Up To Cancer Day - Friday 12th September Almost 1 in 2 of us will face cancer in our lifetime. But together, we can fight back 💪 Stand up. Speak out. Donate today 👉 ow.ly/Z3HX50WT6j4

Every story matters. Every life matters.💛 Today is a reminder to reach out, or check in, and to hold space for one another. Even the simplest conversation can relight someone’s hope. ✨ Let us come together to create a world where all feel seen, heard, and valued.