Creative writing group in Canterbury we also run literary competitions & open mics. Supporting emerging & established authors in poetry & prose publications.
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Take a look at the potential winners of our 2026 competition 'Lines of Commmunication' ... could yours be there? The long-list of selected poetry entries is now published on our website:
saveaswriters.co.uk/all-comp…
If yearning for post-firework cosiness this Sunday - our SpokenWord poetry evening on 8 Nov. is at the Cosy Club in Canterbury. We welcome author, Maggie YaxleySmith & there's also the open mic - come share your sonnets!
We received a record amount of submissions for the SaveAs annual writing competition this year! Finally we can release the long list of Prose entries. Check out these excellent writers in line for prize selection, on our website here: bit.ly/4sFoAs7
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Our next SpokenWord Sunday celebrates Maggie Yaxley Smith. She'll be at @The_CosyClub #Canterbury on 8 November to share poetry & work from her published books, often with themes taken from a long career in counselling & guiding young people on-campus.
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Enjoy an Autumnal afternoon of poetry readings at Deal Library on 1 Nov. with 3 local poets - Jeffry Loffman, Anni harrison Brooks & Phil Welton - who will present works about celebration, reflection and hope. £2.50 per person.
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Submit to our anthology! We're looking for poetry and short stories. Our authors get:
💵 a cash prize
📖 published in our annual anthology
💬 interviewed
You can submit your work here: driftwoodpress.com/submit1
The Island Festival of Arts starts tomorrow with a week long show of paintings, performances, talks, books, and music. Launching tomorrow at the historic Walpole Bay Hotel, Margate - there's plenty to ignite creative spirits of all ages! instagram.com/islandfestwalp…
#thanet #artsfest
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The prompt is "glimmer"
The @ironcladcreate short story competition is open for entries until 11th December 2026. The prompt is “glimmer”. 6,000 words max. £9.75 entry fee. £100 top prize. Winners and shortlisted writers are published in an anthology. ironcladcreative.org/shortst…
Our next SpokenWord 11 October is writer/artist Kerry Rawlinson live from Canada. A 'mental nomad & bloody-minded optimist' her poetry wanders barefoot through dislocation & belonging unveiling the musicality & brutality of the world. Join us & @kerryrawli bit.ly/4sIRJ4R
Deadline fast approaching for our annual writing comp.
Submission details: bit.ly/4orP2Dg
It's high time to check out the packed cultural calendar & book tickets for the Wirral Poetry Festival held on 3 - 4 October. Enjoy a wonderful literary weekend in the beautiful setting of Port Sunlight. Check out the events here: wirralpoetryfestival.org.uk/…
One for the playwrights:
From 17th Oct to 7th Nov 2026, ALD Theatre invite subs to their "A Little Different Direction" contest. 10-15 min plays for 2-3 actors. Selected scripts receive £75. To enter, request brief from [email protected] with subject “ALD Direction Brief”. aldtheatre.uk/contact
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We have now closed for these. Please do keep checking our Submissions page for details of when we will open up again.
Sabine remains open for submissions of word & image, filmpoems and reviews.
Helen Ivory is currently open for general submissions of poetry and short prose. For more details go to inksweatandtears.co.uk/submi…
#InkSweatandTears #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #Submissions
ALT Semi-transparent image of typewriter with sheet of paper containing the word 'writing'. Grey blue background. Text in white (centred) Helen Ivory is currently open for general submissions of poetry and short prose. These will close at midnight on 30 September or when we reach 60 in total!
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From Writer to Published Author with Silvano Griffith-Francis
When: 1 October, 5-7pm
Where: Dagenham Library
FREE
Book Your Place: eventbrite.co.uk/e/pen-to-pr…
Book for all four sessions on 1, 8, 15 & 29 October.
Session One
Take control of publishing your own book
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A ghost is much more than a spectral figure shouting boo!: it can be a comfort, a threat, a reminder, a thrill, a sadness, a warning. This spooky season, learn how to write a #ghoststory with #author Kirsty Logan!
Book: writersandartists.co.uk/even…
New festival of ghost stories, supernatural literature & folklore - 3 Oct. St Gregory's, Canterbury. It's
320 years since The Apparition of Mrs Veal was written-the starting point for exploring scary storytelling, Gothic novels, folklore & cursed objects! bit.ly/4ydd6xF
10 days to deadline (30 Sept.) of our Writing Competition on the theme of telecommunications, celebrating 150 years since A. G Bell's telephonic invention! Submission info. for your fiction & poetry here: saveaswriters.co.uk/
